Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 16, 2020
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MASS TIMES:
Sunday............. 9:00am / 4:00pm English
Sunday............. 11:45am Spanish
Monday............. NO MASS
Tuesday............ 9:00am
Wednesday....... 9:00am
Thursday........... 9:00am
Friday................ 9:00am
Saturday Vigil....5:00pm
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Eucharistic Adoration
1st Friday 9 am – 6 pm
SVdP Hotline 706-453-4744
Rosary Before Mass @ 8:40am
FOR SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
Please contact
Fr. Michael at (770) 750-5796 and leave a message.
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United in Christ, All for the Glory of God
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CHRIST OUR KING AND SAVIOR CATHOLIC CHURCH
6341 Lake Oconee Parkway
Greensboro, Georgia 30642
Tel: (706) 453-7292; Fax: (706) 453-7095
WWW.COKAS.ORG
Pastor: Father Michael Silloway
cokas.frmichael@gmail.com
FOR SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
please contact Fr. Michael at (770) 750-5796 and leave a message.
PARISH OFFICE: OPEN MONDAY - FRIDAY FROM 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Business Manager
John Steadman
cokas.business@gmail.com
Accountant
Millie Browning
cokas.finance@gmail.com
Director of Religious Education
Anne Bared
cokas.dre@gmail.com
Director of Youth Ministry
Laura Brennan
cokas.dym@gmail.com
Pastoral Administration
Lily Vaughn
cokas.office@gmail.com
Office Reception
Tamara Prendergast
cokas.reception@gmail.com
Maintenance
Clarence Drinkwine
cokas.maintenance@gmail.com
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15
5PM TOM FRICANO (
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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16
9AM LINDA MCCALL (
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11:45 PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
4PM KARL RICKERT (
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18
9AM HAROLD & PHYLLIS RICKERT (
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
9AM JOHN McGINLEY (
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THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 20
9AM MR. & MRS. DANIEL OHEA (
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FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY 21
9AM LORNA BRADY (
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 22
5PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
9AM JOHN FERGUSON (
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11:45 JOSE JUAN PATIÑO (
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JOSE LUIS CABALLERO (
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JUAN CARLOS MORENO (
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4PM STEVE WEISER
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Military Personnel
Tarah Thompson
Barbara Koch
Deborah Stritt
Sean Scott
Sonya Stephenson
Christopher Stephenson
James Hause
Jeffery Crane
Isabel Montiagudo
Jacob King
Linda Chelena
Helen Sweeny
Amanda Parker
Harriet Thompson
Vicky Abbott
Abby Tucker
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Carolyn Cates
Elaine Hicks
Klinton Rickert
Anne Price
Jim Braun
Gay Rickenbacker
Cynde Parker
Terry Kelly
Phyllis Rotola
Ricky Thompson
Diana O'Keefe
Lin Calista
Lauren Calista
Audrey Philcox
John Philcox
Fern Hill
Glenn Kendall
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Father Michael's Homilies (audio) are posted on the COKAS website.
Under the Tab
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"Parish Info & News"
"Father Michael's Homilies"
Click on the desired Homily you wish to listen to or you can click on the link below.
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Stewardship Scripture Reflection
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Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
“For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 5:20)
The scribes and Pharisees lived according to the letter of the law, and they used this to elevate themselves above the other people. Jesus is clear – it’s the love that you have in your heart that will get you to heaven. Simply following church rules out of obligation, not love, does not put you on the path to heaven. Attending Mass on Sunday and then gossiping about a fellow parishioner on the parking lot is an example of a modern day Pharisee.
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FEBRUARY
16th............Donuts
16th............
