May 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday (B) - Church of Francis de Sales
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May 23, 2021
Pentecost Sunday (B)
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Announcements:
ALL PARISHIONERS OF FRANCIS DE SALES ARE INVITED TO COME TO MASS IN PERSON.
INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES WILL BE SEATED TOGETHER, ALL OTHERS WILL BE SEATED SIX FEET APART.
If you are planning to attend, please notify the church office by 12:00 noon on Friday via email or phone with how
many people in your family will attend. SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES IN
THE CHURCH BUILDING. Please arrive 20 minutes before Mass begins to allow time for the COVID-19 no-contact
temperature checks and answer the following questions:
1) Do you currently have a fever, i.e., temperature higher than 100.4 degrees F?
2) Do you have other symptoms of COVID-19, without an alternative diagnosis, i.e., chills, sore throat, cough,
shortness of breath, muscle pain, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea?
3) Have you had a positive diagnostic test for the virus that causes COVID-19 in the past 10 days?
4) Have you been exposed to a COVID-19 case in the prior 14 days: exposure being less than six feet away for
greater than a cumulative 15 minutes over a 24-hour period without wearing appropriate Personal Protective
Equipment as defined by the CDC?
Mary Marshall has several well-deserved vacation days she needs to take off before the end of June. They are:
Monday, May 24th, Friday, May 28th, Friday, June 4th, Monday, June 14th, Friday, June 18th and Monday, June 28th.
Please welcome back to our church, parishioner Pete Wrike (P.O. Box 367, Cobbs Creek, VA 23035).
Please keep Pete and his family in your thoughts and prayers as we are going to have a memorial service for
Pete’s wife, Mary Louise Horan Wrike of Cobbs Creek, to be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., at the
Church of Francis de Sales. Inurnment will follow in the Church Columbarium.
Father’s Day Fundraiser To Benefit the Church of Francis de Sales
Scoot’s BBQ Dinner for 4 - $30.00
Order NO LATER THAN Saturday, June 12th, 12:30 pm.
Pick up on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm at the circle driveway of the
Church of Francis de Sales.
Dinner for 4 includes: 1 pound of pulled pork, 1 pint of baked beans, 1 pint of mac and cheese, a side of coleslaw,
and 4 buns. All meals are delivered ready for you to heat and serve.
Place your order on-line by copying and pasting the link below into your search engine and then scroll down to the
green “Click Here to Order!”
https://www.churchoffrancisdesales.org/fathers-day-scoots-bbq/
The new 2021 Donation/Contribution Envelopes are on a table in the Commons area. Please pick yours up at your
earliest convenience.
The link to watch the videos of each Sunday and Tuesday and Friday Daily Mass services at the Church of Francis
de Sales is: https://www.facebook.com/Church-of-Francis-de-Sales-102720301404594/
We still have available copies of The Bicentennial books about the history of the diocese. If you are interested in
purchasing a copy of this book, the price is $40. To order one you can contact the office or Claudia Hale at (804)
854-5410 or her email is: claudiak7872@outlook.com
If you would like to have Father hear your confession, please call the office during normal hours and an individual
appointment will be set.
Please know that our Church and office are open on Monday and Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and on
Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon and you are welcome to come for individual adoration.
If you wish pastoral care, please call the office, (804) 725-2776, during the normal hours and we will do our best to
meet your needs. Outside office hours please call Father Gerry at (804) 286-9271.
Should any of the above change, we will notify you by e-mail.
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May 23, 2021, Pentecost Sunday
Readings:
Acts 2:1-11: As on Sinai, the Lord descends in fire and wind.
Psalm 104: “Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.”
1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13: The Spirit calls the baptized to ministry for the common good.
John 20:19-23: On the first day of the week, the risen Christ imparts the Holy
Spirit.
Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things and I desire to possess You within my soul.
