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Annunciation Catholic Church
School Mass - 8:30am on Tuesdays - All are welcome.
Portuguese Mass - 11:30 am on Sundays Where: Padre Pio’s Place
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Mass Intentions for the coming Week
MON, MAR 26 (Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11) 7:00 am Special Intention 12:15pm Peter D. Sacco†
TUE, MAR 27 (Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38) 7:00 am Diana Sciamonte† 8:30 am Larsson Miner† 12:15 pm Rhea Royer†
WED, MAR 28 (Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25) 7:00 am Mary DeFino† 12:15 pm Anne Gibson Lieber†
THU, MAR 29 (Holy Thursday) 7:00 pm Intention of the Priests†
FRI, MAR 30 (Good Friday) 3:00 pm Passion of Our Lord† 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
SAT, MAR 31 (Holy Saturday) 8:00 pm Intentions of the Newly Baptized†
SUN, APR 1 (The Resurrection of Our Lord) 6:30 am Rose and Joseph Kocsis† 8:00 am Simone B. Marcous† 10:00 am People of Our Parish Deceased members of the Lynch family† Deceased members of the Wittick family† 12:00 pm Charles D. Engelhardt† Gerome Keenan†
READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY
(Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9)
¿Habla Español? Misa en Español el primer Martes del mes a las 11am. El grupo de oración contemplativo le invita a la Misa en Español. LUGAR: En la Iglesia CONTACTO: 407-869-9472
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5pm
Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm & 5:30pm* *interpreted for the deaf Daily Masses
Monday - Friday:
7am & 12:15pm
Saturday: 8am
Mass Intentions for this Weekend
SAT, MAR 24 (Ez 37:21-28/Jn 11:45-56) 8:00 am Teresa LaMontagne† 5:00 pm Reba Mooney†
SUN, MAR 25 (Palm Sunday) 7:30 am John Gruse† 9:00 am Holy Souls in Purgatory† 10:30 am People of Our Parish Salvatore DiBella† Mary Mitchell† 12:00 pm Marie Caruso† 5:30 pm Richard DiMarco†
Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March
Our Second Collection is for Stewardship of Facilities. This is for larger upkeep projects of the buildings on our campus.
Formation in Spiritual Discernment That the Church may appreciate the urgency of formation in spiritual discernment, both on the personal and communitarian levels.
Reconciliation during Lent Please see the schedule on page 3
Where: The Blessed Sacrament Chapel
in the Church
Recently Deceased
†Florence Anderson †Cesar Arturo Castillo †Stephen Valis †Zell Blackmon †Juel McConnell †Teddy Domanski
Funeral notices are posted on our website, after family approval, at www.annunciationorlando.org/funerals
Eucharistic Adoration When: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30am - 9pm. Where: Chapel of the Angels
Sanctuary Candle
In loving memory of Bob Liden
Baptisms - Welcome! Wyatt James Cutler
Annabelle Elizabeth Fives
Brian Patrick Kelly III
Hadley Elise Mardula
Connor Joseph Page
Danielle Rebecca Simpson
Madeleine Sophia Wilson
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March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Holy Week
• Mon., March 26th - Reconciliation10 - 11am
and 7 - 8pm
• Tue., March 27th – Reconciliation 7 - 8pm
• Wed., March 28th – Chrism Mass at the Cathedral
(Please note: no Reconciliation)
• Holy Thursday, March 29th – No Daily Masses
7pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(interpreted for the deaf)
• Good Friday, March 30th – No Daily Masses
10 - 11am – Reconciliation
3pm – Passion of the Lord \ Veneration of the Cross
(interpreted for the deaf)
7pm – Stations of the Cross
• Holy Saturday: March 31 - Blessing of Food: 12noon
- Easter Vigil: 8pm (Please note no Reconciliation or 5pm Mass)
• Easter Sunday: April 1
- 6:30am, 8am, 10am* and
12noon* interpreted for the deaf
*Mass in our Church & St. Gabriel Life Center
(Please note: no 5:30pm Mass)
Thank you for your generosity during Our Catholic Appeal. To learn more about the ministries made possible through the appeal and to make your pledge online visit:
www.cfocf.org/oca.
