ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1665 Highway 45 By-Pass • Jackson, Tennessee 38305

(731) 668-2596 • Website: www.stmarys.tn.org

Fr. David Graham, Pastor Fr. Francisco Franquiz, Associate Pastor Fr. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Dale Brown, Deacon Rev. Mr. Eddy Koonce, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jim Moss, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Russell, Deacon

Calli Carpenter, Finance Administrator Derek Rotty, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship Pam Haynes, Director of Liturgical Music JoAnn Wormer, Principal of St. Mary’s School (731)668-2525 Ann Keyl, Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus

High School (731) 660-4774

Sunday Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Mass in Spanish 1:00 p.m.

Weekdays: (refer to inside of bulletin)

Holy Days: Vigil as announced; Mass of the Day, 7:00 a.m., noon and 5:30 or 7:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday, 4:50-5:20 p.m., Sunday 7:30-7:50 a.m., 10:00-10:20 a.m., and 12:30-12:50 p.m. (Spanish)

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

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Baptisms (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): By appointment. Pre-baptismal class required for first time parents.

Weddings (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): Contact priest six months prior to wedding date.

Anointing of the Sick (St. Mary’s and St. John’s): By appointment. In the case of a serious illness or death, please call the parish office. Our after hours answering service will get a message to a priest.

ST. JOHN CHURCH 910 N. Washington Ave. • P. O. Box 872 • Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

(731) 668-2596

Rev. David Graham, Pastor Rev. Francisco Franquiz, Associate Pastor

Rev. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 8:45 a.m. (Prior to Sunday Mass)

Saturday, February 10 8:00 a.m. Joe Willett by Mary Willett 5:30 p.m. James Holtwick by Joyce Korzan Sunday, February 11 8:00 a.m. Kelly Nelson Gaffney 10:30 a.m. Birthday Int. Diana Rosas by Francisca Castro 1:00 p.m. Jovita Aguirre by Genoveva Morales Monday, February 12 7:00 a.m. Coronado Sioson, Sr. by the Sioson Family 11:45 p.m. Sarah Canovan by the Baudo Family 5:30 p.m. Coronado Sioson, Sr. by the Sioson Family Tuesday, February 13 7:00 a.m. Int. of Fr. Richard Cortese by the Speechly Family 6:15 p.m. Int. of Bessy Murrillo Wednesday, February 14 7:00 p.m. Mass for the People 8:10 a.m. The Dominican Sisters of St. Mary’s by Carson Carpenter & Family 11:00 a.m. Mary Claire LaGrange at Sacred Heart HS. 12:00 p.m. Int. of Fr. David Graham by Mark Speechly 7:00 p.m. Joachim Machado, by Fr. David Thursday, February 15 7:00 a.m. Pat Peal by St. Mary’s Choir 11:45 a.m. Anne Marie Arnoult by Branda Lemus Friday, February 16 8:10 a.m. Sister Mary Camille, OP by Maggie Vucina Saturday, February 17 8:00 a.m. Miles Trocquet by Maria Morera 5:30 p.m. Annie Bell Day by Bill Siroky Sunday, February 18 8:00 a.m. Kelly Nelson Gaffney by Maggie Vucina 10:30 a.m. Jose Arjonilla by the Graham Family 1:00 p.m. Donato Rodriguez by Nelida Aguirre

Spiritual Life

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Comments from Deacon Dale Brown Mass Intentions For The Week

