If :You are 18 years or older, and you are volunteering for
anything at St. Maurice, or you are volunteering for anything for
Country Fair, you must comply with these three requirements:

1-You must have had your fingerprints taken within the last 5 years.
If not, then you need to have your fingerprints taken right away.
Please register online at: www.adom.sofn.net. Print the Bar Code that comes
up at the end of the process. Then, go to the fingerprint center that you chose,
at the appointed time, with your Bar Code and the ID you used for the
registration process. The Archdiocese of Miami will pay for the fingerprinting
process.

2-You must have attended a Virtus Workshop for Adults.
If you have not, then, please take note of these 2 dates for a workshop at
St. Maurice: October 22, at 9:30 A.M. in Spanish
October 29, at 9:30 A.M. in English

You must pre-register by going to www.virtusonline.org, press the tab for
Registration, and follow the instructions that come up. If you wish, click to
watch the Brief Tutorial on the pre-registration process, before you start,
if it will make you more secure. If the dates or times of the St. Maurice
workshops are not convenient for you, then, please choose a workshop at
another location that is convenient for you. When you attend the workshop
chosen, be sure to sign in. Then, after the session has been recorded by the
Archdiocese, go back to www.virtusonline.org, and print your Certificate.

3.You must have signed the Code of Conduct.
If you haven’t, then call the Office at 954-961-7777, to make arrangements
for you to sign it.

IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE AT 954-961-7777, ASK FOR LUCY, WHO WILL ARRANGE
TO HELP YOU WITH THE PROCESS

ATENCION VOLUNTARIOS

La Arquidiócesis de Miami y la Conferencia Nacional de Obispos Católicos
tiene tres requisitos para todos sus empleados o voluntarios.

Si tienes 18 anos de edad, y eres voluntario para algo
en San Mauricio, o eres voluntario para algo en “Country Fair”, deberás cumplir con estos tres requisitos:

1.Tienes que haberte tomado tus huellas digitales dentro de los últimos 5 anos.
Si No , entonces tienes que tomarte las huellas digitales inmediatamente.
Por favor inscríbete en-línea en: www.adom.sofn.net. Imprime el “Código de
Barra” que sale al final del proceso. Entonces, ve al Centro que escogiste, en el
día de la cita, llevando contigo el “Código de Barra” ya impreso, y la
identificación que usaste para el proceso de inscripción. La Arquidiócesis de
Miami pagara por el proceso de las huellas.

2.Tienes que haber asistido a una sesión de Virtus para adultos.
Si no lo has hecho, entonces toma nota de las dos sesiones que se van a celebrar
en el templo de San Mauricio: 22 de octubre, 2011, a las 9 A.M. en espanol
29 de octubre, 2011, a las 9 A.M. en ingles

Deberás inscribirte en línea, de antemano, en: www.virtusonline.org.
Presiona la tecla de “Inscripción”, y sigue las instrucciones. Si las
fechas, o las horas de las sesiones de San Mauricio no te son convenientes,
entonces escoge una sesión, de entre las que se ofrecen en otras localidades.
Cuando asistas a la sesión de Virtus, asegúrate de firmar la Hoja de Asistencia.
Así, luego de que La Arquidiócesis haya entrado la información de la sesión a la
computadora, podrás imprimir tu Certificado, entrando de nuevo a
www.virtusonline.org, y siguiendo las instrucciones pertinentes que te ofrecen.

3-Tienes que haber firmado el Código de Conducta.
Si no lo has hecho, entonces llama a Lucy, a la Oficina, al 954-961-7777, y
coordina con ella para que lo firmes.

SI NO TIENES ACCESO A UNA COMPUTADORA, POR FAVOR LLAMA A LA OFICINA, AL 954-961-7777, Y PROCURA POR LUCY, QUIEN HARA ARREGLOS PARA AYUDARTE CON TODO ESTE PROCESO.

The Lord is calling for talent with a heart.
For you to serve his St. Maurice Family in our new Fire in the Lord Youth Mass.
Kids 12 and older can participate in:
Signing in the choir
Play your favorite instrument in the band
Greet your fellow parishioners
Read Gods word to the family
Serve as an acolyte

