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Mass Times Weekdays

9:00 am

Saturdays 4:00 pm

Sundays 8:30 am, 10:00 am,

11:30 am (Span.), 6:00 pm

Confession Saturdays

3:00—3:45 pm

Adora on Tuesdays & Thursdays

9:30 am—12:00 pm

700 Brown Chapel Road St. Cloud, FL 34769

407-957-4495 (Office) 407-957-1771 (Fax)

info@stacatholic.org www.stacatholic.org

Parish Office Hours: M-Th 8:00 am—5:30 pm Fri 8:00 am—12:00 pm

Sunday, January 20, 2019 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Thomas Aquinas

Faith Forma on Classes Wednesdays

6:30—8:00 pm 407-957-4495 x230

St. Thomas Aquinas School 407-957-1772 (O)

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P O 700 Brown Chapel Road, St. Cloud, FL 34769

407.957.4495 (O) // 407.957.1771 (F)

stacatholic.org

facebook.com/s homasaquinasstcloud

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PASTOR Rev. Kent Walker frkentwalker@stacatholic.org PAROCHIAL VICAR Rev. Fidel Rodriguez frfidel@stacatholic.org

DEACON Rev. Mr. John Del Giudice deaconjohn@stacatholic.org DEACON Rev. Mr. Ernesto Nunez deaconnunez@yahoo.com

P O I N P R Can be completed in office or via stacatholic.org/register. O G Your dona ons to our parish can now be set up electronically (EFT) at stacatholic.org/give. For help or ques ons regarding Online Giving, please do not hesitate to contact the parish office at 407-957-4495. J C Local pos ngs: stacatholic.org/jobs.

A S Call Parish Office during business hours. If a er hours emergency, 407-433-4472. S For Bap sms through Marriage, visit: stacatholic.org/sacraments. For Voca ons, visit orlandodiocese.org. E-P R Submit names to prayer list at: stacatholic.org/pray or sign-up to receive our prayer list via email.

H R Visit stacatholic.org/rentals for info packet and date request form. M I Mass Inten ons can be scheduled for a de-ceased loved one at the parish office during office hours. $10.00 suggested dona on each. Please be aware, Masses fill up 6-8 months in advance. G /S C Request online or call 407-957-4495 x221.

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9:30 am—12:30 pm for ages 4 & younger.

Naida Villaran Nursery Manager

347-209-1096 childcare@stacatholic.org

Nursery Loca on

P C M STA G S Located at main church entrance. Open a er all Sunday morning masses!

STA T S 175 E. Irlo Bronson Memorial Hwy. Hours: Tu 9-4, W-F 9-2, Sat 9-3, Closed Su-M.

C D M Inside Social Hall a er 8:30 and 10:00 am Sunday Masses. To join ministry, contact Do e Jensen 407-892-5015.

S M N 9:30 am—12:30 pm for ages 4 & younger, contact Naida Villaran 347-209-1096.

S . T A S : 800 B C R , S . C , FL 34769 407-957-1772 . .

