Trinity Sunday May 27, 2018

Parish Office (863) 453-4757 Fax (863) 453-2620

Parish Office Hours Monday through Friday

9 AM to 2:30 PM

Pastor Fr. Nicholas McLoughlin

Assisting Clergy

Fr. Gerald Grogan Pastor Emeritus

Fr. Leo Frechette

Deacon Fred Simon

Schedule of Masses

Saturday

Confession 3:30 PM English 6:30 PM Spanish

Vigil Mass 4 PM English 7 PM Spanish

Sunday 8 AM and 10:30 AM

Holy Days

Vigil Mass 5:30 PM 8 & 10:30 AM Daily Mass

Monday-Friday 8 AM First Friday

Mass and Holy Hour 8 AM

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The Blessed Trinity – El Greco

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Dear parishioners: Augustine was the Easy Rider of the fifth century. He was extremely intelligent. His father was a non-believer; his mother was a devout Christian. Augustine lived in the waning light of the Roman Empire in Morocco along the North African coastline. He had a ‘live-in’ girlfriend with whom he had an out-of-wedlock son named Adeodatus. Like Easy Rider, Augustine – without the

Harley Davidson – left North Africa, made his way across the Mediterranean Sea, arriving in Southern Italy, before making his way north to Milan. It was there, under the tutelage of Bishop Ambrose of Milan that his wanderlust ended and his life as a newly baptized Christian began a whole new way of living. His mother Monica chased him all over the Roman Empire. It was her tears and persistence which brought Augustine to faith in Jesus. After his conversion in Milan, Augustine put his ‘live-in’ aside and returned to North Africa. Shortly after his return, he became a priest and then a bishop. Augustine never lost his Easy Rider restlessness. One day, while walking along the North African coastline, he used his restless mind to try to penetrate something of the central mystery of our faith, the Blessed Trinity. He was making no progress and he was becoming increasingly frustrated. He allowed himself a momentary distraction. He saw a little child playing by the water’s edge. The child had scooped out a hole in the sand with a sea shell. The boy took the sea shell, went to the water’s edge, filled it up with water and emptied it into the hole which he scooped out in the sand. The child repeated this exercise time-and-time-again until Augustine’s curiosity got the better of him. He couldn’t figure out what the child was ‘up-to.’ So he went down and asked the child. The child told Augustine that he was going to empty the ocean into the small hole in the sand with the sea shell. Augustine laughed at the naiveté and innocence of the child. The child, reputedly, turned to Augustine and said, “Well, there’s a far greater chance of me emptying that huge big ocean into that little small hole than of you figuring out the mystery of the Blessed Trinity in your little small brain. This incident in the Life of St. Augustine pinpoints the purpose of theology. Theology is faith seeking understanding. It was in attempting to understand the mystery of the Blessed Trinity that Augustine came to realize the limits of the human mind. At heart, the mystery of the Blessed Trinity is not an abstract intellectual mystery but a relational one. In revealing who he was – “God is Love” – God reveals that there are relationships within the life of God. In revealing who he was, he reveals himself in human form when Jesus became man. Here is how the Evangelist John describes that: “God so loved the world that he sent his only begotten Son….” (John 3:16), who is “the visible image of the invisible God” (Colossians 1: 15). Jesus, in turn, sends the Holy Spirit, the embodiment of love between Father and Son. We are made in the “image and likeness of God,” in the manner in which we relate to one another. In the painting above, Gaspard Dughet (1653) paints the Trinity in the background and the struggle with coming to understand it in the foreground. Fr. Nick.

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Church Service Center Collection, June 2/3 Next weekend, June 2/3, we encourage you to bring non-perishable food to Church a t the weekend masses for the CSC. I t ca res fo r approximate ly 600 families every month, representing anywhere between 1,200 to 1,500 poor people in Avon Park. We will also take a second collection to assist those who come to the CSC with electric and water bills and with rent and mortgage payments.

First Friday Mass & Exposition of Blessed Sacrament – June 1, 2018

The 8 a.m. mass on Friday, June 1, wil l be followed by Exposit ion of the Blessed Sacrament which will conclude with Benediction at 9 a.m. It is a prayerful way to begin the month.

8 a.m. Memorial Mass, 1st Saturday, June 2

The 8 a.m. Mass on the First Saturday of every month is offered as a memorial mass for deceased benefactors of Our Lady of Grace Parish. They include: Sarah McDonald, Francis & Audrey Peffer, Orlando Nardone, Maria Guerrero, Mary Litwinski, Norma George, Fred Bruno, Loumella Faust, Michael Brazenski, Donald McCormack, Lester Reinbolt, and John Lacenski, Patricia Borst. Mrs. Lane. Bill & Mary Ann Patterson, William LaPeer. Confessions after mass.

General Mills Box Tops for St. Catherine School

St. Catherine Catholic Grade School is collecting General Mills Box tops. It receives a dime for each one. It uses the proceeds to purchase items for the school. Bring Box Tops to Church at all masses next weekend & drop them off at Church entrance.

OLG High School Youth Group meet Wednesday

High School age Youth Group meets Wednesday evenings during the summer months for fun and games – and just to ‘hang out.’ The evening, from 6 to 8 p.m., begins with pizza and drinks. There are indoor and outdoor games or an opportunity just to ‘hang out’ with your friends. Come & bring friends

YOUTH

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Our Lady of Grace High School scholarship awards

Robert O’Neal graduated from Sebring H.S.

He was selected as the outstanding weight lifter in Highlands County, representing Sebring High School at 129 pounds in the State weight lifting championship. He received a $1,000 scholarship. He will go into the Marines in August.