Prayers requested for . . . . Adams, Jody Bargiachi, Charlie Beare Family Bell, Carmen Bono, Kaye Brochocki, Melvin Brown, Linda Browning, Geneva Burrow, Susan Burton, Bobbie Christnacht, Pat Clark, Jack Datuin, Rossana Davis, Heather Dee, Elbert Dixon, Martha Elam, Teresa Ellington, Mark Flynn, Maggie Joy Faulkner, Janice Graning, Dee Guldan, Mary Duke Gutierrez, Lupe Hercules, Jennifer Hudson, Ann Hughes, Roger Jones, Brandon Jones, Christine Jones, Elizabeth King, Helen Mooney Klees, LaVerne Lisak, Mary Londino, Joe Lycette, Missi Marsh, Cathy Marshall, Phyllis Meriwether, John Mitchelson, Joe Mitchelson, Lela Mooney, Mike Muhlenkamp, John Netzel, Maureen O’Brien, Bro. Dan Overbey, Michael Okolo, Stacey Palmer , Lt. Devon Phillips, Jim Pruett, Wayne Ragan, Philip Sanders, James Sharman, Marlene Simpson, Ruth A. Speechly, Jean Speechly, Mark Solberg, Charles Sortet, Mary Strazzella, Chris Thompson, Alta Thompson, Heath Thompson, Kitty Thompson, Robert Tims, Linda Trew, Marcia Troutman, Kevin Turner, Patsy Weller, Norman Willman, Kari Willman, Patrick White, Peggy Wyatt, Sherri

In today's world, we can all use help with our prayer life, and the leper in today's Gospel passage gives it to us. He reminds us of two key elements in a healthy life of prayer: confidence and humility. The first thing to note is that this leper has no doubt that Christ can cure him. He says to the Lord, "If you wish, you can make me clean." It's hard for us to have so much confidence. Our secular culture is constantly sidelining God. This tends to make us think that we can solve all our problems ourselves, through science, technology, or hard work. But if we think that, then we don't really have faith in God; if God is irrelevant, he's not much of a God, after all. But the leper didn't live in a secular culture; he lived in a religious culture, one that recognized the reality of sin and evil, and the need of God's grace to overcome them. And so he came out of his isolated and self-destructive bubble and exercised his faith. The second thing to note is that the leper also recognizes that he has no right to demand a cure. He doesn't act like a spoiled child and say, "Cure me!" he says, "If you wish..."It's as if he were saying, "You know what's best; if curing me will give you glory, please do so, but if not, I will still believe and trust in you." Only the humble heart can tap into the roaring stream of mercy that flows from Jesus’ Sacred Heart, mercy which not only cured the leprosy, but touched the leper, something no one else had done since the disease began. If our prayer weaves together confidence and humility, God will be able to do wonders in us as well.

*Mass at 11:40 a.m. on Mondays & Thursday’s are held at Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.

February 14, 2018

Masses - St. Mary’s Jackson - 7:00 a.m., 8:10 a.m. (School),

11:00 a.m. (at SHJHS), 12:00 Noon, and 7:00 p.m. (Bilingual)

St. John’s Brownsville - 6:00 p.m.

Ash Wednesday is a Day of Universal Fast and Abstinence.

The Fridays of Lent are days of Abstinence.

Events for the Week • Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in the Divine Will & Mercy Chapel - Daily 24/7 Monday, February 12 • 1:00 p.m. - Women’s Spirituality Group, OL Fatima • 5:30 p.m. - Cub Scouts, Holy Family Hall • 7:00 p.m. - Boy Scouts, Holy Family Hall Tuesday, February 13 • 9:00 a.m. - Heartwarmers, Modular Building • 5:00 p.m. - Fat Tuesday Gumbo Dinner, HFH • 7:00 p.m. - RCIA, OL Lourdes & Africa Wednesday, February 14 • 10:00 a.m. - Scripture Study, OL Lourdes Thursday, February 15 • 6:00 p.m. - Cenacle Rosary, Church Friday, February 16 • 7:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross, Church • 5:30 p.m. - Fish Fry, Holy Family Hall Saturday, February 17 Sunday, February 18 • 9:15 a.m. - Children’s Faith Formation, School • 9:15 a.m. - Adult Sunday School, Ministry Center