O M Shaheda Jefferson, sjefferson@stacatholic.org

R B P Rosie Alvarado, recep on@stacatholic.org

P M Frank Acosta, facosta@stacatholic.org

Y M Mary Klemm, mklemm@stacatholic.org

T S M Pa e Meli, pmeli@stacatholic.org

S P Nicholas Pavgouzas, npavgouzas@stacschool.com

L D Melinda DeYoung, liturgy@stacatholic.org

F F D Joseph Fey, jfey@stacatholic.org

Bereavement Ministry: Elena St. Laurent—407-791-7575 (estlaurent@cfl.rr.com) Coffee & Donuts: Do e Jensen—407-892-5015 (dacsjohn@gmail.com) Council of Catholic Women: Karen Hamilton—407-492-2244 (kdhamilton9@gmail.com) Cursillo: Ruth Mendoza—321-624-3203 (millys95@aol.com) Faith Forma on & RCIA: Joseph Fey, Director —407-957-4495 x230 (jfey@stacatholic.org) Grief Support Group: Elena St. Laurent—407-791-7575 (estlaurent@cfl.rr.com) Grupo de Oración—Divino Niño: Español—Sonia Reyes—407-334-4796 (sreyes0817@gmail.com) Grupo de Parejas: Español— Fr. Fidel Rodriguez, Spiritual Coordinator—407-957-4495 x228 (frfidel@stacatholic.org) Knights of Columbus Council #15357: Pete Caporlingua, Grand Knight—407-552-7427 (petestakofc15357@gmail.com) Liturgical Ministries: Melinda DeYoung 407-957-4495 (liturgy@stacatholic.org) Living Sta ons of the Cross: Doris Hunt—407-340-3024 (jhunt2668@yahoo.com) Medical Clinic: Kelly Bender, Clinic Office Manager—407-593-1256 Open Wednesdays/Appointment sign-up @ 3:30 pm Ministry to the Sick: English—Elinor Tietz 407-892-8689 (e etz@cfl.rr.com) Español—Gloria Noda 407-870-8132 (gnoda@cfl.rr.com) Ministerio de la Música—ADVENTUS: Español—Nilsa King—407-350-8343 (samuelking850@aol.com) Ministerio de Lectores: Español—Maria Azevedo—813-270-0096 (mazevedo67@yahoo.com) Ministros de la Eucharis a: Español—Gloria Noda—407-870-8132 (gnoda@cfl.rr.com) Parish Finance Commi ee: Joe Cruz, President (joecruz@cfl.rr.com) Thri Store: Pa e Meli, Store Manager—407-891-0022 (pmeli@stacatholic.org) Ujieres: Español—Carmen y Hernan Arenas—407-556-4826 (carmen.ramos78@yahoo.com) Youth Ministry: Mary Klemm—407-932-8252 (mklemm@stacatholic.org)

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Annex Aquinas Room Augus ne Room Breezeway Church Chapel

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9:00 am 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Faith Forma on Class Reconcilia on Session I

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9:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 6:00 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Exposi on & Adora on Our Catholic Faith Class Grief Support Cursillo Our Catholic Faith Class Youth Ministry

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THUR 24

9:00 am 7:00 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Choir Prac ce [Span.]

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FRI 25

3:00 pm 4:00 pm

Confession Mass [Eng]

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SAT 26

8:30 am 10:00 am 11:30 am 6:00 pm

Mass [Eng] Mass [Eng] Mass [Span] Mass [Eng]

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SUN 27

9:00 am 6:30 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Fathers of the Church Class

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MON 21

9:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 am 12:00 pm 6:30 pm 7:00 pm

Daily Mass [Eng.] Exposi on & Adora on Fathers of the Church Class Senior Social Group RCIA Grupo de Oracion

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Weekly Calendar

T The cause of church unity is commended to Chris ans for prayer and ac on every year around this me. This week is not so much to focus on the many divisions within the Chris an family, but on bonds of faith and mission. Even though Chris ans have always shown an inclina on to fracture, spin off, and mutate into new expressions, recent history shows some new points of convergence and agreement. Catholics are more firmly rooted in the word of God, for example, and many Protestants are more likely to celebrate Communion than in years past. Some denomi-na ons are merging and pooling resources, and people from various tradi ons are collabora ng on projects. The call of this week is to be mindful of the diversity of our tradi ons and customs while treasuring what we hold in common. The old advice to “lighten up” is good medicine, because some mes our differences are deligh ul and amusing. If someone says, “Let us pray,” a Catholic might close the eyes, bow the head and fold hands; a Protestant reach out and clasp hands with the person in the next chair; and someone belonging to an Orthodox tradi on might stand up with eyes wide open. Each has taken a different path, but the goal is always the same. This is a week not for focusing on the well worn paths of divergence, but for mutual delight in a common goal.

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Gymnasium School Field Social Hall School Parish Office Teacher’s Lounge

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A V G We find it difficult to convey ideas to people unless we can actually show them something, demonstrate what we mean. God, who is invisible and truly beyond human understanding, apparently faces the same difficulty. People want to see, not just listen to an idea. So God gave us Jesus Christ, God made visible in the world. During these past weeks we have seen how Jesus was revealed as an infant to the shepherds and the magi, and then began his adult “public life” at his bap sm by John. Today’s Gospel reading tells us of his “first sign,” providing wine for the wedding guests at Cana. Of course, even Jesus, God made visible, was not always easily understood in his own day, nor is he even now. So we have to ponder what we see: the poverty and simplicity of his birth, his humility and openness before John the Bap-

st, his kindness and compassion toward people in their ordinary problems, such as running short of wine at a wed-ding. Yet it is in coming to know Jesus that we come to know God.