Easter Mass Schedule
Dear Friends in Christ,
Our Holy Week begins today with Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem. As we begin these Sacred Days, I would like to thank you for your participation in the various activities of Lent during these past weeks. I hope that the spiritual guide, Living the Eucharist, has helped you this Lent as you looked for the Sacred and Holy during the last 40 days.
The special days of Holy Week are considered to be our High Holy Days as Catholics and the various celebrations are deeply rooted in the traditions of our Catholic faith. I invite you to participate in the liturgies of these Sacred days. If you have never attended the celebrations of Holy Week, perhaps this is the year to attend either individually or as a family. The Holy Week Schedule is listed on this page and may also be referenced on our website, www.annunciationorlando.org
At our Easter Sunday Masses, we will be blessed with many visitors. I thank you in advance for extending a warm Annunciation welcome and hospitality to those who may be here from other faith backgrounds, other places or who do not worship with us on a regular basis. I appreciate your patience as we celebrate our Core Value to be a Welcoming Parish Community.
When you come before the Lord this week, please whisper my name (and the names of the Clergy and Religious Sisters of our parish) to the Almighty. Pray that we are blessed with wisdom, strength and hope during these special days. Know that we will pray for you, your loved ones and your intentions. We may not see each other every day but may we meet each day in our prayers!
In Christ,
Very Rev. Stephen D. Parkes, V.F. Pastor
Our Parish Office and Bookstore will close at 12 noon on Good Friday and will re-open on Tuesday, April 3rd. Easter Blessings to you and your family!
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Annunciation Catholic Church Altamonte Springs, Florida
Fastin and Abstinence Durin Lent
Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all those 18 years of age and older who have not yet celebrated their 59th birthday. On a fast day one full meal is allowed. Two other meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one's needs, but together they should not equal another full meal.
Abstinence is observed on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all other Fridays of Lent by all those 14 years of age and older. On days of abstinence no meat is allowed.
Remember: If your health or your ability to work would be seriously affected, fasting or abstinence does not apply. If in doubt, please speak with one of our Priests or Religious Sisters.
Faith Formation for Adults
Have you been thinking about becoming Catholic?
Do you know someone who might be interested in
becoming Catholic?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or the RCIA is the process in which an adult becomes Catholic. The RCIA was given to the Church through a directive of Vatican II. It is the restoration of the method by which adults became Catholic Christians in the very early Church. RCIA is a journey of conversion – conversion of the heart and mind!
The first part of RCIA is called “Inquiry” or the Pre-Catechumenate. We will begin our Inquiry sessions on Tuesday, May 1st at 7:00 pm in the Nazareth Center OR on Sunday, May 6th at 9:15 am in the Nazareth Center. To register or for more information, please contact Mary Ann Fox at [email protected] or Cathy Tardif at [email protected] or call 407-869-9472. Pre-registration is not required. There are no fees for the RCIA process.
Adult Confirmation Classes
A new session of Adult Confirmation classes will begin on Wednesday, May 2nd, at 7:00 pm in the St. Gabriel Life Center. We will meet for six consecutive Wednesday evenings, from 7pm to 9pm. The Confirmation will take place on Friday, June 8th at 7:00 pm, at St. James Cathedral in Orlando with Bishop Noonan. These classes are for those over 18, who have already received the Sacraments of Baptism and First Eucharist in the Catholic Church. For more information or to register, please contact Mary Ann Fox at [email protected] or call 407-869-9472.
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Divine Mercy Sunday - April 8 Join us on Sunday, April 8 at 2pm for this special devotion with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, The Rosary, Reconciliation, veneration of the Divine Mercy image and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Message of Divine Mercy Sunday is that God loves “all of us” no matter how great our sins. He wants us to recognize that His mercy is greater than our sins, so that we will call upon Him with
trust, receive His mercy, and let it flow through us to others. Thus, all will come to share His joy. All are welcome. We look forward to praying with you.