Since I am unable at this moment to receive You Sacramentally,
Come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as being already there, and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen
(2020 Catholic Diocese of Richmond)
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May 23, 2021, Pentecost Sunday Father Gerry’s Homily: We celebrate Pentecost Sunday, meaning fifty days after Easter Sunday (the 50th day after the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus). Historically, and before Christians, the Jewish people celebrated Pentecost as a post- harvest thanksgiving feast. Later, they included in it the remembrance of God’s Covenants with Noah after the floods and with Moses at Mt. Sinai. For us Christians today, we celebrate Pentecost as remembrance of the event when The Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles who were with Mary in prayer. That event changed the lives of the Apostles and all those who were with them. It also changed those who were listening as the Apostles spoke to them about Jesus. All this change was due to the Holy Spirit who descended on them, fulfilling the promise Jesus made to them that he will send them an advocate who will make known and explain to them all that Jesus taught them. It is this out- pouring of the Holy Spirit that strengthens the Apostles to have the courage to come out of hiding and stand in public, preaching about Jesus Christ. Today, we celebrate the ‘Birthday of the Christian Church.’ In the gospel today we hear Jesus appearing to his fearful disciples after his resurrection. These fearful men are locked in a room. Their faith and trust in Jesus seem to have disappeared. Now He comes into their midst and offers them peace and joy. The opposite of faith is not lack of faith but rather fear. We try to rely on ourselves only and as a result may feel incapable of responding to what God is asking of us. So, when Jesus appears to them in today’s Gospel, He breathes on them and says, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’. This is a new creation. This is a new transformation. If we offer our lives to the Holy Spirit for transformation, we will find that we will gradually be changed, not just spiritually but on other levels too, emotionally, psychologically, in our relationships with others, and we will be people of hope and not fear. Jesus tells the disciples today that as the Father sent Him, He is sending them to be His witnesses. A true witness is the one who is filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. Christian witness comes from an inner conviction. This is only achieved by spending time with Jesus, praying to be filled by the gift of the Holy Spirit. People will know a real witness because he or she speaks from personal conviction. And Christian witness has to end in outward testimony; a person who is prepared to say and live by what he believes to be true. It is impossible to achieve our call to witness to Jesus without the powerful Holy Spirit who makes us strong, and gives us the courage to stand for the values we believe in. Jesus then tells the disciples after breathing on them the Holy Spirit: ‘Those whose sins you forgive, they are forgiven, those whose sins you retain, they are retained.’ After love, the gift that Jesus spoke most about is forgiveness. In fact, it is the only condition attached to our being forgiven. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us, we pray always in the Our Father. The World needs forgiveness today. Look at what is going on around us: all the bitterness and hatred between nations, ethnic groups, family members, individuals, leaders, etc., Jesus knows that the refusal to forgive will continue the spiral of violence. He knows too that forgiveness is the sheer gift and work of the Spirit. Human power is just not enough. We need the power of the Holy Spirit to give us light to see each other as brothers and sisters, who can talk to each other and who can listen to what the other (he/she) is saying. In the first reading today when the disciples had received the Spirit, they began to speak in such a way that everyone understood them. This is not the gift of being multilingual as such but rather that they were able to communicate to all their listeners the Good News. In the second reading then we are told that there is a variety of gifts given by the same Spirit. But all have the same goal, to bring about unity and harmony. Today’s feast is telling us clearly that the Spirit works powerfully still in many different ways and in many different peoples. We are sent as witnesses, proclaiming, and living the good news of love, care, and forgiveness. Difficult as this is, it has to be a central part of our witness. 4
LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER: Parishioners: Helen Yacobucci, Mike Beavers, Joe King, Ginny Groff, Kirsten Beatley, Rita Engle, Jean and Bob Tanner, Anna Deagle, Roland Gauthier, Pat Barnes, Terry & Randy Dobson, Sharon Simmons, Janet Letizia, Peggy Kinsey, Don McCue, Ann Marie Lachner-McCue, Skip & Patti Sarosy, George Denio, Bonnie Goolsby, Alice Mercer, Gloria Bosley, Matthew DeForge, Paul Reardon, Sally Howland, Jerry Johnson, Susan Sanderson, Michelle Oliver, Neil D’Amato and Mary Olson. Family: Cathy Moody, Vicki Krieger, Jim & Joan Banocy, Michael Einfeldt, Myron & Shirley Schmoldt, Mary Catherine Ort, Stephen Harrold, Ellie Kennedy, Dale Wilson, Mallory Hurst, Peg Leonard, Jordan Hurst, Brian Carroll, Karen Beal, Larry Hargrove, Melissa Smith, Francis Smith, Brett Smith, Tony Cantrell, Susan Boone, Grahame Walker, Joe Schertle, Dottie Long, Fred Moody, Jean Raines, Frank Manozzi, Mimma Angelillo, Kathleen Cala, Shirley Schmoldt, Timothy Farrell, Jim McAndrew, Kimberly Nichols and Heather Edwards. Friends: Clayton Bruce, Kresia McCoy, Zachary Reynolds, Lee Osenton, Mike Bergman, Donald Henry, Jim Renner, Charles Altar, Don & Sandy Mikulecky, Florence Foster, Cheryl Lamport, Bobby Tinder, Bob Thompson, Bill Smith, Nancy Taylor, John Kelly, Shirley Primovic, Jim & Tammy Ellis, Jean Steel, Lourdes Parker, Laurel & Allen Robins, Nita Rew, Bella Silvus, Mary Roberti, Robin Dale, Lori Roscher, infant Ezra Freeman, Zoe Hassim, Tom Neiger, Nancy O’Donnell, Joanne Jones, Lisa Coolahan, Marie Coolahan, Jeannie Morgan, Jennie Horner, Joy Long, John Machen, Sr., Paul Flaherty, Kevin Hershey, Curt Faulkner, Joe Dunaway and Mike Bergman. PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES: Captain Andrew Bohn, son of Jeff Bohn & Suanne Dittmeier, U.S. Army, South Korea Cdr. Ryan Carey, son of Jack & Ginny Carey, US Navy NMCB Battalion 5, Okinawa, Japan MSGT Kristin Dobson, daughter of Randy & Terry Dobson, Langley AFB, VA SSGT, EOD, USAF Cameron Farrell, great-nephew of Elaine Lynch, Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC Master Chief, Andrew Guenther, son-in-law of Eric & Monica Chadwell, USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, WA E-4 Gregory Michel, son of Jill Edmonds-Michel, USAFA, CO E6, U.S. Navy, John Robert Pizzicar, son-in-law of Jim & Deona Pavik, Ft. Meade, MD SPEC Zachary Shields, son of LeAnne & David Shields, Guam Lt. Patrick Sopko, son of Suzanne Sopko and Ronald Sopko, North Island Naval Air Station, Coronado, CA; currently deployed, attached to the USS Nimitz Air Craft Carrier. Austin Tice, freelance journalist & former Marine Captain, captured in Syria on August 14, 2012 5
Updated May 12, 2021
FdS Parish Financial Report
(Through the end of April 2021)
Fiscal Year 2020-2021
Total Income: $143,929 Offertory Income: $128,399
Total Expenses: $138,721 Offertory Budget: $132,000
Income Minus Expenses: $5,208 Difference: -$3,601
As we reach the end of April, our Offertory Income was $3,601 Less Than our
budget. That said, we were able to meet our required expenses when you
compare total income versus total expenses.
As we move forward, we are counting on continued Parishioner support and
generosity. Your generosity is important all the time, but right now, it is
critical. If you are able to do so, please continue to contribute to our parish on
a weekly or monthly basis. The following are ways to continue your financial
support to Church of Francis de Sales:
1. You can bring your Sunday Offering [i.e., envelopes, check, cash] to the
Parish Office [Monday & Tuesday 08:00am to 04:00pm and Friday 08:00am to
12:00 noon].
