St. Augustine Catholic Church

211 N. Pinetree Blvd

Thomasville GA 31792

229.226.3624

staugustinethomasville@gmail.com

Parochial Administrator:

Father Godfred Boachie-Yiadom

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

1500 11th Ave NW

Cairo GA 39828 Deacons :

Rev. Mr. John Blaha

Rev. Mr. David Wendel

March 8, 2020

Readings are on pages:

Engl i sh (blue book) - 108

Bil ingual (wine book) - 176

CAIRO

SUNDAY

Confession 11 am & 2 pm

English 11:30 am | Spanish 2:30 pm

THURSDAY

English 6 pm | Spanish 7 pm

THOMASVILLE

CONFESSION & ROSARY 30 MIN BEFORE EACH MASS

SATURDAY

Confession 3:45 | Vigil Mass 4:30

SUNDAY

English 9 am | Spanish 5 pm

MONDAY - NO MASS

TUESDAY - 6 pm

WEDNESDAY - 7:15 & 9 am

THURSDAY - 9 am

FRIDAY - Noon

WEEKLY

MASS SCHEDULE

Lent & Easter Parish Events

March

11 Parish Lenten Penance &

First Reconciliation

13 Parish Lenten Fish Fry Dinner

14 Women’s Day of Reflection

9am-3pm (FREE EVENT)

20 Parish Lenten Fish Fry Dinner

27 Parish Lenten Fish Fry Dinner

April

5 Palm Sunday

9 Holy Thursday (Bilingual)

10 Good Friday (Bilingual)

11 Holy Saturday Mass 8pm (Bilingual)

12 Easter Sunday (Bilingual)

19 Divine Mercy Sunday

Lenten Fish Fry this Friday!

Menu: Fish, coleslaw, cheese grits,

hushpuppies, dessert | $8 per plate

March 11

Parish Lenten Penance &

First Reconciliation @ 7pm

Don’t forget to share your feedback on the Disciple Maker In-

dex! The Survey is LIVE and will be open until 23 March 2020.

You can visit www.disciplemakerindex.com or pick up a paper

copy in the back of the Church. We really need your help in

making this a success, so please participate! If you have ques-

tions, please contact: Carolyn Treadon, Lisa Hay, Maria Be-

ragon, Greg Lawler or Diana Sanchez. We have had 62 surveys

completed for St. Augustine and 1 for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

¡No olvides compartir tus comentarios sobre el índice Disciple Maker! La encues-

ta está EN VIVO y estará abierta hasta el 23 de marzo de 2020. Puede visitar

www.disciplemakerindex.com o recoger una copia en papel en la parte de atrás de

la Iglesia. Realmente necesitamos su ayuda para que esto sea un éxito, ¡así que

participe! Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con: Carolyn Treadon, Lisa Hay, Ma-

ria Beragon, Greg Lawler o Diana Sanchez. Hemos completado 62 encuestas para

St. Augustine y 1 para St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

Dear Parishioners,

Is God calling you? Our readings this week tell us to

listen for and to hear God's call. In our first reading, we

learn of Abram’s call from the Lord. Our second read-

ing tells us that God is calling us to a holy life, not that

we have done anything special but because it is God's

design for us. Then our gospel instructs us to listen to

Jesus because he is “my beloved son.” We must be

obedient to God's call just as Abram was. Abram was

told to leave the land of his father and go to an un-

known land and his name would become great.

What happens if we listen to Jesus? Maybe you feel

you have been listening for years and have not heard

Jesus’ call. Our first call is to be good Catholics. We

must be good Catholics in everything we do, in every

aspect of our life. Regardless of what our call is, we

must take Jesus with us everywhere we go. We have all

been called to be disciples of Jesus. Wherever your

work or your daily life takes you, you must reflect an

image of God. You must take Jesus with you.

Many of us have been called to the Sacrament of Mar-

riage. If we are married, it is not enough to just love

our spouse , we must love our spouse as Jesus loves us.

