Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 10, 2020
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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
Administrator: Father Michael Silloway, STL
cokas.frmichael@gmail.com
FOR SACRAMENTAL EMERGENCIES
please contact Fr. Michael at (770) 750-5796 and leave a message.
PARISH OFFICE: Due to the state-wide "stay-in-place" order, our hours have become irregular. Please email us at the addresses below.
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, MAY 9
MOTHER'S DAY NOVENA
SUNDAY, MAY 10
MOTHER'S DAY NOVENA
PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
MONDAY, MAY 11
MOTHER'S DAY NOVENA
TUESDAY, MAY 12
GARRETT MANGIN (
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
JOHN FRICANO (
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THURSDAY, MAY 14
SIGMUND WEGLEWSKI (
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FRIDAY, MAY 15
ANNA SCHWARTZ (
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ANNA STRUPP (
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SATURDAY, MAY 16
PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
SUNDAY, MAY 17
PEOPLE OF THE PARISH
TRINIDAD RIVERA (
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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
Carolyn Cates
Elaine Hicks
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Klinton Rickert
Anne Price
Ricky Thompson
Barbara Miriam
Debbie Lee
Zoe Bolen
Kevin Ward
Jim Braun
Diane O'Keefe
Joan Stultz
Kara Stultz
Jim Toner
Barbara Toner
Alan Snyder
Ernie Pollitzer
Dorothy Hardy
Mary Ruff
Adrienne Vanasco
Dick Beatty
Joseph Kuehmeier
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Friends,
I will be traveling to Los Angeles tomorrow to help my sister with her move back to Georgia. I fly out in the morning and should be back by Thursday night.
Initially I thought I would be able to keep our live-stream Masses at their scheduled times, but that won't always be logistically possible. I will do my best to live-stream on Facebook (www.facebook.com/cokascatholic), but I hope you will understand if the Masses and prayers are at odd times, or if on certain days driving through the wilderness I am not able to post at all. Know that Mass will be celebrated every day, for the intentions that were scheduled:
Friday, May 8 Mother's Day Novena
Saturday, May 9 Mother's Day Novena
Sunday May 10 Mother's Day Novena / People of the Parish
Monday, May 11 Mother's Day Novena
Tuesday, May 12 Garrett Mangin
Wednesday, May 13 John Fricano
Thursday, May 14 Sigmund Weglewski
Perhaps take advantage of this time to pray the Mass with Pope, with the Cathedral, with a parish you love from earlier in life. We'll be back in action for the following weekend, with Deacon Steve preaching!
Thanks for your understanding!
Peace in Christ,
Fr. Michael
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Memo
Date: April 23, 2020
To: Priests, deacons, brothers, sisters and parish communicators
From: The Most Rev. Gregory J. Hartmayer, OFM, Conv.; The Most Rev. Joel M. Konzen, S.M.; The Most Rev. Bernard Shlesinger, III
Re: Bishops of Georgia respond to Governor Kemp's April 20 order
Dear Friends in Christ,
Knowing how much Catholics everywhere are yearning to return to the Eucharist and to gather once again in our churches, we must communicate that, having struggled with our decision, we believe that we must yet maintain the current practice of sheltering in place. With input and support from the priests of both the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah, we are, for the safety of all Georgia residents, not authorizing the return to congregating at churches or making our churches available for devotions. This determination extends through the month of May. If the sheltering-in-place and social distancing guidelines are altered significantly during this time, we will reexamine the possibility of congregating at churches.
We took many factors into account in coming to this conclusion. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation has been updating data daily and providing guidance on when next steps might be safe.
Their current report on Georgia
indicates that waiting until June to shift social distancing strategies would be the best course of action.
Many of our priests fall into the high-risk category for this virus, as do a good number of the faithful. In addition to that, priests are reluctant to put their congregations at risk. With more than 200 churches and more than one million Catholics in the state of Georgia, in a great variety of circumstances, we are not able to offer a workable strategy that could apply throughout our diverse population.
If one church offers a unique liturgy or devotion, it might be flooded with attendees. Normally that would be a welcome response, but in the current environment this would not respect the need to remain, for safety’s sake, in place. The same is true for drive-through services and devotions. Parishes that could accommodate a drive-through service or reconciliation for their own members would not be able to safely accommodate the additional people from surrounding communities.
We will take the time from now until we do resume regular liturgies and sacraments to carefully plot the conditions--including matters of numerical management, required spacing, and sanitation--under which churches may safely return to offering regular gatherings. The dispensation from Saturday or Sunday Mass attendance is, of course, still applicable, although Catholics are expected to avail themselves of the virtual Mass each week.
Preserving the bonds of parish life is particularly important, even as we see evidence of the strengthening of family worship and devotion in our homes. Parishes are reaching out to the elderly and homebound, which we heartily endorse. Providing encouragement, especially in light of the protracted absence from normal activities, is a proper work of mercy.
Parish catechetical activities such as Parish Schools of Religion or other faith formation opportunities should be offered digitally. Both Arch/Diocesan staff and Parish staff have put together resources for both catechetical leaders and families to use, and they are updating their website resource pages almost daily.
The employees of the Chanceries will continue their working remotely and parishes are strongly encouraged to do likewise.
This is an unprecedented time in history, and we hardly imagined a time when we would have to weigh our Church’s spiritual progress against the brute necessities of general health and survival. But, we live in the reality of Easter, and even now we rejoice in the goodness of God and the saving grace of the Risen Lord. May the ever-new and ever-wondrous Paraclete, the Spirit of all truth, sustain us in hope and keep us united in the confession of our Catholic belief.