NO
Faith Formation K-5 - 10:15am - 11:30am
16th............Youth Ministry 5:15pm - 7pm in the PLC
17th............Mondays in the Word “Presence” Study 9am – 12pm in the PLC
17th............Monday Evening Bible Study 6:30pm – 8pm (Bride's Room)
18th............Bible Study - Spanish 7pm - 9pm in the PLC 112/113
19th............Faith Formation K-5 - 5pm - 6:15pm in the PLC
20th............Bible Timeline Study 10am - 12pm in the PLC (Rooms 215/216)
20th............Eucharistic Holy Hour - 7pm in the Sanctuary
23rd............Faith Formation K-5 - 10:15am - 11:30am in the PLC
23rd............Youth Ministry 5:15pm - 7pm in the PLC
24th............Mondays in the Word “Presence” Study 9am – 12pm in the PLC
24th............Monday Evening Bible Study 6:30pm – 8pm (Bride's Room)
25th............Virtus Training 9am – 12pm in the Social Hall
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You are the light of the world – let it shine brightly for all to see!
Offertory – At Masses & Online Giving
(Weekend of 2/9//20) $13,677.
February Second Collections
St Vincent de Paul – 2/2
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Please click below to see our Parish Calendar for upcoming events.
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COKAS is pleased to announce that they will host their 2
nd
Rise Against Hunger Service Project!
When: Saturday, April 18
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Time: 9:00 a.m. 1
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session
11:00 a.m. 2
nd
session
More details and a sign-up link will be available on March 1
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COMMITMENT SUNDAY
A huge thank you to all of our parishioners who have already joined together in pledging their gift to the 2020 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. The campaign goal is $8,500,000 and our parish goal is $ 61,100.. Every dollar collected above our goal will be returned to the parish!
To learn more about the impact of our support to the Appeal, Visit
www.archatl.com/appeal. You can donate online directly through the archdiocese and use a credit card through their online site.
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VIRTUS TRAINING
TUESDAY February 25th
from 9:00am – 12:00pm
In the Social Hall
Before attending this event, please register via
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COKAS Respect Life Ministry
Update: We will have the Baby Bottle Campaign results next week. Bottles are still coming in.
The following are some interesting headlines, dealing with abortion, from a non-Catholic newspaper ‘Sword of the Lord’:
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Babies Born Alive After Abortion Can Be Left To Die in Sixteen States
. They are: Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Utah, Vermont and West Virginia.
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* New Mexico Governor, Michelle Grisham, Calls Killing Babies in Abortion a “Human Right”
* California Governor, Gavin Newsom, Signs Bill Mandating Free Abortions At All Colleges
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Prayer of Petition:
In our journey as a faith-filled community during our Year of Service, may we all heed Jesus' call to love one another. May we show our love by sacrificial acts of service in our families, parish and communities. Let us pray to the Lord.
17,24
Bible Study
, Presence, Mystery of the Eucharist
10:00am – 12:00pm in PLC
Sign-up www.cokas.org/adults
17,24
Lenten Bible Study
, Seven Last Words of Christ
6:30pm – 8:00pm in Social Hall
Contact LMangin@plantationcable.net by 1/27
20,27
Eucharistic Holy Hours with Benediction
, 7:00pm
Topic on 27th: Corporal Work of Mercy
22nd
Serve at Putnam County Food Pantry
Sponsored by Family Service and Youth Ministries
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The “Giving Back to the Community” Golf Tournament held by Christ Our King and Savior Church is set for April 13, 2020 at Harbor Club on Lake Oconee. The 18 hole tournament is a scramble format. Players will be competing for the COKAS Cup Challenge, sponsored by BankSouth. Plans are underway for an exciting and fun day of golf at Harbor Club with the opportunity to win valuable prizes.
Last year’s golf tournament raised $35,500 for Community Outreach Programs for Greene, Putnam, and Hancock Counties. Approximately $19K was earned by selling the raffle tickets distributed to each family. Return your ticket stubs with your checks as soon as you can!
We are looking for single, doubles, and foursome ladies, men and couples golfers. The tournament committee will be glad to assign golfers to teams. For details and registration, go on-line to cokas.org or call Mark Holihan (770) 403-5702.
Sponsors are also needed. For as little as $200, a sign with the family name will be placed on the various holes, just like in the Masters tournament. Please consider being a valued sponsor as well.
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Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist
explores the truth and beauty of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist, from its origins in Sacred Scripture, to its profound role in the life of the Church and its members. Choose from two different days and times below. Cost is $10.00 which includes class materials.
