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PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201
WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 –4:30 p.m.
Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m..
Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. PARISH STAFF
Fr. Martino Bá Thông Nguyen, Pastor Rick Rafter, Deacon
Pattie Liebl, Parish Secretary Celeste Gish, Faith Formation Director
Janice Kosek, Outreach Assistance Don Smith, Custodian
St. Boniface Catholic Church
1952 GA Hwy 21 South
Springfield, GA 31329
September 14, 2014
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
PARISH STAFF EMAIL [email protected]
[email protected] [email protected]
[email protected] WEB ADDRESS
www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISM
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS
Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before a possible
wedding date. ANOINTING OF THE SICK
Please contact Fr. Martino day or night if a priest is needed in an emergency.1-706-825-3032
Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin.
Deadline for submission is 12 noon on Thursday
Christ Jesus emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness. --Philippians 2:7
Liturgical Ministry Schedule
September 20
5:00 pm
AS P Galasco & T Liebl
EM J Smock, J Kessler, B Milne, G Hixenbaugh
& C Reynolds
L C Gish
G D Talick & D Griffin
U E Talick & P Tanguay
September 21
8:30 a.m.
AS S Czachowski & S Heyman
EM C Newberry, B Milne Jr., L Duncan
& T DePace
L C Felipe
G A & G Snyder
U J Felipe & M Felipe
11 a.m.
AS A Kyle & J Kyle
EM Jimmy McIntosh, K Skokna, R Hood
& R Visconti
L M Imbertson
G S & T Kyle
U R Loper & Volunteer
Children’s Liturgy
Volunteer1- B Rego Volunteer 2 R Rego
Mass Intentions for the Week
Sunday 9/14 +Cathy Flatley
+Trey Godwin
Tuesday 9/16 +Joseph Perrone
Wednesday 9/17 ♥Maryann Fasbender
Thursday 9/18 +Megan Kessler &
+Maryles Stempke
Friday 9/19 ♥Willene Duggan
Saturday 9/20 ♥Bryan & Margaret Milne
This week at St. Boniface: Sept. 14- Sept. 20
Sunday: Mass- 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Liturgical Ministry meeting-10:00 a.m.
Catechetical Sunday- 11:00 a.m. Mass
Bingo-Effingham Nursing Home- 6:30 p.m.
Monday: Parish Council meeting-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Mass- 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday: Mass- 8:30 a.m.
Rosary Group- 10:00 a.m.
Youth Formation- 7:00 p.m.
Thursday: Mass - 8:30 a.m.
Knights of Columbus Officers meeting-7:00 p.m.
.
Friday: Mass - 8:30 a.m.
Followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
.
Saturday: Reconciliation- 4:00- 4:30 p.m.
September 14, 2014
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son…”
-John 3:16
God gave us the gift of His son so we can enjoy eternal salva-
tion. Of all our gifts, our life, is the most precious. We be-
long to God. This is why we must take time every day to ask
Him how He wants us to use the life He has given us
There was a man who was a railroad bridge operator, named
John who understood what it meant to give his only son for
others. The 107 Memphis Express with four hundred passen-
gers was coming and just as John was to lower the bridge, he
saw his young son was caught in the great rear wheels of the
drawbridge. He knew what he had to do. He lowered the
bridge just in time for the train to pass effortlessly, as tears
streamed down his face knowing that his son was now dead.
He saw the passengers in the windows as it passed unaware of
the tragedy that had taken place, He cried out: “I sacrificed my
son for you. Don’t you even care?”
Do we think to ask God how He wants us to live our lives for
others?
Columbus Day Mass
All people of Italian descent are invited to at-
tend the 10:00 a.m. Mass on Sunday October 12,
2014 at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to hon-
or Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the
Americas, who brought Christianity to the New
World. We will celebrate our Italian ancestors,
who came to America in pursuit of freedom and
opportunity, strengthened by their faith, which
helped them endure hardship and adversity.
Everyone is invited to join with Italian families
from throughout the Savannah area in this special
celebration that remembers the struggles and tri-
umphs of our forebears in helping to build this great
nation, and salutes the vibrant cultural heritage of
Italian Americans.
