12001 SE Federal Highway, Hobe Sound, FL 33455 772-546-5150, Office 772-546-8820, Fax

www.stchrishs.com office@stchrishs.com

Office Hours: Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Mass Schedule: Monday thru Friday, Daily Mass at 9:00 am

Saturday, Vigil Mass at 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm Sunday, Morning Masses at 7:30 am, 9:00 am, and 10:30 am

(January 13 - April 2019, 12:00 Noon Mass on Sunday)

Confession Schedule: Friday, following the 9:00 am Mass or by appointment.

Rev. Aidan Hynes Pastor

Monda thru Frida The church is open for

Prayerful Meditation and Private Stations of the Cross

from 8:00am to 1pm.

Morning Mass at 9:00am. Confessions: Fridays following

the 9:00am Mass.

Thursda Holy Hour of Adoration before

The Blessed Sacrament follows morning Mass until 10:30am.

Frida Stations of the Cross

following the 9:00am Mass.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

3:30 PM † Tony Vitale / † Maryellen Castellano / † Mary E. Dunn / Intention of Lenny Michaud

5:00 PM † Jack Antinori / † Shaun Franz / † William Dinger / † John W. Sullivan / Special Intention

Sunday, March 10, 2019

7:30 AM † Tony Vitale / † Nancy R. Cook / † Rosa O'Day Finnegan /

Intention of People of St. Christopher

9:00 AM † The Charles and Sophie Lomangino Family / † Tom Kirchhoff / † Reggie Ouimette /

† Lois A. Morahan

10:30 AM † Thomas and Grace Foley / † Joseph and Josephine Saporito / † Margaret M. Powell /

† Dennis Travo

12:00 PM † John Carney / † Lorraine McCaffery Macintosh / † Susan Dillin / † Maureen F. Brennan

Monday, March 11, 2019

9:00 AM † Catherine Shaffran / † Ron Larizza / † The Poor Souls in Purgatory / † Richard Lewis

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

9:00 AM † Mary C. Collins / † Katie Shaffran / † Jim Tormey, M.D. / † Adelaide Brennan /

† Jan Casadonte

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

9:00 AM † Julie McNeill / † Steven Page / † Mary and Joseph Friel / † Adelaide Brennan

Thursday, March 14, 2019

9:00 AM † Adelaide Brennan / † William Sullivan / Intention of Mariner Sands Prayer Group /

† Deceased Members of the S.T. Reilly & J.F. Dwyer Families

Friday, March 15, 2019

9:00 AM † Mary Minni / † Adelaide Ritter / † Thomas Egan / † Annie O'Malley

Saturday, March 16, 2019

3:30 PM † Nora & Ray Mahoney / † Joseph Strona Jr. / † Carl Davino / † Bryan Inderrieden /

† Julie McNeill

5:00 PM † Loretta and Frank J. Burgert / † George A. Deitz / † Richard and Mary Stack / † Jack Fitzgerald

Sunday, March 17, 2019

7:30 AM † Nancy Fay Donaldson / † Helen Horvath / Intention of The Bradshaw Family /

Intention of People of St. Christopher

9:00 AM † Adeline Tieri / † Joe Zarro / † Robert Dillmeier / † Helen Curtin

10:30 AM † James Dolan / † Paul Houde / † Tom & Grace Foley / † Joseph & Josephine Saporito

12:00 PM † Michael Hoynes / † The Brannigan and Callahan Families / † Kristin DeBonee /

† John C. Kennedy

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Parishioners and visitors often remark on the arrangements

adorning our sanctuary.

They are always fresh cut flowers, replaced weekly.

You can help with the cost involved by using the floral

arrangements to honor the living or memorialize the dead. An

acknowledgment of those being honored or memorialized and

also the name of those arranging it will be placed in the

bulletin each week.

A similar arrangement can be made for the Sanctuary

Candles.

Please contact the parish office at 772-546-5150 for details.

Opportunities to Serve and Participate

Votive Candles

The votive candles in the courtyard and in the vestibule of the church require care and maintenance. Changing out the used candles (daily), washing the altars (weekly), and cleaning the glass votive candles (weekly). If you would like to help with this, please call the parish office at 772-546-5150.

Altar Linens

The altar linens are cleaned and cared for weekly. As the liturgical seasons change, so do the altar linens. If you would like to assist with the care of altar linens and/or the preparation of the Altar for the change of seasons, please call the parish office at 772-546-5150.

