April 28, 2019 Second Sunday of Easter

Baptism To schedule a baptism and to make arrangements for a baptism preparation session (required for all) please contact the parish office at 501.982.4891. Please check our website (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments” for some very important information! Marriage In addition to some critically important steps noted on our parish website (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments,” our Diocese has set a required period of at least six months of preparation between setting a wedding date and the wedding ceremony itself. Please check our website and call the office (501.982.4891) before setting any dates or making any plans.

Funeral Masses will take the place of daily Masses.

Holy Days: Vigil 7:00pm

Holy Day: 8:00am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00pm—4:30pm

Or by appointment

Welcome! If you are a visitor to St. Jude’s, we want you to know you are welcome!!

Deacons: Deacon Mike Alberson 501.982.1917 Deacon Max Elliott 501.412.4974 Deacon Ernie Gallegos 501.352.4881 Faith Formation Director Paula Price 501.551.1873 stjudesdre@yahoo.com Secretary Anne Birmingham 501.982.4891 stjudeapostle@gmail.com RCIA Ann Gallegos 501.352.4880 Amgdesign1958@gmail.com

Office Hours 8:30am-4:30pm Monday through Thursday

8:30am-12:00pm Friday

Pastor Fr. Andy Smith 501.982.4891 Website: www.stjudejax.com

Fax: 501.982.0821

Mass Times Tuesday/Wednesday 6:00pm

Thursday/Friday 8:00am Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8:00am,11:00am 2:00pm Spanish

2403 McArthur Drive

Jacksonville, Arkansas 72076

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W E E K L Y E V E N T S

Saturday, April 27 5:00pm Mass Dr. Cathy Pentecost+ Sunday, April 28 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Jean Rodden+ 2:00pm Mass Priest’s Intention Tuesday, April 30 6:00pm Ronald “Ronnie” Braunt+ Wednesday, May 1 6:00pm Jett Matthews+

Thursday, May 2 8:00am Ronald “Ronnie” Braunt+ Friday, May 3 8:00am Dennis Sobba+ Saturday, May 4 5:00pm Mass Ronald “Ronnie” Braunt+ Sunday, May 5 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Angelita Lang+ 2:00pm Mass Priest’s Intention

Monday, April 29 7:00pm Vincentian Small Groups 7:00pm Benediction/Adoration Tuesday, April 30 6:30 Parish Council 6:30pm Cub Scouts Wednesday, May 1 10:00am Scripture Study 1:00pm Biblical Roots of the Mass (Study) 5:00pm Choir practice 6:30pm Faith Chats 7:00pm RCIA-Community 7:30pm 8am Choir practice

Thursday , May 2 7:00pm Landings 7:00pm 2pm Choir Practice Friday, May 3 6:30pm Teacher’s Appreciation Dinner 7:00pm Vincentian Small Groups

TAMING THE LION WITHIN: 5 STEPS FROM ANGER TO

PEACE

Do you have hot anger – yelling at people, throwing things, cursing bad drivers, mean thoughts about others?

Do you have cold anger – carrying grudges, isolating from others who need you, being late to things you commit to but don’t want to do?

Do you know people with anger and want to understand them better? This FREE 5-week study begins on May 5 and continues on Sundays at 11:30 AM in the Parlor (after 10 AM

Mass). St John the Baptist Catholic Church, 589 W Grand Ave., Hot Springs, Arkansas Dr. Ronda Chervin, Professor of Philosophy, St John's Parishioner, Author of "Taming The Lion" and EWTN

Presenter, is our study leader. QUESTIONS? Reach Ronda at 860-759-4521 or chervinronda@gmail.com

If you know of anyone who is deployed please call the office so we can add them to the list. Thank you MSG John Paul Jebb, John Benson, Commander David Sobba, Conor Hawkins, Major Kate Hrynyk, John Wisniewski, Grant Hegarty, and Xavier J. Brown.

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S T E W A R D S H I P A T T E N D A N C E April 13/14 5:00pm 183 8:00am 226 11:00am 320 2:00pm 211 TOTAL ATTENDING: 940 .

