STOCCC GAZETTE FOR MARCH 2021

stoccc gazette

MARCH 2021 issue

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community a CACINA Parish

Daylight Savings Time Begins March 14

Palm Sunday March 28

St. Patrick’s day February 17th

GOD LOVES YOU!

LIVE MASS LIVE STREAMING SUNDAY @ 10:30 AM

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CHURCH CALENDAR Rosary Prayer Video on the Zoom Zone Calendar every Sunday

Additional Liturgical Dates for March

7. Third Sunday of Lent, Sunday 8. John of God 9. Frances of Rome 14. Fourth Sunday of Lent, Sunday 17. Patrick 18. Cyril of Jerusalem, 19. Joseph, husband of Mary, Solemnity 21. Fifth Sunday of Lent, Sunday 23. Turibio de Mogrovejo 25. Annunciation of the Lord, Solemnity 28. Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Sunday For Readings Visit: https://bible.usccb.org/

Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 pm, CACINA Lenten Renewal Small Group, Contact Father Ray Friday, March 5, 6:30 pm, Stations of the Cross Sunday, March 7, 10:30 am, Mass– Third Sunday of Lent LIVE STREAM AND LIVE MASS Monday, March 8, 7:00 pm, F.A.S.T. Rally on Zoom to prepare for the Nehemiah Action Tuesday, March 9, 6:30 pm, CACINA Lenten Renewal Small Group, Contact Father Ray Friday, March 12, 6:30 pm, Stations of the Cross Saturday, March 13, 8:30 am, Parking Lot Gang at Praise The Lord Ministries in South St. Pete Saturday, March 13, SET YOUR CLOCK AHEAD

Sunday, March 14, 10:30 am, Fourth Sunday of Lent LIVE STREAM AND LIVE MASS Sunday, March 14, 12:00 pm, House of Ministry Meeting in the Chapel and On Zoom Monday, March 15, Tenting of the Chapel – No Entrance by Anyone Tuesday, March 16, Tenting of the Chapel – No Entrance by Anyone Tuesday, March 16, 6:30 pm, CACINA Lenten Renewal Small Group, Contact Father Ray Wednesday, March 17, HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY Wednesday, March 17, Tenting of the Chapel – No Entrance by Anyone Friday, March 19, 6:30 pm, Stations of the Cross Sunday, March 21, 10:30 am, Fifth Sunday of Lent LIVE STREAM AND LIVE MASS Sunday, March 28, 10:30 am, Passion (Palm) Sunday LIVE STREAM AND LIVE MASS

HAPPENINGS UPCOMING BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARIES for the Month

BIRTHDAYS MAR 3 MAR 24

CALEB STOUT JIM VILLAFANA

ANNIVERSARY MAR 6 JON LAUBSCHER/ WILLIAM SCHWARTZ MAR13 JENNIFER & DAN STOUT

Wednesday, march 17th

March 28th

SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY STOCCC PARKING LOT GANG MASK ARE NOW AVAILABLE. For more information, please send me an email at media.stoccc@gmail.com. All proceeds go to the Parking Lot Gang Ministry.

Parking Lot Gang The Parking Lot Gang will be popping up our pantry at Praise The Lord Ministries in South St. Pete on March 13, 2021, alongside Celebrate Outreach.

Celebrate Outreach will provide food packages that include a hot, nourishing breakfast and supplemental food for the next day or two.

PLG will be honored to provide new clean clothes to anyone who needs them. We will also be providing hygiene items and "to go" food, that can be eaten at a later time with no prep necessary.

HOUSE OF MINISTRY MEETING SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021 12:30 PM ZOOM FROM THE CHAPEL MEETING URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82414162250 We will be experimenting with doing the Zoom Meetings from the Chapel now. I realize that while we are in COVID it is hard for some to attend the Meetings or Training in Person. Once we are COVID free, the goal is still to conduct the Zoom Meetings so that those that are out of the area may still participate in any Meeting or Training that we have. Live Streaming Meetings and Training is fine, but you do not get the immediate feedback or participation like you would via Zoom.

Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 14th But, Please set it on Saturday Or you will miss church *******************************************************************************************************

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

Is It One Category Or, All Three?