Session 1: God Is with Us
Session 2: The Story of the Eucharist
Session 3: Bread for the Journey
Session 4: Biblical Foundations of the Eucharist
Monday Mornings
February 17, 24
10:00 am - 12:00 pm in PLC Room 215
or
Sunday Evenings
March 1, 8 - April 19, 26
5:15pm - 7pm in the Bride's Room
Click on the button below to register for
EITHER
class:
After registering please click on the
"Buy Now" button to pay the $10 fee:
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For all who would like to administer the Holy Eucharist in the Mass or outside the Mass, please register for the
Real Presence of Christ training by clicking on the link below:
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Forgiven: The Transforming Power of Confession
provides the Church’s teaching about the sacrament of Confession, including a practical “walk through” of what happens in the confessional and how every moment connects to Scripture, Catholic Tradition, and God’s passionate desire to be with you. Cost is $10.00 which includes class materials.
Session 1: Where Are You?
Session 2: An Encounter with Mercy
Session 3: The Rite Explained
Monday Mornings
March 9, 16, 23
10:00 am - 12:00 pm in PLC Room 215
Complete the form below to register for the
Monday Morning
class:
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VATICAN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE
EUCHARISTIC MIRACLES OF THE WORLD
HOSTED BY
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GA
FEBRUARY 15th to 22nd
FROM 1:00PM – 8:00PM
Free and open to the public, the exhibit’s displays tell the stories of more than 150 Church-recognized miracles that have occurred all over the world throughout that last 1,500 years.
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
110 N. Jefferson Street
Milledgeville GA 31061
Flannery O’Connor Hall
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In 750 A.D. in Lanciano, Italy, a Catholic priest was celebrating Mass but had doubts about the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. When it came time to consecrate the host, a miracle happened.
“The host literally turned to human flesh … and the wine in the chalice gained the appearance of real human blood,” said Jim Barre Jr., a member of St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville. “It has been preserved at the church.”
As recent as 1970, an Italian pathologist confirmed the host is heart tissue and the wine is fresh blood. For the Catholic faithful that are unable to take the more than 5,000-mile trip to visit the church in Lanciano, they can view the Eucharistic Miracles of the World exhibit, which Barre and his wife Janice take to churches throughout the state.
It includes information and photos on about 145 Church-documented Eucharistic miracles on 160 panels. Eucharistic miracles are represented from 17 different countries, with the most recent in 2001 in India, where the image of the Lord appeared in a consecrated host.
“We know the Eucharist is the source and center of our faith. Those realities have been driven home to me and my wife on a deeper level through the exhibition,” Barre said.
The exhibit is part of a larger adoration for the Blessed Sacrament spurred primarily by the Year of the Eucharist by Pope John Paul II in 2004-2005. The organization, The Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association (therealpresence.org) has made the exhibit accessible to parishes around the world by releasing the images to those who are willing to take it to churches as a traveling exhibit. It is an international exhibit approved by the Vatican, Barre said.
In 2008, Barre, his wife and daughter Sydney first saw the Eucharistic miracles exhibit while attending a Catholic Family Conference in Wichita, Kan.
“It was something about seeing this and the miracles depicted in the panel that really go back to the Last Supper … It’s just a part of our heritage and really unknown to our Catholic brothers and sisters and that needs to be remedied,” Barre said.
After reaching out to the organization’s Illinois headquarters to acquire the artwork, getting permission from Bishop Anthony B. Taylor and creating the panels with the images, Barre began bringing the exhibit to Catholic churches in Arkansas in 2009. So far, he’s been to six parishes in the state, Subiaco Abbey and parishes in Tulsa, Okla. and Branson, Mo.
“It strengthened his belief in the real presence and he brought two of his friends, Baptist and Methodist ministers, to the exhibit,” Barre said.
Other responses have been even more emotional.
“A lady came up to me in tears and said, ‘I had no idea, no idea these miracles had occurred,” Barre said. “The real presence of our Lord is a reality. It’s been diminished in the last few decades, but we want that cognizant of that reality to be rekindled in the hearts of Catholics.”
For Barre, it’s an understandable reaction given the sheer spiritual mystery of the miracles.