April 28, 2019 Second Sunday of Easter

JERICHO WAY

St. Joseph’s Helpers

COMMUNITY

Friends, Might you or someone you know have an hour or two to volunteer at Jericho Way Day Resource Center? Volunteering is only one way to give back to an organization that gives to others. Your "job" could be assisting our chef as he serves breakfast or lunch. Volunteering in the kitchen only takes an hour. Current openings are Wednesday and Fridays. Another area where volunteers are needed, might be as a greeter. This special person would greet our guests and steer them toward a specific service. If the time for volunteering is right for you or someone you know, please consider volunteer opportunities open at Jericho Way. Janet Nelson Volunteer Coordinator Jericho Way/Depaul USA Office 501-916-9859 Fax 501-916-9886 Mobile 501-412-5683 Janet.nelson@depaulusa.org

The Care Channel is in need of the following items: Canned vegetables , beans and soups. Pasta all types, and sauces, boxed and packaged meals, rice, breakfast cereals and bars, snack bars, instant potatoes.

Jacksonville Care Channel

SJH/Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center is a nonprofit agency to help enable abortion minded clients to make informed lifelong decisions for their baby and themselves. APRC (St. Joseph Helpers) would appreciate your prayers and generosity in giving diapers, wipes, new clothes,(which may be left in the Parish Hall box for St. Joseph Helpers) and/or monetary donations. Please mail monetary gifts to: APRC PO Box 25413 Little Rock AR 72221 Or donate online: Pregnancylittlerock.com/donate Thank you

St. Jude’s compassion ministry has provided

over 350 prayer shawls and afghans. Thank

you for all you do. You have been a blessing

to those who have received them. Keep them

coming. Items may be dropped off at the

church office and if you have any questions

please call Mary Koorstad at 501.982.7961.

Please keep in your prayers, Alex Smith, our seminarian and Sister Judith Timmerman made her perpetual profession on February 10, 2019 and is at St. Scholastica Monastery in Fort Smith.

YTD Pledges: $1,160,686.00 Number of Pledges 316 out of 1154 families. April 13/14 Capital Campaign Deposit: $3,461.33 April 13/14 Stewardship and Misc. Income Total: $12,202.14

WEEKLY READINGS AND OBSERVANCES

Readings for the week of April 28, 2019

Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/Rv 1:9-

11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

Monday: Acts 4:23-31/Ps 2:1-3, 4-7a, 7b-9 [cf. 11d]/Jn 3:1-

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Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37/Ps 93:1ab, 1cd-2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [7a]/Jn

3:16-21

St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26--2:3 or Col 3:14-15, 17, 23-

24/Ps 90:2, 3-4, 12-13, 14 and 16 [cf.17b]/Mt 13:54-58

Thursday: Acts 5:27-33/Ps 34:2 and 9, 17-18, 19-20 [7a]/Jn

3:31-36

Friday: 1 Cor 15:1-8/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Jn 14:6-14

Saturday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 [22]/Jn 6:16-21

Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12,

13 [2a]/Rv 5:11-14/Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14

Observances for the week of April 28, 2019

Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)

Monday: St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin & Doctor of the

Church

Tuesday: St. Pius V, Pope

Wednesday: St. Joseph the Worker

Thursday: St. Athanasius, Bishop & Doctor of the Church;

National Day of Prayer

Friday: Sts. Philip and James, Apostles

Saturday:

Next Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter; Cinco de Mayo

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Bill Aldrich, John Aldrich, Jennifer Anderson, Brother Andrew, Spencer Aydeot, Paul Avaltroni, Priscilla Baltazar, Andrea Bistrain, Vickie Blackwood, Misty Brazzell, Lisa

