Mass Schedule Solemnity of Epiphany of our Lord January 8 ...Jan 08, 2017  · John McGregor Rhonda Bowden Stacy Wolf [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

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

V. Rev. Jeffrey Waldrep Rev. Joseph Le

Pastor Associate Pastor

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Deacon Liturgy & Pastoral Care Faith Formation

John McGregor Rhonda Bowden Stacy Wolf

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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

Tuesday, Wednesday,

and Thursday

6:00 pm

Friday

10:00 am

Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

Thursday 5:00 pm

First Saturday

Following Mass

Holy Days

of Obligation

Check bulletin

for times

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:45 pm

or by appointment

Our prayer chapel

is always open

Solemnity of Epiphany of our Lord January 8, 2017

“When you follow a star, only to discover a stable”

It seems that many times, like the wise men/magi, we start following a star only to discover that it leads to a stable. How many times do we get excited about a new job; only to discover that it was not what we thought it would be? Engaged couples can’t wait to be married; only to discover that marriage is hard work. We get a great Christmas gift; only to discard it three weeks later. Who hasn’t gone on vacation with friends for the first time; only to dis-cover that maybe it was not such a great idea. We follow stars; only to dis-cover stables. Yet, for the magi when they finally gazed on the child Jesus in the stable they were so overwhelmed with joy that they offered him their most precious of gifts: gold; frankincense; myrrh. For each of us, we have the grace to turn stables into blessings by doing the same. We must con-stantly be giving our most precious of gifts: time; talents; concern; under-standing; patience; etc…. Instead of disliking your job, take time to look for the blessings that come from the job. Instead of staying angry with your spouse, go the extra mile to do something special for them on a regular ba-sis. Instead of constantly wanting what is the newest and best, enjoy what you have. Instead of focusing on what you can't do, make the best of what you can do. No matter how difficult those plain, boring stables can be, they can become incredible blessings. We just have to make sure that we are giv-ing our best. For when you are constantly giving your best, the stars God places in your life will lead to blessed, amazing stables.

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 5:30pm— Special Intention Sunday Midnight— People of St. Jude

Sunday 10:00 am— Special Intention Tuesday 6:00 pm—Special Intention

Wednesday 6:00 pm—Special Intention

Thursday 6:00 pm—Special Intention Friday 10:00 am— Special Inention

The RCIA sessions will meet on Tuesday, January 10th. The topic will be on Matrimony, one of the Sacraments of Christian Life.

WOMEN OF FAITH The Women of Faith would like to invite all the ladies of our parish to be part of our awesome wom-en's group. Through fellowship and fun we strive to grow spiritu-

ally as Catholic women through service and learning more about our faith. Please see the online sched-ule for meeting dates. For more information contact Jennifer Diez 601-750-9943 [email protected] or Denise McKnight 601-953-9139 den-

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: The Epiphany of the Lord; National Migration Week Monday: The Baptism of the Lord Tuesday: First Week in Ordinary Time begins Friday: St. Hilary Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

Parish School of Religion

Welcome back! Classes re-sume this Sunday, January 8th. Class times are 9:45-10:45am. Please be sure to

arrive on time for Sunday School.

First Communion Class – Dates to remember

Rite of Acceptance – January 22nd – 11am Mass: The First Communion class will be recog-nized at Mass and presented with a Holy Bible. This Bible will be used for all the meditations.

First Meditation – January 22nd – 4-5pm in the Chapel: Bring your Bible. At least one parent must attend with child.

Pray for Those Discerning a Religious Vocation

-Young People thinking about a vocation to priesthood or reli-gious life;

-Andrew Bowden who is in the seminary discerning a vocation to the priesthood; -Married men who might be thinking about the Per-manent Diaconate.

WINTER ADULT FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS meets each Sunday

Classes between the Masses will resume this

Sunday, January 8th at 9:45 am. We will be

watching a video series “Discerning the Will of

God” by Fr. Timothy Gallagher. It should be

both informative and inspirational. No book is re-

quired, just come and participate.

Baptismal Prep – A Baptismal Prep class will be held on Wednesday, January 25th, at 6:45 pm in the Junior High Classroom. This class is designed for first-time new/expecting parents

or parents of children under the age of 7 who are Bap-tizing a child in the Catholic faith for the first time. Registration is required. Please contact Stacy in the office by Monday, January 23rd, if you wish to attend.

PRAY FOR OUR TROUPS Remember in your prayers all those who serve our nation in the Armed Forces. We especially pray for: Chris-topher and Lamont Arnold, Meghan Bietzel, Jessup Boatner, Voyed Couey,

II, Chris Curry, Troy Resurreccion, Steven Renslow, Emma Reuter, Ryan Roy, Inissa Zambrano.

Sunday, January 1, 2017

$ 7,651.00 Online Giving

$ 2,009.00 Children’s Collection

$ 15.62

Food Pantry $ 250.00

Stewardship Thought Today’s second reading reminds us that through Christ we

have been delivered from the old law and have become sons and daughters of God. New Year’s Day provides a per-

fect opportunity to ask ourselves the question: Does my life

reflect my gratitude for all that my loving Father has given me?

Please remember in your daily prayers the sick and

suffering of our parish family.

Parishioners:

Viola Allen, Brody Bokros, Ginger Brown, Asuncion

Cannon, George Cox, Stella Davis, Cathy Dunn, Ed Dunn, Charles Goldsmith, Jane Kaiser, Katie Kirby, Lil

Lipovsky, Louise Loepke, Joe Loomis, Margaret Ma-jor, Mike Meadows, Kathy Moody, Ernie Murray,

Charles Myers, Lois Pearce, Patricia Poole, T. Ray-

mond, Phyllis Rogers, Florence Scanlon, Mike Siller, Scott Statham, Charlie Thames, Jose Varela, Ignacio

Zambrano, Mary Jo Zummo.

Family and Friends of Parishioners:

Joyce Overton (stepmother of David Overton), Faye

Lea (wife of Allen Lea), Keith Tonkel (friend of Riza Caskey), Flora and Luis Martin (Daughter and Son-in-

law of Mary Rippa), Missy Goodman (Daughter of Nick and Maureen Calico), Pearl Turner (mother of

Sheilah Resweber), Michelle and Cassandra Garza (daughter and granddaughter of Sharon Siller), Jere-

my McIntyre (son of Brenda and Dorian McIntyre),

Cathy McWilliams and Thomas Marville (Sister and Brother of Anthony Marvelli), Flossie Fraiser (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), Marian Lyons (friend of John and Kelly McGregor), Karla Fidler (friend of

Monique Augustus), Charles Downey (father of April McDonald), Kevin Thames (grandson of Charlie

Thames), Carolyn Arnold (friend of Roxi Quirin), Jean-

nie Marvelli (Aunt of Anthony Marvelli), Ken Rainey, Mala Torrence, (friends of Sandra Walker), Reagan

Madere (Father of Eric Madere), Veronica Womack (friend of Serie Barnhill), Holly Dees (Daughter-in-law

of patty Dees), Barry Watts (friend of Sandra Walk-er), Tanya Harris (daughter of Phyllis Rogers.), Mar-

tha Young, (mother of Cathy Dunn), Tammy May,

(daughter of Carol Bourne), Robert Caskey (Husband of Riza Caskey), Clyde Cox (brother of George Cox),

and all those in nursing homes or homebound.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7 or Acts 10:34-38; Ps 29:1-4, 3, 9-10; Mt 3:13-17 Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9; Mk 1:21-28 or Heb 1:1-6 and 2:5-12; Ps 8:2ab, 5, 6-9;

Mk 1:14-20 and 1:21-28 Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4, 6-9; Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14; Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11; Ps 78:3, 4bc, 6c-8; Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 2:13-17 Sunday: Is 49:3, 5-6; Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Cor 1:1-3; Jn 1:29-34

Don’t Forget, Gifts to St. Jude Are Tax-Deductible If you are considering making a tax-deductible gift before the end of the year, consider funding our ministries at St. Jude. We appreciate the gen-erosity of our members, and we

even have Online Giving, a safe and secure way for you to con-tribute via the web. Funds are transferred directly from your ac-count to ours, and when you login, you’ll be able to view a report of your transactions that shows your total tax-deductible contri-butions. Look for the link on www.stjudepearl.org.

PREPARE A MEAL Have you ever thought of how you could help with the RCIA and did not know what to do? How about preparing a light sup-

per for those who are joining the Catholic Faith at Easter? Dates are available from January to April. Call Kathleen Edwards at 601-906-8060 to sign-up to prepare a meal.