Dust Busters

We have a few incredible women who clean the church each Friday morning after Mass. If you would like to join them and help with the care of our beautiful church, please call the parish office for information, 772-546-5150.

March 9 to March 15

In Loving Memory of Ralph & Mary Scheidt

as requested by Evelyn McCloskey.

The parish family of St. Christopher Church.

Please call the parish office at 772-546-5150 for information or to arrange any of the following: Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Homebound Visits, Mass Intentions, Marriages, or Funeral / Memorial Masses

WELCOME

Thank you for attending Mass with us today, we are glad you came!

Fr. Aidan Hynes and the parish family of St. Christopher would like to welcome all of our visitors and new members.

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Dollars and Sense “Give to the Most High as He has given to you, generously, according to your means.” ~ Sirach 35: 7 - 9

Combined Offertory and Major Maintenance, March 2 / 3 ................................................................................ $ 37,305.89 Last Year ................................................................................................................................................................................... $ 34,702.84

This Week’s Second Collection March 9 & 10 * The Second Collection will be for the Education of Seminarians and Priestly Formation.

Next Week’s Second Collection March 16 & 17 * The Second Collection will be for the St. Christopher Religious Education Program.

Parish Lenten Mission — MARK YOUR CALENDARS

We are very pleased to announce our Parish Lenten Mission will be given by Fr. Joe McDonald.

March 11, 12, and 13, 2019. Two sessions: 9:00am with Mass and 7:00pm with Mass.

FRESH ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS

During the course of our mission, we will, with the help of the Holy Spirit, glimpse Jesus afresh.

Monday, March 11: Jesus, and the Five Kings Tuesday, March 12: Jesus, Source of Disturbance Wednesday, March 13: Jesus Cooks Breakfast

LENTEN DEVOTIONS

The Stations of the Cross will be prayed weekly during Lent, immediately following the 9:00 am Mass on Fridays.

There will be a Holy Hour on the Thursdays of Lent, beginning after the 9:00 am Mass

and concluding at 10:30 am. The specific prayer intention of this Hoy Hour is for Vocations to the Priesthood and to the Religious Life.

* We ask that you please make all collection checks made payable to St. Christopher.

Knights of Columbus

Delicious Pork Tenderloin Anyone? We sincerely thank all of our donors and patrons for making our homemade

lasagna dinner on February 23rd

a big success! Next up, the Knights are hosting a delicious roast pork tenderloin dinner for the evening of Saturday

March 30th. Tickets will go on sale after all Masses the weekend of March 9

th & 10

th.

This one is not to be missed! We suggest buying your tickets early before they sell out.

Author Michael Tougais Presentation! The Knights of Columbus will host New York Times bestselling author Michael Tougias to present a program on his latest book “Above and Beyond”, which details the heroic efforts of U-2 pilots who were instrumental in defusing the

imminent threat of nuclear war posed by Russian missiles based in Cuba. The presentation will be in the Parish Hall, Sunday, March 31 at 4 p.m. Watch of more details in next week's bulletin.

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First Reading, Deuteronomy 26:4-10Moses describes the offering of praise for God's deliverance of Israel.

Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 91:1-2,10-11,12-13,14-15A prayer for God's protection

Second Reading, Romans 10:8-13Paul teaches that we are saved by faith.

Gospel Reading, Luke 4:1-13In the desert, Jesus is tempted by the devil.

In each of the three Synoptic Gospels, after his baptism, Jesus is reported to have spent forty days in the desert, fasting and praying. In Luke and in Matthew, the devil presents three temptations to Jesus. The devil tempts Jesus to use his power to appease his hunger, he offers Jesus all the kingdoms of the world if Jesus will worship him, and he tempts Jesus to put God's promise of protection to the test. In each case, Jesus resists, citing words from Scripture to rebuke the devil's temptation.

Each temptation that Jesus faces offers insight into the spirituality we hope to develop as we keep the forty days of the Season of Lent. We can trust God to provide for our material needs. We worship God because God alone has dominion over us and our world. We can trust God to be faithful to his promises. Jesus' rejection of the devil's temptations shows that he will not put God to the test. Grounding himself on the Word and authority of Scripture, Jesus rebukes the devil by his confidence in God's protection and faithfulness.

This Gospel highlights for us one of the central themes of the Season of Lent. We are dependent upon God for all that we have and all that we are. Anything that leads us to reject this dependency or to distrust its sufficiency, is a temptationfrom the devil.

