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3  APRIL 9-10, 2011  ISSUE 14

Welcome to

Catholic Church at Fort Gordon, GA

Fifth Sunday of Lent
Scripture Parish Staff
 I will put my spirit in you that you may live, (Ezekiel 37:14) and Ministries
 I wait with longing for the LORD, my soul waits for his word. (Psalm 130:5)
 the One who raised Christ from the dead will give life (Romans 8:11) Pastor: Fr. Damian Ilokaba
 I have come to believe that you are the Christ, (John 11:27) (706) 791-4307
Reflection Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe
 What are you waiting for? What do you desire? (706) 791-4307
Contract Priest: Fr. Michael Roverse
 What maintains you, keeps you going? (706) 791-2945
 What is it that you could not live without? NCOIC: Sgt. Sheronda Williams
 Is Jesus who is the Christ, the center of your life? (706) 791-4308
 How does Jesus become your life? Chapel Clerk: Vacant
You, Lord, were within me, while I was outside. It was there that I sought you. I rushed headlong upon these (706) 791-2945
things of beauty that you had made. You were with me, but I was not with you. They kept me far from you, Deacons:
those fair things which, if they were not in you, would not exist at all! You called, you cried out, you shattered - George Foster (706) 860-2379
my deafness: you flashed, you shone, you scattered my blindness: you breathed perfume, and I drew in my - Mike Marchek (706) 855-2107
breath and I pant for you: I tasted, and I am hungry and thirsty: you touched me and I burned for your peace. 1 - David Kriegel (706) 869-9781
PLC: VACANT
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St. Augustine, The Confessions of St. Augustine, translated by Rex Warner, Penguin, New York, 1963, P. 235 – Music Director: VACANT
Book X, Chapter 27. (706) 791-2945
Retrieved from For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh ParishVision LLC 2011 MCCW: Dede O’brien
dedems@yahoo.com
QUESTION OF THE WEEK Knights of Columbus:
Q: I have a medal with St. Anthony on one side and lands. To secure control, they murdered Cloud's Ricardo Ruiz Jr. (706) 863-3435 or
St. Cloud on the other side. I have been to several brothers, Theodald and Gunther. The eight-year-old ruizrjr@knology.net
religious stores and no one has any idea who the saint Cloud, however, escaped and hid in a hermit's cell. Lectors: Tom Dean
is. Who Was St. Cloud? When he became an adult, he made no effort to re- (706) 860-6946
claim the kingdom. I presume he had seen enough of Ushers: Ron Shannon
A: I suspect that the people of St. Cloud, Minnesota,
intrigue and struggles for power. Cloud lived a her- (706) 868-5960
and St. Cloud, Florida, will be disappointed that their
mit's life near the town of St. Cloud (which I pre- Religious Education: VACANT
patron is not better known in this country. According
sume was named for him) in the vicinity of Ver- Flowers Ministry: Sherry Wodicka
to Butler's Lives of the Saints, St. Cloud (Clodoald)
sailles in France. Cloud died at the age of 36. He is swodicka24@gmail.com
was the grandson of Clovis, king of the Franks.
invoked for assistance by those who suffer from Editor: Lola Rivera (706) 860-0604
When Clovis died, his kingdom was divided
carbuncles. And, because of a French play on words, lolarivera@ymail.com
among four sons. Among those sons was Clodomir,
father of Cloud, also called Clodoald, and two other he is the patron of nail makers.
sons. When Clodomir died fighting his cousin Gondo-
I don't know why he and St. Anthony were paired on
Pastoral Council
mar of Burgundy, Cloud's grandmother and widow of
Clovis, St. Clotilda, took over the raising of the boys. the same medal. MIKE RIVERA, PRESIDENT
Cloud's uncles, however, conspired to take Clodomir's riveralejos@yahoo.com
Retrieved from http://www.americancatholic.org/
BILL HOLT, VICE-PRESIDENT
wilbil56@aol.com
DESIGNATED OFFERING LOLA RIVERA, SECRETARY
There will be a designated offering on April 16-17, 2011 for Chaplaincy Endorsing Agencies. lolarivera@ymail.com
Please know that this offering is directed by the office of the Chief of Chaplains. TINA RABY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR
Parish Council Financial Advisor, Tina Raby gritstwo@yahoo.com
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Stations of the Cross Lenten Reconciliation Services Adoration on Holy Thursday

