MASSES Saturday 5 pm (Sunday Vigil)

Sunday 8:30 & 11 am

Weekdays 8:00 am (Mon. through Fri.)

Holy Days (Schedule varies)

PARISH STAFF Rev. Msgr. James F. Fetscher Pastor

Miss Anne M. Gardner Pastoral Assistant

Mrs. Cynthia Alonzi Office Assistant

Mr. Peter J. Manfredi, Jr. Director of Music (954) 868-6137

PASTORAL COUNCIL Nancy Adams Judy Fisher Rosemary Guerin Frank Krauser Ann Murry Connie Reed Elizabeth Siegle Chuck Wobby

PARISH WEBSITE: stsebastianfl.org

Saint Sebastian Church

Parish Office (954) 524-9344 Fax (954) 524-9347

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM is arranged by appointment. Please call the office. THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confession) 4:00-4:45 pm on Saturday, or by appointment. THE SACRAMENT OF THE SICK Please call the office as soon as anyone is seriously ill. THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Please call the office at least six months In advance of the proposed wedding date. PARISH REGISTRATION We invite anyone wishing to register in our Parish to visit or call the Parish Office, or stop by the Welcome table when you come for Sunday Mass to complete a census card and learn more about our Parish Family.

Mission Statement We, the family of St. Sebastian Parish,

are a stewardship parish, sharing God’s Gifts. We are the hands and feet

of Christ on Earth. In union with the Universal Roman Catholic Church, we

endeavor to become a prayerful and unified community deeply committed to Jesus Christ, and loving service in His

name. We hope to be a welcoming, caring and friendly Parish Family,

wherein the gifts and talents of all - young and old - are recognized,

nurtured and used to build the Kingdom of God in the world.

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Dear Family,

As the saying goes, man proposes, and God disposes. My hope and expecta on was to cele-brate The Sacred Three Days with all of you. I did, sort of, from afar.

Before anything else, from the depth of my heart, I want to thank Father Gary Wiesmann, Monsignor Mike Hippee and Father Antony Vayali-karo u for coming to celebrate the Holy Week lit-urgies. How blessed and fortunate we were to get men like these to fill in at the last minute in the most demanding celebra ons of our whole liturgy.

Each of those men will probably tell you that the main reason it worked was because Annie Gardner made it work. If it wasn’t for Annie, I have no idea what we would have done. For me personally, maybe Annie was God’s way of show-ing me his mercy, and His ming couldn’t have been be er.

I received pictures of Molly Cowart’s bap sm at the Easter Vigil, and, as I said last week, it was a special joy to walk the journey with her up to that evening. She looked very happy. I later found out that she “got a ring” and her dear friend, Bill aka Mike, (it’s a long story) popped the ques on to which she said “Yes.” What a way to celebrate Easter! And another wonderful piece of news is that they will con nue to be members of our par-ish family.

In 1980, during his third year as pope, St. John Paul wrote his encyclical Dives in Misericordia, ‘Rich in Mercy.’ I read he wrote it in Polish origi-nally, in longhand. Just that exercise alone brought him, I think, so much closer to the heart of his subject. Mercy became a very strong cur-rent throughout his years as our Holy Father.

I found a great summary of the work at <catholic-pages.com> The Seventh Chapter is -tled, “The Mercy of God In The Mission of the Church.” The summary is great.

The Church "professes and proclaims mercy - the most stu-pendous a ribute of the Creator and of the Redeemer - when she brings people close to the sources of the Savior’s mercy." Par cularly important in this area is "conscious and mature par cipa on in the Eucharist and in the sacrament of penance or reconcilia on. The Eucharist brings us ever nearer to that love which is more powerful than death." Penance "prepares the way for each individual, even those weighed down with great faults. In this sacrament each person can experience mercy in a unique way, ... the love which is more powerful than sin." The Church also tries to prac ce mercy by following the teach-ings of Jesus Christ. It must be noted that "in reciprocal rela-

onships between persons merciful love is never a unilateral act or process," since "the one who gives is always also a ben-eficiary." The forge ng of this bilateral quality of mercy is the reason that a empts are made to remove it from human rela ons, in order to base them solely on jus ce. Thus, there is a failure to see that "true mercy is, so to speak, the most profound source of jus ce. ... The equality brought by jus ce is limited to the realm of objec ve and extrinsic goods, while love and mercy bring it about that people meet one another in that value which is man himself, with the dignity that is proper to him." The world will only become more human if, along with jus ce, we introduce into rela ons among men merciful love and for-giveness, the fundamental condi on for reconcilia on.