FOR THE WEEKEND OF February 17th & 18th Altar Servers

5:30 p.m. Nathan Sim, Matthew Sim, Gabriel Rotty 8:00 a.m. Joseph Lovell, Mia Hartsfield, Andrew Curtin,

Joseph Curtin 10:30 a.m. Emma Bastable, Shane Bastable, Jasmine Blankenship, Kasandra Blankenship

Extraordinary Ministers 5:30 p.m. Margaret Doumitt, Misty Gayton, Betty Coffer,

James Egan, Chuck Doumitt, Tim Jackson, Jeanne Egan

8:00 a.m. Judy Koonce, Becky Crockarell, Denise Jarvis, Barbara Williams, Ted Hazlehurst, Jacqueline Hazlehurst, Judy LaFont, 10:30 a.m. Bill DeSouza, Debra Arnold, Betty Frost,

MaryJo Howard, Louis Saia, Peggy Moss, Tara Doyle, Becky DeArmitt

Greeters 5:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus 8:00 a.m. Knights of Columbus 10:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus

Sacristan 5:30 p.m. Vincent Tapler 8:00 a.m. Maggie Vucina 10:30 a.m. Lorraine DeSouza

Lector 5:30 p.m. Movita Ferri, John Masterson 8:00 a.m. Bernadette Faulkner, Amy Dietrich 10:30 a.m. Patricia Smith, Robert Flynn

Ushers 5:30 p.m. Kemp Reed, Chris Coughlin, JC Coughlin, Thomas Niedbalski, Margaret Sale 8:00 a.m. Lynn Williams, Bobby Morgan, Kevin Dillon, Donald LaFont, Ron Thomson 10:30 a.m. Larry Sturgis, Allen Miller, Kevin Brown, Linda Brown, Chris Graham

ST. JOHN’S BROWNSVILLE

Extraordinary Ministers for Sunday, February 18, 2017 Extraordinary Ministers: Ron Michael, Sulema Leon Lectors: Andrea Cantu, Maria Cantu

Altar Servers: Alexis Rodriguez, Osvaldo Rodriguez

Sunday, February 11 9:00 p.m. Int. of Marsha Sabella by the Sabella Family Wednesday, February 14 6:00 p.m. Int. of Carol Saia by Agnes Smith Sunday, February 18 9:00 p.m. Mass for the People

Mass Intentions for the Week

LITURGICAL MINISTERS

Parish Mission Statement With God’s grace and with Mary as our model, we live and bear witness that as we are loved by our Lord Jesus, so we are to love one another. Nourished by Sacred Scripture and Catholic Tradition, we celebrate sacramental life; we evangelize and educate; we are constant in charitable works and hospitality; and we embrace diversity and advocate for all issues of human life and justice.

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Please join us for The Stations of the Cross

every Friday during Lent at 6:00 p.m. Spanish &

7:00 p.m. English

YOUR GIFTS TO GOD & PARISH

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PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION The most powerful thing we can do on this earth

with our time is to spend it in Eucharistic Adoration. Nothing can do more to change the

world, to bring about peace, to convert hearts, to make reparation for the many evils committed. By visiting Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, we take up the best weapon for the battles of our age and contribute to the healing Of our culture.

{Eucharistic Adoration Manual}

Adores are needed for the following hours: Monday 1-2 am, 2-3 am, 3-4 am; Tuesday 2-3 am; Friday 1-2am. There are several hours that need a second adorer. Contact Helen Buchholz at 217-2854 or email at hsb1015@yahoo.com

Love & Life: Understanding God’s Plan for Human Sexuality, Marriage & Natural Family Planning

Saturday, March 24 from 10am to 1pm $35 per couple (includes materials & lunch)

Satisfies diocesan marriage prep requirement for Natural Family Planning.

To register: email parishinfo@stmarys.tn.org

Parish Retreat

Mark your calendars for this special, life-changing event!

Friday, February 23, thru Sunday, February 25

Encounter Jesus anew (or for the first time!) with your fellow parishioners.

