St. Boniface Catholic Church 1952 GA Hwy. 21 South Springfield, GA 31329

November 12, 2017 The Thirty-second Sunday in

Ordinary Time

PARISH STAFF FR. MARTINO BÁ THÔNG NGUYEN, PASTOR

RICK RAFTER, DEACON PATTIE LIEBL, PARISH SECRETARY

CELESTE GISH, DRE KATHY O’SAKO, OUTREACH ASSISTANCE

DON SMITH, CUSTODIAN PARISH STAFF EMAIL pastor@sbcatholic.com

secretary@sbcatholic.com DRE@sbcatholic.com.

outreach@sbcatholic.com WEB ADDRESS

www.sbcatholic.com BAPTISMS

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment. WEDDINGS

Please contact Fr. Martino for an appointment a minimum of four months before wedding date.

PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION Office: (912) 754-7473 Fax: (912) 754-1201

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS Saturday, 4:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Or Upon request WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

Friday 7:00 p.m. Religious Education

Sunday Mornings 9:45-10:45 a.m. When school is in session

ANOINTING OF THE SICK While Fr. Martino is away, please contact Pattie Liebl

day or night if a priest is needed in an emergency.912.547.1603

Bulletin Deadline We welcome your contributions to the bulletin.

Deadline for submission is Wednesday, by 12:00 noon

Philippians 2:5

We would like to welcome any new Parishioner and encourage you to register with the Parish. Registration Forms are located in the church on the stand in front of the Confessional, or you may stop by the Parish Office and register Monday-Friday8:30 am - 4:00 pm.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Wis 2:23 — 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19;

Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19

Thursday: Wis 7:22b — 8:1; Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135,

175; Lk 17:20-25

Friday: Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37

Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37,

42-43; Lk 18:1-8 or (for the memorial of

the Dedication) Acts 28:11-16, 30-31;

WISDOM We consider wisdom today. The first reading from the book of Wisdom presents this precious gift as a feminine spirit, a very desirable virtue sought by many and graciously present to all who seek her. In today's Gospel, Jesus tells a parable to illustrate wis-dom in a practical, measurable way. The wise will conserve their resources, use them prudently, and mark the passing of time. The foolish, on the other hand, not planning ahead, will be in the dark. Both of these readings tell us how accessible wisdom is to all who simply and honestly seek it. Paul's words to the Thessalonians are not about wis-dom, but describe one result of true wisdom: To the wise person of faith even death holds no terror. Our faith in Jesus' resurrection tells us we will all one day rise to new life in Christ. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Wednesday: St. Albert the Great Thursday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude Friday: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Saturday: The Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne; Blessed Virgin Mary

November 12, 2017

32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

“Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

- MATTHEW 25:13

Many of us have put off doing something because we think we are too busy. We’ve all said, “I’ll do it later when I have time.” Unfortunately, too many of us apply this attitude to our Faith. Jesus’ call is urgent, in the here and now, in your current circumstanc-es. Don’t delay, how is God calling you to use your gifts today?

12 de noviembre de 2017 32º domingo del Tiempo Ordinario "Por tanto, manténganse despiertos, porque no cono-cen ni el día ni la hora." -MATEO 25:13 Muchos de nosotros hemos dejado de hacer algo porque pensamos que estamos demasiado ocupados. Todos hemos dicho: "Lo haré más tarde cuando tenga tiempo". Desafortunadamente, muchos de nosotros aplicamos esta actitud a nuestra fe. La llamada de Jesús es urgente, en el aquí y ahora, en sus circunstancias actuales. No te demores, ¿cómo te está llamando Dios a usar hoy tus dones?

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THE GAP It’s interesting that there is such a huge gap be-tween advice and help. —Anonymous

