STOCCC GAZETTE MAY 2022

Saint Teresa Catholic Community a CACINA Parish

MAY 2022 GAZETTE 3803 Haines Road North, St. Petersburg, Florida

Sunday, May 8th, Mother’s Day Monday, May 30th, Memorial Day

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LIVE MASS LIVE STREAMING EVERY SUNDAY 10:30 AM

CHURCH CALENDAR Stations of the Cross video is found on the website at: www.stoccc.org Every Sunday in May we will have a Rosary Prayer to Honor our Mother Mary before Mass.

Additional Liturgical Dates for May 1 Sun 2 Mon Doctor 3 Tue Apostles 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sun 9 Mon 10 Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat Paredes 29 Sun 30 Mon 31 Tue

Saint Joseph the Worker Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Saints Philip and James, Blessed Michael Giedroyc Saint Hilary of Arles Blessed Gerard of Lunel Saint Rose Venerini Saint Peter of Tarentaise Saint Catharine of Bologna Saint Damien de Veuster, Priest Saint Ignatius of Laconi Saint Pancras Our Lady of Fatima Saint Matthias the Apostle Saint Isidore the Farmer Saint Peregrine Laziosi Saint Paschal Baylon Saint John I, Pope and Martyr Saint Theophilus of Corte Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest Saint Eugene de Mazenod Blessed Joachima Saint John Baptist Rossi Saint David I of Scotland Saint Gregory VII Saint Philip Neri, Priest Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint Mary Ann of Jesus of Saint Maximinus of Trier Saint Joan of Arc Visitation

For Readings Visit: https://bible.usccb.org/F

• Sunday, May 1, 10:30 am, Third Sunday of Easter LIVE STREAM AND MASS • Wednesday, May 4, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on CACINA • Facebook Friday, May 6, 9:00 am, First Friday Mass • Sunday, May 8, 10:30 am, Fourth Sunday of Easter LIVE STREAM AND MASS • Sunday, May 8, MOTHER’S DAY • Monday, May 9, 7 pm, F.A.S.T. Joshua Assembly • Wednesday, May 10, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on CACINA Facebook • Friday, May 13, 6:00 pm, PLG load vehicles • Saturday, May 14, 8:00 am, PLG Popup, Praise the Lord Ministries • Sunday, May 15, 10:30 am, Fifth Sunday of Easter LIVE STREAM AND MASS • Sunday, May 15, 12:15 pm, House Of Ministry Meeting, Teresa Room on Zoom • Wednesday, May 18, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on CACINA Facebook • Sunday, May 22, 10:30 am, Sixth Sunday of Easter LIVE STREAM AND MASS • Wednesday, May 25, 9:00 am, Morning Mass on CACINA Facebook • Sunday, May 29, 10:30 am, The Ascension of the Lord LIVE STREAM AND MASS

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Monday, May 30, MEMORIAL DAY

FELLOWSHIP AFTER MASS:

We are starting back up with refreshments in the Teresa Room following Mass. Coffee and water, cookies or pastries.

There is a sign-up sheet on the wall in the Teresa Room just over the fellowship table.

Please write your name on the Sunday for which you want to bring cookies; the church provides drinks.

If you have any questions, please contact Cindy Giddens or Paula Thomas Baker

All for One and One for All! Help in clean up would be much appreciated!

sunday may 8th

HAPPENINGS Upcoming Birthday and anniversaries for the month

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARY

Jose MeJias May 1 Thomas Zimmer May 13 Mary Munsell May 21 Aryn Zahnow May 28

MONDAY, MAY 30TH

UP CO MI NG BIR TH DA Y AN D AN NIV ERS ARI ES for the Mo nth PC OM ING BIR TH DA Y AN D

Mother’s Day Appreciation is Best Said in Words Sunshine My Mother, my friend so dear, Throughout my life you're always near. A tender smile to guide my way, You're the sunshine to light my day. ~ Anon.

A Mother's Love Of all the special joys in life, The big ones and the small, A mother's love and tenderness Is the greatest of them all. ~ Anon.

Blessing There is no blessing Quite so dear... As a mom like you, To love year after year. ~ Anon.

A Wish for You Just one little wish for you, Mom, But it's loving and happy and true - It's a wish that the nicest and best things, Will always keep coming to you! ~ Anon.

Mothers Prayer I thank you from the heart, For all you've done for me, And I bless The Lord for giving me, The best mother there could be! ~Anon Thank The Lord Every day I thank The Lord, Oh yes I really do, For giving me a mother, As sweet and kind as you! ~ Holly Giffers God's Gifts God gives us everything, His wisdom, strength, and love, He also gave me you mom, And I thank the stars above! ~ Holly Giffers

I would like to do a Mother’s Day picture Montage Board.

Please email me a picture of a Mother in your life to media.stoccc@gmail.com Deadline is Friday, May 6th.

An Open Letter to those who have NOT yet come back to Church!

Non-church-goers — hi.

I know you're there. I know there are a lot of you. Or at least, there are a lot more of you than you've been made to believe. You haven't been back to church since, oh, March 2020. Maybe you have watched every online service or not a single one, or somewhere in between. No matter what, I want you to know I see you. I want you to know that I get how hard this stage of your faith life is.