“Different miracles speak to different people. There’s one from Mogoro (in the Italian region Sardinia) that I’ve found always intrigued me. In 1604, a couple of men approached to receive Communion and they were not in a state of grace. The priest placed the host on their tongue and the host burned their tongues. They spit it out and the host fell to the stone flooring leaving an imprint of the host that you can see today.”
Taffy Council, who coordinates the parish’s perpetual adoration, said people have lost touch with the supernatural, things we cannot see.
“When I sit before the Blessed Sacrament I am so full of joy along with so many memories. I think about the Mass and how the Mass means for us to remember,” Council said. “By having this exhibit of these Eucharistic miracles, which are approved by the Vatican, we each have an opportunity to make a pilgrimage back in time and be in awe of the supernatural aspect of the mystery of the Eucharist and the real presence of Christ.”
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Flowers adorning the Altar and Pedestals
have been donated by Celia Rodriguez
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Spiritual Self-Improvement is 20/20
Keep going on that commitment to deepen your spirituality this year! Participate in a silent retreat at Ignatius House, a single-day retreat, evening workshop, or book discussion. Retreats begin at 6pm on Friday and conclude Sunday at noon unless otherwise noted.
Feb. 21-23 “Living Fully as God’s Beloved – Celebrating Henri Nouwen” with Stacy Cates-Carney, BA
Feb. 28 – Mar. 1 Women’s Retreat: “Seventy Times Seven – A Retreat About Forgiveness” with Sr. Susan Arcaro, r.c.
Mar. 3 Book Study: “Just Mercy” from 10:00 am to Noon, each Tuesday through Mar. 31 with Marian Monahan
Mar. 6-8 Retiro De Cuaresma: “Viviendo con los Santos / Acompañado por los Santos” con P. Alejandro Baéz, SJ
Mar. 11 Discernment Workshop from 6:30 – 9:00 pm, each Wednesday through March 25 with Andy Otto, MA
Mar. 13-15 “Lord, that I May See! The Wonders of the Healing Powers of Jesus” with Fr. Peter Fink, SJ
Mar. 13-15 Young Adult Retreat: “Not By Bread Alone” with Andy Otto, MA and Sarah Otto, M.Div.
Mar. 20 “Parents’ Morning Out” from 8:30 am – Noon with Andy Otto, MA, and complimentary childcare by
Holy Spirit Preschool
Mar. 20-22 Men’s Retreat: “Journey Toward The Paschal Mystery” with Fr. Joe Lingan, SJ
Mar. 20-22 Women’s Retreat: “Turn to the Living God: Finding Compassion and Conversion of Heart” with Kay Satterfield, MA and Karen Thomas, B.Mus.
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Are you curious when you hear Father Michael mention the Christian author Scott Hahn in his homilies, or do you want to know more about Bishop Robert Barron and his DVDs and books?
Cokas has a library!
The Father Philip Ryan Parish Library on the second floor of the Parish Life Center is well stocked with books and DVDs…and you can access the collection and explore what we have online. Simply go to the COKAS web site and under the “Questions” dropdown menu, go to “Online Library,” and then click on the URL.
The Ryan Parish Library is open on Sundays during PSR, but is always available for individual use by getting a key from the parish secretary during business hours (9:00-2:00.) Self check-out is available, and books can be returned to the box outside the Parish Office.
So feed your soul and satisfy your curiosity - visit the Ryan Library.
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Not willing to let go of your marriage? Many couples continue to struggle in a marriage, but are not willing to give up on each other. There is hope.
Retrouvaille is is highly successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. Retrouvaille can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal.
For more information about our upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program in Atlanta, GA, February 21st - 23rd, 2020 for couples, contact: Andy & Lilly at (770) 912-4743 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.com
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Forgiveness Retreat:
Find Freedom of Heart this Lent
Monastery in Conyers March 13-15
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Forgiveness is not forgetting but receiving the gift of inner freedom that enables us to let go of the past and not allow it to define us, our relationships, and even our futures. This retreat offers tools for experiencing the kind of forgiveness that enables us to forgive others and even one's self – often the most challenging and necessary form of forgiveness.
for a reservation and suggested donation.
The Monastery of the Holy Spirit
2625 Hwy 212 SW
Conyers, GA 30094
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