Liturgical Ministry Schedule Please Remember in Prayer

Carolyn Ansel, Charles Armfield, Caroline & Bran-don Arrieta, Deryck Auger, Michael Barajas, Jamie Bassett , John Ashley Beam, Hayden Boyette, Tony Branham, Briones Family, Ava Buck, Diana Cato, Kathy & Andy Chester, Penny Christol, Mike & Nan-cy Corley, Loretta Dahlweiner, Cody Danielewicz, Linda Dean, Ellie Dennis, Rindy & George Denmark, Celina Eaddy, Dowell Edwards, Marian Fallis, Con-nie Frazier, Mildred Galentine, Dan Gonzales, Eric Guge, , Michelle Garcia, Felipe & Manuela Garza, Aaron & Margarite Gilstrap, Lee Gobrogge, Linda Gruber, Margaret Hale, Muriel Healy, Janie Haar, Greg Hlavac, Collen Higgs, Richard Hinely, Carson Hollis, Danny Hollis, Tyler Hood, Myllar Jones, Vonnie & Niamh Kavanagh, Sandy Kowalski, Debra Lafferty, Rosa Lewis, Vince & Sandra Mackey, Frances Maher, John & Michael Maher, Tom and Bridget Maher, Justin McGregor, Elise McKinley, Delores Miller, Krystal Miller, Nancy Miller, Jason & Marisol Morrison, Angie Moore, Genevieve Mueller, Noah Napier, Randy Nease, Larry Neel, Alison New-berry, Dana Newsome, Margaret Newsome, Gloria O’Connor, Mildred O'Connor, Zeile Oxford, Phil Pastrano, Mac Pierce, Melanie Pitingaro, Ann Pres-ton, Emma Quin, Chase Rabin, John Ray, Faye Ray, Joel Rivera, Gabriella Reddick, Davin Rhodes, Con-nie Sawdy, Bill Saxon, Jessica Schira, Allen Schwartz, Benji Sharrow, Bill Shean, Eddie and Linda Shellhamer, Tim & Jill Shumacher, JoAnn Skorich-Smith, Beverly Smith, Bruce Snow-den,Carmen Sosa, Jack Stein, Trudy Stein, Delores Talick, Mitch Talick, Burr Tolles, Ronald Tucker, Hans Venegas, Kaine Vincent, Bernie Weber, Garry Wilkes, Linda Williams, Larry & Julie Weddle

CW2 Ross Bogard, COL Brian Healy, USAF, TSGT Brian A. Lafond, SPC Winston Hencely, SGT Clayton Emanuel Holloway, SFC Shawn Brown, SSG. Ryan Peters,LS2 Jonathon Benson King, MAJThomas Naldrett, SSG Steven Liebl,CW4 Scott Durrer, SGT Jeremy Hynes, SSG Andrew Hamilton, AZ2 Annmarie Chessari, E2 Mitch Talick

Nov. 18 5:00 p.m. AS T Liebl, J Burdick & M Burdick EM M Wills, J Branham, J Sheahan, Lynn Duncan & Volunteer L D Smith U D Avard, C Reynolds, & Lucy Duncan Nov. 19 8:30 a.m. AS A & G Snyder, & B Weber EM D & L Ganser, T DePace, & M McCumber L C Weber U M Felipe, M Tessier, & P Kavanaugh 11:00 a.m. AS J Klock, B Powell, & N Stark EM T Hood, D Gadomski, G Klock, & K Klock-Powell L A Monaco U Y Carr, R Monteleone, A & P Rodriguez No Children’s Liturgy

Book of Remembrance The Book of Remembrance will be placed in the front of the church for you to add the names of your beloved who have passed away. The book will remain in the church the entire month of November, and as a church family we will pray for the dead.

This week at St. Boniface - Nov. 12-Nov. 18

Sunday: Mass: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Fr. Pablo to speak on Vocations Faith Formation-9:45 a.m. Catholic Focus-9:45 a.m. Monday: RCIA-7:00 p.m. Tuesday: Communion Service 8:30 a.m. 5pm Choir Practice-6:00-7:00 p.m. Discipleship Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Wednesday: Communion Service: 8:30 a.m. Followed by Adoration Rosary Grp.-9:30 a.m. Study of Mary-7:00 p.m. Thursday: Communion Service: 8:30 a.m. K of C Mtg.-7:00 p.m. Friday: Communion Service: 7:00p.m. Followed by Adoration Saturday: CPR/Defibrillator Training-1:00 p.m. Reconciliation: 4:00 Rosary:4:30-p.m. Mass: 5:00 p.m.

Your contributions for the weekend of November 05, 2017

Adult $6,465.34 Children $33.50 Building Fund $2,325.00 Bills paid this week $8,336.27 Thank you for your continuing generosity!

Mass Intentions for Nov. 05-Nov. 11 Sunday 11/12

♥Rosemary Danielewicz Saturday 11/18 +Christopher Smith

Outreach Committee Annual Coat Drive

The Parish Outreach Com-mittee begins it’s annual coat drive for needy children

of Effingham County this weekend thru November 19. So many coats have already been donated for elemen-tary and middle school children! We are really in need of high school age jackets, hoodies or coats. Your gen-erosity in past has helped hundreds of children and I know we will exceed our expectations again this year. You may drop your donations by the parish office or there will be a box located in the foyer for your dona-tions. One coat, one jacket, one hoodie; you can make a difference in a child’s life.

St. Boniface 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Dinner

What are you doing for Thanks-giving? We know that there are many people who do not have a family dinner to go to, so why not enjoy a day of Thanksgiving with your Church family. If you are interested in coming, sign up sheet is in the lob-by. We would like everyone to bring your favorite Thanksgiving dish, potatoes, vegetable, deserts, sal-ads, etc. to share. Dinner will be served at 12:30pm. Arrive early to help set up preparations. If you have any questions, please contact Robin Smith at 912-667-4202.

CPR/Defibrillator Training St. Boniface will offer a CPR/Defibrillator training class on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 1:00 pm in the faith formation building. The class will be approxi-mately 2 hrs long. Certified trainer, David Ringel, of the American Safety Health Institute will lead the class. Cost of the class is $25.00 per person. The CPR training is specifically geared towards Nursery /babysitting certification and not Daycare certification. Sign-up sheets are in the lobby. The cut-off date to sign up will be November 12, in order to have an accu-rate count for the trainer.

Thanksgiving Food Drive This is the last week will be taking applica-tions for the Thanksgiving food baskets. If you know of a family in need please let them know to come on Wednesday to fill out an applica-tion or call the parish office. We are still tak-

ing donations for food /monetary donations to fill these bas-kets. If you have any questions please call the parish office.

Welcome Breakfast for New Parishioners To all new parishioners who have registered at St. Boniface since June 30, 2017 to present. WELCOME! You are invited to a Parish Welcoming Breakfast on Decem-ber 3rd, 2017. Father Martino wants to personally meet you and introduce you to the various min-istries within the parish. The breakfast meal will be held be-tween the 8:30 and 11:00 am Masses on Sunday, December 3. Please ‘save the date’ if you can. So we can get a head count for the meal, please RSVP by No-vember 26th (that’s the Sunday AFTER Thanksgiving) to: Dale or Dawn De Roia at 912-596-6186 or 912-660-4695…text or message. Or email at Dderoia401@comcast.net

***SAVE THE DATE*** ST. NICHOLAS PARISH BREAKFAST SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9th 8:30 am Everyone is invited to join in the celebration!

Parish Office During the week of Thanksgiving the Parish Office will be closed beginning November 22, at 12noon and will not reopen until Monday, November 27. Any bulletin items for the weekend of November 26 must be turned in to the office no later than Friday, November 17 at 12 noon. This will allow time for the bulletin to be printed by Wednesday morning. Thank you.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development Next week, our second collection will be for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Over 46 million people in the United States live in poverty. This collection supports pro-grams to empower people to identify and address the obstacles they face as they work to lift themselves out of poverty. By supporting this collection you give people a hand up, not a hand out. Learn more about the Catholic Campaign for Human Development at www.usccb.org/cchd/collection.

Chicken Dinner The numbers are in on the Chicken Dinner fundraiser. We raised $10,387.55 minus the expenses of $5,035.72, we made a profit for the building fund campaign of $5,351.83! Thank you again to those who helped make this year’s fundraiser a big success!

Prayer checks rescheduled First and fifth graders will be prayer-checked on December 3. Please encourage your child to be prepared. Invitation to consecrated life Fr. Pablo Migone, Chancellor of the Diocese of Savannah, and Sr. Julie Franchi, Director of the Social Apostolate in Savannah, will lead concurrent sessions for grades three through eight during class time on November 12. Beginning at 9:50 am, third through fifth grades will gather in the parish hall with Fr. Pablo and sixth through eighth grades will assemble in the Faith Formation hall with Sr. Julie. At 10:15 am, the groups will switch places. Pre-K, kindergarten, first grade and second grade classes will not participate in the sessions but will meet as usual. Parents and catechists may observe but children’s questions will be given priority. Thanks to the Knights of Columbus for suggesting the program and coordinating the details! No class on November 19 and 26 Please enjoy a safe and blessed Thanksgiving break. Classes resume on December 3.