Luke ends his report of Jesus' temptation in the desert by noting that the devil departs for a time. The implication is that the devil will return. Jesus knows that he will be tempted again in the Garden of Gethsemane. The depth of Jesus' trust in God is shown most fully when Jesus rejects the temptation to turn away from the task God has given to him. Jesus' final rebuke of the devil is his sacrifice on the Cross.

Jesus' responses to the temptations of the devil teach us how we can respond to temptation. As we start our journey through Lent, this Sunday's Gospel calls us to adopt the same confidence that Jesus had in the face of temptation: God's word alone will suffice, God's promise of protection can be trusted, and God alone is God.

Choir Rehearsals Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

in the Hospitality Room.

We would like to extend an invitation to join the choir to all parishioners, both year round

and seasonal –even if you are only here for a few short

months. All voices are needed and

all levels of musical ability are welcomed. Come and bring a friend! For further information or questions, please call Bernadette Lindell at 561-308-3724.

BINGOCome and enjoy the fun of playing Bingo on

Wednesday afternoons in St. Christopher’s Parish Hall. Doors open at 11:00

AM. All paper programs start at 12:30 PM.

TWO JACK POTS! PICKLE JAR! LOTS OF FUN!

Our Parish Hall is air conditioned and smoke free. Hot dogs and chips, coffee, soft drinks, and snacks are available. Support your parish BINGO – and bring a friend!

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Upcoming Concert at St. Christopher

April 29, 2019 Emmet Cahill

St. Patrick’s Day ConcertOur St. Patrick’s Day Concert will take place

on Thursday, March 14th at 2:00pmdoors will open approximately 1:15pm.

$20.00 admission at the door, no advance ticket sales.

Appearing will be mother & son duo, Kathy and Andreas Durkin direct from Ireland, master accordionist Michael O’Rourke from County New York, and the Tir Na Greine Irish Dance - Jigs, Reels, and Horn Pipes.

Special Guest will be Fr. Aidan Hynes of County Sligo, who will sing the classic Irish songs such as Galway Bay,

Danny Boy, Mother MacNeil, My Wild Irish Rose, etc. He will also lead a great sing-a-long of popular songs such as East Side West Side, Sweet Rosie O’Grady,

Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Peggy O’Neill...

Thursday, March 14at 2:00pm

St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store

M-F 9am-2pm Saturday 9am-1pm

We welcome donationsof clean, gently used:

Furniture

Clothing

Household Items (urgent need)

We are always in need of shoppers! Help us help others, consider volunteering.

For furniture pick up (1st floor only)please call 772-546-5070.

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Labels for Education

All Saints School

Help the children of All Saints School by collecting Campbell Labels for Education

and General Mills Box Tops for Education.

For a product listing, visit

labelsforeducation.com All of the children of

All Saints School thanks you for your

participation and help. Place in an envelope marked coupons and drop in the collection

basket at Mass.

Upcoming Events at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center

1300 U.S. Highway One, North Palm Beach, FL 561-626-1300 www.ourladyofflorida.org

April 3 Day of Reflection: “Graced Horizons”

Presenter: Br. Edward Hall, C.P. Will include Reconciliation, Stations of the Cross and distribution of Ashes during the closing Mass.

10:00am to 2:30pm. $40.00 Reservation Required.

Diocese of Palm Beach, Diocesan Services Appeal Website

To see the video or make a contribution, please visit us at

dsa.diocesepb.org

What programs does the Diocesan Services Appeal support?

The DSA has seven areas of ministry it supports throughout the Diocese. It provides support to Catholic Charities, Vocations, Seminarians, Diaconate Formation, Catholic Education, Cultural Ministries, Communications, Marriage and Family Life, and Chancery/Support Services. Under these overarching programs there are many forms of support from prison ministry and respect for life to marriage counseling and homeless outreach. All the money donated to the DSA stays within the Diocese and supports ministries in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Indian River counties.

Is my donation tax deductible?

Yes, every gift donated to the Diocese is tax deductible and we will send you a tax receipt at the end of the year for any gift +$250 or by request.

What is the difference between a pledge and one-time gift?

A one-time gift is exactly that, you give one donation for the whole year. A pledge on the other hand is an opportunity to give through installments throughout the year. It is generally a pre-determined amount per month for the 10 month timeframe. Since you are giving over time it’s an opportunity to build your giving into your budget. The goal is for all Catholics to prayerfully consider a donation in accordance with the gifts God has given them.