Our Parish will not provide special reconciliation There will be adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday April 15th at 1800 hrs (6PM) dates during Lent. Please know that our Pastor is following the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy
followed by soup. available for reconciliation every Saturday at 4 Thursday, April 23 until midnight. All are invited to
pm and Sunday at 8:15am. Parishioners are en- spend some time with the Lord, but since the Blessed
couraged to use these reconciliation services Sacrament can never be left alone, we
Lenten Schedule during Lent. are asking for at least one person to
Palm Sunday sign up for each hour. The sign-up
April 17. 8:30am and 10am sheet can be found on the MCCW
Holy Thursday Lenten Recipes table in the back hallway. Deacon
April 21 , 6pm Share your Lenten recipes with the parish. Foster will close with Benediction
Good Friday Please submit them at lolarivera@ymail.com. before midnight.
April 22, 3pm
Holy Saturday
April 23, 6:30pm
Easter Sunday
April 24, 8:30am and 10am AUNT ISABELLA’S BAKED SPAGUETTI PIE

Ministries Sponsoring
Stations of the Cross
The following Ministries will sponsor our
Stations of the Cross during Lent.
April 15 (Youth)
Parishioners are welcome to bring their
soups any Friday during Stations of the
Cross.
Ingredients: 1/2 lb. Spaghetti; 2 large eggs; 1 (15-oz.) container ricotta cheese; 3/4 cup grated parmesan
(or Romano) cheese; 1 cup marinara sauce; 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 Tbsp. Grated parme-
san (or Romano) cheese.
Cook spaghetti according to package directions and drain. Preheat oven to 350. Grease 9-inch pie plate.
In a large bowl, beat eggs; stir in ricotta mixture and stir well. Transfer spaghetti mixture to pie plate. Top
with marinara sauce. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese. Bake for 25
minutes. Remove and let stand 10 minutes before serving. Bon Appetite!!!
— SPC Angela Stevens, thank you for sharing your recipe—

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MEETINGS &
INFORMATION
Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW)
MCCW is having a food drive donation for on April. All non-perishable
items will be donated to Catholic Social Services. Please leave your non-
perishable food items in the box at the MCCW table located at the back of
the church. Thank you!
MCCW Faith Study meets every Monday morning at 9:30, at the Religious Education
Center building #13. We then meet for Mass at 11:30 at St Michaels. Contact Dede O’Brien
if you need childcare.
**HONOR YOUR MOM ON MOTHER'S DAY BY HONORING ANOTHER MOM!
Buy a baby item and place it in the container in the Friendship Room. The weekend of
Mother's Day, all items will be placed by the altar for a special blessing. All items will be
donated to the Augusta Care Pregnancy Center. We will have a flyer with more informa-
tion coming soon.

Attention Ladies of the Parish Reconciliation and

MCCW is currently taking nominations for the new MCCW Executive Board, all women
of the chapel are eligible to be nominated or nominate themselves for the following posi-
tions; President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. If you are interested in any of
these positions and would like to be considered a candidate, please contact, Laura Pizzi @
706-651-0688, Barbara Larson @ 706-592-2220 or Lidia Huter (706) 447-4890` for a job
First Communion 2011
The children who are candidates to receive First Communion
this year will have their First Reconciliation on April 16th
at 10am. First Communion will be celebrated on Palm Sun-
day, April 17 at the 10 am Mass.

Knights of Columbus 2011 Roman Missal Military Archdiocese Website

Do you need to request a baptism certificate? First Commun-
Please know that our meeting in Changes ion certificate? You may inquire any sacramental information
March will be on Tuesday April The Fourth part of the Interactive DVD
12, 2011 in Bldg. 13 at 1830. you may need at http://www.milarch.org
series on “Changes to the Roman Mis-
Social and the meeting starts at sal” will be announced soon. Please,
1900 hours. Contact the Grand Knight Ricardo check our weekly bulletin for more in- Confirmation 2011
Ruiz Jr. if you have any question at formation, or contact Deacon Kriegel if St. Michael’s Confirmation will be celebrated on April 27 at
ruizrjr@knology.net or (706) 863-3435. you have any question (706) 869-9781. 6:30pm. Please, join Bishop Richard Higgins, the Confir-
mandis, their sponsors and their families in this special day.
Bible Study!!
Saint Michael’s Bible Study on Tuesdays. The study will be using God and Coffee
the Little Rock Scripture Study on the Book of Psalms called Are there questions about your Faith would like to have answers for? Come and ask
“Psalms for All Seasons”. The group meets each Tuesday evening them. God and Coffee and RCIA on Sundays at 11:30AM. The location where we
in the Chapel Activity Room at 7-9 PM. On evenings when show- used to meet is under construction now, so we are using a provisional place at this
ing the series videos, the group will meet in Blg. 13 at the Religious moment. More information on location during Pulpit Announcements or contact
Education Center. Contact Tom Dean (706) 860-6946. POC Tom Dean (706) 860-6946. We truly apologize for the inconvenience.

Parish Council Meeting

St. Michael’s Parish Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday April 12, 2011. The meeting will
be at Good Shepherd Chapel (GSC), social room at 5:30 pm. Parish Council meetings are open to
all parishioners.
**Ministry coordinators, please submit your reports to the Council President if you have not done
it yet. Thank you. The Secretary.

Altar Servers CCD News

We are always in need for Altar Servers. Let us know if
your son or daughter is considering to become one. Candi-
dates need to be in 4th grade or higher, and have made
their First Holy Communion. Please, contact our Pastor if
you are interested.
St. Michael’s Choir is
looking for Volunteers
St. Michael’s is looking for volunteers that would
like to share their talents and gifts with our choir.
Singers and musicians are welcomed! Ask our Pastor
if you are interested.
No Religious Education this Sunday
New to our Parish?
If you are a new parishioner and have
not registered yet, please take a minute
and fill out our registration form. You
can find these forms in the tables lo-
cated in the back hallway. You may
give the form to our Pastor, or leave it
in his door. You can also download the
form from our website if this is more
convenient for you, and send it to
lolarivera@ymail.com. Welcome!
Youth of the Parish
Join us the first Sunday of each
Month at 10 am Mass.
Youth are encouraged to do
the readings, serve as Ushers and
present the gifts during Mass.
Contact our Pastor if you are in-
terested.
May 1st, 2011
at 10 AM Mass.
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LITURGICAL LIFE
Pray For Our Military
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deployed and cannot be wit
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Ple ilies and
es. Remember their fam Sunday 08:30 & 10:00
their families and love on e is one of the m, or you know any deploy
ed
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deployments too or her name, so we can inc
lude it in Daily Mass
son nel sen d us his
military per ail.com. Mon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30
request to lolarivera@ym
prayers. Send your prayer Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45

Penance/ Reconciliation
CPO Ronny Amaya Saturday 16:00
SFC Kevin Sabo COL Mark Ziemba
Sunday 08:15
(Also by Appointment)
LTC Karl Strellner SFC Nathan Varner
Susan Wersal SrA James Varner Rosary
Kristopher Nichols Saturday 16:30
Sunday 08:00

Books of the Bible Communion (Sick/Homebound):

Deacon George Foster

Weddings
The Book of John Deacon George Foster
The book of 1 John does not specify the author, but scholars
agree that there are similarities to the Gospel of John, and Baptisms
therefore attribute it to John, an apostle and disciple of Jesus Deacon Mike Marchek
Christ.
Liturgy
The purpose of this letter was to encourage the fainthearted Deacon David Kriegel
who had begun to doubt their spiritual position. False doc-
trines had crept into the church, and as a result, many believ- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
ers were questioning their faith. John identified the presence of false prophets among the as- Deacon Mike Marchek
sembly, bringing with them destructive teachings. He called them liars and antichrists, due to
their deceitful handling of the Word of God and their luring away of God's people. Adoration
Wednesday 18:30
John declared in his opening greetings that God is light, and darkness does not dwell within
Him. (1:5) God is not the bringer of confusion, nor does He ever cause one to doubt their Religious Education (RE)
salvation. Those who walk with Him do not walk in darkness. These truths were important to Sunday 11:30
(RSO and RE Complex)
the believers that he was writing to, given the Gnostic-like beliefs that had begun to poison
their minds and hearts.

The Gnostics believed that the inner spirit of a man could not be corrupted by anything done
with the body. Likewise, to actively pursue a holy lifestyle did nothing to prevent moral cor-
ruption. Therefore, sin was nonexistent and ethical judgment was irrelevant. Unfortunately,
this kind of teaching caused the believers to not only doubt their salvation, but also to ques-
tion the validity of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ. John vehemently opposed these view-
points with very clear truths: those who say they have no sin make God a liar and are them-
selves deceived, and those who confess their sins are forgiven and cleansed from their un-
righteousness.

John comforted the struggling believers with sound principles that could help build their faith
and solidify their spiritual position. He explained to them that the primary evidence that con-
firmed that they belonged to God was their love. John, in several places throughout his letter, St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and
emphasized love as the confirmation of abiding in Him. The believers were not to love the
snares of the devil.
world or anything in it, but instead were to love their Christian brothers and sisters. Just as
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do
Jesus had laid down His life for them, they were to give their lives to benefit other believers. Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host— by the
And it was not to be with just mere words, but with actions. Those who loved their brothers, Divine Power of God -thrust into hell,
and kept the commandments of God were ones counted among the children of God. Satan and all the evil spirits, who roam through-
out the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Written by: Amy Miller, Retrieved from http://www.sharefaith.com
Amen.

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