Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday (St. Patrick): 5:00 p.m. Sunday ( St. Patrick ): 10:00 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. Kathy St. Clair kathy@catholicmeridian.org

Accountant

Mrs. Mary Billups mary@catholicmeridian.org

Adult Faith Forma on

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

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St. Patrick Catholic Church 2601 Davis Street

Monday

12:00 p.m. John & Rosa Do Acts 4:23-31; Ps 2:1-9; Jn 3:1-8

Tuesday

12:00 p.m.

Mi e Woods Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93:1-2, 5; Jn 3:7b-15

Wednesday

12:00 p.m. Bill Gorgas Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34:2-9; Jn 3:16-21

Thursday

12:00 p.m. Souls in Purgatory Acts 5:27-33; Ps 34:2, 9, 17-20; Jn 3:31-36

Friday

12:00 p.m.

Eddie Thomas Acts 5:34-42; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Jn 6:1-15

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Peg Hennessy 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20

Sunday

10:00 a.m.

People of the Parish

Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-11;

1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

Mass Schedule, Inten ons, and Readings for April 20th-26th, 2020

The School Building may be closed but learning is continuing with the Distance Learning

Curriculum that was launched on March 23rd and the school still needs your support. You can mail a donation to the School at the following address:

St. Patrick School 2700 Davis Street

Meridian, MS 39301 or you may make a contribution online at the school website (stpatrickcatholicschool.org). Thank you for your continued support.

Our hard copy directory is five years old so please notify the parish office if you have moved recently or if you have disconnected your land line and now only have a cell phone. We can update your information in Parish Soft or you can update it yourself by signing into your account.

. The office staff is available answer any questions or give out registration information for the 2020-2021 school year. Please call 601-482-6044 between 8:00 am and 2:45 pm. or you may email: Montse Frias: mfrias@stpatrickcatholicschool.org Celeste Saucier: csaucier@stpatrickcatholicschool.org Helen Reynolds: hreynolds@stpatrickcatholicschool.org Catholic Schools serve as partners with parents by teaching and reinforcing the same values that children learn at home.

Hank Holcomb Reuben Little Travis Ross Laine Melton Mitzie Bilello Andy McLaughlin Mattie Howell Matheus Niewenhuizen Jack Huntley James Stevenson Mary Bohannon Wanda Herring Julie Wright

Nathan Dermody Jacob Partridge Austin Dungan Belinda Kerley Nash Acton Irma Alexander Joe Price Kevin Kerley Kristin Kerley Dominick Espinoza Kathleen Burton Loryn Murphy

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. Please mute your phone after calling in. If you would like to participate in the Rosary (leading and/or praying a decade), please contact Father Augustine and he will get you on the schedule.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

NEWS

Knight of the Month—March– John Bennett—PGK

Family of the Month—March—Rick and Paula Berryhill Family

Knight of the Quarter—JAN-MAR 2020—Father Augustine Palimattam

Congratulations to all!!!!!!

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.

GET REAL!

Those of us who fla er ourselves that we have a “realis c” view of the world may listen to the first reading today and say, “Get real!” when we hear Luke’s account of the early, Elysian days of the Chris an movement. All seems to be rosy, lots of wonders are performed, everyone shares selflessly, they eat together in “exulta on,” and the Lord added to their numbers? Well, who wouldn’t be a racted to a group like this? From the wind that swept through the upper room at Pentecost as the Spirit of God blew over the face of the wa-ters in Genesis, and the fire that appeared over each disciple as the light ap-peared at the dawn of crea on, Luke’s intent in Acts is to show a new crea on, a restora on of crea on’s original goodness through the working of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who con nues to make us into the Body of Christ. We may occasionally, like Thomas in the Gospel, say, “Get real!” but our ul mate reality in the Spirit is to work con nually to make our Chris an community a new crea-

on, one in which others will find God’s joy and beauty.

Father Augustine and Sister Marilyn are still planning to meet with all persons who are preparing for the following sacraments: RCIA Catechumens and Candidates. Parents and children of First Reconciliation/First Communion. At this time, Diocesan Directives are still awaited. Currently, there are no definite plans for Confirmation. Everyone will be notified as soon as plans are received. PSR classes are suspended for the time being. Prayers and Easter Blessings to everyone!

Parishioners: 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: Debbie Dawson, daughter of John Maloney; Dina & Jeff Scott daughter and son-in-law of Bill Semmes; Kara Oswalt, daughter of John and Bridget Harwell; Ricky McDavitt, cousin of Marie Kitchens; Susan Dunn, friend of Belinda Kerley; Patty Fant, daughter of Pete and Pat Nause; Sharon Lobrano, friend of Lisa Gorgas; Jeannell Tatum, friend of Carol Brumfield; Mark Slye, husband of Carol Corbitt Slye;

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 have written homemade cards at home and sent them out to our parishioners, family members and friends who live in nursing homes, assisted living centers or are homebound: Bella, Molly, & Allan Waguespack, Helena Rutledge, Noah McCaffrey, Hayden, Guy & William Dickerson, Morgan Horstman, Lily Zettler, Alec McIlwain, Brianna Riordan, and Miller Hodge. Also thank you to the following youth who helped lead the Rosary on April 7th and 8th: Megan Heggie, Miller Hodge, Alec McIwain, Hannah Grace and Emily Hannington, Bella Waguespack, Zane and Wes Pritchard.

April 5th, 2020

St. Joseph Parish

Needed Income: $2,981.00 Regular Collec on: $10,640.00 St. Patrick Parish Needed Income: $15,231.00 Regular Collec on: $5,090.00

Thank you for your con nued support. You can mail your envelope to the church:

St. Joseph Church/ P O Box 532 / Meridian, MS. 39302.

St. Patrick Church/P O Box 529/Meridian, MS 39302.

Parish Office: 2601 Davis Street, Merid-ian, MS 39301.

You can also contribute on-line by go-ing to the (catholicmeridian.org) —

Our Lady's Corner. To serve our com-munity we will be offering books shipped Direct To Home from our dis-tributor. While we always sell books at a 10% discount from SRP, during this corona virus isola on period, we will offer any book at our cost + S&H + $1/per order (to cover credit/debit card transac on fees). Standard shipping costs are $3.65 for the first book and $1.15 for each addi onal book in the same order. While this is a great me to read about the saints or read prayers/medita ons, because our distributor is the largest book distributor in the coun-try, we have access to much more than religious books. Take advantage of this opportunity to order books for your kids, books from your favorite fic on author, self-help books, cookbooks and much more! Most books with an SRP of $10 or more will s ll be sold at a dis-count, so call Pat at 601-479-0920 to check availability, place an order or just get more informa on.

A Big Thank You to the following peo-ple who helped make the Holy Week Services so special this year in this most unusual circumstance:

Father Augus ne, Sister Marilyn, Rich-ard & Aileen Semmes (Music), Ida B. Tomlin & Sco Owen (Lectors), David Viger (Video+) , Ka e, Brandon & Hele-na Rutledge (Flowers and Crucifix Drape), David Rou (Ligh ng), Tim Irvine (WTOK) and John Harwell. Most of all thank you to our Catholic Com-munity and beyond for your kind words of thanksgiving and support. That has been very much appreciated.

— website and on the home page click on the top right (Online Giving) and following the instruc ons to enroll. Thank you to all for your con nued sup-port during this most difficult me.

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