St. Barnabas Catholic Church May 15, 2016 — Solemnity of Pentecost

Sunday Mass

6:00pm Saturday Vigil

10:00am Sunday

Daily Mass

8:30am Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri

7:00pm Wed (with novena)

8:30am First Saturday

Eucharistic Adoration

7:00-8:00am Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri

Confession (Reconciliation/Penance)

7:15-7:45am Tuesday

5:00-5:45pm Saturday

and upon request

Anointing of the Sick

Speak to a priest to determine if

now is the right time for this

sacrament. The Anointing is

usually preceded by Confession.

For sacramental emergencies, call

any time, day or night.

Baptism

Contact Fr. Jerabek – preferably

during the pregnancy.

Holy Matrimony

Contact Fr. Jerabek no less than

six months in advance to begin

the preparation process.

Parish Registration

Speak to an usher or call the office.

7921 First Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35206

http://barnabascatholic.com

church@barnabascatholic.com

205-833-0334

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 1:00pm

Father Bryan W. Jerabek, J.C.L.

Pastor

Monsignor Eugene O’Connor, Pastor Emeritus Father José Luis Guevara, Priest in Residence

Ms. Alice Carter, Parish Secretary Mr. David Renda, Pastoral Care

Mr. Steve O’Donnell, Maintenance Ms. Sandra Hudecz, Housekeeper

Mr. Tim Tipton & Mr. Frederick Pollman, Organists

St. Barnabas Catholic School (K4-8) Mr. John Parker, Principal

205-836-5385 – http://stbcsbhm.org

Pentecost Sunday – May 15, 2016 – Receive the Holy Spirit.

Parish Mass Intentions

Saturday 5/14 Nicholas F. Tokosh Sunday 5/15 People of the Parishes Monday 5/16 Joseph Bellerive+

Tuesday 5/17 8:30am Noah Lett 7:00pm School Graduates

Wednesday 5/18 Joseph Bellerive+ Thursday 5/19 School Mass Margaret Holback+ Friday 5/20 Souls of Priests in Purgatory Saturday 5/21 Deceased Salesian Cooperators

Monsignor O’Connor’s Mass Intentions

Monsignor will be away May 13-24 to visit some friends. We assure him of our prayers! Offertory Collection – May 7/8, 2016

Regular Offertory $ 2,844.00 Maintenance Fund $ 468.00 Benevolent Fund $ 60.00 Catholic Home Missions $ 50.00 Pantry $ 0.00

Thanks to your donations to the Pantry over the last several months we have been able to purchase a large amount of supplemental food recently to help us meet the needs of our clients!

Scripture Readings for Next Sunday – 5/22/16

1st Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31 Responsorial: Psalm 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 2nd Reading: Romans 5:1-5 Gospel: John 16:12-15 Vocation Crucifix Apostolate

The vocation crucifix will pass from Monsignor O’Connor to Mr. & Mrs. Frankie Lackey on Saturday, and from the Hensel Family to Mr. & Mrs. Tom Smith on Sunday.

Pray for the Sick

Please pray for: Mike Hayden, Jane Campbell, Myra Corbett, Maria Gomez, Frances Humphrey, Joe Zyne, Theresa Smith, Thomas (Joe) Faucett, Deborah Muffley, Virginia McGrew, Gertrude Sanders, Ann Loring, Mr. & Mrs. James E. Jacobson, Leslie Walters, Audrey Benson (Ireland), Cesarea Villanueva, and all those listed in our Long Term Care Book. You are welcome to add names to this book, which is located by the St. Joseph statue in the church. Please call the office to add names to this list. Monsignor O’Connor’s Bible Study

Our spring Bible Study class has concluded. We will begin a new class in the fall. Watch for an announcement of the topic and dates. Sanctuary Lamp – May 16-22

In loving memory of Jane Ann Muncher by Alice Ann Carter. ALTAR/CHURCH M. Lemonis & J. Buchanan ALTAR LINENS Margo Lemonis PANTRY Sherry Short

THANK YOU Altar Flowers

Thank you to Mr. & Mrs. Sam Salerno, who donated the flowers for the Blessed Mother & St. Joseph, in honor of the baptism of Elizabeth Joy Smith, daughter of James & Angela Salerno Smith.

CANCELLED! Senior Citizens’ Mass & Luncheon

The Mass & luncheon has been cancelled this month; our program will resume in September. Thanks to all of the volunteers and cooks!

Save the Date

There will be a Farewell Gathering for Father Jerabek on Sunday, June 26 (after the 10:00am Mass). More details will be published later. To help, contact Theresa Petruzella, 205-901-0734.