Contact Father Dennis in the church office for more information:
954-961-7777

At our liturgy committee meeting last May, the committee decided that we needed to have a “youth” mass to encourage our youth to attend Sunday Mass and to have a liturgy that was contemporary in style and tone. Father Roger asked me to take charge and to put together a committee and move ahead with this most important ministry for our young people. They are the future of the church; they are the future of our parish and the family of St. Maurice.
In July we held a “July Jam Fest” to encourage musicians and singers to come together in a sort of jam type session each Sunday. It went very well and we have been able to identify several of our young folks who are now in regular practice with Kevin preparing for our first FIRE IN THE LORD mass on Sunday, October 9 at the 10:30 mass.
We have been holding meetings all summer and have made some very significant progress in identifying great talent among our young adults and are now working hard to prepare for this October liturgy. We are still looking for more people to get involved to cover all the ministries that are needed at every liturgy: Eucharistic ministers, Lectures, ushers/greeters. What a wonderful witness value and a testament of faith to see our young people fully participating in all aspects of our Sunday Liturgy, and especially to see a young adult giving communion to their peers. WONDERFUL! We are looking for more volunteers.
As a parish we need to get behind this ministry and show our support and encouragement to our youth and young adults. Personally, I am hoping to see the church packed, like at Christmas and Easter for our first FIRE IN THE LORD mass on Sunday, October 9 at the 10:30. Let’s give it all we have and boost this much needed ministry in our parish.
Look for weekly announcements in the bulletin about what’s happening with our teen ministry and the FIRE IN THE LORD masses that are planned for the second Sunday of each month at the 10:30 mass. For more information or to volunteer please call the office and leave your information for me. Each week my homilies are posted on the parish web-site www.StMaurice.org
Blessings, peace and wellness to all,
Father Dennis

Read the Roman Missal page 1

Read Roman Missal page 2

International Hunger Facts: About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. Three-fourths of the deaths are children under the age of five. Although famines and wars cause 10% of hunger deaths, the majority of hunger deaths are caused by chronic malnutrition. Families simply cannot get enough to eat.
It is estimated that some 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger and malnutrition.

Hunger in the United States:
It is estimated that approximately 12 million American children are food insecure.
It is estimated that more than eight million children in the U.S. live in working poor families.
It is estimated that many senior citizens in this country must choose between buying food and buying needed medicine.

It was facts and information like the above that brought the Pastor, Father Sean, and a group of parishioners together in the fall of 1976 to discuss this human tragedy. As a result of those discussions, the Hunger Program was launched to help in the eradication of world hunger.

The first step taken was a concerted effort to educate the entire parish community about this specific humanitarian need. It was not long after this that a barrio outside Bogata, Colombia was adopted as the first international hunger mission. A short time later Rice Thursday was started and many in the parish made a commitment to eat only rice on each Thursday and then to donate the money saved from the sacrifice to the Hunger Program.

Later on, it was decided to donate part of the monies from Country Fair to the Program. That idea became very popular and led to the decision to donate 100% of the profit to this worthy cause.
When Father Sean left in 1998, the Hunger Program had grown and missions across the U.S. and the world were receiving funds to help them feed hungry people. In order to ensure the continuity of the Program, Father Sean established a Hunger Board made up of members of the Parish. These people are responsible for the administration of the monies generated.
It can be said that the Hunger program is one of the pillars of our parish and, with the grace of God, we will fulfill our gospel commitment to feed the hungry in this country and across the world.

Hunger News
When we began our Lenten journey, Father Dennis challenged us to focus on the positive aspects of sacrifice.  By doing so, we experience a spiritual renewal and also renew the lives of those we touch.  We would like to recommend to you that you and your families include the practice of Rice Thursday in your Lenten sacrifices.  You could incorporate a mini-liturgy at your evening meal.  Light a candle, read from the Bible ( Matthew 25: 31-40 or Isaiah 58:6-12, and have your rice meal.  Not only will your family be spiritually renewed, but by donating the money saved from not eating meat to the Hunger program you will renew the lives of those that you feed.  Consider this- a donation of $10.00 can feed a noon meal for 49 destitute elderly people in Haiti, or lunch for 20 school children in the Dominican Republic, or feed 12 refugees in Uganda.

Just a small sacrifice on your part, can have such a positive effect on the lives of hungry people.

Two new projects were presented to the members of the Board of Directors at the board meeting on February 23 to be considered for funding.  The first project is the At Risk Children Foundation which is in two locations:  Cape Rouge and  Cayes in Southern Haiti.  The children being cared for are orphans or children that have been abandoned The cost for food  is $1.50 to $2.00 per child per day, as inflation has greatly increased the cost of food in Haiti.  The second project is Ecole Joseph De Pevedic du Limbe which is located in Oimbe, Haiti.  The money donated to this project will help with the cost of providing lunch to very poor school children.  When Ramona Rung and Jim Worl visited this project in December, Ramona asked one of the mothers how we could help them.  She said, “Help us feed our children.” Without adequate food the children cannot learn. As we reported previously, two of our projects, one in Bolivia and one in Kenya no longer need our help.  Therefore, we are able to take on these two new projects.

We ask that God bless your Lenten sacrifices and reward you with a blessed Easter.

The Board of Directors of the Hunger program