St Jerome Catholic Church

WOMEN ON THE JOURNEY:
MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Saturday, JUNE 1 ~ 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

         ST. JEROME PARISH CENTER

       Spend the day with your friends, your sisters, your mothers, your daughters, and other amazing women. We will learn, laugh, share, and celebrate our journeys with each other.
       With the help of Jackie Mallory, noted retreat leader in the Diocese of St. Petersburg and Catechetical Scholar with the National Catholic Education Association, we will explore six women in Luke’s Gospel whose lives were interrupted by the Grace of God: Mary and Elizabeth, the woman with a hemorrhage, the daughter of Jarius, and Martha and Mary. Scripture, reflections, sharing, and journaling will help us relate these women to our lives.

Cost: $15 includes lunch 
For information, contact Tammie Gildea
in the  Faith Formation Office/727-595-3100 x331

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick
is administered the first Saturday of every month after the 9:00 a.m. Mass.
 and the following Sunday after the 12:30 p.m. Mass. 
Please take advantage of these opportunities by bringing those who
are elderly, sick or facing surgery so they can be anointed.

The next Anointing of the Sick is
  Saturday, June 1, after the 9:00 a.m. Mass
Sunday, June 2, Anointing of the Sick will not take place since it is the 'Feast of Corpus Christi' and the Corpus Christi procession,
honoring the Body and Blood of Christ,
will take place following the 12:30 p.m. Mass.
All are encouraged to attend this Eucharistic Celebration.
            

                  Pope Benedict declared a Year of Faith,
                           that commenced October 11.

               The Year of Faith is intended to contribute to a renewed conversion to the Lord Jesus and to rediscovery of faith, so that the members of the Church will be credible and joy-filled witnesses to the Risen Lord in the world of today -- capable of leading those many people who are seeking it to the 'door of faith'.
                  -- Congregation for the Doctorine of the Faith,
                        "Note with Pastoral Recommendations for the Year of Faith

The major themes of this special year are the very foundation of our faith:

    *  Belief in the Holy Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit
        - and in the Paschal Mystery, the Crucifixion, Death
        and Resurrection of Jesus
    *  A deepened encounter with the Risen Lord, who is the
        Light of Faith
    *  A renewed commitment to the Mass and the Eucharist

     Here in Florida, we have had many men and women who were instrumental in bringing the faith to our shores. In the August 12, 2012 St. Jerome bulletin, you read about the faith of Fr. Juan Zuarez, OFM, Bishop-elect of Florida, who we believe celebrated the First Mass in Florida in 1528 on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay.
          It is most important that this Year of Faith
            is welcomed with joy and celebration!

All daily and weekend Masses are celebrated in the Church.
        Daily Masses ~ 7:00  &  9:00 a.m. 
Weekend Masses ~ 4:00 & 5:30 p.m. ~ Saturday
   and 7:30, 9:00 & 10:45 a.m. and 12:30 & 5:00 p.m. ~ Sunday