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Tom Dean

Judy Kriegel

Sherry Wodicka

Fran Simpson

Mike Rivera

Bo Cruz

Eucharistic Ministry

Richard Capozzoli

The Besel Family

Laura Pizzi

Tina Raby

Herman Gonzalez

Welcome to

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DESIGNATED OFFERINGSt. Michaels is conducting a designated offering this weekend for the Holiday Helping Hands Pro-

gram. This program assists service members with a Thanksgiving meal. Thank you for your generosity.

Please know that this offering is directed by the office of the Chief of Chaplains.Parish Council Financial Advisor, Tina Raby

:What is meant by the phrase asleep in Christ?: Both the expressions asleep in Christ and fallen

sleep are found in Pauls letters. Whether you wish toall sleeping or asleep in Christ a metaphor or a

uphemism, it means dead.We ourselves use various euphemisms to talk about theead and death itself. We speak about those who rest inhrist or peace, and we say the Lord came and tooker. Asleep in Christ would also help convey the ideaat it isn't the end of everything when Christians die.hristians have the resurrection and life afterward to an-cipate. Retrieved from http://www.americancatholic.org/

StewardshipAttendance: 413

Offering: $1,689.65

VOL. 3 OCTOBER 1-2, 2011 ISSUE

JEFF LEPAK, PRESIDENTjeffrey.john.lepak@us.army.mHERMAN GONZALEZ, VICE

herman.gonzalez1962@gmail.LOREN SIMPSON, SECRETA

simpsgm@knology.netTINA RABY, FINANCIAL ADVI

gritstwo@yahoo.com

Pastor:Fr. Damian Ilokaba(706) 791-4307

Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe(706) 791-4307

Co-Pastor: Fr. Joseph Lea(267)243-5861

NCOIC: SSG. Clarence Slaughte(706) 791-4308

Chapel Clerk: Vacant(706) 791-2945

Deacons:- George Foster (706) 860-237- Mike Marchek (706) 855-210- David Kriegel (706) 869-978

PLC: VACANTMusic Director: VACANT

RE Coordinator: VACANTMCCW: Kim Besel

mccwfg@yahoo.comKnights of Columbus:Allen Lar

larsonlair05@hughes.netYouth Ministry: Nisa Vera

nisa_vera@yahoo.comEME: Judy Kriegel, (706) 869-9Altar Servers:Alex Beseladbesel@gmail.com, (706) 855-9Lectors: Tom Dean, (706) 860-6Ushers: Ron Shannon 706-868-5960Flowers Ministry: Sherry Wodic

swodicka24@gmail.comEditor: Lola Rivera (443) 223-11

lolarivera@ymail.com

aint Michaels Day was a wonderful Parish event. The weather was fabulous, children enjoyed the inflatable bouncyastles and played outside while their parents enjoyed great entertainment. More than 400 people attended this event ate Courtyard Ballroom, and witnessed an excellent selection of entertainment that included performances of ethnical

roups that shared their traditional attires, dances and music. We would like to give a giant thanks to all of the cooks,nd all of the parishioners who shared their side dishes and desserts with the congregation. We hope you enjoyed the011 St. Michaels Day Feast!

A very special thank you to our pastor Father Damian and the Deacons for their unconditional support to our parish,nd also thank you to the following Ministries and volunteers for their dedication and hard work. Great job done!

MCCW

nights of Columbus

outh Ministry

Music Ministry

ltar Servers

ectors

We have hundreds of photos from this celebration. Please, take a minute to check them out through our website http://

michaelparishfg.blogspot.com/

Parish Council Meetingt. Michaels Parish Council Meeting is scheduled foruesday October 11, 2011. The meeting will be at Goodhepherd Chapel (GSC), social room at 5:30 pm.

Confirmation Spectacular RetreatConfirmation Spectacular is a one-day retreat offered

by the Diocese ofSavannah for candidates to receivethe Holy Sacrament of Confirmation. The retreat willtake place on October 23rd at the St. Peter the Apostlein Savannah from 10-5pm.

GROWING IN WISDOM is the theme of this year'sevent for 7-9 graders who are either will be receivingthe Sacrament of Confirmation. This retreat day seeksto deepen participants understanding of the Sacramentof Confirmation, the Holy Spirit's gift of wisdom, andtheir implications for everyday life. Oddwalk Ministries

will be our guests for the day, providing our keynotesessions, a workshop session for adults, and music forthe day. We are currently registering children for thisretreat. More information in how registering your childduring Mass Announcements. See you at the Spectacu-lar!!!

Note: Registration fees and transportation will be cov-ered by church funds.