Buckner, Savvy Bulloch, Rayeigh Butrand, Natalio Carrillo, Michael Carter, Christina Carver, John Claude, Evelyn Cook, Charles Delorenzo, Maddie Dietz, Emily Downs, Terry Franks, Eva Maria French, Bill Garner, Misty Gay, Betty Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Jerry Grimley, Susan Hall, Mike Hargrove, Jane Hayes, Helmut Herm, Hibbard Family, Cindy Houston, Robert Houston, Louise Hubbard, Joey Hunter, Jill Jamell, Dylan Jeffrey, Mickey Kamer, Joceyln Kennedy, Melinda King, Rudy Kurz, Norma Laberdee, Claire Leheny, A.J. Lowry, Ruth Lowry, Carol Lloyd, Joan Lowry, Lisa Luckett, Jean Luman, Joshua Luker, Patrick Mackey, Maria Malham, Al Manning, Henry McFalls, Ken McFalls, Sally G. Menke, Steve Menke, Tim Menke, Joyce Mercurio, William Mergenschroer, Carol Miller, Susie Mitchell, Perry Molens, Greyson Moore, Sandra Morris, Bridgette Mucha , Bob Nawrocki, Jeffery Nordmeyer, Bonnie Orcutt, Tom Pack, J. W. Palmer, Gerry Pickels, Erine Rabino, Jeff Rauber, Maria Rose Riley, Sue Riley, Dawn Robnett, Mary Robnett, Cissy Rodriguez, Jim Rogers, Beverly Saltz, Piper Scott, Linda Seidl, Ryan Shaw, Jeremy Sheeran, Joe Schilling, Tom Shaw, Dan Smith, Maria Stewart, Patsy Strode, Mary Suiter, Sarah Patrick Testa, Verna Thompson, Joann Thornburg, Walter Townes, Judy Vaulner, Mimi Walters, Maria Watkin, Brandon Weisenfels, Charles Whitaker, Tammy Davidson Williams, Patrica Wilson, Xander Wolford,Patricia Zawislak.

Altar & Rosary Wanda Ford 504.319.2289 CYM Paula Price 501.551.1873 JRCYM Toni Fredricks 501.422.8543 Knights of Columbus Greg Deen 501.231.9391 Ladies of the Knights Cindy Marion 501.834.2978 Senior Citizens Donna Aldrich 501.772.2098

ORGANIZATIONS

Prayer for Missionaries in America

Dear Lord, We pray for those who work

among poor and isolated communities

across America, bearing witness to the

life of Christ in a thousand different

ways. Give them wisdom, courage and

joy in their generous ministry. AMEN

Would you like to have flowers placed at the altar in the sanctuary on weekends in memory of a loved one? If you are interested in doing so, please contact the church office at 501.982.4891. The donation to cover the weekly expense of placing the flowers is $100. The name(s) of the person(s) you are remembering will be placed in each week’s bulletin on the week the flowers are placed.

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Senior Luncheon Monday

May 6th

11:30am

Parish Hall

Pizza, Salad, and Dessert

SICK OR HOMEBOUND If you have a family member who is ill, in the hospital, or

homebound who would like to receive communion, please

have a family member call the office at 501.982.4891. We

will arrange for one of our many wonderful people to come

visit and bring communion.

Grupo de apoyo después de un aborto: ¿Te sientes sola, herida o no perdonada por un aborto? La Oficina de Respeto a la Vida, por medio de Proyecto Raquel, está comenzando un grupo de

apoyo en Little Rock. El grupo pequeño se reunirá durante tres sábados en junio. Las reuniones se realizarán en español. Para más información, llama 501-663-0996 o envía un correo

electrónico a cphillips@dolr.org.Todas las consultas son estrictamente confidenciales. La hora y el lugar de la reunión sólo se revelan a las participantes registradas. Por favor pregunta pronto, el

último día para inscribirse es el 29 de mayo.

Post-abortion Support Group (conducted in Spanish): Do you feel alone, wounded or unforgiven from a past abortion? The Respect Life Office, through the ministry of Project Rachel, is starting a

healing support group in Little Rock. This small group will meet on three Saturdays in June. Meetings will be conducted in Spanish. For more information about this group or about groups

conducted in English, please call 501-663-0996 or send an email to cphillips@dolr.org. All inquiries are kept strictly confidential. Please inquire before May 29, 2019.