VOL.

3  JANUARY 8-9, 2011  ISSUE 01

Welcome to

Saint Michael Parish

Catholic Church at Fort Gordon, GA

Pastoral Council The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

MIKE RIVERA, PRESIDENT
riveralejos@yahoo.com
BILL HOLT, VICE-PRESIDENT
wilbil56@aol.com
CHRIS KRUG, FINANCIAL ADVISOR
service@krugtech.com
LOLA RIVERA, SECRETARY
lolarivera@ymail.com
Scripture
 a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out … the dungeon, those who
live in darkness. (Isaiah 42:6,7)
 The Lord will bless his people with peace. (Psalm 29:11)
 doing good and healing all those oppressed by the devil, (Acts 10:38)
 “I need to be baptized by you and yet you are coming to me?” (Mat 3:14)
Reflection
 Why does Jesus come to John? … and come to you?
 Who are “those who live in darkness” that Jesus sets free?
 How are you in your parish “a light for the nations?”
 How do you live God’s blessing and receive Jesus in your life?

Like all living things, a living faith needs nourishment, which the mature adult disciple finds above all in
union with Christ. … It is also maintained by:
 frequent reading of the word of God…
Parish Staff and Ministries  involvement in the community life and mission of the Church
Pastor: Fr. Damian Ilokaba (706) 791-4307  personal prayer
Co-Pastor: Fr. Samuel Aniekwe  participation in the works of justice and service to the poor

(706) 791-4307 the fulfillment of our human obligations in family and society , and
Contract Priest: Fr. Michael Roverse 
active practice of love for God and neighbor1
(706) 791-2945 
NCOIC: 1
Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us 
A Pastoral Plan 
for Adult Faith Formation
in the United States,
(706) 791-4308
United State Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999, Paragraph 51.
Chapel Clerk: Sgt. Williams
Retrieved from For the Ride Home by Ted Bergh ParishVision LLC 2011
(706) 791-2945
Deacons:
- George Foster (706) 860-2379 Message from the Parish Council President
- Mike Marchek (706) 855-2107
- David Kriegel (706) 869-9781 I would like to wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year. I am sure 2011
PLC: Gail Fitzpatrick will hold many great opportunities for us to grow in our Catholic faith and find
(706) 284-7618 new ways to give back to our families, parish and communities. I know that St.
Michael’s Parish is full of talent and has a wealth of senior Church leadership that
REC: Lisa Krug , (706) 495-4155
will help direct each of us down the right path to success.
or lisa@krugtech.com
Our Priests, Deacons, Musicians, Parish Life Coordinator, Religious Educators
Music Director: VACANT
(RE), Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) Knights of Columbus (KoC),
(706) 791-2945
Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Ushers (and the list goes on) are all dedicated to
MCCW: Kim Besel,(706)855-9275
living as Christ did. That is, they each find ways to give of themselves, spread the
mccwfg@yahoo.com
good news, make use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and find ways to perform cor-
Knights of Columbus: poral and spiritual works of mercy.
Our Parish will provide many great opportunities for seekers of Christ as our programs continually
Ricardo Ruiz Jr. (706) 863-3435 or
improve and grow.
ruizrjr@knology.net
I look forward to getting to know each of you better and learning how I can better serve you as the
CYM: Gail Fitzpatrick (706) 284-7618
Parish Council President. If you have any ideas, please feel free to let me know.
stmichaelplc@yahoo.com
Lectors: Tom Dean
Vr, Your Servant in Christ
(706) 860-6946
SCPO Mike Rivera
Ushers: Ron Shannon
“El Presidente”
(706) 868-5960
Editor: Lola Rivera (706) 993-3507
lolarivera@ymail.com Parish Council Meeting
Prayer Request: Our next meeting will be at Good Shepherd Chapel (GSC), social room at 5:30 pm on Tuesday
fortgordonsaintmichael@yahoo.com January 11, 2011. Ministry coordinator, please submit your reports if you have not done it yet
to the PLC and Council President. Thank you. The Secretary.
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Q: What is for real about St. Christopher?
A: We know very little more about him for sure. But stories and legends about him were formed, embroidered and added to over the centuries.
The New Catholic Encyclopedia tells us the famous legend about him in which he carries the Christ Child on his shoulders while crossing a river.
Butler’s Lives of the Saints, edited by Herbert Thurston, S.J., and Donald Attwater, says the legends about Christopher led to the belief that, if a
person looked on an image of the saint, he or she would suffer no harm that day. Consequently, a statue or image of St. Christopher was often
found at the church door.
That and the Christ Child story may explain why St. Christopher became the patron of travelers and why his statue is placed on the dashboard
of many automobiles.
The liturgical celebration of Christopher’s feast was eliminated in the 1969 revision of the Roman Calendar. Prime targets in the reduction were
saints with dubious legends and facts.

