Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday (St. Patrick): 5:00 p.m. Sunday (St. Patrick ): 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass Schedule Monday (Private): 12:00 p.m. Tuesday (Private): 12:00 p.m. Wednesday (Private): 12:00 p.m. Thursday (Private): 12:00 p.m. Friday (Private): 12:00 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconcilia on by appointment only

Parish Staff Fr. Augus ne Palima am

fatherpalima am@gmail.com Pastor

Sister Marilyn Winkel, C.S.A. sister@catholicmeridian.org

Pastoral Associate

Mr. John Harwell john@catholicmeridian.org

Youth Director

Mrs. Mary Billups mary@catholicmeridian.org

Adult Faith Forma on

Mrs. Kathy St. Clair kathy@catholicmeridian.org

Accountant

Mr. Wallace Coleman Custodian

Mrs. Gloria McCarty Recep onist

St. Patrick School Mrs. Montse Frias

Principal

Mrs. Celeste Saucier Development Director

601-482-6044 stpatrickcatholicschool.org

St. Joseph Catholic Church 1914 18th Avenue

www.catholicmeridian.org Office: 601-693-1321 Fax: 601-484-8953

The Catholic Community

of

St. Joseph and St. Patrick

St. Patrick Catholic Church 2601 Davis Street

Monday

12:00 p.m. Cain Johnson

Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday

12:00 p.m.

Anthony Le Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday

12:00 p.m. In Thanksgiving for Maria Harris

Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8

Thursday

12:00 p.m. John & Rosa Do Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17

Friday

12:00 p.m.

Lou Weddington Hart

Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Eddie Thomas Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21

Sunday

11:00 a.m.

People of the Parish

Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

Mass Schedule, Inten ons, and Readings for May 11th-17th, 2020

St. Patrick School is accepting applications to fill teaching and administrative positions. Please call the school at (601) 482 6044 or send an email to the Principal Mrs. Montse Frias: mfrias@stpatrickcatholicschool.org to receive an application form. Catholic Schools give students a great academic education along with a spirit enriching faith education that compliments what parents teach their children at home. If you have a child between the ages of Pre-K3 and the 6th grade please consider St. Patrick School for child’s education. Registration for the 2020-2021 School Year is still ongoing.

Felipe Thomas Wanda Scott Bobby Deitz Patricia Maloney Morgan Horstman Gary Jones Kelly Klutz Huen Do Brandon Franklin Jr. Carol Graham Laura Halbrook Maria Harris

Dennilyn Hoang Father Augustine Barbara Crudup Eva Shamp Terry Sisson Eric Spitzkeit Otto Storr Anne Larkin Vollor Kelsey Wallace Ed Abdella Brock Butler Tad Campbell

Please join Father Augustine MO-FR at 3:00 PM for Chaplet of the Divine Mercy Devotional Prayer. Following that at 4:45P (MO-FR) he will lead Evening Vespers followed by the Rosary. The phone number to dial in is 769 206 1927. If you would like to participate in the Rosary (leading and/or praying a decade), please contact Father Augustine. Additionally, Father will lead a novena to the Lady of our Perpetual Help every Saturday at 11:00 AM . Father Augustine is still offering Mass Intentions during the weekday Masses and on the Saturday Mass. Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to remember or honor a loved one with a Mass intention.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

NEWS

There is a critical shortage of blood during this time and to help alleviate the shortage, Council 802 will be hosting a Blood Drive on Thursday, May 21 from 12:30—6:00 PM at the KC Hall Highway 19 North. The Blood Drive will be conducted by Vitalant and Rush Hospital. You may schedule an appointment by going to bloodhero.com or calling 877 827 4376. Scholarship Program The Knights of Columbus are pleased to be again offering scholarship assistance to children and/or grandchildren of members of the Council. These $500 awards are based on academic achievement and financial need and can be used at the college of the individual’s choice. The application can be found on the Council 802 web page (www.kofc802.org) Note: if you were previously selected for an award you only need to submit a grade report from the college you attended. If there any questions, please contact Tom Zettler at 601-482-7350. Application deadline is May 15th.

VOCATION

Roman Catholics in the United States spend a good deal of me speaking of “voca on” and the manner in which each of us discerns our voca on for life. In today’s apostolic le er, however, Peter gives us the “cornerstone” of our voca on, the descrip on of what each of us is called to first and foremost by our bap sm. He describes our voca on as “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy na on, a people of [God’s] own, so that you may announce the prais-es” of Christ, who called us out of darkness into light (1 Peter 2:9). All of us, no ma er what path our life’s voca on may take us down, have been chosen by God, made holy, and anointed as priests in the high priesthood of Christ through bap sm. All of this, so that we may announce the praises of Christ. Voca on is given for proclama on at home, in the workplace—wherever life takes us—in service, in word, and in sacrament.

