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 [email protected]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 First Sunday of Lent February 18, 2018 Reflection for the First Sunday in Lent We start off the first Sunday of Lent with Jesus being thrown into the desert, where he is tempted and tested. Temptation: that is something all of us have to deal with in our lives of faith, isn’t it? Doesn’t it seem like we are tempted in a special way during Lent? We can give up something like chocolate during Lent, and during other times of the year, we can go for weeks without eating chocolate or thinking about it, but then Lent comes around, and it seems like what we give up is everywhere we turn, calling our name and leading us into temptation. Jesus is driven into the desert right after his baptism in the Jordan River. He was called to this time of trial and transformation before he started his earthly ministry. We all need to be driven into a time of conversion and renewal as well. All human institutions are in need of transformation and renewal, because by its very definition, anything human is flawed and im- perfect. Our Church, our society, our lives – they are all in need of change and renewal. We are to approach Lent as a special time in our liturgical year. In our prayers, our fast- ing, and our works of charity; in our time during Lent at mass, in the sacrament of reconcilia- tion, and in praying the stations of the cross; we are to feel God’s presence and are to walk with Jesus on our Lenten journey, to accompany him on his way to the cross. If we take Lent seriously and try to honor our Lent promises, then we will truly feel the joy of the resurrection at Easter. Mary Oliver is one of my favorite American poets. Her poems are filled with honesty and a sense of a spiritual journey. A few years back, I heard Mary Oliver recite this short prose poem in an interview with Krista Tippett on the radio program ON BEING on NPR: “Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he be- came St. Augustine?" What a wonderful quote! We all need patience on our Lenten jour- ney. We need commitment, steadfastness, and courage as we travel these 40 days. Like St Augustine, we may need to purge, change, and transform a lot in our lives in order to become the person God calls us to become. Catholic author Matthew Kelly calls this “becoming the best version of yourself.” We may need to take a lot of radical steps to become that best ver- sion of ourselves. Indeed, being in the desert with Jesus in not easy. Being tempted and at- tacked by those demons and wild animals will not be easy. But let us take courage. Let us have faith. God is with us during these 40 days.
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We start off the first Sunday of Lent with Jesus being thrown into the desert, where he is
tempted and tested. Temptation: that is something all of us have to deal with in our lives of faith, isn’t it? Doesn’t it seem like we are tempted in a special way during Lent? We can give up something like chocolate during Lent, and during other times of the year, we can go for weeks without eating chocolate or thinking about it, but then Lent comes around, and it seems like what we give up is everywhere we turn, calling our name and leading us into temptation.
Jesus is driven into the desert right after his baptism in the Jordan River. He was called to this time of trial and transformation before he started his earthly ministry. We all need to be driven into a time of conversion and renewal as well. All human institutions are in need of transformation and renewal, because by its very definition, anything human is flawed and im-perfect. Our Church, our society, our lives – they are all in need of change and renewal.
We are to approach Lent as a special time in our liturgical year. In our prayers, our fast-ing, and our works of charity; in our time during Lent at mass, in the sacrament of reconcilia-tion, and in praying the stations of the cross; we are to feel God’s presence and are to walk with Jesus on our Lenten journey, to accompany him on his way to the cross. If we take Lent seriously and try to honor our Lent promises, then we will truly feel the joy of the resurrection at Easter.
Mary Oliver is one of my favorite American poets. Her poems are filled with honesty and a sense of a spiritual journey. A few years back, I heard Mary Oliver recite this short prose poem in an interview with Krista Tippett on the radio program ON BEING on NPR: “Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he be-came St. Augustine?" What a wonderful quote! We all need patience on our Lenten jour-ney. We need commitment, steadfastness, and courage as we travel these 40 days. Like St Augustine, we may need to purge, change, and transform a lot in our lives in order to become the person God calls us to become. Catholic author Matthew Kelly calls this “becoming the best version of yourself.” We may need to take a lot of radical steps to become that best ver-sion of ourselves. Indeed, being in the desert with Jesus in not easy. Being tempted and at-tacked by those demons and wild animals will not be easy. But let us take courage. Let us have faith. God is with us during these 40 days.
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 —A.C. and Mae McGregor (RIP) Sunday 8:30 am— Ralph Kirby, Sr. and George Siller, Sr. Sunday 11:00 pm— People of St. Jude Sunday 1:00 pm—Spanish Community Tuesday 6:00 pm— Fr. Fred Reynolds (RI) Wednesday 6:00 pm— Special Intention Thursday 6:00 pm — A.C. “Mac” McGregor (RIP) Friday 10:00 am—Special Intention
The RCIA will not meet on Tuesday, February 20th at 6:30 pm. All participants are encourage to at-tend Dcn. John’s Retreat—”Knowing Jesus-Sharing Jesus.”