How deciding to come back to church inside of the building on a Sunday at a specific time and in person, or not, feels a lot more complicated than you ever anticipated it would be almost two years ago. I know how some of our pandemic life felt like a reset — a breath even — and in that time you were able to look at the parts of your life and reevaluate anything that felt like a "had to."

I get that when you really thought about it, church was one of those things.

Maybe you weren't sure why you were going, or if it was something you even wanted to do in the first place, but week after week you found yourself getting to church on Sunday morning. And then you discovered that not going felt better than going on most Sundays. You discovered a love of easy Sundays without getting ready or leaving your house. You learned that a slow and steady walk in that wild area near your house felt more like church than trying to wrangle a kid or your own attention through a sermon. You found that what you gained somehow had more meaning than anything you lost. So you haven't come back. And there might not even be a "yet" on the end of that sentence.

You haven't come back, and I know that you might not ever come back.

If that's you, I hope you'll hear and trust my next words to you: Choosing to not attend in-person church, or attend any church at all, doesn't mean you don't believe in God, or that your faith is somehow lacking. It's just not true, even if you've been told it is by someone else.

I know there are a lot of reasons you may have decided to stay away, and I hope you hear me when I say that each and every one of them is valid. I get that maybe you aren't sure what you believe anymore, but whatever it is certainly doesn't look like what it used to look like, and you know you won't find it going back to the way things were. I understand that you might not feel like it's safe to gather yet, for you or for someone you love, and you don't trust that the people gathering will make decisions based on your safety.

I get that you don't want to come back yet and that it feels like the church is moving on without you, that you are being left behind and left out. Valid. All of this is valid. And I get it. I get all of it because I feel it too. I too, feel anxious about big groups of people. I feel unsure about what I believe anymore, or if I even believe at all. I don't know if I trust my neighbor to look out for me. I am so tired and want a break. I know, I know, pastors aren't supposed to feel this way. Or if we do we certainly aren't supposed to say it out loud. We're supposed to model faith without fear and confident leadership in the face of unprecedented challenges. But I can't. I feel all the things you are feeling too. And I want you to know that you are not alone. I want you to know you're not the only one feeling this way. And more than anything, I want you to know that I meant it when I told you that church was always more than a building.

I meant it when I told you the church was the people, the relationships, the wondering together about God and faith and life. So too, I mean it when I say you don't have to come back to church if you don't want to. If you can't, won't, or aren't sure yet, it's ok. God has always and will continue to meet you where you are.

We would love to see you at St Teresa of Calcutta... in fact, we need you....and we love you!

Hope to see you soon!

Fr Victor Ray

HOUSE OF MINISTRY MEETING Sunday, May 15th 12:15 pm in the Teresa Room Meeting will be on Zoom

TIME, TALENT, TREASURES 1) Time – Live Mass, Live Stream, or Participation in events (Live or Zoom) 2) Talent – Adding Input to Gazette, Matsat Home Assembly, Inspiring Others, etc.

Is It One Category Or, All Three?

3) Treasures – Ensuring Church Meets ItsNeeds. Online Giving in Website @ stoccc.org or App @ Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community

Reminder: Pentecost Sunday is June 5th Make sure you Have something Red to wear.

Purpose of this Newsletter: One format in which to “Keep the lines of Communication OPEN” and inform the congregation, friends, and guestsof Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community of what is happening.

SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY STATS: PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 3803 HAINES ROAD NORTH, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33703

MAILING ADDRESS: SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY P.O. BOX 47921, ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA 33743

PHONE NUMBER IS: 727-245-0102 Line #1 is the Church Office Line #2 is Father Victor Ray Line #3 is Prayer Request Line #4 is Healing Ministry

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community Existing Ministry Teams: HOUSE OF MINISTRIES Moderator: William Schwartz Assistant Moderator: Michelle Mazuros Financial: Jon Laubscher Advertising: Michelle Mazuros Card Ministry: D.A. Marx and Dee Spano Decorations: Cindy and Dennis Giddens Hospitality: Paula Baker and Cindy Giddens Liturgical: Alexandra Kahn Media: William Schwartz Outreach: (Cindy Giddens/Frank Matzelle as needed) Parking Lot Gang: Shelli and Kelvin Muncy, Frank Matzelle Welcome: Susanna Glisson Immediate Needed Ministries: Records Keeper Planning Marketing Future Goals Mats Ministry

Pastor is Father Victor Ray HOUSE OF TRUSTEES President: William Schwartz Vice President: AVAILABLE Accountant: Jon Laubscher Legal: Catherine E. Blackburn, Esquire If anyone is interested in participating in an Existing Ministry, please contact the Ministry Leader. If anyone is interested in Leading any of the Immediate Needed Ministries, Please contact Father Victor Ray or William Schwartz.

Remember that Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community follows the principles of: TIME TALENT TREASURE

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Until Next Time, Follow the Holy Spirit and remember what.

Saint Teresa says, “Spread Love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier”!