Eucharis c Adora on will be in St. Pat-rick Church from 12N—6P every Thursday. Please note that gloves and a mask must be worn. Social distancing is required and no more than 10 people will be allowed in the church at any given me.

The Members of the Merciful Mufflers Ministry have been proudly making mask extenders for the Health Commu-nity of Meridian and our Parishioners as well. At this me, they are in need of 3/4 inch bu ons for the extenders. If you like to donate some bu ons to help with this cause or are in need of an mask extender, please email Mary Billups at Mary@catholicmeridian.org.

With joy-filled hearts, the RCIA Catechumens and Candidates will be received into the faith May 11th and May 18th! The 12 Noon ceremony will be privately celebrated due to restrictions of group gatherings. However, the celebration will be live streamed for family and friends to “participate”. May 11th—Tuyen Huynh, Will Gardner, Gary Street and Jacquelyn Ray. May 18th—Brittany Embrey, James Embrey, Orrin Matthew Gully, Jason Soules, Mecklin Soules. Let us rejoice with the Catechumens and Candidates in their celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation!

Parishioners: For the repose of the soul of Robyn McCarra Holloman, daughter of Sonny & Gayle (Stockton) McCarra. Parishioners: Jo Bullock, Mecklin Soules, Linda Hosey, Richard Gough, David and Rhonda Blanks, Jack Huntley, Patricia James, Merita Ellis, Joe Semmes, Fred Gordon, Mary Catherine Brown, Connie Royal, Betty Koca, Sara Newton, Ted Nieuwenhuizen, Dianne Hall, Katie Gough.

Family and Friends: Ernie Wade, brother of Jane Woodward, Bennie McElroy, mother of William McElroy

Youth Group PROJECTYM Live continues to air each Sunday evening at 7:00P and can be accessed from any device by entering the following link at about 6:55P: PROJECTYM.COM/WATCH Thank you to the following youth who helped lead the Rosary on April 30th: Alana and Macarena Frias, Elena Stroot, Alden Slutz and Zane Pritchard. The youth will be leading the Rosary each Thursday afternoon. Please contact John in the parish office if you would like to participate in leading the Rosary.

St. Joseph Parish: Needed Income: $2,981.00 Regular Collec on: May 3: $1,637.00 On-Line Collec on: $675.00 St. Patrick Parish Needed Income: $15,231.00 Regular Collec on: May 3: $6,078.00

On-line Collec on: $4,462.00

Thank you for your con nuing support of our Catholic Community by contrib-u ng on-line through our website which is (catholicmeridian.org) and on the home page clicking on the top right (Online Giving) and following the in-struc ons to enroll.

You may also con nue to mail in your contribu ons to either church: St. Jo-seph Church—PO Box 532—Meridian, MS. 39302 or St. Patrick Church—PO Box 529—Meridian, MS 39302 or to the Parish Office—2601 Davis Street— Meridian, MS 39301.

Thank You for your con nued support.

Our Lady's Corner. We can have any book or bible shipped directly to yor home and will do that at our cost plus shipping! We can even have many books imprinted with a name. If you need other gi s from our shop we can help with that, too. We can come and serve you but you will need to contact us so arrangements can be made We have recently received new items, in-cluding liquid soap/hand disinfectant dispensers. For help call Pat at 601-479-0920. If no answer, please leave a mes-sage or contact John at the church office.

A en on 2020 Gradua ng Seniors!

We know that this has been a extreme-ly stressful and disappoin ng me for you as the normal ac vi es/events/programs leading up to gradua on have been either cancelled, postponed or changed drama cally. Our Catholic Community of St. Joseph and St. Patrick Parishes s ll want to recognize and honor you for this special milestone in your life. If you are a gradua ng senior or if you have a gradua ng senior in your family this year, please contact John Harwell in the Parish Office at (601) 693 1321 Ext 9 or by email John@catholicmeridian.org. I will need the graduates name, school and any specific honors informa on.

Our Lady’s Corner

Thank You to Bill and Liz Nix who recently made some wonderful masks that were donated to our Catho-lic Community . Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

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