St. Michael Catholic Church
Corner of North Fourth & Broome Streets P.O. Box 6310 Fernandina Beach, FL 32035
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MASS SCHEDULE
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aturday Vigil Mass: 4:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.4:00 p.m. AT Yulee United Methodist Church
Sunday Masses: 8:00am - 9:30am - 11:00am— 12:30 pm
Confessions: 3:00 - 3:45 p.m. -Saturday or appointment
Before 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturday—Yulee
United Methodist
Daily Masses: 8:30 a.m. Mon., Wed., Thurs. & Fri.
6:00 p.m. Tues.
Holy Days Vigil: 6:00 p.m.
Holy Days 8:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m.
Welcome
to St. Michael Catholic Church located in Fernandina Beach Florida.
We are happy you decided to visit. If you have been away from the
Church, Christ longs for your return to join Him in the praise of God
at weekly worship. The words of Jesus are in our hearts as in His name
we extend a loving welcoming hand to you: "Come to me... and I will give you
rest. Learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart...my yoke is easy, and my
burden light." Have you been away from the church? We welcome you back. Take a
tour and view all our photos. Read about Saint Michael or spend some time and
visit our prayers area.
We have many areas of information to offer. We
welcome your thoughts, concerns and prayers.
Click here to see this weeks bulletin.
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
JANUARY 22, 2012
A NEW DAY DAWNS
Today we hear how Jonah, sent by God to warn the people, storms through the streets of Nineveh, scaring the citizens out of their wits. And it works! God has a change of heart, seeing “by their actions” how the people turn from evil (Jonah 3:10). A new day dawns.
Next we hear Paul telling the Corinthians, “The world in its present form is passing away” (1 Corinthians 7:31). He calls for a change of heart. Stopping short of telling them to stop carrying out their everyday activities, he urges them—rather mysteriously—to live “as though” they aren’t doing the things they are doing. A new day has dawned.
Finally, Jesus stands on the shore and cries, “The kingdom of God is at hand!” (Mark 1:14). Simon and Andrew abandon their nets—and even their father—and follow him. A new day had dawned.
Everyone has to change when a new day dawns: the Ninevites, the Corinthians, the apostles, even Jesus! Didn’t a new day dawn today for us as well?
TODAY’S READINGS
First Reading — The people of Nineveh believed God and turned from their evil ways (Jonah 3:1-5, 10). Psalm — Teach me your ways, O Lord (Psalm 25).
Second Reading — The world in its present form is passing away (1 Corinthians 7:29-31).
Gospel — This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand (Mark 1:14-20).
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 2 Sm 5:1-7, 10; Mk 3:22-30, or any read ings from the Mass “For Peace and Jus tice,” nos. 887-891
Tuesday: 2 Sm 6:12b-15, 17-19; Mk 3:31-35
Wednesday: Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Mk 16:15-18
Thursday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Mk 4:21-25
Friday: 2 Sm 11:1-4a, 5-10a, 13-17; Mk 4:26-34
Saturday: 2 Sm 12:1-7a, 10-17; Mk 4:35-41
Sunday: Dt 18:15-20; Ps 95; 1 Cor 7:32-35; Mk 1:21-28
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday: Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children; St. Vincent;
Chinese New Year 4710
Tuesday: St. Francis de Sales
Wednesday: The Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle
Thursday: Ss. Timothy and Titus
Friday: St. Angela Merici
Saturday: St. Thomas Aquinas
PLEASE
NOTE:
The Saturday evening Mass at the United Methodist Church in Yulee is at 4:00 PM.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is immediately after the 8:30am Mass on Thursdays.
Our Mission Statement
St. Michael's has four M's
Melding, Ministry, Mirth, and Mission
We speak of melding into a new community. Remember Pentecost? We are from Fernandina Beach or Amelia Island, in Nassau County, Florida. We grew up in Jacksonville, Orange Park, Yulee, Callahan, and the regions around St. Mary's and Savannah in Georgia. There are even visitors from Wisconsin, New Jersey, Ireland, Italy and Japan. Yet each of us hears about the Marvels God has accomplished.
Ministry: What marvels should all these expatriates hear? "There are different gifts but the same Spirit: there are different ministries but the same Lord: there are different works but the same God who accomplishes all of them in everyone." Could there be a better description of a healthy parish?
Mirth: "At the sight of the Lord, the disciples rejoiced." Holy laughter is the corridor of a healthy parish.
Mission: "He showed them his hands and his side. As the Father has sent me So I send you." These words speak of mission. They remind us that the task is far from finished. Years of what has been points to what must yet be, what lies ahead.
Jesus still shows his hands and his side today. He still bears his wounds in the Poor and downtrodden. Jesus will not allow complacency to set in. Thus the parish's mission continues.