St Jude Catholic Church
399 Barrow Street•pearl MS 39208
Office: 601-939-3181 fax: 601-939-3160
Website www.stjudepearl.org
Hours:
8:30 am -- 3:30 pm
Monday -- Friday
Fr. Lincoln Dall
Pastor
Deacon Liturgy & Pastoral Care Faith Formation
John McGregor Rhonda Bowden Stacy Wolf
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Administrative Assistant Music Director Youth Ministers
Kelly McGregor Pat O’Neil Betsy Walter 601-214-7378
[email protected] [email protected] Mara Villa-Polk 601-421-3849
Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil
5:30 pm
Sunday
8:30 am & 11:00 am
Spanish Mass
Sunday 1:00pm
Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday
6:00 pm
Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament
Thursday 5:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am
Holy Days
of Obligation
Check bulletin
for times
Reconciliation
Saturday 4:45 pm
or by appointment
Our prayer chapel
is always open
Second Sunday of Lent February 27, 2018
Reflection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent
We in the modern world take books for granted. I have so many books on my shelves that I have no idea how many I have, but they certainly number in the hundreds. But, for most of human history, books were a rare commodity. In Ancient Israel, the scribes, those who were literate and who copied and interpreted Sacred Scripture, held a very special role in society. Johannes Guttenberg changed the world in the year 1440 with the invention of the printing press. Things changed dramatically when books could be massed produced for the public. Today, with the internet, the ipad, and with e-readers like the Kindle, things are changing once again. The Bibles that were produced by the monks and the scribes before the invention of the printing press were very fancy indeed. They contained elaborate illustrations and what was called illuminated letters. A simple letter takes on a whole new life by the way it is illustrated and illuminated. The opening letter of a Scripture passage was embellished into a very fancy image such as this. Back before the turn of the millennium in the year 2000, St John’s Benedictine Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota commissioned a hand-produced illuminat-ed Bible, the first one to be commissioned by an abbey or monastery since the 15th century with the invention of the printing press. It took about 13 years and a cost of over $8 million dollars to hand-produce this one Bible. I cannot even imagine the work, imagination, and courage that it took to produce this Bible.
I bring up the Illuminated St John’s Bible because illumination is at the heart of today’s Gospel on this Second Sunday of Lent. Jesus’ assent on Mount Tabor with Peter, James, and John is a pinnacle event in his earthly life and ministry, as his divinity is revealed to these three close disciples by means of a miraculous, supernatural light, by means of illumination. It took this blinding light for Peter, James, and John to see and understand who Jesus really was. All of us probably need some sort of illumination in some aspect in our own lives in order for us to perceive how God is truly present in our lives.
As we contemplate the Transfiguration, we must not forget that Jesus and his three be-loved disciples did not remain on the mountain forever. They came down and brought the illumination of this event to the people down below. We also must bring the illumination we receive as disciples of Christ to the world around us. We must bring the insights and growth that we receive on our Lenten journey to our daily lives and to the rest of the year. As we continue our Lenten journey on this Second Sunday of Lent, let us feel the light of the Trans-figuration encouraging us and giving us strength.
Parish Mission Statement
We, the family of St. Jude, Pearl, Mississippi are a vibrant, Eucharistic community with caring members that are empowered by baptism to serve God through the sacraments. We will proclaim the good news and pro-vide spiritual and moral guidance to parishioners and the community by creating a holy and comforting place that encourages active participation, service to each other, and love.
Mass Intentions
Saturday 5:30 pm —Tony Bruno (RIP) Sunday 8:30 am— Julie Snodgrass (RIP) Sunday 11:00 pm— People of St. Jude Sunday 1:00 pm—Spanish Community Tuesday 6:00 pm— Special Intention Wednesday 6:00 pm— Special Intention Thursday 6:00 pm — Special Intention Friday 10:00 am—Special Intention
First Friday Healing Mass Our next First Friday Healing Mass will be March 2nd at 10:00 a.m. in
the church with lunch in the Parish Hall to follow for our 55+ Bunch. If you plan to come for lunch, please call or email Rhonda in the office.
WELCOME TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY We welcome to our Church family: Joel and Jennifer Dillard and children Junia and Thomas Kimberly Stiff and Son Elijah Lowe
Olinsser and Nadya Villafranca And children Ximera and Olinsser We are excited that you have made our family
Classes meet each Sunday promptly at 9:45 am.
Upcoming Events:
February 26– Penance Ser-vice and Spaghetti Supper. St. Jude youth will be cooking and serving spaghetti to parishioners
as a fund raiser for Abbey Fest. We will begin sell-ing tickets for this very soon. If you plan to attend Abbey Fest and you have regular attendance at Sunday school and other youth events, you are eligible to attend Abbey Fest. Please make plans now to help with this fund raiser.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
Please join us each Sunday, at 9:45 AM for "Symbolon - The Catholic Faith Explained" for our Adult Education program.
This journey of faith, discovery, and friendship with Christ will help make a lasting impression on our lives.
