ST. RITA MISSION STATEMENT / DECLARACION DE LA MISION DE SANTA RITA To evangelize and to be evangelized for the sake of the Kingdom using our talents and gifts for the service

of others through our diverse ministries.

Para evangelizar y ser evangelizado para el Reino, poniendo nuestros talentos y dones al servicio de los demas en nuestros diversos ministerios. April 16, 2017

PASTOR: Rev. Daniel Kayajan, C.S.C. Ext. 223 ASSOCIATE PASTOR: Rev. James Preskenis, CSC. Ext. 224

Religious Sisters: Sr. Martha Flores, MHML Sr. Norma Cime, MHML Ext. 226 Office: 14404 14th. St. Ext. 221

Sun. Mass Schedule/Horario de Misas Dominicales Rosary before Sunday Masses English: Saturday Vigil Mass 4:30 p.m. Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Misa en Español: Domingo a las 5:00 p.m.

Weekday / Entre Semana: English: Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. Español: Miercoles a las 7:30 p.m.

Sacrament of Penance / Reconciliación: English: Saturday 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. and by appointment Español: Domingo a las 4:00 p.m. o por cita

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES / CLASES DE EDUCACION RELIGIOSA: English: Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Español: Domingo's de 6:15 p.m. a 7:30 p.m.

Please contact the Parish Office for information and Preparation for: SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM SACRAMENT OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION & CONFIRMATION SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE R.C.I.A. Por favor comunicarse con la oficina para preparación e información sobre recepción de los sacramentos

Music Ministry / Musica Director: Jim McKinney - English choir rehearsal: Thursdays at 7:00 pm. - Ensayo de Coro en Español: Martes a las 7:30 pm. (contacten a Nestor Ponce)

Prayer line: Call Jean @ (352) 523-2001

St. Anthony Catholic School 32902 Saint Anthony Way

San Antonio, FL. 33576 (352) 588-3041

Principal: Sr. Alice

14404 14th. St. - Dade City, FL. 33523 Phone: (352) 567-2894 Fax (352) 567-2777

www.stritaparish.org

St. Rita Catholic Church SAINT RITA Pray for us

SAINT RITA Pray for us

Reminder! Please return your Rice Bowls TODAY at either

Church entrance. –Thank You

Office will be Closed Starting Thursday April 13th– Monday April 17th. We will resume with our regular office hours on

Tuesday April 18th

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Formación de la fe Faith Formation

UNENCUENTROCONCRISTORESUCITADORezamos,ayunamosydonamos—¡yahoracelebramoslaalegrıadelaPascua!NuestrajornadadeCuaresma conPlatodeArrozdeCRS termina cuandonos encontramos connuestro Senorresucitado.Re lexionamossobrenuestroshermanosyhermanascon losquehemoscaminadoenIndia,Zambia,ElSalvador,Mexico,EtiopıayHawai.YnoscomprometemosallevarlaalegrıadelaPascuaacadapersonaqueencontramosennuestravidadiaria.NoolvideentregarsuPlatodeArrozdeCRSenHOYenlasentradasdelaIglesia

CONFIRMATION RETREAT Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.

For all the candidates that will do Confirmation this year it is mandatory to participate.

RETIRO DE CONFIRMACION Sabado , 22 de Abril, 2017

de 9:00 AM a 1:00 PM. Para todos los candidatos que haran su

Confirmacion este año es mandatorio participar.

- Easter Sunday, April 16 NO CLASS. - Wednesday April 19 NO CLASS

- Hoy el domingo 16 de Abril no habra cate-quesis

- No habra catequesis el miercoles 19 de Abril.

EASTER is the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sun-day), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year. As we know from the Gospels, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day following his crucifixion, which would be Sunday. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead. Since Easter represents the fulfillment of God's promises to mankind, it is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar. In the Gospels, the precise details of the Easter narrative vary slightly, but none of these variances are critical to the main story. In fact, it is argued that the variances are simply matters of style and not substance. Despite the variances, the key aspects of the Easter story all match. Above all, they agree that the tomb of Christ was indeed empty, which is the most essential fact.