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Pray the Rosary

The Fifteen Promises of Mary to Christians Who Recite the Rosary
1. Whoever shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive signal graces.
2. I promise my special protection and the greatest graces to all those who shall recite the Rosary.
3. The Rosary shall be a powerful armor against hell, it will destroy vice, decrease sin, and defeat heresies.
4. It will cause virtue and good works to flourish; it will obtain for souls the abundant mercy of God; it will withdraw the hearts of men from the
love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means.
5. The soul which recommends itself to me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall not perish.
6. Whoever shall recite the Rosary devoutly, applying himself to the consideration of its sacred mysteries shall never be conquered by misfor-
tune. God will not chastise him in His justice, he shall not perish by an un-provided death; if he be just he shall remain in the grace of God,
and become worthy of eternal life.
7. Whoever shall have a true devotion for the Rosary shall not die without the sacraments of the Church.
8. Those who are faithful to recite the Rosary shall have during their life and at their death
the light of God and the plentitude of His graces; at the moment of death they shall par-
ticipate in the merits of the saints in paradise.
9. I shall deliver from purgatory those who have been devoted to the Rosary.
10. The faithful children of the Rosary shall merit a high degree of glory in heaven.
11. You shall obtain all you ask of me by the recitation of the Rosary.
12. All those who propagate the holy Rosary shall be aided by me in their necessities.
13. I have obtained from my Divine Son that all the advocates of the Rosary shall have for intercessors the entire celestial court during their life
and at the hour of death.
14. All who recite the Rosary are my sons, and brothers of my only Son Jesus Christ.
15. Devotion of my Rosary is a great sign of predestination.

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Aquinas High School Open House

Thursday, January 13 from 5:30-8:00 pm
Tour the school, meet the teachers, and gather information about clubs, sports, tuition, admissions, Pro-Life Mass and Rosary
and much more. DISCOVER THE AQUINAS ADVANTAGE
First Saturday of each month - Mass at Saint Mary
Aquinas High School Placement Testing for 8th Graders on the Hill, 9:15 am, followed by a Pro-Life Rosary
February 5 from 8:30 - 11:30 am at Preferred Health Center (approximately 10:15
All tests are administered at the high school with a $20 fee payable at the time of the test. am).
Parents are invited to attend the Parent Forum during the first hour of the test sessions. Information
about school programs will be presented by administrators, parents and students. A question and
answer session will follow.
Public school students may apply for GRACE Scholars and can be awarded a 4-year renewable
scholarship. Apply today! http://www.gracescholars.org/ Add us!
Become a proud member of the Aquinas High School Fightin' Irish Class of 2015! St Michael Parish
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PARISH HAPPENINGS
meetings & information

Knights of Columbus
Military Council of Catholic Women (MCCW) We will meet on January 11 in Bldg. 13 at
MCCW ladies, please pick up your houses from the Christmas Village after all masses on 1830. Social and the meeting starts at 1900
Jan. 8th and 9th. Thank You! hours. Contact the Grand Knight Ricardo
Ruiz Jr. if you have any question at
Faith Study will start up again on Jan. 10th at 9:30. All interested, please join us at the religious edu- ruizrjr@knology.net or (706) 863-3435.
cation building #13.

St. Michael's Prayer Group

Jan 15: 9:30-4:30 St. Michael’s Parish has a prayer group meeting twice a
month. We meet the second and third Thursday of the
month. at 19:00-20:00 (7-8pm). It is open to all mem-
bers of the parish. Contact Deacon Marchek for any
!! questions (706) 855-2107. Next Meeting on January

ALL Relax, Regroup, Reflect...

13, 2011.
C
ST Ps. 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God
Bible Study!!
LA Saint Michael’s Bible Study on Tuesdays. The study
Sign up this weekend!! If you are interested, please see Gail after every mass
Please Call Gail to register 706 284 7618 will be using the Little Rock Scripture Study on the
Book of Psalms called “Psalms for All Seasons”. The
group meets each Tuesday evening in the Chapel
Activity Room at 7-9 PM. On evenings when showing
Youth Mass and Family Movie Night the series videos, the group will meet in Blg. 13 at the
The Youth Ministry would like to invite all teenagers of the Parish to attend Religious Education Center. Contact Tom Dean (706)
Mass on the last Saturday of January. This Mass is celebrated for them. 860-6946.
Make sure you mark your calendars to attend this Mass. Bring your friends!
All parishioners are welcome to this mass.
January 29th, 5:30 pm Volunteers Name Tags
Family Movie Night will be right after the Youth Mass on January 29th in building 13. We will All volunteers are asked to pick up their name tags in
the blessed sacrament chapel (behind door) before each
show a movie called “Faith Like Potatoes.” This event is open to ALL parishioners ! Join us! mass to wear during Mass. Please return after Mass.