ABSTINENCE FROM MEAT:
Those who at 14 years of age are
to abstain from meat on all the
Fridays of Lent
During the Holy Season of Lent
we will be praying the Stations
of the Cross each Friday follow-
ing the 10 am Mass and at 6:00
p.m. Following the 6:00 pm
Stations of the Cross, the Knights of Colum-
bus will be preparing Catfish Dinners.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26
AT 6:00 PM—LENTEN PEN-
ANCE SERVICE. The service
will begin with scripture, prayer, and an Examination
of Conscience in the church. Several area priests
will then be available for private confession in the
church and in offices and classrooms. Please take
the opportunity to receive this beautiful sacrament.
Congratulations to our Newest Catholic Congratulations to Collette Farrar daughter of Zach and Alecia Farrar, who was baptized on Sunday, Febru-ary 18, 2018.
We welcome her into the our Catholic Church family.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Weekly Collection: $5,881.00
Online Collection $ 940.00
Children’s Collection
$ 41.25 Spanish Collection
$ 83.00 Prison Ministry
$ 1,523.76 Stewardship Thought
Abraham was prepared to sacrifice his only son, Isaac. St.
Paul reminds us that God Himself “did not spare His own Son.” Are my gifts to the Lord — of my resources, of my
time, of myself — also sacrificial? See Romans 8:32
Parishioners: Viola Allen, Wendy Bobo, Brody Bokros, Daniel Bondi, Ed and Cathy Dunn, Charles and Mary Ann Goldsmith, Christine Guillotte, Jane Kaiser, Katie Kirby, Joe Loomis, Lucy Lover-tich, Chloe Martin, Mike Meadows, Kathy Moody, Ernie Mur-ray, Charles Myers, Patricia Poole, Nell Ramsdell, T. Ray-mond, Marlene Rhodes, Phyllis Rogers, Mary Sauls, Florence Scanlon, Mike Siller, Scott Statham, Charlie Thames, Sandra Walker, Mary Jo Zummo.
Family and Friends of Parishioners: Michelle Som-mers, (granddaughter of Pat and Barbara McBride), Mary Frasier Hudson (niece of Serie Barnhill ), Louis Collier, Jona-than Boone (friend of Allen Lea), Peter Rippa, (husband of
Mary Rippa) Jim Doud (friend of Mike and Diane Meadows), Lloyd Young (father of Cathy Dunn), Ed Peeples (husband of Karen Peeples), Mary Bess Curry (mother of Mike Curry), Flora and Luis Martin (Daughter and Son-in-law of Mary Rip-pa), Missy Goodman (Daughter of Nick and Maureen Calico), Pearl Turner (mother of Sheilah Resweber), Jeremy McIntyre (son of Brenda and Dorian McIntyre), Flossie Frasier (cousin of Linda Smith), Emily Bennett (daughter-in-law of Carol Denslow), Irene Jones (mother of Gail Dowdle), June Harkins (mother of Beth Bivens), Donna Neese (mother of Nicole Chapman), Karla Fidler (friend of Monique Augustus), Charles Downey (father of April McDonald), Jeannie Marvelli (Aunt of Anthony Marvelli), Paula Moody Moore (cousin of Sandra Walker), Erin Anderson and Barry Watts (friends of Sandra Walker), Tanya Harris (daughter of Phyllis Rogers.),
Martha Young, (mother of Cathy Dunn), Tammy May, (daughter of Carol Bourne), Robert Caskey (Husband of Riza Caskey), Clyde Cox (brother of George Cox), Phyllis Davis and Rosemary West (mother and sister of David Peters), Douglas Montague (nephew of Sandra Walker), Louis Garri-ga (brother of Bill Garriga), Jim Boswell, Bob and Pat Clifford (parents of Christina Bondi), Eula LeBlanc (sister of June Tra-han), Betty Naquin, and all those in nursing homes or home-bound.
The RCIA will not meet on Tuesday, February 27th at 6:30 pm. This week’s topic is “A Love That Lasts.”
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ps 79:8, 9, 11, 13; Lk 6:36-38
Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mt 23:1-12
Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6, 14-16;
Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 16:19-31
Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46
Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103:1-4, 9-12;
Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11;
1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25 Alternate readings (Year A): 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]
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday: Second Sunday of Lent; Penitential Rite for Candidates for Full Communion Wednesday: Purim (Jewish observance) begins at sunset Friday: Abstinence; First Friday; World Day of Prayer Saturday: St. Katharine Drexel; First Saturday
PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS Remember in your prayers all those who serve our nation in the Armed Forces. We especially pray for: Christopher and Lamont Arnold, Meghan Bietzel, Jessup Boatner, David Clay, Chris Curry, Zach Far-rar, Brandon King, Christopher Melancon, Dean Mil-
lette, Troy Resurreccion, Emma Reuter, Steven Renslow, Ryan Roy, Trey Strickland, Inissa Zambrano.
Remember in your prayers the Repose of the Soul of Ron Stovall fa-ther of Amanda Loomis who died re-cently. We pray God’s blessing and comfort will be with their family and friends.