Classes meet each Sunday promptly at 9:45 am.
Upcoming Events:
February 21-Youth night begin-ning with Mass at 6:00 pm February 26– Penance Service and Spaghetti Supper. St. Jude youth will be cooking and serving
spaghetti to parishioners as a fund raiser for Abbey Fest. We will begin selling 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.
Here at Saint Jude there are many ways to stay connected
with news, events, cancellations, etc.
St. Jude website—www.stjudepearl.org
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Messages (text or email) about events will be sent
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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 following the 10
am Mass and at 6:00 p.m. Follow-
ing the 6:00 pm Stations of the
Cross, the Knights of Columbus
will be preparing Catfish Dinners.
We, the Carmelites of Jackson, Mis-sissippi, are praying for all RCIA can-didates coming into the church at Easter. We invite you to visit our gift shop. Beautiful new items are availa-ble for all occasions especially for First Communion and Confirmation.
We now offer reduced prices too on several items includ-ing those for Communion and Confirmation. (Hours- Mon.-Fri.9-4, Sat.11-3) Carmelite Gift Shop, 2155 Terry Rd., Jackson, MS 601-373-3412
Food Pantry $ 120.00 Stewardship Thought The waters of Baptism make us part of the new covenant in Christ. But the bishops’ pastoral letter on stewardship reminds us that “there is a fundamental obligation arising from the Sacra-ment of Baptism. . . that people place their gifts, their resources — their selves —at God’s service in and through the Church.”
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.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46
Mt 16:13-19 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26
Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8;
Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10,
15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10s
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: First Sunday of Lent; Rite of Election; Rite of Calling the Candidates to Continuing Conversion; Rite of Sending Monday: Presidents’ Day; Julian Calendar Lent Wednesday: St. Peter Damian Thursday: Chair of St. Peter the Apostle; Washington’s Birthday Friday: St. Polycarp; Abstinence Saturday: St. Scholastica
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 Farrar, Brandon King, Christopher Melancon, Dean Millette, Troy Resurrec-cion, Emma Reuter, Steven Renslow, Ryan Roy, Trey Strickland, Inissa Zambrano.
Your gift to the CSA supports the ed-
ucation of our seminarians, promotes the lifelong formation and education
for Catholics involved in youth and adult ministry, helps those served by
Catholic Charities, and other im-
portant ministries of our diocese. These needs of our diocesan minis-
tries are real. Your generosity in prayer and through your sacrificial gift, make it possible to
provide these services, and more importantly, to bring the message of the Gospel to all people. To date St. Jude has
raised $26,678. For more on information about the Appeal
or to donate online please visit www.jacksondiocese.org/in-action/stewardship-development
Liturgical Ministry Training
Thanks to all that said “yes” to serving as a Liturgical Minister for 2018! Training has been scheduled for the following ministries:
New Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist – Monday, February 19th at 6:00 p.m. in the parish hall
Altar Linen Ministry—Thursday, March 1st—6:30pm
Please watch the bulletin for other training sessions to be announced. If you are unable to attend a training session, please contact Rhonda in the office to make other arrangements.
LOOKING AHEAD Holy Week 2018
March 25, Palm Sunday – Outdoor procession at 11:00 a.m. Mass, weather permitting March 27, Tuesday – Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson at 5:45 p.m.; all are invited; no Mass at St. Jude
March 29, Holy Thursday – Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. with Washing of Feet and Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the Alter of Repose March 30, Good Friday
Stations of the Cross at 12 noon in the Church The Passion of Our Lord, Adoration of the Holy Cross, and Holy Communion at 7:00
p.m. in the Church March 31, Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil Mass at 8:00 p.m. in the Church April 1, Easter Sunday – Masses at 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. in the Church
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!
KNOWING JESUS—SHARING JESUS
A SAINT JUDE PARISH EXPERIENCE
IN THE PARISH HALL
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18—WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21
6:30 PM—8:30 PM
DO YOU WANT TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE
SHARING YOUR FAITH WITH OTHERS?
ARE CATHOLICS SUPPOSE TO HAVE A PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS?
Come to the four night Retreat presented by Deacon
John McGregor, D.Min (Cand.) and get the answer to
these and many other important questions about our
faith in Christ.
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 conclud-ed; dinner is “eat-in” only with community; no “to go” plates
February 18 - 21, Sunday through Wednesday – “Knowing Christ, Sharing Christ” Mission by Dcn. John McGregor in the Parish Hall at 6:30 p.m. 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.
Lenten Suggestions
Give Up:
Chocolate, desserts, etc.
Eating out
Some sort of “Convenience” i.e. prepared meals, dishwash-