PLC’s Office Hours Pulpit Announcements

Pray For Our Military
Please remember in your prayers all those who are de-
ployed and cannot be with their . Remember their families
and friends as well.
If your love one is one of them, or you know any de-
ployed military personal send us his or her name, so we
can include it in our daily prayers. Send your prayer re-
quest to the Gail Fitzpatrick at stmichaelplc@yahoo.com.
SFC Kevin Sabo
LTC Karl Strellner
Susan Wersal
Please know that all weekend announcements should
The Parish Life Coordinator would like be send to the PLC by Friday. Please submit your
to inform you that she will be available
announcements to stmichaelplc@yahoo.com.
to our parishioners and ministry coor-
dinators once a week for registration,
P.O.s and Invoices submissions, and God and Coffee
for any other matter related to our Par- Are there questions about your Faith would like to
ish. Please know that her office hours have answers for? Come and ask them. God and Cof-
are on Wednesday from 8:30 am to 12 fee RCIA Sundays at 11:30AM at the RSO Bld.
pm. 29601.
Access Parish updates, current newsletters, and more information at:
http://stmichaelparishfg.blogspot.com/

ATTENTION FACEBOOK USERS!

Religious Education Upcoming Events by Lisa St Michael Parish is in Facebook. Add us! St Michael Parish
Happy New Year! Welcome back to RE! Here are some upcoming events;
January 9th - RE returns
January 16th - no RE MLK holiday weekend
January 22nd - Saturday school begins from 10-12 in bldg.13. Parents of children in Saturday school will receive an email or a letter with a schedule. Par-
ents must attend with their children.
January 23rd - High School confirmation class from 1-4 in bldg. 13. Lunch will be served.
January 29th -Youth Ministry will have their first end of the month Youth Mass (at the Saturday 5:30PM mass) and Family Movie Night from after mass-
9PM in bldg.13. We will be watching Faith Like Potatoes. EVERYONE is invited to come and enjoy this wonderful movie!

St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the
wickedness and snares of the
devil.
May God rebuke him, we
humbly pray; and do Thou, O
Prince of the Heavenly
Host— by the Divine Power of
God -thrust into hell,
Satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the
world seeking the ruin of
souls.
Amen.
LITURGICAL LIFE
Weekend Masses
Saturday 17:00
Sunday 08:30 & 10:00
Daily Mass
Mon, Wed, Thurs. 11:30
Mon-Friday DDEAMC 11:45
Reconciliation
Saturday 16:00
Sunday 08:15
Rosary
Saturday 16:30
Sunday 08:00
Communion (Sick/
Homebound):
Deacon George Foster
Weddings
Deacon George Foster
Baptisms
Deacon Mike Marchek
Liturgy
Deacon David Kriegel
Adoration
Wednesday 18:30
Religious Education (RE)
Sunday 11:30
(RSO and RE Complex)
Christian Principles Page 4
Pride is Evil in the Sight of God
"In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God." (Psalm 10:4 NIV)
The number one evil in God's black book is pride. It is important to note that pride can be interpreted in two
The Sin of Pride
ways: personal gratification for a job well done, or the dreadful deadly sin of "the competitive and excessive
belief in one's own abilities that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God."
God's opinion in Proverbs 8:13 makes clear that He severely frowns on pride. "The fear of the Lord is to hate
evil; Pride and arrogance and the evil way and the perverse mouth I hate." It was the very thing that rocked the
heavenly realm long ago, altering God's original plans and introducing to mankind a surefire way to hell.
The sin of Lucifer is clearly spelled out in two sections of scrip-
ture: Isaiah chapter 14 and Ezekiel chapter 28. Referring to Luci-
fer's mutiny, it is written: "For you have said in your heart: I will
ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God;
I will also sit on the mount of the congregation on the farthest
sides of the north; I will ascend above the heights of the clouds, I
will be like the Most High. Your heart was lifted up because of
your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your
splendor." And nothing has been quite right since.
Regarding pride, early Italian Catholic Priest Thomas Aquinas
wrote that inordinate self-love is the cause of every sin. This was
initially epitomized by Lucifer, and he has employed it successfully on hu-
manity for thousands of years, steering people away from the one true and
holy God. As Proverbs 10:4 teaches, the one influenced by the adversary has
a false sense of complete self-sufficiency, and therefore he will not seek
God, His will, His way or His wisdom, believing erroneously there is no
need for God - in all his thoughts there is no room for God.
A notorious example of pride is Jezebel, the evil queen and wife of Ahab,
the abominable king of Israel in the peak years of its deterioration. Daughter
of a High Priest of Baal, Jezebel re-instated Baal worship in Israel and led
her husband by the nose to do the same. She had many of God's prophets
executed and replaced them with hundreds of false prophets, surrounding the king and herself with devilish counsel.
Jezebel had an innocent man murdered to acquire a vineyard for Ahab. She threatened the life of God's prophet, Elijah, and
her name is mentioned in the book of Revelation representing a false prophetess seducing and misleading God's people
into evil. Jezebel's demise was horrific. She literally became dog food.
Proverbs states that when pride comes in, so does shame and strife. But perhaps the most quoted (and misquoted) verse
regarding pride is found in chapter 16, verse 18: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." God
cannot get through to the proud person, but requires humility, surrender and submission, which prepares a person to re-
ceive from Him the buffet of blessings He desires to bountifully bestow.
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