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Pro-Life Mass & RosaryFor your information, there is a Mass the first Sday of each month at Saint Mary on the Hill, 9:1followed by a Pro-Life Rosary at Preferred HCenter right after (approximately 10:15am). activity is not organized by our parish, but youinvited to participate to support the Right to Life.

~~~~~~ MCCW FT GORDO

FOR LIF

Pro-Life Rosary

We will start praying the Pro-Life Rosary the Wednesday of each month starting on October before Adoration at 6:10pm. Join us!

~~~~~~~~~~OUR COMMUNITY

Abortion AlternativesBirthright of Augusta (706) 733-LOVEBirthright national (1-800) 550-4900

Augusta Care Pregnancy Center (706) 724-373

Post-Abortion AlternativesRachels Vineyard 1-877-HOPE-4-ME

Living Rosary at Aquinas H.S.The 22nd Annual Living Rosary will take place on

Sunday, October 2, 2011, at 6:45 p.m., at theAquinas Football Stadium. For information ongetting involved contact MCCW atmccwfg@yahoo.com. We will be leading onedecade of the Living Rosary.

Wild Wild West AuctionCome have fun at the Aquinas Wild Wild

West Auction-our PTOs biggest fund-raiser of the year. The Western themedevent will feature both a silent and liveauction, as well as a $1,000 drawing,great food, and great times. Make yourplans now to spend Saturday, November5 at the Aquinas Wild Wild West Auc-tion. Get your tickets today from theschool office or any auction committeemember. The cost of this delightful eve-ning is just $50 per person if you pur-chase your ticket prior to October 1. Formore information, contact Kelli Strick-land at 706-736-5516 or kstrick-

land@aquinashigh.org.

Catholic RadioYou can listen live Catholic programsthat will be featured on Saint Paul Radioby going to their website: saintpaulra-dio.org. If you would like more informa-tion or have questions, please contactBernie Hulshof, bhulshof4@comcast.net.

LIFE-CHAIN 2011 for AugustaSunday, October 2, 2:00 p.m. @ the intersectioScott Nixon, Pleasant Home, Walton Way Ext.Davis Rd. Third year on the West Side. All arecouraged to come and spend an hour praying forend of abortion and for its victims. There wilspeakers and music. Printed signs will be proviThis is a nationwide event always on the first Suof October. For information, contact Gary or NGarner at 706-793-8090. www.lifechain.net.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter WeekendA Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is like Easter Sunday because it's a weekend full offresh love, rebirth, and new beginnings. All married couples deserve a richer, fuller life together!Make a special time of growth for you and your spouse. For more information or to register forOctober 7 - 9 in Savannah, call 904 821-0773 or register on line at www.jaxwwme.com.

GRACE ScholarsWould you like to help a family receive a Catholiceducation at Aquinas High School, St. Mary onthe Hill School or Immaculate Conception Catho-lic School? You can do this simply by redirectingsome or all of what you owe in state income tax toGRACE Scholars. You make a donation and yourtax bill is reduced by that amount! To see howeasy it is visit www.gracescholars.org or

www.aquinashigh.org or call 706-736-5516 oremail kstrickland@aquinashigh.org

Alumni & Friends of Aquinas!Come have a great time with Alumni & Friends ofAquinas at our annual Tailgate Party before theHomecoming football game on Friday, October7th at 6pm. We will supply the food anddrink. You can supply the memories! Free ad-mission. (Must be 21 to attend). For more infor-mation, contact Kelli Strickland at 706-736-5516orkstrickland@aquinashigh.org

Eleazer and Bea Nikoi35th Anniversary, October 2nd

Retrouvaille (re-tro-vi) - for

Married CouplesCouples slowly and quietly drift apart, or are

being torn apart by terrible words and actions.

This program offers the chance to rediscover your-

self, your spouse, and a loving relationship in your

marriage. The next Retrouvaille Weekend will

be October 14 -16, 2011 in an Augusta Hotel.

For additional information or to register call (800)

470-2230. If calling from outside the Savannah

Diocese, call (706) 863-1465. More info at

www.retouvaille.org. Space limited.

CHEROKEE NORTH CAROLINA CASINO TRIPCOME EAT, SHOP, AND PLAY

DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2011

TIME: 6:00 AM- 8:00PM

COST: $50 PER PERSON

INCLUDES TEN DOLLARS IN COIN FOR CASINO PLAY

ENJOY PAULA DEENS RESTAURANT LOCATED AT THE CASINO

Sponsored by the African-American Ministry of Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Please contact the following for further information: Kathie Johnson 706

733-3122, Juanita Lee 707-709-3079, or Helen Griffin 706-722-4944

Job Fair in Fort Gordon!There will be a job fair on 4 October 2011, fr0930 to 1430, at the Reserve Center, Bldg 144located on 15th St. and Lane Ave. The first ho0930 to 1030 is reserved for Soldiers assignedthe Warrior Transition Battalion. The job fairopen to the public from 1030 to 1430. More thanemployers will be recruiting for the following tyof positions. For more information, contact EdF e r g u s o n a t 7 0 6 - 7 9 1 - 2 0 0 9

eddie.ferguson@us.army.mil

Send us an email if you are celebrating your wedding a

versary next month, lolarivera@ymail.com.

Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America is alive and wellin our community. The BSA has beenaround for over 100 years, instilling inour youth: leadership, life and survivalskills, respect, faith, and courage. Thelocal Boy Scout Troopout of St Mary on theHill Catholic Church isactively seeking newmembership. Pleasecontact their Scout-master, Dave Besel at

owls@troop8augusta.com. You can alsovisit their website at: http://sites.google.com/site/troop8augusta

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Coffee and TheoloCoffee and Theology is a religeducation for adults that meeSundays at 11:30am. CoTom Dean (706) 860-6946 ifhave any question.

Volunteers NameTags

All volunteers are asked to up their name tags in the Sac

behind the door before each to wear during Mass. Pleasturn after Mass.

Altar Servers Training!!!Altar Server Training will be No-vember 5th, from Noon - 1300 atGood Shepherd Chapel. All cur-rent and new servers must attend.

A schedule will be drawn up anddistributed at that time. For moreinformation please contact AlexBesel at adbesel@gmail.com or(706) 855-9275.

New to our Parish?Please take a minute and fill out our registration fYou can find these forms in the tables located in the bhallway. You may give the form to our Pastor, or leain his door. You can also download the form fromwebsite if this is more convenient for you, and send

lolarivera@ymail.com. Welcome!

Roman Missal InsertsThe Roman Missal changes (prayers and in-structions for the celebration of the Mass) will

be officially implemented on the first Sundayof Advent, November 27, 2011. For the next

several weeks, you will find an insert inside ofthe weekly bulletin. We ask you to collectthese inserts as they are a great source of infor-mation in our Catholic Faith, and the upcom-ing Roman Missal changes. Let us know if youare missing any insert.

EME, Lectors and UshersSchedule

The new schedule for Lectors, EMEs and Ushers has mailed. The Schedule can also be found on the St.chael's Website and Facebook page. A copy is

posted on the bulletin board and the rear of the Chape

Bible StudySt. Michaels Bible Study iTuesdays at 7:30pm. Westudying a Bible Study onBooks of Hebrews.

Monthly MeetingPlease know that our next meeting will be on

Tuesday October 11, 2011 in Bldg. 13 at 1830. Soand the meeting starts at 1900 hours. Contact the Gr

Knight Al Larson at larsonlair05@hughes.net if have any question.

Essay ContestAll Catholic students in grades 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12invited to participate in the 2012 Knights of ColumEssay Contest. Students are encouraged to write a to 750 word essay on the theme of: "The Responsibof the Catholic Citizen In a Free Society. The conopens the doors of young minds, enabling the entrant

be creative, thoughtful and introspective in work. All contestants on the local level are recogn

for their participation in the contest. Participantsrequired to furnish written parental consent. For eforms and additional information contact: Tim

McCarthy @ 706-831-1104. Deadline is Oct 15th.

Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW)

MCCW Monthly Program October 6The MCCW monthly program for October will be this Thursday, October6. We will start with Mass at 6:00 pm in the chapel followed by dinner and our

guest speaker, Sister Janet Roddy, a missionary Franciscan Sister of the Immaculate Concep-tion, who is currently serving as Director of Catholic Social Services in Augusta.**Because of our monthly meeting Thursday the MCCW faith study will not meet this

Monday, October 3.

Best Baker CompetitionAll bakers of the parish, get ready for the Second Annual Best Baker Competition! The con-test will be held on Saturday, November 19. Watch the bulletin for more information.

RE Notes by Sherry WodickaVolunteers Needed

We are in need of several Catechists andsubstitute teachers to help with the CCD

program, grades Pre-K through High School.Co-Teachers and assistants are needed too!!Anyone interested in volunteering to teachReligious Education this year, please contactSherry Wodicka @ Swodicka24@gmail.comor (706) 592-6478.

CCD Registration.CCD registration is open throughout the year.Please know that in order to receive the HolySacrament of First Communion or Confirma-tion, children need to attend Religious Educa-tion as required. Contact Sherry if you havequestions.

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Mark your Calendar

Oct 2Classes

October 9NO Class due toColumbus Day

October 16NO Class due toFather Damians Jubilee Cele-

bration

October 23Classes and Liv-ing Rosary

Oct 30Classes

Requesting Sacramental Certification through theMilitary Archdiocese

Unlike a conventional diocese, the Archdiocese of the Military Services (AMS) has no par-

shes or parish registries. Because military chapels are United States Government property, themaintenance of all records of sacraments performed on U.S. Military Installations are main-tained by the AMS. This starkly contrasts the model used in diocesan parishes where all sacra-ments are recorded in the parish registry. The AMS currently maintains over 2.6 million re-

cords of sacraments performed on military installations" (Retrieved from http://www.milarch.org).

