Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday (St. Patrick): 5:00 p.m. Sunday (St. Joseph): 8:30 a.m. (St. Patrick): 11:00 a.m. Spanish (St. Joseph): 3:00 p.m.

Weekday Mass Schedule Monday (St. Patrick): 12:05 p.m. Tuesday (St. Joseph): 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (St. Patrick): 12:05 p.m. Thursday (St. Patrick): 8:10 a.m. Friday (St. Patrick): 12:05 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconcilia on Saturdays 4:00-4:30 p.m.

St. Patrick Church or by appointment

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. Kathy St. Clair kathy@catholicmeridian.org

Accountant

Mrs. Mary Billups mary@catholicmeridian.org

Adult Faith Forma on

Mr. Wallace Coleman Custodian

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

12:05 p.m. Cain Johnson Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday

5:30 p.m.

Communion Service Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday

12:05 p.m. Roger Parco Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16; Mt 20:17-28

Thursday

8:10 a.m. Eddie Thomas Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31

Friday

12:05 p.m.

Doc McCormick Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Toni Maloney Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Sunday

Spanish

8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m.

3:00 p.m.

Ella P. Gates Dot Yochim People of the Parish

Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4:5-42 [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42]

Mass Schedule, Inten ons, and Readings for March 9 —March 15

Irish Festival is Sunday, April 19, from 12:00—4:00 p.m. There will be games, lots of

food, bouncy houses, music, and bingo.

Consider sponsoring Irish Fest. Your family, your business or your employer can give a tax deductible donation and help defray the cost of this GREAT event. Forms are in the back of the church and are available at the school.

Thank you to all who came to wish Donna Duckworth a Happy Retirement on February 27th. We wish Donna well as she starts a new chapter in her life!!! Please send any bulletin announcements to John Harwell. Email address is John@catholicmeridian.org No Wednesday night dinner on March 11th due to Spring Break. Dinners will resume on March 18th.

Registra on con nues for the 2020-2021 school year. Enrollment for the general public begins Tuesday. Register before March 31 and receive a $100 discount on registra on fees. Call the school for more informa on at 601-482-6044.

St. Patrick School will be closed March 9th—13th for Spring Break. School will resume on Monday, March 16th.

With school being closed for spring break there will not be a school led Sta ons of the Cross on March 13th.

Downtown Lenten Services

Thursday’s at Noon

A light lunch will follow. Donations to a local ministry will be collected:

March 12: St. Paul Episcopal

March 19: Central UMC

March 26: First Baptist

April 2: First Christian

Gary Koca Randy Spitkeit Synthia Tureaud Wyatt Purdy Carmel Crain Patrick Pittman

Kristi Durgin Pat Risch Marilyn Mitchell Minh Duong Kasey Owen Jean Champagne

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays, 12:00—6:00 p.m.

St. Aloysius Chapel Parish Center

Please note: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will close at 6:00 p.m. during the months of February and March.

The Lenten Penance Service will be held on March 23rd at 6:00 PM at St. Patrick Church. Please make plans to attend.

Father Augustine will be out March 10-17. Please make note of the adjustments in the Mass Schedule for that week. There will be a Communion Service on March 10th. Father Bargola will celebrate Mass March 11-13. Father Matthew will celebrate the weekend Masses on March 14-15. There will be Communion Services on March 16-17.

Lights are meant to save people: Lights, big or small, are meant to save people from various things. They keep you from stubbing your toe in the dark. They keep you from falling down the stairs or into a hole. They help you find things. They scare off prowlers. Headlights keep cars from crashing. Searchlights help find the lost. When you are lost in the waves or the woods that flashlight or fire is a signal for help. Christ is our Light if we let him. He keeps us from stumbling, our lives from crashing, and he finds us when we are lost. He makes the prowlers think twice before trying to rob us of eternal life

Boy Scout Troop #89 from Aus n, TX will be overnigh ng with us in the FLC on March 14th and a ending Mass at St. Joseph at 8:30 AM on the 15th. Please welcome them with our usual warm hospitality.

RCIA session March 15th Topic: People of God-Nicene Creed Leader: S. Marilyn First Scrutiny—11:00 AM Mass. Thank you to RCIA team for hospitality.

Stations of the Cross The Knights of Peter Claver (Council

208) and the Knights of Columbus(Council 802) will lead the Stations of the Cross at St. Joseph Church, Friday,

March 13th at 6:00 PM.

Following Stations there will be a fish fry in Kehrer Hall. Plates will include fish, fries and salad for $10 each.

Everyone is invited. Thank you for your support.

Full time Director of Youth Ministry and High School Religious Education

The Catholic Community of Meridian, MS (St. Patrick and St. Joseph) is seeking a full-time youth minister. Responsibilities includes planning and overseeing all facets of the youth ministry program/events/activities (5th -12th grade) as well as the high school religious education program for 9-12th grade youth including preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation (11th grade). Candidate should be able to work some weeknights and weekends. Candidate should also be able to work well in shared, collaborative ministry.

Candidate should be active in the Catholic Church and in good standing with the church’s moral teachings; youth ministry experience desired and Bachelor’s degree required. Please send resume to the address below by March 15:

St. Patrick Catholic Church Attn: Youth Ministry Position P.O. Box 529 Meridian, MS 39302 Phone (601) 693-1321 FatherPalimattam@gmail.com

Collection totals were not available.

Spring is coming and we have gifts for everyone! Come in and pick up a garden sign or a wind chime. Do you have a child with some time to fill during Spring Break? We have some great kids’ books! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a little something that’s meaningful. And if you want to treat yourself to a little something fun, pick up Gem Pen that will make you smile. We even have ink refills available for only 75 cents. Our hours this week are Wednesday, 3:30-5:30 PM, Saturday after the 5:00 Mass; Sunday 9:30 AM until after the 11:00 Mass.

Please pray for the ill and hospitalized members of our parishes, their families and caregivers.

For the repose of the soul of Joan Garrett Clay, sister of Virginia Moody who died recently.

Family and Friends: Mark Slye, husband of Carol Corbitt Slye.

We are going to return to Knoxville for an Alive in You Trip, June 23-28. This trip is open to youth ages 13-18. There are a very limited number of slots for this trip. Registration packets are available in each church and in the parish center office. This trip will be a great experience for our youth as it covers a broad spectrum of service, faith sharing, spirit filled activities/programs along with great fun and fellowship.

The youth will be leading the Stations of the Cross on April 3rd at 6:00 PM at St. Patrick Church. Volunteers are needed and welcomed .

Please contact John in the Parish Office for more information.

KNIGHTS OF PETER CLAVER

Victoria “Tori” Mosley was the winner of the Basket of Cheers & Goodies this year. The Knights of Peter Claver wish to thank the Catholic Community and others for supporting the fundraiser. Also, thanks to all who attended the Mardi Gras Party—the food was excellent (editors note: the Red Beans & Rice and the Gumbo were as good as you will eat anywhere), spirits were lifted, and the fellowship was great! Special thanks to Edna Blanks, Rosalyn Gambrell and helpers for decorating Kehrer Hall; the Servants of Mary and so many others who helped with food, set-up, and clean-up of the building afterwards. Great Job Brother Knights!!!!

Anoin ng of the Sick.

Please contact the Parish Office if you are having surgery or in

need of the Sacrament of Anoin ng. If you or a loved one is in the hospital, please no fy the Parish Office.

Church: St. Patrick Bulletin number: 525340 Contact: John Harwell 601-693-1321 johnharwell@bellsouth.net Software: Publisher 2010, Adobe Standard 10 Windows 10 Transmission: Monday 5:00 p.m. Special Instructions: