St. Scholastica Catholic Church 4301 W. Homosassa Trail

Lecanto, Florida 34461 To Know, Love and Serve As Jesus Did

CLERGY

Pastor: Rev. James B. Johnson

Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jojo Tejada

Deacon: Deacon Nick Nowak

Parish Phone: 352-746-9422

Parish Fax: 352-746-2335

Parish Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday: Closed

Thank you for worshipping with us.

Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m.

Saturday Vigil: 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Seasonal (Dec. - Mar.)

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

First Saturday: 8:30 a.m.

Holy Days: Vigil: 4:00 p.m. Holy Day: 8:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Reconciliation: Sat: 2:45-3:30 p.m. or by appointment (Outside the Bethlehem Room)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with Benediction at 4:00 p.m. According to Canon Law, "The Most Holy Sacrament, when exposed, must never be left unattended even for the briefest space of time." Therefore, be sure not to leave the Bethlehem Room before someone else is present.

Please call the parish office at 746-9422 for more information in regarding the reception of Sacraments.

Did you know that demographic studies estimate that more than 1/3 of all Catholics are not registered in a parish? Please encourage your friends and family to register.

Registering is important because: If a parish doesn’t know who is out there, how can it adequately serve the needs of all - especially singles, divorced or young families who may not see the need to register?

Registered parishioners receive helpful information about the parish.

Established membership in the parish is needed to obtain Baptism/Confirmation sponsor form. Registering is easy. Registration forms are available in the parish office, the narthex and on the parish website.

WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY

ARE YOU REGISTERED?

We are delighted that you’ve joined us for worship and we hope that you’ll return to pray with us often.

As a church community, we have many ministries to offer our members in addition to our weekly worship. If you have moved into the area, we invite you to become a member.

Feel free to call the parish office at 352-746-9422 or email us at: mychurch@stscholastica.org

You may also fill out a new parishioner registration form which are located on the table in the Church narthex and on the St. Scholastica website: www.stscholastica.org

We welcome you to join our Parish Family.

ADMINISTRATION Office Staff: Louise Boyer Anne Griffith Pat Brockmann Music Ministry: John Edel Donna Davis Faith Formation: Kathryn Brasseur kbrasseur@stscholastica.org Maintenance: Bo Bolinsky Jimmy Malanga Bulletin: bulletineditor@stscholastica.org PARISH MINISTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS Community of Catholic Women: Constance (Connie) Taylor - 527–2599 Knights of Columbus: Jim Harvey - 344-8775 or jharvey8@tampabay.rr.com Legion of Mary: Bunny Barkett - 513-3416 Carolyn Geiger-746-5169 Diocesan School: Saint John Paul II Catholic School • Phone: 352-746-2020

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SACRAMENTS

Baptism - Registered parishioners should contact the office for instruction. This should be done three to six months prior to the birth of your child.

Marriages - Registered parishioners should contact the parish office at least six months in advance of making marriage arrangements.

Sick Calls - Please contact the parish office if you need a priest to come to your home to anoint you, or to be anointed at a weekday Mass.

PARISH ADVISORY COUNCIL CALL FOR SELF-NOMINATIONS FOR AT-LARGE ELECTION

Two seats on the Parish Advisory Council (PAC) will be available in September 2020. These seats will be filled by a parish-wide election of eligible, self-nominated parishioners. The Council acts in an advisory capacity to the Pastor of St. Scholastica Catholic Church in administering to the pastoral needs of the parish. Members of the PAC serve a two year term, are expected to attend six meetings a year, and occasionally serve on sub-committees and work groups.

Eligible candidates must be at least 18 years of age and must be registered members of St. Scholastica. If you would like your name to be placed on the ballot, please submit a resume to the parish office before August 1st or to mychurch@stscholastica.org . Please call the parish office at 352-746-9422 with any questions.

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MASS INTENTIONS

Mon., June 22, 2020 8:30 a.m. Tues., June 23, 2020 8:30 a.m. Wed., June 24, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Thurs., June 25, 2020 8:30 a.m.

Fri., June 26, 2020 8:30 a.m. - ♥ Bernadette & Chris Wyckoff Sat., June 27, 2020 4:00 p.m. - ♥ For the People Sun., June 28, 2020 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. - † Bill Fischer by Knights of Columbus 11:30 a.m. † - Deceased ♥ - Intentions

Prayer for the Deceased Remember, Lord, those who have died and gone before us marked with the sign of faith, especially those for whom we now pray. May these and all who sleep in Christ, find in Your presence light, happiness, and peace. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

FROM THE OFFICE OF FAITH FORMATION - June 21, 2020

Faith formation registration for 2020-2021

Faith Formation Registration for the 2020-2021 School Year has begun. If you did not receive the registration forms in the mail please contact Mrs. Kathy Brasseur at kbrasseur@stscholastica.org or call the parish office at 352-746-9422. We will be offering three tracks for Faith Formation this coming year. Each family will choose the track that best fits their needs. 1. Traditional Faith Formation for grades K - 8 on Sunday Mornings - 10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

2. Family Faith Formation - these sessions will be once a month in the parish hall. The parents and children must attend. If there are grandparents or other family members in the household they may also attend.

3. Online Faith Formation - the parents and children will physically meet at the beginning and end of the school year and all classes and assessments will be completed online. Sacrament Preparation will take place outside of and in addition to any of these Faith Formation tracks. As soon as we have Sacrament Preparation schedules we will publish that information along with registration details.

kbrasseur@stscholastica.org

DEACON RICH MEYER

Our special thanks go out to Deacon Rich Meyer who has recently retired from his diaconate position at St. Scholastica. We extend our deepest appreciation, prayers and best wishes to both Deacon Rich and his wife Sheila. May there be good health, blessings, joy in abundance and peace as you both continue to enjoy your retirement years.

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SCHEDULING OF MASS INTENTIONS There are many Mass Intentions still available for the remainder of 2020. We are also accepting Mass Intentions for 2021 at this time.

Thank You.

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Change of Date for Peter’s Pence Collection in 2020

In light of the ongoing concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the USCCB Committee on National Collections has requested that the date of this year’s Peter’s Pence Collection for the works of the Holy Father be conducted on the weekend of October 3-4, 2020 instead of the originally scheduled weekend of June 27-28.

Parishioners are encouraged to save their Peter's Pence Envelopes until October.

The St. Scholastica Knights of Columbus hope that all Parishioners are safe and doing well during these trying times. The months of May and June are when the Knights and the Parish Culture of Life Ministry conduct their Baby Bottle Drive to help support the Pregnancy and Family Life Center of Citrus County. During this Pandemic, the Pregnan-cy and Family Life Center has continued to provide food, clothing and diapers, in addi-tion to other services, to needy families in our County. Many supplies have to be deliv-ered to individuals who are unable to afford travel, or access to travel. The needs are even greater now due to the loss of employment, caused by the Pandemic. Since it will be impossible to distribute Baby Bottles to Parishioners and collect them this year, the Knights are asking all Parishioners and brother Knights to please help the Pregnancy and Family Life Center by sending their contributions in by mail. Remember the Center exists solely on donations and grants.

Please take a minute and mail your contribution to:

St. Scholastica Council, No. 14485

P.O. Box 267

Lecanto, FL 34461

Please make checks payable to K of C Council 14485 and write on memo line Baby Bottle Drive. Thank you for your continued support of this most worthy and needed endeavor.

BABY BOTTLE DRIVE

Sunday, June 21, 2020

Live Courageously

Fear and trepidation are natural emotions for all of us. Some have a fear of public speaking. All of us at some level may even experience a fear of death. Fear of the unknown is another big one. For me, it’s fear of heights. Kind of ironic for someone who is 6’8”!

In this weekend’s gospel from Saint Matthew, we find Jesus exhorting the twelve: “Fear no one.” Jesus was presenting a new way of thinking to the Jews and His followers and some of it was contradictory to traditional ways of thinking. He must have sensed that His disciples might be fearful of sharing these teachings. Yet, He goes on to tell them to proclaim to the housetops, to not whisper in secret, but to speak openly. This had to make some of them a bit fearful and uncomfortable. But isn’t that what Satan wants? Out of fear we keep quiet. We keep silent.

The opposite of fear is courage. Courage enables us to overcome our fears. It compels us to do that which we normally would feel uncomfortable doing. We must have the courage to proclaim the truth, to proclaim justice, to spread joy, to foster peace. Jesus is truth and peace; therefore, we are called to proclaim Him to all who might hear.

Courage doesn’t always just come; it sometimes has to grow and that comes with understanding. The disciples and martyrs didn’t just give their lives, but did so willingly, trusting in God and knowing of the eternal reward that was to come. They faced their persecutors with courage and conviction. Do we have that same courage in our daily walk? Our vision in the Diocese of St Petersburg is to Courageously Live the Gospel. It is our mission as Catholics, and it is our call from Jesus. Fear no one, but instead live courageously!

- Bishop Gregory Parkes

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Please remember in your prayers all of our parish family and friends who suffer physically, emotionally or

spiritually, especially:

David Keith Ken Yates Martin Reinhard David Bareither Michael McNulty Chad Stratton Thomas McConnell Grant Rosen Joseph Frantz Peter Whitney Anthony Haros Travis Wiemann Jeremy Boucher

James Britton, Jr. Joseph R. Tress Keith Fitzsimmons Matthew Ratcliff Robert Deyeso Noah Barden Ryan Nalepa Luke Blanchette Sean Grant Joey Carosella Colby Dawson Don Ohlemacher Chris K. Stimpfl

Michael Taylor Alexander Hayes Joshua Groom Jason Antanovich Gregory Knowles Matthew Hoops Ryan Welby Curtis Brooks Doug Thompson Danny Matrosic

Fran Measel Joan Cohey Kevin Rzeppa Elena Pettito Agnes Zelinski Dick Harper Mike Ostrowski Melinda Quinn Samantha Balda Tom Peterson Jeannette Kollar William King Pat Konicki Geraldine Blair Merry Guinn Elizabeth MacQueen Joseph Skender Ines Monteverde Mary Ryan Marge Harper William Ryan Lillian Matos Triston McElheny Joe Silock Pat Muller Richard Meyer

Jerome Paul Roetering Carolyn Roetering Tom Cardoza Betty Olshewsky Millie Baron Nancy Ostrowski Catherine Shriver Grace Bear Betty Neumann John Schott Margie Connell Susan McElheny Rita Coffman Carole Aylward Jerome Benoit Jim Guinn Joseph Lagana Connie Amato Richard Martinez Joe Aleaman Stewart Gentry Shirley Morgan Katie Kazura-Huynh Ruth Hall Loraine Palmer Patricia McDonough Angelo Deyeso Nancy Barden Angelina Jesselli Bill Misturini Michael Bock Roxann McCue Tom Meurer

Kay Torcuator Donald Boggs Kelly High Margaret Cappelleri Julia Whitney Jo Alexander Jennifer Cornforth Robert Taylor Larry Fritz

PRAYERS FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR MILITARY

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PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN 6 P.M.SEASONAL SATURDAY VIGIL MASS: Please note that we are changing our 6 p.m. Seasonal Saturday Vigil Mass schedule.

The Saturday 6 p.m. Vigil Mass will now be celebrated from the first Saturday in December to the last Saturday in March.

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS June 21, 2020 - 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time

“Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father.” (Matthew 10:32)

Would others know that you are Catholic by the way you act and speak? Do you share your Catholic faith with others? Do you defend your Catholic faith when the situation arises or do you remain silent? Do you pray in public before meals? Pray for the strength and courage to be a joyful witness of our Catholic faith when the opportunity presents itself. Let us become the radiant light and bold witness that we are called to be!

READINGS OF THE WEEK

First Reading — The L has rescued the poor from the clutches of the wicked (Jeremiah 20:10-13). Psalm — Lord, in your great love, answer me (Psalm 69). Second Reading — The grace of God overflows for all (Romans 5:12-15). Gospel — All who acknowledge Jesus before others will likewise be acknowledged by Jesus before the Father (Matthew 10:26-33). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36; Ps 48:2-4, 10-11; Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; 1 Pt 1:8-12; Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6; Ps 139:1-3, 13-15; Acts 13:22-26; Lk 1:57-66, 80

Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1b-5, 8-9; Mt 7:21-29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-6; Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1b-7, 20-21; Mt 8:5-17 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

TODAY’S READINGS

Sunday: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father’s Day

Monday: St. Paulinus of Nola;

Ss. John Fisher and Thomas More

Wednesday: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist Saturday: St. Cyril of Alexandria;

Blessed Virgin Mary © J. S. Paluch Co.

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Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020

Sing to the L , praise the L , for he has rescued the life of the poor.

— Jeremiah 20:13

From Robert Bolt’s classic A Man for All Seasons to Showtime’s edgy The Tudors, Thomas More endears himself still: lawyer-statesman of impeccable integrity, remarried widower and affectionate father delighting in a lively household—four children, a pet monkey, even a paid jester! And challenges still: humanist-reformer, yet champion of Catholic faith and papal primacy. John Paul II named him Patron of Statesmen and Politicians, citing More’s generous work, both as a lawyer and in government service, on behalf of the poorest and most marginalized people of his time, as well as his promotion of education for all sectors of society. More’s decision for principle over politics, conscience over convenience prompted his final words: “I die the king’s good servant, but God’s first.” Alone among England’s bishops, John Fisher dared challenge Henry VIII’s divorce and repudiation of the papacy. When the Pope named the imprisoned Fisher a cardinal, Henry thundered: “Don’t bother sending Fisher’s red hat here; I’ll send Fisher’s head to Rome!” Whose “good servants” are we first? Isn’t a right conscience worth the pain of standing alone? —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

ENTHUSIASM AND GRAMMAR

SAINT JOHN FISHER (1469-1535) AND SAINT THOMAS MORE (1477-1535) June 22

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There is a good reason that the writings of St. Paul don’t show up as examples in grammar textbooks. Today’s reading is a case in point. It begins with one of those long Pauline run on sentences that leave lectors gasping for breath. So what? Take a closer look at how Paul’s fervor for his subject matter derails the grammar. There is something admirable about being so caught up in his convictions that the words cannot come fast enough to express them, much less in an orderly fashion. Scripture scholars usually take this grammatical ineptness as a sign of a passage’s early importance in the Christian community, something they were so ardent about that their language never got refined.

What leaves us in this condition? Re-telling the plot line of an action movie or the play-by-play of a sporting event? When was the last time any of us was so excited by our faith in Christ that we were left grasping for words, stumbling over our own errors in speech? It may be bad grammar, but it is an excellent way to inspire others with the message of Christ! Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

FATHERHOOD When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. —William Shakespeare

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