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Saturday 1/26

4:00 pm KYLE SCOTT SMITH

-Grandma

Sunday 1/27

8:30 am ALICE HERBERT

-John & Raymond Herbert

Sunday 1/27

10:00 am JOHN FORTUNO -Loving Family

Sunday 1/27

11:30 am ORLANDO ROSADO

-The Hernandez Family

Sunday 1/27

9:00 am MR. & MRS. FLAVIANO GUIROY

-Robert & Janet Lopez

Monday 1/21

9:00 am GEORGE DEPUEW

-Ministry to the Sick

Tuesday 1/22

9:00 am VICKI VALLONE

-Vincent Vallone

Wednesday 1/23

9:00 am EMMY BRINGLY

-Family & Friends

Thursday 1/24

9:00 am JOSEPH HATZLHOFFER

-John, Bruce, & Cathy Katz

Friday 1/25

9:00 am MELANIE ERWIN -Dorothy Dolan

To ensure an updated list, please submit all military & law en-forcement/emergency worker prayer list requests (full name and

branch) to us via: www.stacatholic.org > Parish Community Thank you! List will be updated annually.

P F O M L Jon DeYoung—Navy

Cassandra Russo—Air Force Michael A. San ago—Marines

Anthony U. Tambio—Navy Francisco J Noda—Army Korey Heineman—Army

Christopher J. McGinley—Air Force Shawn McGinley—Army

Aaron Feliciano—Air Force Erik Feliciano—Navy Eric E. Garcia—Navy Laura Reiber—Army

Caleb Cousins—Army James Allgood—Police Officer Frankie Perez—Deputy Sheriff

Peter Morales—Army T. Jason Sibley—Police Officer

Harry E Johnston IV—Army Jason T. Heineman—Army

Ginger Headley—Marines Timothy Brown—Police

Eric Morales—Police Officer Joshua Chris an Cox—Army

Anthony Toro—Air Force Daniel K. Ronan—Firefighter Christopher Ronan—Army Jennifer Passarella—Police

Jus n Lunsford—Police Officer Antuan Lendor—Army

Thomas Murphy—Firefighter Derrick Lee Smith—Navy Jason Garcia—Marines

Tyler J. Connard—Air Force Stephen James, Jr.—Air Force

Karlos Malave—Air Force

R Monday: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21

Pray With Us

January 6 flavored boxed rice 6-8 oz., applesauce (individual cups), ravioli or spaghe O's 15 oz. cans

January 13 granola bars or fruit bars individual wrapped, oatmeal (8,10,12, or more individual enve-lopes to a box) peanut bu er or cheese crackers individually pack, ramen noodles ( no instant lunch cartons), cans of tuna

January 20 grape jelly 18-20 oz. plas c jars (no glass), vienna sausage 5 oz. cans, canned soup (chicken noodle, tomato, and vegetable) 9-12 oz. cans

January 27 peanut bu er 16 oz. plas c jars, macaroni and cheese 5.5-7 oz. box (no instant lunch cartons), pudding (individual cups)

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Dona ons can be le outside the main entrance of the church a er each weekend Mass.

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L D L S Lunes: Heb 5:1-10; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 2:18-22 Martes: Heb 6:10-20; Sal 111 (110):1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mc 2:23-28 Miércoles: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Sal 110 (109):1-4; Mc 3:1-6 Jueves: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Sal 40 (39):7-10, 17; Mc 3:7-12 Viernes: Hch 22:3-16 o 9:1-22; Sal 117 (116):1bc, 2; Mc 16:15-18 Sábado: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Tit 1:1-5; Sal 47 (46):2-3, 6-9 o Sal 96 (95):1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mc 3:20-21 Domingo: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lc 1:1-4; 4:14-2