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This Week's 5 Questions:

1. Who talked Adam into eating from the forbidden tree?

2. In the Bible which city was the first destroyed by God?

3. Who was the firstborn of the twins, Jacob or Esau?

4. Who was the father of James and John, the disciples?

5. What is the name of the town where Jesus did not perform any miracles?

Last Week’s 5 Questions:

1. How were the Israelites guided by God through the desert when leaving Egypt?

2. God went before them as a pillar of fire (Exodus 13:21)

2. What did God do that made Jonah very happy? Gave him shade (Jonah 4:6)

3. In the Bible what were God's first recorded words? "Let there be light: (Genesis 1:3)

4. What animal spoke to Balaam? A donkey (Numbers 22:22-35)

5. Where did Esther reign as queen? Persia (Esther 1:1;2:16-17)

Religious Education Coordinator, Susan Kirch

772-546-5150, ext. 2010 religioused@stchrishs.com

Upcoming Calendar

Sunday, March 10 Class

Sunday, March 17 Class

Sunday, March 17, Confirmation Class Retreat

Sunday, March 24 Class

Sunday, March 31 Class

Reminder: Classes are from 10:00am until 11:30am

We ask that you please be on time when arriving for class. When picking up, we ask that you do not enter the building to pick up

your children until 11:30am. We have classrooms right off the lobby, and people in the lobby can disrupt our classes.

Be sure to look at all the model Churches made by our First Communion Class. They are displayed in the front hallway of the Religious Education Center.

Lenten Project:

Have you made your plans for Lent? Have you decided to do without something?

Remember that we will be filling a box with non perishable food items and personal care items that will be distributed by St. Vincent de Paul in our parish. Take time as a family to

make plans to make this Lent count.

This week let's pray for the homeless in our community.

Pray for our Catechist, Volunteers and Students.

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St. Christopher Staff Rev. Aidan Hynes, Pastor

Mary Stevens, Office Manager Diane Busch, Bookkeeper Kathy Wildes, Secretary

(772) 546-5150 office@stchrishs.com

St. Christopher Choir Bernadette Lindell, Director, (561) 308-3724

Religious Education Sue Kirch, Coordinator of Religious Education

Kirch.susan@yahoo.com (772) 546-5150

Bible Study As scheduled seasonally, watch the bulletin.

Eric Wolf, (772) 932-7969 Ken and Connie Ziesman, (772) 463-0858

Bingo

Every Wednesday, doors open at 11:00 AM and play starts at 12:30 PM in the Parish Hall

Charismatic Prayer Group

Ken & Connie Ziesman, (772) 463-0858 Tuesday 9:30 AM in the Hospitality Room

Christ Child Society Elizabeth McIntyre, (772) 463-0405

Meets the second Monday each month, October thru April at 10:00 AM in the Hospitality Room

Council of Catholic Women

Linda Duggan, President, Sept thru May,

Meetings the 2nd Tuesday each month, 1 PM in the Parish Hall

Diocesan Cemetery Our Lady Queen of Peace, (561) 793-0711

Home Bound Ministry Kathy Wildes, Director, 772-546-5150

Kathy’s Hours: Tuesday and Friday each week

Knights of Columbus Eric Wolf, Grand Knight, (772) 932-7969

Meetings 1st Tuesday each month, 7:30 PM in the Parish Hall.

James F. Collins, F.I.C., Benefits Advisor, (772) 546-9910

Legion of Mary

Sandra Johnson, (561) 729-3104 Wednesday 9:30 AM in the Hospitality Room

Nursing Home Ministry The Terrace of Hobe Sound

(Formerly The Manors of Hobe Sound)

2nd Saturday of the Month, at 10am for service and every other week on Thursday morning.

Please call, 772-546-5150

Rosary Group

Monday thru Friday at 8:30 AM in the Church

St. Christopher Men’s Ministry Frank Weiland, (772) 545-3876

Meets Saturday morning at 8:00am in the Hospitality Room.

St. Christopher Single’s Group Lois at (772) 341-4654

Meets first Monday each month, Sept. thru May at 1:00pm in the Hospitality Room.

St. Vincent de Paul Office (772) 546-2492

Hours Monday - Friday from 9am to 12pm Thrift Shop (772) 546-5070 Monday - Friday 9am-2pm and Saturday, 9am - 1pm

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Non-medical in-home servicesfor Seniors by Seniors.

For help or to be a caregiver, please call

772-223-9950

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