Respect, Remember, Respond
Tickets for the Pregnancy Care Center Annual Fundrais-
ing Event, Thursday, September 25, 2014 at The Mighty
Eighth Air Force Museum , are available free of charge
through Alan Bazemore. Please contact Alan at
912-665-0966. Registration and hors d' oeuvres begin at
6:30 p.m., and the program is from 7:15 to 9:00 p.m.
An Opportunity to make a financial gift will be extended.
Adults Only Please, as seating is limited - Sunday attire.
Your contributions for the weekend of
September 7, 2014
Adult $5,744.14
Children $57.37
Debt Reduction $2,303.50
Mortgage Balance $401,680.40
Bills paid last week $4,867.38
Thank you for your continuing generosity!
Food Pantry
The Outreach Assistance Office helps many of our needy
neighbors in Effingham County with food each week and
the need for food is increasing. Our food pantry cup-
boards are getting bare, and it needs your help. Anything
that you can donate would be much appreciated.
Chicken Dinner News
The chicken dinner fundraiser and sign up sheets are
available on the St. Boniface web site in case you were
unable to get a sheet after Mass last weekend. The sheets
can be saved and printed. You may send the sheets by
email to Joe Bahm at [email protected] or to Pattie in the
Parish Office at [email protected] or drop in the
offertory basket during Mass.
Calling All Bakers
Anyone who would be interested in baking one or more
home made pound cakes for the October 11chicken din-
ner fundraiser are asked to contact Yvette Carr via email
at [email protected] or calling her evenings or
weekends at 657-5423. The cakes will need to be deliv-
ered to the Church hall no later than Thursday evening,
October 9 so that they can be sliced up on Friday. If you
need a pound cake recipe, please see the below.
CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE
3 sticks butter or margarine 6 large eggs
1 8-oz package of cream cheese (softened) 3 cups sifted all
purpose flour
3 cups sugar dash salt
1-1/2 tsp vanilla
Cream butter or margarine, cream cheese* & sugar until light and
fluffy. Add vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Beat well after each
addition. Stir in flour and salt. Spoon mixture into greased &
floured tube pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1/2 hours or until done.
Since oven temperatures vary, check cake after 1 hr 15 minutes. If
toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, cake is done.
*The trick to the success of this cake is to soften the butter or marga-
rine and the cream cheese in advance (either leaving out on the
counter or put in microwave for 15 – 20 seconds). I mix these 2
ingredients first before adding sugar. Also, beat the eggs well but
when you add the flour and salt, just stir until well blended.
Social Apostolate Golf Tournament – October 20, 2014
The 14th annual Social Apostolate Open Golf Tournament
will be held on October 20, 2014 at 9:00 AM at the Oa-
kridge Course at the Landings Club on Skidaway Island.
If you are interested in playing in the tournament, sponsor-
ing a hole or would like more information, please contact
Kate Haase at (912) 604-9669.
The golf tournament is the biggest fund raiser of the year
for the Social Apostolate, an organization which focuses
on employability, self-sufficiency and stability for Savan-
nah’s poor, homeless, disabled and at-risk. In addition to
providing employment support services and help with birth
certificates and I.D.’s, the Social Apostolate provides over
21,000 meals annually, showers, transportation, prescrip-
tion assistance, baby needs, groceries and hygiene items
for families or individuals in crisis.
Participation as a hole sponsor at levels from $150 to
$1,000 or an amount of your choice or participation in the
tournament ($125 per player) will help provide essential
services to those in need. Players can choose their own
format – scramble or net 2 best balls. Please consider par-
ticipating as a player, hole sponsor or donor. Forms to play
or sponsor and additional information are available at
www.socialapostolate.org.
Young at Heart September Event
We will gather in Springfield at the Effingham
Living History Museum at the far end of Laurel Street.
September 24, 2014 at 11 A.M.
Admission is $4. Bring a brown bag lunch.
Beverages provided. RSVP to Emma at 657-4888.
TEA PARTY TICKET SALES
END TODAY
CCW Tea Party ticket sales will end today. They will be
available after each Mass. They will not be available at
the door unless we have unsold tickets. Reserve your
place today.
