St. Barnabas Catholic Church January 18, 2015 — Second Sunday of Ordinary Time

Rev. Fr. Bryan W. Jerabek, J.C.L., Parish Administrator

Sunday Mass

6:00PM Saturday Vigil

10:00AM Sunday

Daily Mass

8:30AM Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri

7:00PM Wed (with novena)

8:30AM First Saturday

Eucharistic Adoration

7-8:00AM Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri

Confession

7-7:45AM Tuesday

12-12:45PM & 5-5:45PM Saturday

and upon request

7921 First Avenue North

Birmingham, Alabama 35206 http://barnabascatholic.com

church@barnabascatholic.com

205-833-0334

Rev. Msgr. Eugene O’Connor, Pastor Emeritus (in residence)

Ms. Alice Carter, Secretary

Mr. David Renda, Pastoral Care

Mr. Steve O’Donnell, Maintenance

Ms. Sandra Hudecz, Housekeeper

Mr. Tim Tipton & Mr. Isaac Johnson, Organists

St. Barnabas Catholic School (K4-8) 205-836-5385 – Mr. John Parker, Principal

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – January 18, 2015 – We have found the Messiah.

Parish Mass Intentions

Saturday 1/17 People of the Parishes Sunday 1/18 None Scheduled Monday 1/19 None Scheduled Tuesday 1/20 None Scheduled Wednesday 1/21 None Scheduled Thursday 1/22 † Guest Priest’s Intention Friday 1/23 None Scheduled Saturday 1/24 None Scheduled

† School Mass

Msgr. O’Connor’s Mass Intentions

Saturday 1/17 Carol Veigl+ Sunday 1/18 Nick Renda+ Monday 1/19 Rev. Jeff Reynolds+ Tuesday 1/20 Betsy Veigl+ Wednesday 1/21 Diane Gotay+ Thursday 1/22 Sebastian & Mirian Anderson

Friday 1/23 Robert Elkourie+

Saturday 1/24 Mary Elizabeth Tortorici

Sanctuary Lamp – January 19 - 25

In memory of Mary Elizabeth Tortorici by Mike and Debbie Tortorici.

Offertory Collection – January 10/11, 2015

Regular Offertory $ 2,930.74 Maintenance Fund $ 661.00 Benevolent Fund $ 18.00 First Offering $ 48.00

Vocation Crucifix Apostolate

The vocation crucifix and prayer will be passed from John Moseley to Mr. & Mrs. Mike Tortorici on Saturday, and from David Renda to Jane & Theresa Campbell on Sunday.

Pray for the Sick

Please remember in your prayers: Natalie Barhonovich, Joyce Martin, Leslie Walters, seminarian Jim Handerhan, Frances Humphrey, Mary & Audrey Benson (Ireland), Chris Fine, Cesarea Villanueva, and all those listed in our Long Term Care Book. You are welcome to add names to this book, which is located by the St. Joseph statue in the church. To add names to this bulletin list, please call the office.

Parish School of Religion

Classes are on Sundays, 8:30 – 9:45am.

CONCLUDED Apologetics Course

The Apologetics Course has finished for the time being. We thank John Schaefers for leading it!

RCIA – Instruction in the Catholic Faith

Class will not meet this week (January 22). Class will resume on Thursday, January 29 at 6:30pm in the Fireside Room.

Msgr. O’Connor’s Bible Study

Class will meet on Monday, January 19 at 6:30pm and Tuesday, January 20 at 9:30am in the Fireside Room.

THANK YOU! Operation Warmup

Thanks to everyone who donated items for this year’s Operation Warmup. We delivered items to Lovelady Center and to the Firehouse Shelter. Your donations will really make a difference this winter!

NEW! Church in Latin America Collection

A message from Bishop Baker:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The family around the world today faces tremendous challenges. In Latin America, where Christian values remain important, many families are wounded by hostility from the surrounding environment and by broken relationships within the family. Yet throughout the hemisphere, the Church continues to point the way to Christ as the source of hope and healing within the family and in society. Many family and catechetical ministry projects funded by the Collection for the Church in Latin America offer families and communities a way to strengthen, affirm, and celebrate their life together in faith, offering a different and hopeful vision of relationships with one another and with God. Our diocese will take up this collection the weekend of January 24-25. Please be generous in collection and take this opportunity to share your faith with families in Latin America and the Caribbean. Your help will truly make a difference. Together, let us ask the Lord and Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas, to continue to bless us in all that we do.

Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Robert J. Baker, S.T.D. Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama

Save the Date – Men’s Conference

The 12th annual “Strong Men, Strong Faith” conference will be held at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Hoover on Monday, February 16 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. This will be an excellent way to prepare for the season of Lent (which begins on Wednesday, February 18, just two days later). The speaker this year will be Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers. Ladies, please encourage your husbands, fathers, and sons to go! More information will be provided during the coming weeks.

NEW! St. Patrick’s Mardi Gras Party

The St. Patrick Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul invites everyone to come and celebrate Mardi Gras with us on Saturday, February 14 at 6:00pm. Enjoy delicious red beans and rice, heavy hors d’ouevres, king cake, adult beverages (cash bar and BYOB), dessert, and much more. Dance to music provided by Brady Busby or lead the musical fun with the featured karaoke machine. Tickets are $10 each (adults only please). A non-perishable canned food donation will also be appreciated. There will also be prizes and a 50/50 raffle. Security will be provided. For more info about St. Vincent de Paul at St. Patrick’s, visit http://saintpatrickcc.com/SVDP. For more info about the Mardi Gras party, contact Pat Roden at patroden@yahoo.com.

Father Jerabek’s Vacation Time

Father Jerabek will be away this week to visit his family in New Hampshire (January 19 to 24). Tuesday morning confessions are cancelled, but the schedule otherwise remains the same.

HELP! One Voice

The diocesan newspaper, One Voice, is sent free of charge to all Catholics in the diocese. But did you know that each parish pays for its parishioners’ subscriptions, and that each issue costs $0.37? Please consider using the One Voice envelope next weekend to make a donation that will help offset this expense. And if you are not receiving the paper and would like to, call the church office to sign up. Thanks!

Scripture Readings for Next Sunday – 1/25

1st Reading: Jonah 3:1-5, 10 Responsorial: Psalm 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 Gospel: Mark 1:14-20

NEW! Stewardship Statements

Year-end donation statements have now been prepared and are available in the back of the church (they are sorted alphabetically by last name). If you notice a mistake on yours, please contact Alice in the office and she will correct it. Thank you for your generous giving to the parish! — Father Jerabek

FOOD PANTRY David Renda & Lucy Hudecz ALTAR/CHURCH M. Hampton & M.J. Romano SACRED LINENS Margo Lemonis

GENERAL PARISH INFORMATION

Baptisms – Contact Father Jerabek, preferably during the pregnancy so as to be able to schedule the baptism soon after birth.

Weddings – Contact Father Jerabek no less than six months in advance to begin preparations.

Parish Registration – Contact the church office.

Knights of Columbus – Mike Sullivan, 680-9088.

Food Pantry – Contact the office to inquire about how you can help.

Sanctuary Lamp – This is the candle in the red glass globe that burns perpetually near the tabernacle, signifying that Christ is present there in the Most Blessed Sacrament. It is possible to have this candle lighted for a special intention. The suggested donation is $5.00 and the candle will burn for one week for your intention. Contact the office with your request.

Our Wonderful Catholic Faith

Memento

It happened on two occasions when I lived in Rome that, as I was proceeding from the sacristy to the altar in some big basilica to celebrate Mass, another priest who was passing by said to me “Memento” (Latin for remember [me]). Although I knew what he meant by it – I’ll talk about that in a moment – I did not initially know how to respond. I later learned the traditional response, “Deus exaudiat”: May God hear [your prayers].

Why would the priest say that to me as I was going to celebrate Holy Mass? Well, because he wanted me to pray for him at the altar. But how could I do that if I already had a Mass intention for which I was celebrating? This is where a bit of history comes in. Until November 30, 1969 (the First Sunday of Advent – the day on which the new order of the Mass came into effect), there was only one Eucharistic Prayer – what is now our “First Eucharistic Prayer”, also known as the “Roman Canon”. And in that Eucharistic Prayer there are two pauses: one before the Consecration, when we pray for the living, and one after the Consecration, when we pray for the dead. Both of these remembrances, in Latin, begin with the word “memento”. So when a priest said to another priest “memento”, he wanted him to remember his special intentions during the Remembrance of the Living at Mass.

We have several Eucharistic Prayers in the new order of the Mass, and the Roman Canon, or First Eucharistic Prayer, is perhaps no longer used as often as it should be; I do try to use it occasionally on Sundays and major feast days. It is a venerable and beautiful prayer with a long history in the Church’s liturgical tradition.

So when you are at Mass and the Roman Canon is used, remember to pray for your special intentions for the living and deceased during those pauses that I mentioned. And maybe, when praying for the deceased, pray also for the countless priests who have uttered this Eucharistic Prayer at altars around the world down through the ages. Memento!

— Father Jerabek