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

Starting May 1, 2021, St. Teresa's CCC will be looking for a new Liturgy Minister. If you feel you are up to the challenge, please contact Jim Villafana or and Father Victor at St. Teresa Church.

LOOKING FOR NEW ACOLYTES (Altar Servers) TRAINEES. Please contact Jim Villafana @727-288-6177 From the House of Ministry Moderator Father Victor about once a month will ask me how do we increase church attendance? This question has been asked before COVID has affected our lives, so, it is not a new question. I recently read a survey that the church attendance is broken down as such: 7% are members you already maintain, 11% are persons that you will never get no matter what you do, and the 82% that are left are those that are seeking and searching for information. We all know that there are a lot of religious facilities closing left and right lately. So, grabbing a piece of that 82% you would think should be easy.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community statistics on marketing that you may not be aware of: Facebook for the month of January average is 946 views, Website for the month of January average is 579 views, Gazette is an average of 150 views per issue, Video Media referencing website averages 100 monthly. Adding up just what we do through everyday marketing, we are reaching about 1,775 persons. If they like what they have experienced, they will tell on average 3-10+ people or more. As you can see by just the small amount of information that we send out, we can get a sampling of the 82% that are seeking and searching for information.

Ok, why am I telling you all this? We at Saint Teresa have 2 basic dilemmas. The First dilemma is that information is not reaching all our marketing platforms. If it is only on the website, it is only reaching 579 people and not the other 1,200+. The Second dilemma is there is no information available. Why is this a problem? I had to drop the Gazette to once a month because of no new information. The website has dropped several pages due to lack of new information. The bulletin has been reduced due to lack of information. Facebook has dropped viewership. If you want to attract volunteers or donations to your Ministries, letting people know what is going on gathers attention. There is not one Ministry that should not be using all the resources available. For example (I am not picking on them) but you would think the Card Ministry would not need this information. If the Card Ministry, let us say, would give stats on how many cards that were sent out a month, for what purpose those cards are sent out for, and some comments they have received. They would be surprised by the gratitude of people who would donate cards, stamps, whatever they needed. What is the phrase “Pay It Forward!”

I by no means am trying to tell you how to run your Ministries. The only way to “Build Our Church” and “Make A Difference” is to attract a slice of that 82% who are SEEKING AND SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION! I talk a lot about reaching the 82% which would make our Ministries easier to manage both physically and financially. We also must make sure that the 7% who are already members of the congregation are knowledgeable about the needs of the church. Is the information reaching all?

William Schwartz, H.O.M. Moderator

Purpose of this Newsletter: One format in which to “Keep the lines of Communication OPEN” and inform the congregation, friends, and guests of 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

Saint Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Community Existing Ministry Teams: HOUSE OF MINISTRIES Moderator: William Schwartz Assistant Moderator: AVAILABLE Financial: Jon Laubscher Music Director: Gordon McMann Card Ministry: D.A. Marx and Dee Spano Decorations: Frank Matzelle Hospitality: Jim Villafana Liturgical: Jim Villafana Mats Ministry: Shelli Muncy Media: William Schwartz and Aryn Zahnow Outreach: (Cindy Giddens/Frank Matzelle as needed) Parking Lot Gang: Shelli and Kelvin Muncy Refreshment: Paula Baker and Cindy Giddens Immediate Needed Ministries:

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

Welcome Marketing

Records Keeper Future Goals

Planning

Pastor is Father Victor Ray HOUSE OF TRUSTEES

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

CHURCH EMAIL: MAIN: MEDIA.STOCCC@GMAIL PASTOR: PASTOR.STOCCC@GMAIL.COM

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

TREASURES

FACEBOOK AT FACEBOOK.COM/ST. TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY YOUTUBE AT SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY TWITTER AT STOCCC2 INSTAGRAM AT STOCCCLOVE APP AT SAINT TERESA OF CALCUTTA CATHOLIC COMMUNITY You can easily connect to all, on our Website: www.stoccc.org

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Thank You, as always, for taking time out to read this recent STOCCC Gazette. Please “Pass It On” so that others will find out what we are all about.

This is your Gazette so if there is anything that you would like for me to put in, just let me know! Send all inquiries to: media.stoccc@gmail.com.

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”!