2. You can send cash or checks to the Parish Office for each week.
3. If you pay bills online, please consider making your weekly/monthly
Offertory an online payment or set up automatic bill pay.
4. You can use the Catholic Diocese of Richmond website to donate online and
100% of all proceeds will go towards your selected parish. Go to:
https://offertory.richmonddicocese.org
Then select our Parish: “Church of Francis de Sales, Mathews – 4011”
There are many opportunities available to support worthwhile causes, but
please consider supporting our Parish first. Thank you for your continued
financial stewardship especially during this difficult time.
Parish Finance Council questions may be directed to Leon Iveson at
AIRLFTR@gmail.com or cell: (501) 749-2276.
6Church of Francis de Sales Contact Information (updated December 22, 2020)
Name Committee Email Home Phone Cell Phone
Fr. Gerry Kaggwa Pastor; & Liturgy, Co-Chair gerry.kaggwa@consolata.net 804-286-9271
Chuck Dawson Parish Administrator; & chuck@baydesigngroup.com 804-725-2993 804-512-8940
Columbarium, Chair
Mary Marshall Office Manager fdschurch@gmail.com 804-725-2776
Mike Beavers Lectors, Chair papabeavy11@yahoo.com 804-694-6489
Richard Churray LEMS Coordinator, Chair bbcrc@gmail.com 804-725-8140
Jeffrey Bohn Funeral Coordinator, Chair jbohn1130@yahoo.com 804-854-1077
Joan Dawson Sacristan, Chair joanbd61@gmail.com 804-725-2993
Suanne Dittmeier Prayer Chain, Chair & Music, Chair primadonna4sure@yahoo.com 804-854-9620
Allen Downs Grounds Manager kdd1951@gmail.com 804-725-5807 804-725-6067
Rita Engle Parish Life, Chair rengle@hotmail.com 804-725-1462 804-824-1599
Christine Dehnert-Fernald Counters, Chair cdehnert@dccocpa.com 804-725-4943
Rachel Foss Youth Ministry, Co-Chair raerae20@live.com 804-384-4248
Michelle Haas K-8 Religious Ed., Chair michelhaas@cox.net 804-695-0549
Claudia Hale Parish Council, Chair claudiak7872@outlook.com 804-854-5410
Alan Hartlove Memorial Bricks, Chair 717-471-4795
Robert Hartlove Building Manager 717-572-4210
Cheryl Henig RCIA, Chair cbhenig@yahoo.com 804-725-7750 804-356-2475
Leon Iveson Finance Council, Chair airlftr@gmail.com 501-749-2276
Christine Johnson Evangelization Program, Chair chris21784@gmail.com 410-967-8863
Pat Lipinski New Members Chair offtobeach@aol.com 804-725-1537 703-969-2430
Elaine Lynch Bulletin; Environment, Chair & rmann@vims.edu 804-725-4617
Receptions Clean Up, Chair
Ed McNamee Webmaster 33moose63@gmail.com 571-265-6192
Jon Oliver Acolytes, Chair & jonoliver0120@gmail.com 804-725-6702
Youth Ministry, Co-Chair
Michele Oliver Liturgy, Co-Chair mdoliver4@aol.com 804-695-4959
Paul Reardon Greeters, Chair reardon948@gmail.com 804-384-3339
Phillip & Susan Sanderson Faith Formation, Co-Chairs plsndrsn@gmail.com 804-725-9026 804-384-8919
Patti Sarosy Pastoral Care, Chair psarosy@aol.com 804-832-3642
Valerie Smith Sunday Hospitality, Chair vjpsmith@outlook.com 804-514-5311
Mark Sopko Ushers, Chair mgsopko@gmail.com 804-815-2897
Helen Yacobucci Parish Outreach, Chair & yacobuccihelen@gmail.com 804-815-7606
Funeral Receptions, Chair
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