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St Jude Catholic Church
399 Barrow Street•pearl MS 39208
Office: 601-939-3181 fax: 601-939-3160
Website www.stjudepearl.org
Hours:
8:30 am -- 3:30 pm
Monday -- Friday
V. Rev. Jeffrey Waldrep Rev. Joseph Le
Pastor Associate Pastor
[email protected] [email protected]
Deacon Liturgy & Pastoral Care Faith Formation
John McGregor Rhonda Bowden Stacy Wolf
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Music Director Youth Ministers
Kelly McGregor Pat O’Neil Betsy Walter 601-214-7378
[email protected] [email protected] Mara Villa-Polk 601-421-3849
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil
5:30 pm
Sunday
8:30 am & 11:00 am
Monday and Friday
10:00 am
Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday
6:00 pm
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
Thursday 5:00 pm
First Saturday
Following Mass
Holy Days
of Obligation
Check bulletin
for times
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:45 pm
or by appointment
Our prayer chapel
Fourth Sunday of Lent March 26, 2017
Handicap or Opportunity?
In the astounding story of Jesus’ healing of the blind man (Jn. 9:1-38), Jesus’ helps us to realize that when we accept Him as “the light of the world” (Jn 8:12) that handicaps become opportunities. St. John the Evangelist tells us about a man born blind that everyone discounted because his blindness (handicap) must be the result of some sin. Jesus was aware of this disconnect. He went up to the blind man and turned his handicap (blindness) into an opportunity. Not only an op-portunity to physically be able to see, but also the man born blind was spiritually able to see. It is so easy to set back and judge the people of Jesus’ time as crazy. But, we too associate handicaps, misfortunes, illnesses or even death as a result of someone’s sin. How many people get sick or a tragedy happens and they start thinking about how they may have offended God? The good news that we hear in the gospel reading is that handicaps should not be a sign of sin; they should be seen as opportunities. A disability, although humbling, can lead some to become more dependent on God. A mental illness can become an opportunity to surrender. A shortcoming in one’s personality can lead one to be more upright. Whatever our handicap, I believe that God is constantly wanting to heal us, to help us to see. Let us continue to pray that we will be open to allowing God to take our handicaps and turn them into opportunities for his grace; opportunities to turn to Jesus, like the man born blind, and say “I do believe, Lord” (Jn 9:38).
Parish Mission Statement
We, the family of St. Jude, Pearl, Mississippi are a vibrant, Eucharistic community with caring members that are empowered by baptism to serve God through the sacraments. We will proclaim the good news and pro-vide spiritual and moral guidance to parishioners and the community by creating a holy and comforting place that encourages active participation, service to each other, and love.
Mass Intentions
Saturday 5:30pm— Virginia “Jenny” Soules (RIP) Sunday 8:30 am— People of St. Jude
Sunday 11:00 am— Billy Horton (RIP) Monday 10am—Special Intention
Tuesday 6:00 pm—Special Intention
Wednesday 6:00 pm—Special Intention Thursday 6:00 pm—Special Intention
Friday 10:00 am— Special Intention
The RCIA will meet this Tues-day, March 28th at 6:30 pm. This week we will be preparing for Why Not Now?
First Saturday Eucharistic Adoration On Saturday, April 1st we will have Eucharistic Adoration one
hour after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Please join as we pray before the Eucharist exposed for an increase in voca-tions to the priesthood and religious life.
Parish School of Religion
Please see the schedule for the rest of the school year listed below: March 19th – no class (Spring
Break) March 26th – classes meet April 2nd – classes meet April 9th – classes meet April 16th – no class (Easter) April 23rd – classes meet April 30th – classes meet May 7th – Last class – Celebration of Pentecost in Parish Hall – Parents are invited to attend. May 14th – First Communion – 8:30am Mass – Re-ception to follow in Parish Hall.
Save the date – VBS 2017 SUMMERTIME BLAST! July 10th – 14th 9am-noon Ages 3yrs and up! More information to come!
The regulations on Lenten fast and absti-
nence are: FASTING: Good Friday,
those who are 18 but not yet 59 are al-
lowed only one full meal. Two smaller
meals are allowed as needed, but eating
solid foods between meals is not permitted. ABSTI-
NENCE FROM MEAT: Those who at 14 years of age
are to abstain from meat on all the Fridays of Lent.