Nursery Volunteers Needed
The nursery needs volunteers! Mary Ebot has been
doing this for many years now and is unable to keep
the nursery going every weekend due to other com-
mitments. If you can help in the nursery on Sunday
mornings at 11:00 a.m. please call Fr. Martino. You
must be at least 18 years old and be VIRTUS trained.
If we are unable to find more volunteers the nursery
will close at the end of September until further notice.
Immediately after 8:30 a.m. Mass each
Sunday (9:30 a.m.), adults of all ages
meet in room1. We study and discuss
how to apply the scriptures from the
Masses to our daily lives. Classes are
led by dedicated Catholic Catechist
Disciples. We encourage you to become part of this
loving group. You will not regret it! So just visit
with us and see for yourself!
Richard Bender Frank & Linda Brill
Nicky Broadmeadow Ron Carsten
TA Curtis Orie Chavez
Kirsty Dahlweiner Nancy Dotson
Haley Dahlweiner Wilene Duggan
Mary Ann Fasbender
Eddie Gabarra
Sara Gobrogge Richard Hardin
Greg Hlavac Brian Hlavac
Frank Hester Eleanor Helmly
Rachel Kavanaugh Tim Kyle
Denise Lemay Vince & Sandra Mackey
Steve Massenburg LaDot Nist
Adeline & John Ray Alice Schneider
Alan Schwartz Jack Stein
Phyllis Smith Matt & Ashley Snyder
Frank Sypeck Barbara Strickland
Cooper Suddath Olive Tebbetts
Burr Tolles Donna Trigg
SBYF St. Boniface Youth Formation
Meets Wednesday evenings
From 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the
Annex next to the rectory.
All students 7-12th grade are
welcome to attend.
Faith Formation News Celeste Gish-DRE-912-754-1432
Class times: 9:45 am to 10:45 am
When classes are in session.
Registration fees now due
Faith Formation registration fees
are now due. We understand that these costs may
present a hardship for some families, so scholar-
ships are available. Please contact the DRE for de-
tails.
VIRTUS training for Faith Formation classes will
begin in October. If you do not want your child to
participate, please sign and return your VIRTUS
opt-out form. As always, thanks for your support
and cooperation. Please call Celeste Gish at
912.754.1432 with any questions.
Maj. Brian Healy, USAF
TSgt Brian A. Lafond
Sgt. Clayton Emanuel Holloway
SFC Shawn Brown
SSgt. Ryan Peters
"Fiat in Faith" Vocation Discernment Day
October 25, 2014
On Saturday, October 25, 2014, 9 AM - 3 PM, a vocation discernment day, "Fiat in Faith" will be held for single women, 18 - 35 years of age. Come and learn how to dis-cern God's call, especially the call to religious life. Join other young women in this day of reflection, meet Sisters, hear their vocation stories and ask questions! Vocation directors from the following congregations will be presenting the program: Daughters of Charity; Glenmary Home Mission Sisters; Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary; Sisters of Mercy; and Sisters of St. Joseph. The "Fiat in Faith" day will be held in the Blessed Sacrament Parish Center, 1003 Victory Dr.. in Sa-vannah, GA. For more information or to RSVP contact Sister Donna Loeper, SSJ or email: [email protected] or 912-484-7860.
RACHEL’S VINEYARD POST ABORTION HEALING
RETREAT – October 31- November 2, 2014
If you have feelings of grief, anxiety, guilt, depression, emo-
tional or spiritual problems due to a past abortion know that
you are not alone. Help and healing are available through the
Rachel’s Vineyard post abortion ministry. This confidential
weekend retreat facilitates spiritual, psychological and emo-
tional healing for women, men and family members strug-
gling with the pain of abortion. Exercises based on scripture
are designed to help participants experience God's mercy and
compassion, to reconcile with God, their child, and with
themselves. The retreat concludes with a Memorial and En-
trustment Service. If your heart hears God's gentle invitation,
take courage, for you are being called home to heal. Come
and experience the mercy and compassion of God through
this healing ministry. For additional information contact the
Confidential Line for Rachel’s Vineyard at 912-201-4059 /
[email protected], or visit the website at
www.rachelsvineyard.org .