T D N F En 1502 el Fraile Nicolás de Ovando y doce franciscanos dieron inicio a la evangelización de América en la Repúbli-ca Dominicana. Ellos fueron enviados por los reyes españoles con el mandato de conver r a los na vos “sin les hacer fuerza alguna”. Con los misioneros llegaron Alfonso y Antonio Trejo quienes traían con ellos un cuadro de la Virgen María bajo la advocación de Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia. Ellos la llevaron a Higuey, donde en 1572 se le construyó su primer san-tuario. Poco a poco esta pequeña imagen se convir ó en la Reina del corazón de los dominicanos. María observa dulcemente a su recién nacido quien yace sobres las pajas. Está coronada y lleva puesto un manto azul rociado de estrellas y un escapulario blanco. Lleva una aureola hecha de doce estrellas. En una esquina de la ima-gen san José también observa al niño por encima del hombro derecho de María. El 25 de enero del 1979 Juan Pablo II la coronó por ser la primera evangelizadora del con nente Americano. Con ella los doce misioneros trajeron la Alta Gracia de Jesucristo a nuestras erras.

U D V Nos resulta di cil transmi r ideas a la gente a menos que le mostremos algo, que le ilustremos lo que queremos decir. Dios, que es invisible y verdaderamente más allá del entendimiento humano, aparentemente ene la misma dificultad. La gente quie-re ver, no solamente quiere escuchar una idea. Por eso Dios nos dio a Jesucristo, Dios hecho visible en el mundo. En las semanas recientes hemos visto cómo al nacer Jesús es mostrado a los pastores y a los Reyes Magos, y luego empezó su “vida pública” en su bau smo con Juan. El Evangelio de hoy nos habla de su “primer signo”, que es proveer vino para los invitados a la boda en Caná. Por supuesto, hasta a Jesús, que es Dios hecho visible, no siempre se le entendía en su empo y ni siquiera ahora. Por lo tanto, tenemos que considerar lo que vemos: la pobreza y simpli-cidad de su nacimiento, su humildad y franqueza ante Juan Bau-

sta, su amabilidad y compasión hacia las personas en sus proble-mas ordinarios, como la falta de vino en una boda. Pero al cono-cer a Jesús conocemos a Dios.

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Domingo: Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Santa Inés; Día de Mar n Luther King Jr. Martes: Día de Oración por la Protección Legal de los Niños por Nacer; Jornada Mundial de la Juventud Miércoles: San Vicente; Santa Marianne Cope Jueves: San Francisco de Sales Viernes: La Conversión de san Pablo Apóstol; Termina la Semana de Oración por la Unidad Cris ana; Sábado: Santos Timoteo y Tito

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Bible Study Class

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Mission Statement: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School promotes a reverent, respec ul, responsibly community of believers who know, celebrate, and share God’s love through academic excellence, spiritual development, and service to others.

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CCW Sunday

A Gift for the Women of our Parish

Prayer to Our Lady of Good Counsel God of heavenly wisdom

You have given us Mary, Mother of Jesus, to be our guide and counselor. Grant that we may always seek her motherly help in this life

and so enjoy her blessed presence in the life to come. O Mother of Good Counsel, Patroness of the National Council of Catholic Women,

intercede for us, that we may be wise, courageous and loving leaders of the Church, Help us, dear mother, to know the mind of Jesus, your son. May the Holy Spirit fill us with reverence for God’s creation,

and compassion for all God’s Children. May our labors of love on earth enhance the reign of God

and may God’s gifts of faith and living hope prepare us for the fullness of the world to come.

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Diocese of Orlando

W E P Don’t let the State of Florida make important decisions for you and your family. Learn about important documents, such as wills and Powers of A orney, that you should have to help make plans for you and your family. Also learn about the many decisions that can be made now to reduce the financial burden of loved ones and reduce funeral ex-penses. Seminar is free and presented by professionals in the field. When: Thursday, Jan. 31, 12:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Where: Our Lady of the Lakes, 1310 Maximilian St., Deltona Call 386-574-2131 for more informa on.

M , . 31 . 1 Come join this 2-day workshop Wednesday, Jan. 30 and Friday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. at San Pedro Spir-itual Development Center. This two-day training introduces risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate support. Par cipants will learn a 5 step ac on plan to support someone developing signs and symptoms of a mental illness or experiencing an emo onal crisis. $60, materials/lunch included. The center is located at 2400 Dike Rd., Winter Park. Call 407-671-6322 or register online at sanpedrocenter.org. This program is sponsored by Catholic Chari es of Central Florida.