Countless lives are touched by every
contribution to the Catholic Service Appeal. St. Jude Parish has raised
$32,495. and our goal is $39,000. We ask that God grant us a renewed
sense of responsibility for the work of
our parish, diocese and the church throughout
the world. For more on information about the Appeal or to donate online please visit
www.jacksondiocese.org
Fatima—The Five First Saturdays Devotions
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Gluckstadt would
like to invite you to become part of the Fatima
message by fulfilling the request of Our Lady of
Fatima to complete the Five First Saturday Devo-
tions.
First Saturday Dates for 2018
April 7-May 5
To complete the Five First Saturdays Devotion
Confession with 8 days of each Saturday Devo-
tion
Receive the Eucharist at each Saturday Devotion
Recite Five Decades of the Rosary at each First
Saturday Devotion
Mediate for “at least” 15 minutes on the fifteen
mysteries at each Saturday Devotion
Saturday Schedule
All Five First Saturday Devotions will be at St.
Joseph Catholic Church in Gluckstadt—127
Church Rd.
8:15 am Church opens and confession begins
9:00 am Mass
9:30 am Rosary
10:00 am Meditation will begin
Liturgical Ministry Train-
ing
Thanks to all that said “yes” to serving as a Li-turgical Minister for 2018! Training has been scheduled for the following ministries:
Altar Linen Ministry—Thursday, March 1st—6:30pm
Save the date!
Vacation Bible School
Around the World in 5 Days!
June 11th – 15th, 9am – Noon
Ages 3 years – rising 6th grade
Volunteer opportunities:
Youth Volunteers – rising 7th – 12th grades
Young adult and adult volunteers of all ages
Stay tuned for more info!
Bishop Chanche Mission Award Medal For Ser-vice And Youth Awards Medal are given annually by Bishop Joseph Kopacz. Named for Mississippi’s first Catholic bishop, recipients of the Medals are lay Cath-olics who have shown exemplary service at the parish and or diocesan level in the areas of evangelization, faith formation and service to the community. The year St. Jude has two recipients for the Awards The Bishop Chanche Mission Award Medal for Service was presented to Ginger Brown and the Youth Award Medal was presented to Mary Rose Wolf. We are so very proud of these two ladies for their example to our Catholic Faith.
Support the St. Jude Young Apostles
Chicken Spaghetti
Supper Date: Monday, February 26
Pick-up Time:
St Jude Catholic Church 399 Barrow Street Pearl, MS 39208
Ticket sales and proceeds will be used to help the St. Jude
Youth get to Abbey Youth Festival 2018 in Covington, LA and
future summer events.
Donations will be greatly appreciated.
Lent – 2018
February 23 and March 2, 9, 16, & 23, Fridays during Lent Stations of the Cross at 10:30 a.m. in the chapel and at 6:00 p.m. in the church Catfish Dinners in the Parish Hall immediately following the 6:00 p.m. Stations; doors will not be open until Stations have concluded; dinner is “eat-in” only
with community; no “to go” plates
February 21 & 28 and March 7, 14, & 21, Wednesdays during Lent – Mass at 6:30 a.m. in the Chap-el followed by Lenten Prayer Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall February 25, Sunday – Lenten Rosary in the Rosary Garden at 6:00 p.m. February 26, Monday – Parish Lenten Reconciliation Service at 6:00 p.m. in the Church followed by chicken spaghetti dinner in the Parish Hall sponsored by the Young Apostles to fund their annual trip to Abbey Fest March 3-4, Saturday and Sunday – The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be offered after each Mass The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. every Saturday in the Church and by re-quest after the 10:00 a.m. Masses on Friday.
The Blessed Sacrament is exposed for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
every Thursday in the Chapel.
Family Friendly Lenten Events at St. Jude
Come and join us!
Stations of the Cross – every Friday at 6pm followed by
a Fish Fry.
Sunday, February 25th, 6pm – Illuminated Lenten Rosary
in the Rosary Garden (or chapel in case of rain).
Monday, February 26th, 6pm – Parish Penance Service
followed by a Chicken Spaghetti Dinner (fundraiser
for our youth group). Buy tickets for dinner this
weekend after Mass.
Lenten Suggestions
Give Up:
Chocolate, desserts, etc.
Eating out
Some sort of “Convenience” i.e. prepared meals, dishwash-
er, paper towels/napkins
Facebook, Social Media
Whining or Complaining
Do:
Add extra time to your prayer time daily
Add additional Daily Masses
Stations of the Cross
Spend time before the Blessed Sacrament in prayer
Random Acts of Kindness
Attend Deacon John’s Retreat “Knowing Jesus, Sharing Je-
sus”
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Knights of Columbus Council 8038 ST JUDE CENTENNIAL
Grand Knight: Danny Nelson Chaplain: Reverend Lincoln Dall
Knights of Columbus serve our community, our Church and our fellow man, in an effort to better
society as a whole. Meetings 4th Sunday of each month
Officers Meeting: 4:30 PM Council Meeting: 5:00 PM
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