Divine Mercy Novena Jesus gave St. Faustina nine intentions for which to pray the Chaplet beginning on Good Friday and ending on Holy Saturday. For links to the Novena prayer or for additional information about Divine Mercy Sunday, please visit www.annunciationorlando.org/divine-mercy
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Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion March 25, 2018
Faith Formation for Children and Youth
Vacation Bible School - Camper Si n-up Open! Monday, June 4th – Friday, June 8th, 2018 We are excited you will be joining us for this fun, faith-filled week. Camper sign-up is now OPEN and will remain open until all the camper spots are filled. To register please visit www.annunciationorlando.org/VBS Admission is on a rolling basis. Campers must be entering Kindergarten in Fall of 2018 thru entering 5th grade in Fall of 2018. Volunteer Sign-up is not open yet. Thank you!
407-774-2801 annunciationacademy.org
The St. Anne's Ministry of Moms The St. Anne's Ministry of Moms The St. Anne's Ministry of Moms The St. Anne's Ministry of Moms warmly welcomes all mothers of the parish for faith, fellowship, and fun! Upcoming Activities:
• Monday, April 9th, 9:30-11am in the St Joseph's Room. Rosary Prayer and playgroup. Children are welcome!
• Friday, April 20, 7:30pm at Rollins College, Moms’ Night Out: 9-5 the Musical. Thursday, April 26, 9:30-11:30 in the St Joseph's Room. FORMED Video and discussion. Children are welcome!
For more information about our events and ministry, please contact [email protected]. Photos from the Holy Week Craft activity:
Congratulations to our cast and crew of Back to Broadway on four great shows last weekend!
Faith Formation Remainin Classes:
March 28: No Classes (Holy Week) April 4: No Classes (Spring Break) April 11: Regular Classes April 18: Regular Classes April 25: Closing Mass @ 5:30 pm
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Annunciation Catholic Church Altamonte Springs, Florida
Terri Brosnan
The Layug Family
Timm and Cindy Godby
Vocation Blessing Cup
Are you interested in hosting our Vocation Blessing Cup? Please contact Cheryl or Bob Nettles at 407-297-1852. In gratitude to the following for hosting our Parish Vocation Blessing Cup:
All Saints Circle Easter and Spring Flower Sale
The All Saints Circle of the Annunciation Council of Catholic Women will be having their annual Easter and Spring Flower Sale to benefit local charities on Palm Sunday weekend - March 24-25 after all of the Masses.
Book and Gift Store - Volunteers Needed We are looking for two volunteers for our Sunday 8:30 - 11am opening shifts. Training will be provided. Volunteers should be comfortable using a computer. Contact Terri at 407-215-7666 or [email protected]
Photo of a portion of our First Eucharist gift area. Senior Lunch & Learn When: Wednesday, April 18 from 1:00-3:00pm Where: St. Gabriel Life Center Our guest speakers will be from Brookdale Senior Living Center and Vitas. Please RSVP by April 13 to [email protected] or by calling our Parish Office at 407-869-9472. Topics covered:
Assisted Living Playbook
Are you prepared to move into an assisted living community? Receive expert guidance and input from Brookdale Senior Living professionals in the many facets related to your personalized living experience.
Hospice Myths
The word hospice often evokes a range of emotions…including fear. Vitas would like to help dismiss some of the myths surrounding hospice to reduce anxiety and to ensure that families and their loved ones receive the care and support that are so greatly needed in the end-of-life transition.
Food Drive Thank You! Thank you for your generosity during our recent food drive. In addition to helping to fill our pantry and partner pantries we also filled 45 bags (backpacks) for Sabal Elementary and Forest City Elementary and we provided the food for an additional 165 bags at Spring Lake Elementary. The food was intended to bridge the gap for needs over spring break.
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Games
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion March 25, 2018
Italian American Club
Spring Swing Dinner Dance
Saturday, April 7
Music by the Cadillacs! Carraba’s Menu
Chicken Marsala / Penne Pomodoro pasta with red sauce with sautéed broccoli, Caesar salad and bread sticks. Includes dessert and coffee, soda and water.
St. Gabriel Life Center
Doors open at 6:30pm. Dinner at 7pm
Tickets are $25 per person if purchased in advance and $30 per person after April 4th. To purchase tickets please
call Debra Quagliano at 321-663-8044.
10th Anniversary Renewal Retreat for Emmaus
Brothers and Sisters! SAVE THE DATE …
Saturday, April 14 from 8am to 4:30pm If you’ve attended an Annunciation Emmaus Retreat, you’re invited to a free Renewal Retreat designed especially for the ministry. All Emmaus Brothers and Sisters can participate, as we celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Emmaus at Annunciation. Look for an evite in your email in the coming weeks, so you can RSVP. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Mar 24/25 Group Cantor
5:00pm Chamber Choir Phyllis McCabe
7:300am Mark McCabe - Soloist Mark McCabe
9:00am Adult Bell Choir Natalie Morgan
10:30pm Mixed Ensemble Julie Burkey
12:00pm Mixed Ensemble Quartet Amy Culhane
5:30pm High School Choir Rebecca Ashley
April 1 Group Cantor
8;00pm Chamber Choir Phyllis McCabe
6:30am Mark and Phyllis McCabe Phyllis McCabe
8:00am Mixed Ensemble/Bell Choir Various
10am CH Chamber Choir/Bell Choir Various
10am St G Furo/Bartschi Family Jami Bartschi
12pmCH Contemporary Praise Band Rebecca Ashley
12pm St G Furo/Bartschi Family Jami Bartschi
Mark McCabe at 407-869-9472 [email protected] www.annunciationorlando.org/music
How would you like people to describe our
parish 10 years from now? We will be sharing some short answers to that question from parishioners over the next couple of weeks. You will have your turn to add to the discussion starting on April 14
when we introduce our Renew Parish Survey (available for all parishioners 18 and older.)
Retrouvaille - for troubled marriages If your marriage has become troubled and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it; Retrouvaille can help. It has helped thousands. Our next program in Orlando begins April 20, 2018. For more information call 352-274-4614. This is not counseling or group therapy. All calls and names are held in strictest confidence. To learn more please visit: www.Retrouvaille.org.
Renew Parish Survey coming April 14th
Long Sleeve Relief Drive The focus of the drive is to donate clean, used or new men’s and women’s cotton long-sleeve shirts that can be used in the fields. The drive also works to create awareness of the conditions that farmworkers face and the vital role they play in the economy. The shirts may be dropped off at our Parish Office through April 6th. Thank you!
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Annunciation Catholic Church Altamonte Springs, Florida
Gospel Reflections
"March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday
Our humanity bleeds through today's Gospel passages in more ways than one. We see both elation and fall, hope in the midst of the darker sides of our nature. If we allow it, these Gospels hold a mirror to our own fickle hearts. The crowds cry "Hosanna" and the Apostles profess allegiance unto death. In a manner of days -- even hours -- Jesus is betrayed, abandoned, denied, condemned, tortured, and executed. As God, he could have stopped this horrific narrative from unfolding, but he doesn't. He allows free will to play itself out.
There are nearly two millennia between this spectacle and us. We can stand safely removed, if we choose. But Lent invites us to return to this story. Lent invites us to find ourselves in the people we encounter there. Are we the repentant woman at Bethany? Are we naysayers of such lavish piety? Have we acted in a way that betrays those we love or denies what we know to be good and true? Have we fallen asleep in our faith? Have we unfairly accused others of a crime or immorality we imagine, though perhaps they didn't commit? Do we help others carry their burdens? Do we stand in solidarity with those who suffer? Do we care for the dying?
This week, take up today's Gospel again. Look carefully at the Passion narrative and sit with it in silence. Find yourself in the story and ponder its meaning for your own life. Journey with Jesus to the foot of the Cross so that you too may say, along with the faithful centurion, "truly this man was the Son of God!"
For more information and to register, please visit www.annunciationorlando.or / olf or contact
Steve Ford at 407-844-8014, [email protected] or Lee White at 407-462-2285
Saturday, May 19th at 6pm
Please save the date for this day of food and fellowship as the school year comes to an end and we kick off summer. More information coming soon!
Friends of the Poor Walk - April 14th We will begin with Mass in the Church at 8am. Registration continues until 9am and the walk will start at 9:15am. We will have a guest speaker, music and food. All are welcome to join us!