The words I highlighted have been my special Easter present. True mercy doesn’t just give some-one something; it makes me the recipient of what I’m giving.

Thank you for your concern and prayers. Some of you will enjoy thinking about the fact that one of the elements in the cure was dosing myself in cala-mine lo on. And yes, I admit it, its pink.

With gra tude in the Risen Lord Jesus,

Twilight Twitches DIVINE MERCY April 8, 2018 Msgr. James F. Fetscher

SAVE THE DATE … April 15 - Bloodmobile in our Parking lot. April 21-22 - St. Vincent de Paul Truck in our parking lot. April 28 - Sandwich Ministry May 25 - 5:00 pm - Mass in celebration of Msgr. Jim’s 50th Anniversary of Ordination May 31 - Men’s Club JetBlue Drawing.

Catch the specials at Publix; buy one, get one free! Many food items are availa-ble at this special price. If we all take advantage of this promotion, our shop-ping carts at the doors of

the church will be groaning with pleasure! our hungry brothers & sisters Thank you.

Please remember to bring your filled Rice Bowls to Mass with you by next weekend, and place them in the basket which will be located in front of the sacristy. We will then combine all of your donations and send a check for the total amount to Catholic Relief Services. Your gifts will help CRS to help those experiencing hunger, lack of economic opportunity and violence throughout the world.

PROJECT RACHEL MINISTRY Are you suffering from the pain of abor-tion? God's greatest gift is to forgive you and show you his Mercy. Confidential help is available. Contact Project Rachel Ministries at 1-888-456- HOPE. Also available is a weekend retreat. Don't wait. Our God is a loving and merciful God.

YOU ARE INVITED... On Thursdays after Mass we meet to-gether over coffee, sharing God’s word, our love of Jesus, and our love for each other. Please join us for this informal hour. We are now in the Letter to the Ro-mans.

Second Sunday of Easter Mass Intentions

FRED BOULOS March 31, 2018

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

IN MEMORIUM

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Eucharistic Adoration is held on

Friday from 8:30 - 5:00

in our Chapel.

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PLEASE Do Not Park in the circle north of the

church. This area is to be left free for

drop-off & emergency

vehicles only. Parking is

available on the South side of the church.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

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REMEMBER To lock your car and leave valuables out

of sight. Incidents have been reported.

Saturday April 7 5:00 pm † Tom McElhinney, req. by Ann Murry † Dick Reed, req. by Connie † Marie & Albert Bourke, req. by Donald Bourke

Sunday April 8 8:30 am Living & Deceased of our Parish

11:00 am † Dr. Farid Nasser, req. by Farida Nasser & Family † Peg Dolan, req. by Mona Hamawy & Sisters

† Graciela Rodriguez, req. by Armando & Lavie Rodriguez

Monday April 9 8:00 am † Mary McGinity, req. by Grace Middlemiss † Rosemary Rowley, req. by Judy Fisher † Irene & Tom Shalloe, req. by O’Gorman Family

Tuesday April 10 8:00 am † Wayne & Marti Huizenga, req. by Marguerite & John Ward Intention of Marcia Hogan, req. by Barry

Wednesday April 11 8:00 am Intention of Suzanne Plum, req. by Mom & Dad

Thursday April 12 8:00 am † Kevin Geraghty, req. by Geraghty Family

Friday April 13 8:00 am In Thanksgiving, req. by Joe & Patti

Saturday April 14 5:00 pm † Don Murry, req. by Ann Murry † Molly Yen, req. by Donald Bourke † Don Green, req. by Ann Murry

Sunday April 15 8:30 am Living and Deceased of our Parish

11:00 am † Dr. Farid Nasser, req. by Magdy Nasser Family † Gregory Woofard, req. by Bill McGee † Tom Benson, req. by Carolina Nocik & Family

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