Archbishop Gregory Hartmayer, OFM, Conv.
Bishop of Savannah/Archbishop-designate of Atlanta
Bishop Joel M. Konzen, S.M.
Diocesan Administrator
Bishop Bernard Shlesinger, III
Auxiliary Bishop
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Stewardship Scripture Reflection
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Whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these. (John 14:12)
Offertory – At Masses & Online Giving
(Weekend of 5/3/20) $13,977.
A most sincere thank you to all families who choose to continue to give through online giving, mailing of envelopes and check mailings. Your support is crucial and heartfelt. Words fall short in expressing our gratitude. May God bless you.
May Second Collections
St. Vincent DePaul - Parish 5/3
Catholic Communications 5/24
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If you or a parishioner you know is in need of assistance, please keep in mind the following organizations that may be able to help:
Greene County Food Pantry
10 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Greensboro, GA 30642
706-453-1380
OPEN: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
from 10am – 1pm (Hours may vary)
Golden Harvest Food Pantry
Hancock Helping Hands
75 LS Inghram Road
Sparta, GA 31087
OPEN : First 2
nd
, 3
rd
, and 4
th
Tuesday of each month
from 8am – 12pm
(Each visitor is allowed to come once per month)
St. Vincent de Paul
706-453-4744 – Please leave a detailed message and someone will return your call within 24 hours.
COKAS Support
706-431-8202 – Please leave a detailed message and someone will return your call.
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OFFICE DROP-OFFS OR PICK UPS
Out of concern for the safety and well-being of everyone,
if you have anything to drop off in the office or at the mail slots in the office, please drop it off in the box at the Office door
from Monday to Friday ONLY. Please don't drop off on the weekend.
We will check that box periodically and distribute as appropriate. If you need your Ministry Mail Slot checked and want to pickup please let us know via email and we will pull it and place the contents in a sealed envelope outside the office door and let you know via email when it is ready for pickup.
If you have any questions or specific issues please call or email the office.
Thank you for your cooperation as we work our way through these difficult times.
(706) 453-7292
cokas.office@gmail.com
cokas.reception@gmail.com
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If you need to get in touch with any of the staff members, please email them at the email addresses listed above.
Please click below to see our Parish Calendar for schedule of events.
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- Father Michael will be privately celebrating Daily Mass via Facebook.
- Due to his mobile location, please check Facebook for livestreamed and daily recorded Masses.
- Mass intentions will be celebrated as noted for each Mass.
- Please feel free to explore and tune in to any of the Daily Masses that are celebrated throughout the state, country and even the world! Below is a link to a list of some livestreamed Masses.
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"The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue,"
On Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, we hear the Suffering Servant of Isaiah declare, “The Lord God has given me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to speak to the weary a word that will rouse them.” Now more than ever, we, too, are called to speak to the weary the words of life, faith, and mercy, the Word who is Jesus. This is the inspiration for this month’s issue of Impact. Written in a time when many dioceses have suspended public liturgies through Easter, this issue of Impact invites people to reflect on the Paschal Mystery now, at this moment, and to ask themselves how they might allow Christ to speak to them, and how they may speak Christ to others. Blessings to you and your people - Leisa Anslinger
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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…
How can we serve each other during the self-isolation? Some ideas:
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Pray for first responders.
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Pray for our church and government leaders.
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Thank employees of essential services.
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Contribute to a food bank.
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Wear a mask when you go out in public.
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Check in on those who live alone.
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Evangelize: Tell others about live stream options at COKAS.org!
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EASTER SEASON
What Is the Octave of Easter?
The period from Easter Sunday through
Divine Mercy Sunday
(the Sunday after Easter Sunday) is an especially joyful time. The Catholic Church refers to these eight days (counting both Easter Sunday and Divine Mercy Sunday) as the Octave of Easter. (
Octave
is also sometimes used to indicate the eighth day, that is, Divine Mercy Sunday, rather than the entire eight-day period.)
Every day in the Octave of Easter is so important that it is treated as a continuation of Easter Sunday itself. For that reason, no
fasting
is allowed during the Octave of Easter (since fasting has always been forbidden on Sundays), and on the Friday after Easter, the normal obligation to abstain from meat on Fridays is waived.
How Many Days Does the Easter Season Last?
But the Easter season doesn't end after the Octave of Easter: Because Easter is the most important feast in the Christian calendar, even more important than Christmas, the Easter season continues on for 50 days, through the
Ascension of Our Lord
to
Pentecost Sunday
, seven full weeks after Easter Sunday! Indeed, for the purpose of fulfilling our Easter Duty (the requirement to receive
Communion
at least once during the Easter season), the Easter season extends a bit further, until
Trinity Sunday
, the first Sunday after Pentecost. That final week isn't counted in the regular Easter season, though.
How Many Days Are Between Easter and Pentecost?
If Pentecost Sunday is the seventh Sunday after Easter Sunday, shouldn't that mean that the Easter season is only 49 days long? After all, seven weeks times seven days is 49 days, right?
There's no problem with your math. But just as we count both Easter Sunday and Divine Mercy Sunday in the Octave of Easter, so, too, we count both Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday in the 50 days of the Easter season.
Have a Happy Easter
So even after Easter Sunday has passed, and the Octave of Easter has passed, keep on celebrating and wishing your friends a happy Easter. As St. John Chrysostom reminds us in his famous Easter homily, read in Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches on Easter, Christ has destroyed death, and now is the "feast of faith."
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Thank you & God bless!
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Life stinks and then you die.
And then you rise.
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