To register for the walk please visit annunciationorlando.or /svd
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For more information please call our Parish Office at: 407-869-9472 or email
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Very Rev. Stephen Parkes, V.F. ............................... Pastor
Rev. Stephen Baumann ............................. Parochial Vicar
Rev. Josh Swallows ................................... Parochial Vicar
Rev. William Gohring ............ In Residence (Hospital Chaplain)
Rev. Jorge Torres .................. In Residence (Vocations Director)
Deacon Joe Gassman ............................ Permanent Deacon
Reli ious Sisters
Sr. Maria Teresa Acosta, SCTJM ............... Pastoral Assistant
Sr. Rachel Gosda, SCTJM ................................ Parish School
Sr. Kristi Bergman, SCTJM ............................... In Residence
Administration/Finance/Facilities
Mark McLaughlin ........................... Director of Operations
Nanci O’Reilly .......................................... Office Manager
Christina Sinacola .............................. Operations Assistant
Linda Amato ................................................ Administration
Liliana Hill .................................................. Administration
Vicki Fordham .......................................... Records & Data
Patti Murphy ................................................ Administration
Scott Stafstrom ......................................... Communications
Nick Campo Jr. ............................................... Maintenance
Nick Campo Sr. ......................................................Security
Terri Becher .............................. Book Store: 407-215-7666
Annunciation Catholic Academ ................ 407-774-2801
Patricia Kahle ......................................................Principal
Annunciation Catholic Pre-School.............. 407-869-9404
Christine Golas ..................................................... Director
Evan elization & Faith Formation Lois Wirth ............................................... Children & Youth
Mary Ann Fox ........................ Adult & Christian Initiation
Cathy Tardif ...... Asst. Coordinator Adult Faith Formation
Vicki Ridgeway ................................................ Elementary
Michele McCullough….Confirmation, Middle & High School
Lynn Fisk ................................... Sunday School & Baptism
Michele Bugallo ............................................... Elementary
Jody North ............................... Marriage Prep/Annulments
Litur and Worshi
Mark McCabe ...................... Director of Music & Worship
Mary Ann Fox ......................................................... Liturgy
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Bulletin Information Please call Scott Stafstrom at 407-869-9472 or email: [email protected]. For bulletin adver-tising, please call Diocesan Publications at 800-292-9111.
March 25, 2018
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM We look forward to welcoming your child into our family at Annunciation Catholic Church! For information regarding the Sacrament of Baptism for Children, please contact the Parish Office at 407-869-9472.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Experience the joy of forgiveness… Confessions are offered on Wednesday from 7pm until 8pm and on Saturday from 3:30pm until 4:30pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel or by appointment with one of our Priests.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit… For information regarding the Sacrament of Confirmation for youth, please contact our Faith Formation for Children and Youth at 407-869-9472. If you are an adult in need of the Sacrament of Confirmation, please contact our Adult Faith Formation Office at 407-869-9472.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE …and the two shall become as one. Mark 10:8 For information regarding the Sacrament of Marriage, please contact the Parish Office at
407-869-9472 at least six months prior to your anticipated wedding date.
VOCATIONS …I have called you by name. Isaiah 43:1 Do you feel called to Priesthood or Religious Life? We look forward to speaking with you. Please contact our Clergy at 407-869-9472.
HOSPITAL VISITATION ANOINTING OF THE SICK Are you or a loved one in need of healing? If you or someone in your family is in need of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the Parish Office at 407-869-9472. In case of emergency or if you or a family member are in the hospital, please contact the Parish Office to receive a pastoral visit.
INTERESTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? Now may be the time… and this may be the place! For more information on the journey of Christian Initiation, please contact Mary Ann Fox at
407-869-9472.
ANNULMENTS Questions about divorce and remarriage? For information regarding Annulments, please contact Jody North at 407-215-7639.
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In need of assistance? Please contact our Society of St. Vincent de Paul at 407-215-7669 or email: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours: Monday - Wednesday: 8 am to 8 pm Thursday and Friday: 8 am to 5 pm Sunday: 9am to 12 noon
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