During the Holy Season of Lent we will be pray-
ing the Stations of the Cross each Fri-
day beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The Knights of Columbus will be pre-
paring the annual Catfish Dinner on
Friday’s during Lent following the Stations of
the Cross at 6:00 pm. Upcoming Knights of Columbus
Events
1. Lenten Fish Fry each Friday during Lent follow-
ing the Stations of the Cross
2. March meeting is on March 26th
If you are a man in good standing with the Church
and are interested in learning more about the
Knights of Columbus, contact Danny Nelson at 601-
549-6783 or by email at [email protected]
St. Jude is saddened by the announce-ment that Fr. Joseph Le will be leaving us as an associate on Saturday, April 22nd to become the full time Catholic Chaplain at St. Dominic Hospital. In his short time with us we have been
most grateful of the many ways he has shared his gifts and the sacraments with us. We pray that God will bless him infinitely as he responds to Bishop Kopacz’s call to enter into this new ministry.
PRAY FOR OUR TROUPS Remember in your prayers all those who serve our nation in the Armed Forces. We especially pray for: Christopher and Lamont Arnold, Meghan Bietzel, Jessup Boatner, Chris Curry, Troy Resurreccion,
Emma Rueter, Steven Renslow, Ryan Roy, Inissa Zam-brano.
Sunday, March 19, 2017
$ 6,821.25 Online Giving
$ 925.00 Children’s Collection
$ 64.83
Food Pantry $ 245.00
Stewardship Thought The blind man was willing to let Jesus minister to him and
willingly did all Jesus asked of him. The Pharisees were more resistant to His message, spending their time and en-
ergy to disprove the miracle. Which am I more like, the man
born blind or the Pharisees?
Please remember in your daily prayers the sick and
suffering of our parish family.
Parishioners:
Viola Allen, Barbara Armstrong, Brody Bokros, Ginger
Brown, Asuncion Cannon, George Cox, Stella Davis, Cathy Dunn, Ed Dunn, Charles Goldsmith, Jane Kai-
ser, Katie Kirby, Lil Lipovsky, Louise Loepke, Joe Loomis, Mike Meadows, Kathy Moody, Ernie Murray,
Charles Myers, Lois Pearce, Patricia Poole, Nell
Ramsdell, T. Raymond, Phyllis Rogers, Florence Scanlon, Mike Siller, Scott Statham, Charlie Thames,
Jose Varela, Ignacio Zambrano, Mary Jo Zummo.
Family and Friends of Parishioners:
Ann Leuenberger (mother of Ruth Thompson),
Reagan Bregar, (grandchild of James and Rhonda Dunn), Ed Peeples (husband of karen Peeples), Joyce
Overton (stepmother of David Overton), Faye Lea (wife of Allen Lea), Mary Bess Curry (mother of Mike
Curry), Flora and Luis Martin (Daughter and Son-in-law of Mary Rippa), Missy Goodman (Daughter of
Nick and Maureen Calico), Pearl Turner (mother of
Sheilah Resweber), Michelle and Cassandra Garza (daughter and granddaughter of Sharon Siller), Jere-
my McIntyre (son of Brenda and Dorian McIntyre), Cathy McWilliams and Thomas Marville (Sister and
Brother of Anthony Marvelli), Flossie Fraiser (cousin
of Linda Smith), Emily Bennett (daughter-in-law of Carol Denslow), Irene Jones (mother of Gail Dowdle),
June Harkins (mother of Beth Bivens), Donna Neese (mother of Nicole Chapman), Marian Lyons (friend of
John and Kelly McGregor), Karla Fidler (friend of
Monique Augustus), Charles Downey (father of April McDonald), Kevin Thames (grandson of Charlie
Thames), Carolyn Arnold (friend of Roxi Quirin), Jean-nie Marvelli (Aunt of Anthony Marvelli), Ken Rainey,
Mala Torrence, (friends of Sandra Walker), Reagan Madere (Father of Eric Madere), Veronica Womack
(friend of Serie Barnhill), Barry Watts (friend of San-
dra Walker), Tanya Harris (daughter of Phyllis Rog-ers.), Martha Young, (mother of Cathy Dunn), Tammy
May, (daughter of Carol Bourne), Robert Caskey (Husband of Riza Caskey), Nancy Saville (former pa-
rishioner). Clyde Cox (brother of George Cox), Phyllis
Davis and Rosemary West (mother and sister of Da-vid Peters), Douglas Montague (nephew of Sandra
Walker), Clyde Couey (brother-in-law of Nina Couey) and all those in nursing homes or homebound.