Our love cannot be self-centered; it must be centered

on our spouse and our relationship of our marriage. If

we are blessed with children, we must teach our chil-

dren that they are made in the image of God. Do not

allow them to waste their God-given talents; teach them

to grow and use these talents to benefit themselves, to

help others, and to illustrate the love of God.

You may feel as though you have reached the pinnacle

of your life. Your children are grown and on their own.

You may be retired from many years of hard work. Do

not give up. Do not think that life is over at this point.

Just take a moment and look back at the life of Abram.

He became Abraham to live out the rest of his life fol-

lowing what God had in store for him. There is still a

lot that you can do regardless of your age, to share

God’s love with others.

We never know how God is going to appear to us for

us to hear and receive that calling. As we learn from

scripture, God can appear in numerous ways. In chap-

ter 3 of Exodus, we learn that God appeared to Moses

in the burning bush.

Moses heard God speak to him and instruct him to go

to Pharaoh and ask to lead the Israelites out of Egypt,

the land of slavery. In chapter 18 of Genesis, we learn

that God came to

Abraham in the

form of three men

from the desert.

One of the men in-

formed Abraham

that his wife Sarah

would bear him a

son. It is believed,

by some theologi-

ans, that this was

God accompanied

by two angels. In

chapter 38 of Job,

we learn that God

appeared to Job in

what is believed to

be a tornado. Our

gospel of just a few weeks ago, when Jesus was baptized,

a voice from heaven tells us, “This is my beloved son,

my favor rests on him” (Mat. 3:17). This week our

Gospel tells us, “This is my beloved son on whom my

favor rests. Listen to him” (Mat. 17:5).

God’s appearances to these people are called theopha-

nies, visible appearances or manifestations of God that

are tangible to the human senses. We must always be

open to how God may reveal himself to us. God works

in many mysterious ways as we learn and see in scrip-

ture. We are neither too old or too whatever excuse we

may come up with to listen to what God has in store for

us nor are we incapable of acting on what or where God

guides us.

During this Lenten season, pray that God will come to

you and give you the ability to listen and to hear his

words. Pray for the strength to follow the path that God

is leading you. God may not speak to us from a burning

bush or send three men from the desert, but we must

be in tune to God, listen for his call, and be ready to

act.

Have a blessed and prayerful Lent,

Deacon John

Applications for the Deacon Howard Halladay Schol-

arship are available in the back of the church. Please

contact the office or Carolyn Treadon (850-445-9293)

if you have any questions.

Knights of Columbus Happenings:

If a Catholic male is interested in joining our fraternal group,

contact the GK RJ Arceneaux, 334-451-9685 or the parish of-

fice.

CCW ANNOUNCEMENT

The CCW will hold our monthly meeting on Monday,

March 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall.

Liturg ica l Minis ters Schedule

DATE LECTORS ALTAR

SERVERS USHERS

SAT

03/07

Kay Kramer

Carolyn T

Kaliste M

Camille M

Avery H

Julian P

Bill H

SUN

03/08

Rick N

Jaci N

Abigail H

Alex K

Kaleigh N

Judy H

Yvo N

SAT

03/14

Allison D

Duane T

Gabby T

Cameron T

Avery H

Richard B

Jim T

SUN

03/15

Leny H

Justin G

Dylan N

Sophia M

Kaleigh N

Miguel G

Lory M

DAY INTENDED

SAT †Jack & Millie Talkwicz

SUN †Rev. Jacek Szuster

SUN Cairo Parishioners

TUES For my family

WED Victims of Abortion

THURS †Charles Bythewood

FRI †Nghia Nguyen

WEEKLY OFFERTORY

MARCH 1 2020

Total

St. Augustine $6700

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton $1243

Liturgies & Devot ions at St . August ine’ s Please join our traditional Catholic Prayer services:

Eucharistic Adoration

Available in our Adoration Room

9 am - 10 pm M-F

Every 1 st Fri. of the Month (sanctuary)

9—5

The Divine Mercy Chaplet Tuesday - Friday following Mass

Litany to St. Augustine Each Tuesday after Mass

Litany to the

Sacred Heart of Jesus Every 1st Friday of the month 12:30

The following are part of the memorandum from the USCCB Committee on Divine Worship, regard-ing liturgical celebrations in the midst of public con-cerns regarding the spread of the coronavirus:

1. Priests, deacons and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are urged to practice good hygiene, washing their hands before Mass begins or even us-ing an alcohol based anti-bacteria solution before and after distributing Holy Communion.