You can request any sacramental information you may need at the Military Archdiocesewebsite @ https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/register.asp?c=dwJXKgO UJi-IaG&b=6694207&en=kuJPL1NLJeIOK0OKKcLMI5MVIrI7KiOSJeJSLeNUKdLWJ

gPYLyF. You may contact them by phone if you have any question/s at (202)719-3624.

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St. Michael the Archangel,defend us in battle.

Be our protection against the wickeness and snares of the devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly praand do Thou, O Prince of the Heave

Host by the Divine Power of Godthrust into hell,

Satan and all the evil spirits, who roathroughout the world seeking the ru

of souls. Amen.

LITURGICAL LIFE

Weekend Masses

Saturday 17:00Sunday 08:30 & 10:00

Daily MassMon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30

Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45

Penance/ ReconciliationSaturday 16:00Sunday 08:15

(Also by Appointment)

RosarySaturday 16:30Sunday 08:00

Communion (Sick/HomeboundDeacon George Foster

WeddingsDeacon George Foster

BaptismsDeacon Mike Marchek

LiturgyDeacon David Kriegel

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adu(RCIA)

Deacon Mike Marchek

PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY

HM1 Genell Cody

COL William Walker

SPC Brendan G. Fitzpatrick

Study on the Book of JohnThe book of John is different from any of the other three gospel books. While Matthew, Mark, and Luke to-

gether make up what are called the "synoptic gospels," or similar points of view, John stands on its own as aunique book of the New Testament. There are multiple teachings written in John that are not found anywhereelse, and there are accounts of miracles and personal encounters that are not recorded in any other book. Butno other book co clearly reveals the truth that Jesus is the Son of God. This is the heart of the message of thebook, and everything recorded in its pages points to this truth.

While the Apostle John may have known of the other gospelbooks, he chose not to follow their chronological style of writing,as if presenting a screenplay of the events of the ministry of JesusChrist. Rather, John chose to write his book from a topical pointof view, all pointing to the main theme of John: Jesus is the Sonof God. This theme is represented in two distinct sections of thebook. Chapters 2-12 reveal His public ministry, taking place inCapernaum and Jerusalem, and chapters 13-21 reveal His privateministry, primarily with His disciples.

The public ministry record in John included such things as turn-ng water into wine (2:1-11), teachings to Nicodemus (3:1-21),

the woman at the well (4:1-26), the woman caught in adultery (8:2-12), healing the blind man who had beenblind since birth (9:1-11), and raising Lazarus from the dead (11:38-44), all of which are not recorded in anyof the other gospels. These were both public and private encounters that testified of the divine mission of Je-sus.

In contrast, Jesus' private ministry involved mentoring His disciples, the ones who would be responsible tocarry on the message of the Good News after His ascension. While the other three gospels record much of histeachings as parables, this does not occur in John. Instead, his teachings are given as discourses. These in-cluded such teachings as the promise of the Helper (14:15-18), the Vine and the branches (15:1-8), a heartfeltprayer for both His disciples and the believers to come (chapter 17), and the restoration of Peter after his deni-als of Jesus (21:1-14), all of which are not recorded in the other gospels.

All of these things combined were intended to point to Jesus as the Son of God, John's reason for writing thisbook. At the time, Gnosticism began creeping into the church. In order to disprove its doctrinal teachings thatthere is no flesh but only spirit, John presented Jesus as not only the incarnate Word of God, but also the per-fect Lamb of God who bled and died to take away the sins of the world. Although He came in the flesh, Jesusrepeatedly pointed to One beyond Himself, the Father in Heaven who sent Him. As stated in John 20:31,"these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you mayhave life in His name."

In the next book of the New Testament, the birth and expansion of the early first-century church is writtenthrough the eyes of Luke, in the book of Acts.

Written by Amy Miller. Retrieved from http://www.sharedfaith.org

Bulletin Announcements

Bulletin announcements must be submitted to lolarivera@ymail.com by Sunday 3pm. Thank you.

Please remember in your prayers all those who are deployed, their families and friends dur-ing their deployments. If your love one is one of them, or you know any deployed military

personnel send us his or her name, so we can include it in our daily prayers. Send yourprayer request to lolarivera@ymail.com.

PRAY FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERSPlease pray for our expectant mothers and their babies. If you are a member of St. MichaelsParish and expecting a baby, or have a friend or relative who is a expecting a baby, please

send us her name to add it to our list @ lolarivera@ymail.com.

Alicia Sanchez Amelia Torres Kirsten Fontimayor

Susan Wersal

SSG Carl W. Thompson

COL Michael Apicella

SFC Nathan Varner

SrA James Varner

CW2 Clarence W. Raby, III