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The resurrection of Jesus Christ that we celebrate today remembers a moment in the

history of humanity when the God of all life conquers death. Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb of Jesus “early in the morning, while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb.” Seeing this she runs back to the disciples and announces, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb and we don’t know where they put him.” Like Mary Magdalene, sometimes we too cannot find the Lord in our lives. Thus we seek him elsewhere except where we last him, in the tomb. So Peter and the beloved disciple run to the tomb. The beloved disciple gets there first, peers in but does not enter. We are told that he sees the “burial cloths.” Peter then arrives and he goes in and also sees the burial cloths. The Gospel writer then tells us that the beloved disciple “saw and believed” that Jesus had risen from the dead. Yet they are still confused as the last sentence tells us “they did not yet understand the scripture that he had to rise from the dead.” So there seems to be a discrepancy. The beloved disciple believes on a certain level as this point. His belief will continue to deepen, as our does, over the course of his life. Peter will also continue to learn about Jesus resurrected. Right now Peter is clearly not sure. In the Acts of the Apostles, the first reading today, we see a convinced Peter preaching to the people. He calls himself and the other disciples “witnesses chosen by God in advance who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead.” We too must continually go to the tomb to remind ourselves of Christ’s resurrection. This is hard to do. No one wants to be reminded about death. Yet if we don’t go there we will not be reminded about resurrection! As we begin the Easter season let us turn our focus from the suffering and cross of Lent to seeing ever more clearly the presence of the resurrection in our daily lives. Let us take note of the small moments of joy, of beauty, of forgiveness, of love and of service that we do every day at St. Rita and in our personal lives that speak to us of the God of life! Happy Easter! Fr. Dan Kayajan, CSC

La Resurrección del Señor Jesús que celebramos hoy es un momento en la historia de la humanidad cuando el Dios de la Vida conquisto la muerte. María Magdalena se fue al sepulcro muy en la mañana y “vio removida la piedra que lo cerraba.” Ella se fue corriendo a “la casa donde estaban Simón Pedro y el otro discípulo, quien Jesús amaba, y les dijo, ‘Se han llevado del sepulcros al Señor y no sabemos donde lo habrán puesto.’” Como ella a veces no podemos encontrar el Señor en nuestras vidas. Lo buscamos en otros sitios sin pensar en la tumba. Allí debemos empezar. Entonces Pedro y el otro discípulo corren hasta el sepulcro. El discípulo amado llego primero, “miro los lienzos puestos en el suelo pero no entro.” Luego Pedro llego y entro en el sepulcro. Mirando a todo, el sudario, los lienzos y la falta del cuerpo del Señor. El evangelista nos dice que el discípulo amado entro, “vio y creyó.” También los dos tuvieron que seguir aprendiendo de su resurrección “porque hasta entonces no habían entendido las Escrituras según las cuales Jesús debía resucitar de entro los muertos.” En un nivel el discípulo amado creyó. A lo largo de su vida el, como nosotros, tenia que profundizar su creencia en la resurrección. Pedro también siguió aprendiendo de la resurrección del Señor. Pero en este momento el no esta seguro. Por eso tenemos la primera lectura de los Hechos de los Apóstoles cuando Pedro esta completamente convencido de la resurrección. Pedro dice que Dios eligió de antemano “a nosotros que hemos comido y bebido con el después de que resucito de entre los muertos.” También nosotros en seguida hay que irnos a la tumba de Cristo para poder de recordar que el no esta allá. Esta no es fácil. Nadie quiere recordar a la muerte. Pero si no vamos allá de vez en cuando no vamos a recordar la resurrección! Hoy y al comienzo de la estación de la Pascua podemos cambiar nuestro enfoque del sufrimiento y la cruz de la cuaresma y ver cada vez mas claramente la resurrección del Señor. Podemos empezar por haber notado cada día de los momentos de alegría, de perdón, de amor y de servicio que hacemos aquí en Sta. Rita y en nuestras vidas personales que nos hablan del Señor resucitado; el Señor de la Vida! Felices Pascuas! Fr. Daniel

Del Escritorio

Del Párroco

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ENCOUNTER THE RISEN CHRIST

We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters whom we have walked with in India, Zambia, El Salvador, Mexico, Ethiopia and Hawaii. And we commit to bring Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl at either church entrance TODAY!!!

For Lent For Life

What you give up for lent changes

lives.

For Lent For Life

What you give up for lent changes

lives.

Scholarships Available for High School Seniors!

St. Rita is offering scholarships for High School Seniors. Please go to

our website: www.stritaparish.org & complete an Application and turn it in at the office.

CONFIRMATION RETREAT Saturday April 22ND 9:00am - 1:00pm .

Confirmation students are required to attend!