Kadie Crosson receives $1,000 Scholarship

Dennis Kellner, chairman of OLG Scholarship Golf Tournament, presents an award check for $1,000 to Kadie Crosson. Angie Heiring, DRE, hands Kadie a copy of the Bible from the Parish.

• = Avon Park H.S.

• = Sebring H.S.

Tim Ferreira receives a $1,000 Scholarship award Tim Ferreira is an altar server, and a reader at the Family Mass. He was captain of the wrestling team at Avon Park High School. He went to districts and regionals this year and to State last year. He made All-County in wrestling and swimming. He is going into the Marines June 18, 2018.

Rosalinda Jaramillo receives a $1,000 Scholarship and a bible from OLG Parish. She received the Schoolboard Citizenship Award at Avon Park High School Graduation ceremony and gave the invocation at the beginning of the Graduation exercises.

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Denise Lindimas - $1,000 scholarship & Bible Awarded Col. Bailey medal as an exceptional student at the APHS Graduation ceremonies.

Andrew Sutermeister - $1,000 Scholarship & Bible Andrew was an altar server for 8 years & received his eagle award recently. He will attend SFSC.

Brisa Luevano receives $1,000 Scholarship & Bible

Cristina Reyes-Bauza - $1,000 Scholarship & Bible

Jasmine Martinez - $1,000 scholarship & bible

Guadalupe Guzman-Gomez - $1,000 award & Bible OLG Scholarship awards

To date, 10 $1,000 scholarships have been awarded by OLG Scholarship Awards Committee. Jim & Marilyn Conroy are co-chairs.

There are an additional 2 under review at this time. Two OLG DACA students – both girls -who are currently enrolled in SFSC and, who are doing extremely well academically, have a patron who wishes to remain anonymous, who pays in full their tuition, fees and books.

OLG Scholarship Foundation raised $9,500 in OLG Scholarship Golf Tournament. It received $5,000 from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous and 3 other $1,000 donors who wish to remain anonymous.

OLG Scholarship Fund received 3 $1,000 scholarships from K of C, the Ladies Guild, and the Social Committee. It received 2 $1,000 scholarships from Our Lady of Guadalupe Fund.

Page 6 Our Lady of Grace MASS INTENTIONS SATURDAY MAY 26 4:00 pm + Tori Caron by Jeannette & Donald Billy.

+ Arthur Picard by Family. 7:00 pm Special Intention por Mariano Zuniya by

Mariano Rodriguez. SUNDAY MAY 27 8:00 am + Carol Keller by Peter Kelly. Novena of Masses for a greater respect

for all human life by K of C. 10:30 am + Nancy Wiley by Merritt Wiley. MONDAY MAY 28 8:00 am Mary Powell by Alan Powell TUESDAY MAY 29 8:00 am + Albert Temes by Paul & Justine Devlin. WEDNESDAY MAY 30 8:00 am + Martha Lezama by Lezama Family. THURSDAY MAY 31 8:00 am + Joe Fedora by Myron & Myrna Ahle. FRIDAY JUNE 1 8:00 am + Joan Roche by Neal Roche. + Chuck Keller by Kathy Keller. SATURDAY JUNE 2 8:00 am For the Benefactors of the parish

Benefactors of the Parish, Sarah McDonald, Francis & Audrey Peffer, Orlando Nardone, Maria Guerrero, Mary Litwinski, Norma George, Fred Bruno, Loumella Faust, Paul Brazenski, Donald McCormack, Lester Reinbolt, and John Lacenski, Patricia Borst. Mrs. Lane. Bill & Mary Ann Patterson, William LaPeer.

4:00 pm + Evelyn & Louis Swiston by Ann & Family.

7:00 pm + Javier Gomez-Monter by Felipe Gomez SUNDAY JUNE 3 8:00 am + Bill Hartman by Joe & Beverly Borowski. 10:30 am + Joe & Elsie DeGroot by Family. Special Intention for Mark Devlin by Mom

& Dad.

FOR THE SICK OF THE PARISH Claudette Laverriere John Minadeo Jade Jackson Glenna Thompson Cathy Lukasik J.R. Lejeune Perry Gillpatrick Patricia Martin Lise Sevigny Andres Clavijo Patty Meegan Gerald Ott Gregory Syfert Gerald Martin And for those who care for the sick, for the deceased member’s and benefactors of the parish, and for our loved ones.

SPANISH PRAYER MEETING The Adult Spanish Prayer meeting is held in the Youth Center on Friday at 7:00 pm.

REUNIÓN DEL GRUPO DE ORACIÓN HISPANO. El grupo de oración para adultos en español se reúne los viernes a las 7:00pm en el Centro juvenil.

PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA & LOURDES A pilgrimage is scheduled for 10 days, October 14-23, 2018. Trip arranged by Collette Travel. Bus Transportation

included to and from Avon Park to Orlando. Cost -Double 2,999. Single 3,349, Triple 2,969 includes 10 days – 16 Meals: 8 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 7 dinners. Time is running out to reserve a space on this trip. For More Information call Bob or Joan Mack at 863-453-2638

Staff & Ministries

Administrative Assistant

Betty Heiring betty.heiring@ologap.org

Religious Education

Judy Nugent Angie Heiring

angie.heiring@ologap.org (863) 453-7537

Music

Gene Ryan mee@generyan.com

Associate Youth

Director Angie Heiring

(863) 453-7537

Prayer Group Kevin Murphy

Women’s Guild Debbie Augusta -

President (863) 385-8872

Respect Life

Dick & Marie Carlson (863) 471-2134

Parish Council

President

Judy Pounds

Vice President Piedad Sarmiento-

Noriega

Secretary Judy Nugent

Members

Debbie Augusta Maureen Cool

Darlyne Devany John Paul Heston

Jim McGann Karen Hecker Tina Starling

Teresa Torres John Wolbert

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