NEW! First Communion Congratulations

Congratulations to Ayanna Berry and Joy Ukeje, who received their First Holy Communion here at Saint Barnabas on Sunday, May 8, 2016!

NEW! St. Barnabas School Graduation

Congratulations to our eighth grade graduates:

Autumyn Coleman, Eric Davis, Melissa Diaz, Sade’ Hunter, Aziah Johnson, Romel Jones, Sa’Myah Richardson, Kovyn Smith, and Keith Williams.

The last day of this school year is Friday, May 20! We wish all the students, staff, and faculty a safe summer vacation and we look forward to seeing you in August!

THANK YOU Holy Child Chapel Chairs

All 25 of the chairs for Holy Child Chapel have been pledged – many thanks! If there was anyone who had still been planning on taking the opportunity, please know that the new chairs for the choir loft (which are very similar) can be sponsored also. If you’d like to sponsor a choir loft chair, please let Father Jerabek know. Retaining Wall, Paving

There is little new to report this week – only the completion of a drain at the end of the school’s walkway. We are rather at the mercy of the weather and the availability of the paving and landscaping companies to come and finish the work! Let us pray that all work is done as soon as possible and well!

NEW! Thank You’s

Many thanks to Bob & Jackie Ouellette for their recent work of replacing some of the rubber transition strips along the carpet and tile in the church (between the pews) – and re-gluing many others! Bob has also done some carpentry projects for the church in recent years and we are very grateful!

Our thanks also to everyone who supported the Altar Sodality’s Bake Sale on Mother’s Day!

Memorial Day Smoked Meat Sale – KofC Council 9862

The Fr. James E. Coyle Council of the Knights (of the Cathedral and Holy Rosary Parishes) will be slow-smoking ribs, butts, and half chickens over hardwood in time for Memorial Day. Costs will be as follows: ribs $25.00 (4 lbs-plus before cooking), butts $30.00 (8 lbs-plus before cooking), and chicken $8.00 (two halves). The deadline for orders is Wednesday, May 25. Pickup times will be available May 27-29. To place an order, call Mike Geerts at 205-266-0365, Michael Soeherman at 205-253-3772, or Andrew Maenza at 205-527-0192 (you can also email amaenza7645@charter.net). Thank you for your support of KofC charitable activities!

Seminarian for the Summer

We will be blessed again this summer with the presence of a seminarian to assist at St. Barnabas and Holy Rosary. Seminarian Daniel Sessions will be with us for the month of June. Daniel is finishing his third year of college seminary studies at the Pontifical College Josephinum in Ohio, and he has recently been accepted for an advanced philosophy studies program at the Catholic University of America and Theological College in Washington, DC, where he will attend next year. Daniel is from Birmingham and is a John Carroll graduate. We are proud of him! Let’s show him a warm welcome, like we did for Josh last year. Daniel will join us around Memorial Day weekend.

NEW! Dante’s Divine Comedy Study

In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has recommended that all Catholics read Dante’s Divine Comedy. We are happy to offer a DVD study on the trilogy this summer at Guadalupe Hall on the grounds of EWTN in Irondale. It is a Catholic Courses study taught by Prof. Anthony Esolen of Providence College. We will begin a four-part study of the first book, Inferno, on Thursday, May 19 at 7:00pm. For full details see http://EpiphanyStudies.blogspot.com or call Mark McCoy at 205-661-3693. You may also email him at EpiphanyStudies@gmail.com.

NEW! Pro-Life Mass

The May Pro-Life Mass will be Saturday, May 21 at 8:30am, celebrated by Father Doug Vu, at St. Stephen the Martyr Church near UAB. The Mass will be followed by a Rosary Vigil led by Deacon Dan Whitaker at 9:15am. Please join us in person, or in prayer, wherever you may be.

Dominican Nuns Vocation Retreat

The cloistered Dominican nuns in Marbury, Alabama are holding a Vocation Retreat on the weekend of June 3-5 for young women aged 16 through 27. Retreatants will learn about the nuns’ contemplative life of praise and intercession at the heart of the Dominican Order for the salvation of souls, join in chanting the Divine Office in Latin and English, and share in the nuns’ special devotion to Eucharistic Adoration and Perpetual Rosary. To learn more go to http://www.stjudemonastery.org.

REMINDER! Warm Weather Dress: Modesty

Please be mindful of modesty when dressing for church services. One’s attire should not distract from another’s prayer. Appropriate apparel should not be tight-fitting or revealing. Our attention should be focused towards the Lord. Thank you for your attention to this issue!

CATHOLIC VOCABULARY

Returns next week!

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 host, 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.