Lenten Discipline: Stew-ardship Lent is a time of discipline. And the discipline of stew-ardship—of planned and
consistent giving—is appropriate for this time. As you spend time in contemplation this season, con-sider planning your giving for this season as well as seasons to come. You can use Online Giving—our secure giving option accessible through our church App—to plan and give this season. You can use Online Giving for your regular tithes or to con-tribute to special funds. You can find the Online Giving link on “My Parish App” or on the St. Jude website at www.stjudepearl.org
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fourth Sunday of Lent Friday: Abstinence Saturday: First Saturday
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13b; Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12; Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9; Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18; Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22; Ps 34:17-21, 23; Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20; Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-12; Jn 7:40-53 Sunday: Ez 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; Jn 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]
Staying connected to our par-ish throughout the year by downloading our parish app. Downloading the app go to the messages on your phone; type phone number 88202 and in the message type the word
APP.; download the link it sends you to in the App Store and search St. Jude, Pearl. You can receive notifications from our parish and access Mass Read-ings, Prayers, and many other great features.
Look for special features during Lent: Lenten Reflec-tions and background.
WOMEN OF FAITH The Women of Faith would like to invite all the ladies of our
parish to be part of our awesome women's group. Through fellowship and fun we strive to grow spiritually as Catholic women through service and learning more about our faith. Please see the online schedule for meeting dates. For more information contact Jennifer Diez 601-750-9943 [email protected] or Denise McKnight 601-953-9139 [email protected].
Pray for Those Discerning a Religious Vocation
-Young People thinking about a vocation to priesthood or religious life; -Andrew Bowden who is in the
seminary discerning a vocation to the priesthood; -Married men who might be thinking about the Per-manent Diaconate.
WINTER ADULT FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS
meets each Sunday Classes between the Masses meet each Sunday beginning at 9:45 am. We will be watching a video series
“Discerning the Will of God” by Fr. Timothy Gal-lagher. It should be both informative and inspiration-al. No book is required, just come and participate.
Liturgical Ministry Training St. Jude Parish is blessed to have so many people interested in serving our Lord and our par-ish! The response to the Minis-
try Fair was great, especially for our Liturgical Ministries. Thank you! There will be a training session for new and returning Sacristans on Wednesday, March 29th at 6:45 p.m. in the church. Those that are new to Altar Linen ministry will have a training session on Thursday, March 30th at 10:00 a.m. in the office con-ference room. New Ushers will be trained on Monday, April 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in the church. Instructions for new Presenters of the Gifts will be e-mailed. Music, Flower Guild and Art & Environ-ment ministers are invited to “jump in on into the fire” as we enter the Easter season. Training sessions for those new Extraordi-nary Ministers of the Eucharist, Commu-nity Leaders, Readers, and Homebound ministries will be held after Easter. If you did not sign up for a ministry, it is not too late. For questions regarding any of the Liturgical Ministries or the training, please contact Rhonda Bowden at [email protected] or call Rhonda in the office.
LIGHT AND SHADOW
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.
—Blaise Pascal
WOMEN’S SUPPORT GROUP SAIL (Support for Adoption, Infertility, and Loss) is a support group that aims to provide support, hope, and healing to those that have suffered the loss of a child ( through miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal loss, or other tragedy), who are struggling with infertility, or who are considering/pursuing adoption. Whether the loss is recent or past, it is im-
perative that people have a network of support to aid in the healing process. SAIL aims to guide participants in acknowledging their pain, remembering their loss, and moving towards healing. SAIL will meet the 2nd Tues-day of every month from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM in the con-ference room in the parish office building. Our next meeting will be April 11, 2017. Childcare will be pro-vided. Please contact Abby Nelson at [email protected] with any questions.
Palm Sunday-April 8th-Saturday—Vigil
Mass at 5:30 pm
Sunday, April 9th—Mass at 8:30 am
and 11:00 am
Chrism Mass—Tuesday, April 11th at
5:45 pm
at St. Peter’s Cathedral
Wednesday, April 12th—Mass at 6:00 pm
Thursday, April 13th—Mass of the Lord’s Supper
at 6:00 pm
Friday, April 14th—Good Friday—
Stations of the Cross at 12:00 noon
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at 6:00 pm
Saturday, April 15th—Easter Vigil at 8:00 pm
Sunday, April 16th—Easter Sunday Mass 8:30am
and 11:00 am
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Chaplain: Reverend Jeffrey Waldrep [email protected]
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