2. If the faithful are sick or are experiencing symptoms

of sickness, they are not obliged to attend Mass, and,

even that, out of charity they ought not to attend.

3. Other precautionary measures to be adopted are,

suspending the exchange of the sign of peace (or ex-

changing without physical contact), suspending the

distribution of Holy Communion to the faithful via the

chalice and the reception of Holy Communion on the

tongue.

Please let us be one another's keepers by being charitable

in this sense. Thank you.

STAFF DIRECTORY

Deacon

Rev. Mr. John Blaha

227.8377

Hispanic Coordinator

Maria Barragan 229.413.2289

CCW

Christine Baker 236.1105

Hispanic email

augustinoficina@gmail.com

Knights

RJ Arceneaux, 334.451.9685

Music Director

Betty Roberds 221.2499

Prayer Line

Barbara Fuks 226.1182

Religious Ed

Miguel & Andrea Gutierrez 267.251.1363

Shut ins

Beth Crawford 228.4606

VIRTUS email

Augustinevirtus@gmail.com

Bulletin announcements & ads:

mftaylor07@gmail.com

Bulletin information is always due by Monday night

Hospital Notifications - Please call the parish office and let us

know if you or a direct family member is a patient in the hospital

and would like to see a priest or receive the Eucharist. This is the

only consistent way our parish will know there is someone in the

hospital. Due to HIPAA laws, stating you are a Catholic on the

admittance form will not be given out to the parish. The office

number is 229-226-3624. Thank you.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please remember in your prayers our parish family & friends. If you have a loved one in need of prayers, please call Barbara Fuks (226.1182).

Mack Barrentine Gil Carte Lisa Fuks †Dot Keegan Eve Monsalvatge †Diana Searcy

Chloe Baso Catherine Chamerlin Jerry Funk Bill Klug †Monty Monsalvage Jimmy Singletary

†Joe Blaha Donald Cook Alicia Gorosin Fr. Nick Mansell Amanda Mosley Mia Taylor

†Mary Boahemaa Phyllis Creager Karon Hales Marie McAuley Linda Nuijten Todd Taylor

Manuel Borja Dan Dezso †Dina Halladay Fr. Jerry McCanty Susanne Purgason †Margrit Voorhies

Judy Bradshaw Cayman Diaz Catherine Hewlett Jen McPadden Rick Witalis

Amanda Caldwell †Mario DiPailo Yvonne Hochfelder Den Mirabzadeh Rita Ragan Jim Watts

Christopher Caldwell Conrad Dudziec Jamie Hurst Tamasita Montez Dennis W Richard

Amanda Brearley Brent Hamilton Matthew Lee US MILITARY PRAYER REQUESTS :

Abuse Hotline Number

To report sexual abuse of a minor by a Diocese of

Savannah employee or volunteer, call the abuse hotline

number at 888.357.5330 or the Office for the

Protection of Children and Young People at

912.201.4073/4. To read the diocesan policy on sexual

abuse of minors, go to: https://diosav.org/

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Second Collection

03/22/20 Catholic Relief Services

House Cleaning/Sewing Services

Call Maria, a St. Augustine parishioner,

for information at 229-224-3241. Reasonable rates and references.

and

Lawn Services/Handyman (pressure washing, etc.)

and

Call J. Concepción, a St. Augustine parishioner, for more infor-mation at 233-1007 (cell) or 346-9419 (home)

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Faith Formation Dates:

March 8, 22, 29

Volunteers are always needed! Let us know if you would like to be listed as one. All skills welcome!