Catholic Focus The Catholic Focus class for adults meet each Sunday. The classes use the Living the Good News curriculum based on the Lectionary readings for that Sunday. The lessons not only aid in understanding of the Scripture but also help to apply Biblical principles to everyday life. Please join us Sunday mornings from 9:45-10:45 in the Catholic Focus room in the Faith Formation Building. Remember – your Faith Journey doesn’t end when you become an adult!

Virtus Training classes for Protecting God’s children

for the month of November are being held outside of the Savannah area. If you are needing to have train-

ing please see the schedules at www.diosav.org. When classes become available in our area they will be post-

ed in the bulletin.

*Diocesan policy requires all diocesan adult employees and volunteers attend VIRTUS (safe environment) awareness training, undergo a background check, and read and sign the diocesan code of conduct for working with minors prior to commencing their ministry. “Office for the Protection of Children and Young People, Toll free reporting hotline: (888) 357-5530.”

Come Follow Me The Vocation Office will sponsor a discernment retreat for men ages 18 to 40 from Friday, December 29th to Sat-urday, December 30th at Little Ocmulgee State Park & Lodge in Helena, GA (south of Dublin). Please register at www.diosav.org/vocations and click on the retreat icon. There is no cost for the retreat and registration will close Christmas day.

Feast Day November 13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born as Maria Francesca Cabrini on July 15, 1850 in Sant' Angelo Lodigiano, Lom-bardy, Italy. She was born two months premature and the youngest of thirteen children. Unfortunately, only three of her siblings survived past adolescence

and Frances would live most of her life in a fragile and delicate state of health. Frances became dedicat-ed to living a life for religious work from a young age and received a convent education at a school ran by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. She graduated with high honors and a teaching certificate. When Frances was 18, she applied for admission to the reli-gious congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, but was turned down because of her poor health. Instead, a priest asked her to teach at the House of Providence Orphanage in Cadagono, Italy. She taught at the girls' school for six years and drew a community of women in to live the religious way of life. In 1877, she became Mother Cabrini after she finally made her vows and took the religious habit, also adding Xavier to her name in honor of St. Fran-cis Xavier. When the House of Providence Orphan-age closed, her bishop asked her, along with six other women from her orphanage in Cadagono, to find the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart to care for the poor children in both schools and hospitals.

ADVENT RETREAT: Hosted by St. Michael’s Women’s Club on Sat., Dec. 2 at All Saints Episcopal Church meeting room, 804 Jones Ave. (parking on 2nd St.). Gather at 9 AM; retreat starts at 9:30 AM and closing prayer is at Noon. Join for this “mini-retreat” of silent reflection as you prepare your Christmas cards or other “quiet” crafts (sewing, knitting, crochet, etc.). Seasonal and spiritual music will be play-ing softly in the background and brief meditations will be read aloud at intervals. Bring a friend and/or break-fast bread, bagel, muffin or fruit. Juice, coffee and wa-ter provided. For information contact Jane Bock at 912-398-4536 and RSVP at office@saintmichaelstybee.org.

The Most Reverend Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Bishop of Savannah

Invites all couples celebrating their Silver or Gold (25th or 50

th) Wedding Anniversaries in 2018

to join him in celebrating the

Gold & Silver Wedding Jubilee

Anniversary Mass

in your honor at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Savannah, Georgia on Sunday: February 11, 2018.

Those wishing to attend should contact the parish office or register online at

https://www.diosav.org/familylife-marriage-jubilee by December 18, 2017 in order to receive a formal invitation with the detailed information.

Questions?: Contact the Diocesan Office of Family Life, 912-201-4068. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

El Reverendísimo Gregory Hartmayer, OFM Conv., Obispo de Savannah

Invita a todas las parejas que celebrarán su Aniversario de Bodas de Plata o de Oro (25 o 50) en el 2018 a participar en la

Misa y Celebración

de Bodas de

Oro y Plato

que se celebrará en su honor en la Catedral de San Juan el Bautista en Savannah, Georgia

el domingo: 11 de febrero de 2018.

Aquellos que deseen asistir deben contactar a su parroquia o registrarse en línea en https://www.diosav.org/familylife-marriage-jubilee

antes del 18 de diciembre de 2017 para recibir una invitación formal con la información detallada. ¿Preguntas?: Comuníquese con el Pastoral de Vida Familiar, 912-201-4068.

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Saturday Evenings 5:00 pm Mass and Sunday Mornings 8:15 am -12:30 p.m. Please contact Denise Burdick for nursery needs during meet-ings at 912-604-4178.

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