No overnight stays; childcare will be available

Limited seats available (40 retreatants) Call 731-668-2596 or email Derek.Rotty@stmarys.tn.org

St. Mary’s St. John’s Weekly Offertory $ 24,303 $ 384 February Offertory Goal $ 19,000 $ 540 Total Offertory to Date $ 623,194 $ 13,922 Offertory Goal to Date $ 703,000 $ 17,280

55+Travelers will be going to the Nashville Lawn and

Garden Show March 2. Bus leaving at 8am. Admission and bus fee $15.

Call Mary Jane 217-0756 or email mjmw3917@cllick1.net

to reserve your seat. All are welcome!

Please anticipate these special offerings.

The Ash Wednesday Collection is for our Churches in Central and Eastern Europe.

May the Lord bless your faithfulness in this regard.

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Card Ministry Sympathy - Encouragement - Get Well If you need to contact us in February please contact:

Jane McDaniel mjtd@earthlink.net

BULLETIN DEADLINE!

12 p.m. Monday, February 12 for inclusion in the bulletin for the weekend of February 18, 2018.

Please submit all bulletin information in writing or by email to Marisol.Aguirre@stmarys.tn.org

Any man wanting to join or learn more about the

Knights of Columbus, please contact the Grand Knight

Donald LaFont 731-803-7274.

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Knights will be cooking our Breakfast on

Sunday, February 11th before all Masses.

ST. MARY’S Total Youth Ministry

**NO YOUTH MINISTRY GATHERINGS ON WED., FEB. 14

(Ash Wednesday)

Follow our Youth Ministry on Instagram @stmarysjaxtn

ST. MARY’S HOMEBOUND & SENIOR CITIZENS CORNER

INFO YOU CAN USE

NEED A RIDE? Contact MyRide West TN: 731-668-6420 or 1-844-803-0169.

NEED ERRANDS RUN OR SITTING OR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING: contact St. Mary’s Parishioner and nursing student ANGELA MOORE At 731-695-3997.

NEED HANDYMAN TASKS: Contact a Knight—either Tony Neihoff at 731-298-1064 or Cory Droy at 1-618-520-9709. TIPS ON SAFETY & SECURITY IN YOUR HOME: • Don’t put too many electrical cords into one socket or

extension cord

• Install a smoke detector and replace the battery twice a year.

NOTABLE QUOTABLE:

“There is beauty and joy in old age just as in youth.” (Terence Hegarty, Editor of Living Faith July-August-September 2017 issue) TAKE NOTE

Adult Choir rehearsals for Sundays of Lent

begin Wednesday, February 21st at 6:30 p.m. with rehearsals for HOLY WEEK beginning the same evening at 7:00 p.m.

YOUTH CHOIR rehearsals for the LIVING

STATIONS of the CROSS are as follows: Sundays - 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 18, March 4, and dress rehearsal - March 18th. ALL teens are invited to participate! Call or text me 499 - 1752

Pam Haynes - Director of Liturgical Music

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CELEBRATE LIFE Please pray for the women in our parish who are with child. This is a wonderful way to support mothers and

their families with our love and prayers. If any expectant mothers would like to be added to this list and if any new mom would like to receive meals after your baby is born or if there are any Moms out there that would

like to provide meals for these Moms, please call Carrie Jones at 731-571-5191.

PLEASE PRAY FOR: Gennifer Cotner, Jessica Berlanga, Ashley Turner Todd, and Iliana Aguirre.

PRAYER FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS: Dear Father, we ask you to protect the little babies who are being knit together in their mothers’

wombs. Comfort their mothers and fathers during the time that they are growing and developing. Lord Jesus, give these smallest of persons the strength to come into this world, to fully participate in your creation. Send your Holy Spirit to infuse their souls with love for you. After long, healthy,

and loving lives, bring them safely home to your heavenly kingdom. Amen.

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