Reader & Eucharistic Minister Schedule Reader Eucharistic Minister 04/22/2017 Elizabeth Ludwick Brenda Goebel 4:30 PM Andrew Ludwick James Belesky William Cline 04/23/2017 Gloria Friday Maria Gonzalez 8:00 AM Sara Ross Alice Hormuth An Redmond-Theodore 11:00 AM Carol Johnson Marcy Karges Ida Sullivan Mary Barrett Eric Phaller

For/Para: 4/01 & 4/02 Total: $7,366.64

Catholic Ed: $1,374.73 / Rice Bowl: $17.83 Thank you for your generosity and may God bless you

Abundantly! Gracias por su generosidad y que el Señor los Bendiga

Abundantemente! Pew Fund- Total Collected this Week: $20.00

Total collected so far is $4,025.84 plus the matching fund of $4,025.84 brings our total to: $8,051.68 Many thanks!!

St. Andre Free Clinic Medical Services are FREE for people not

covered by other programs or insurance and with limited income. Any ID is accepted.

Where: 37733 Meridian Ave. Dade City, FL 33525 When: April 22nd

Time: 8:30-11:30a.m.

THANK YOU to all who gave of their time, talent, donated flowers, & helped in any way to provide a beautiful spiritual Easter experience!

Receive gratefully and give joyfully, open the door to mercy

During this season of prayer, fast and almsgiving, as we reflect on our many blessings, let us be mindful to give God thanks and praise. Father Dan

would like to extend his personal gratitude to all who have generously

participated in the 2017 Annual Pastoral Appeal. As we pray on the Life, Death and Resurrection of our Lord remembering the unconditional sacrifice He made for us and our salvation, may we respond with grateful hearts and joyous generosity and Open the Door to Mercy by remembering those in most need.

Marriage Struggling?

If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown

cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped tens of thousands of others. Our next program in Tampa begins May 19-21, 2017. For more information, visit www.HelpOurMarriage.org, or call (813) 816-0711. Not counseling or group therapy. All contacts and names held in strictest confidence.

Post Abortion Healing – Project Rachel Project Rachel allows you, in a caring and hopeful context, to move toward reconciliation – with yourself, your unborn child, your family, your Church, and your God. Next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats: April 28-30, 2017 (Spanish), June 2-4, 2017 (English). Also, 8 week support groups beginning in June across the diocese. Call Project Rachel- English (813-924-4173), Spanish (813-500-9785). . projectrachel@ccdosp.org

www.rachelsvineyard.org

SUNDAY/DOMINGO, APRIL. 16TH

8:00 am Souls in Purgatory 9:30 am †Ramon y †Natividad Montes 11:30 am †Noelia M. Rodriguez

Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Psalm 118 Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8 John 20:1-9 or Matthew 28:1-10 afternoon/evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35

8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass NO R.C.I.A. for Children & Teens Return Rice Bowls Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome

MONDAY/LUNES,

APRIL. 17TH

8:30 am †Eustacio y †M. Guadalupe Perez

Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11; Mt 28:8-15

OFFICE CLOSED NO ADORATION or EVENING PRAYER

7:00 pm Grupo de Juan XXIII

TUESDAY/MARTES

APRIL. 18TH

8:30 am †Richard Mason Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; Jn 20:11-18

10:00 am SVDP Meeting

WEDNESDAY/MIERCOLES, APRIL. 19TH

8:30 am Vocations for the Priesthood 7:30 pm Intencion Especial:

Almas del Purgatorio

Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Lk 24:13-35

THURSDAY/JUEVES,

APRIL. 20TH

8:30 am †Lucio Tijerina y Familia Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8:2, 5-9; Lk 24:35-48

7:30 pm Encuentro de Matrimonios

FRIDAY/VIERNES,

APRIL. 21ST

8:30 am †Louise Romano

Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-27; Jn 21:1-14

7:30 pm Grupo de Oracion

SATURDAY/SABADO,

APRIL. 22ND

4:30 pm Special Intencion: William Goebel

Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118:1, 14-21; Mk 16:9-15

9:00 am Confirmation Retreat

SUNDAY/DOMINGO, APRIL. 23RD

8:00 am Parishioners 9:30 am †Noelia Rodriguez 11:30 am †Carmen Rodriguez

Acts 2:42-47; Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 1 Pt 1:3-9; Jn 20:19-31

8:00 am Coffee and Donuts after mass St. Vincent de Paul Blue Bucket Non-Perishable Food Donations Welcome

WEEK OF April 16, 2017 DAY MASS INTENTION READING ACTIVITY