EPIPHANY Solemn things of mystic meaning: Incense doth the God disclose; Gold a royal Child proclaimeth; Myrrh a future tomb foreshows. —Roman Breviary, Epiphany; Prudentius, fourth century

Upcoming Events: January 8, 2017-@1:30 a short meeting with ALL

parents of those teens in the Confirmation class will

be held. The Confirmation retreat will be February 11-

12. This is required for all those wishing to be con-

firmed. The cost of the retreat is $50. Money will be

due at this meeting. If there is a hardship, please let

us know privately.

January 8, 2017-Confirmation class from 2 to 5

pm. Fr. Jeffrey will be leading us in a talk about the

Eucharist.

January 11, 2017-planning meeting for Mardi Gras

ball @6:45 pm in the youth room.

January 29, 2017-Sunday Funday. More information

will be coming soon.

Please keep the youth in the Confirmation

class in your prayers!!

They are:

Hannah Chapman, Mary Beth Vandlandingham, Mary Rose Wolf, Ricky Woodward, Dominic Lopez, Rhyn-el Elizar, Austin Burnham, Kaeden Burn-ham, Jack Dowdle, Christopher Wat-kins, Cody Myers, Taylor Dorris Swag-gart, Alex Booth, Charlie Millette, Grace Rayborn, Adam Elcan, and Sarah Murphy.

Happy Birthday!!!

Bryce Macko 1/7

Ethan Dowdle 1/11

Baylee Walter 1/23

Austin Burnham 1/26

Youth Leaders’ Contact Information Mrs. Betsy Walter-601-214-7378

Email: [email protected]

Mrs. Mara Polk-601-421-3849

Email: [email protected]

Young Apostles

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St. Jude Catholic Church

Flowers in the Church donated by

Huong Nguyen and Khai Tran In memory of Riep Nguyen

Protection of Children The Diocese of Jackson is committed to ensuring that no one being served by the church be (is) at risk of sexual abuse or exploitation by clergy, reli-gious or lay church personnel. The spir-itual well-being of all the victims, their families and others in the community is of particular concern to the church. In accordance with our policy, all victims are offered counseling and pastoral

care.

Anyone who has been a victim of abuse or exploitation by clergy, religious or lay church personnel and has not yet reported it is encouraged to do so. Our victim assis-tance coordinator, Valerie McClellan, a licensed social worker, is available to assist in making a report. Please contact her at 601- 326-3728.

For more information about diocesan policies and proce-dures and to learn what the diocese is doing to create a safe environment for everyone, please visit the diocesan website at www.jacksondiocese.org and click on “Protection of Children.”

365 Days with Mary is de-signed to accompany you on a year-long spiritual journey to draw closer to Christ with the help of our Blessed Moth-er.

The app can also be used as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Mari-an apparitions at Fatima approaching in 2017!

Course Offering: The Sacraments

Instructor: Jill Hisaw Dates: Sundays from 3-5pm – January 15th/29th,

February 12th/26th, March 12th/19th, and April 9th/23rd

Cost: $20 plus cost of books

St. Jude will be hosting a course on the sacraments.

This course can be taken by catechists for credit to-wards Level II Diocesan Certification or can be taken by

persons simply wanting to grow in their knowledge of

the Catholic faith. All are welcome to join!

This course examines the concept of “sacrament” as it developed from pre-Christian times, was formally de-

fined by Catholic theologians, was understood by Protestants, and has emerged in contemporary theolo-

gy and practice. We will also consider each sacrament,

individually, tracing its history from earliest practices to contemporary understandings. Participants will be chal-

lenged to apply what they learn to their own lives as

Called and Gifted

Discover Your Spiritual Gifts!

Spiritual Gifts and Life Transitions

Are you going through, or planning to make, a transition in your life? Perhaps your children have recent-ly left home. Perhaps you want to return to work after an absence, or

you are considering a call to the priesthood or religious life. Knowing what gifts God has given you to offer other people can help you to discern His will for your life – and provide you with direc-tion when you make choices.

On Friday, February 3rd, 7:00pm-9:30pm, and Saturday, February 4th, 9:00am-4:00pm, our par-ish is sponsoring a teaching team from the Cathe-rine of Siena Institute in Colorado Springs to offer the introductory Called & Gifted workshop. The discernment process will help you discover God’s will for your life. Everyone is invited to partici-pate! The deadline to register is Sunday, January 22nd.

To register follow these steps:

1. Pick up a registration form and red envelope from the table in the vestibule.

2. Place your completed registration form along with $7 to cover the cost of materials in the red envelope.

3.Return your red envelope to the church by plac-ing in the collection basket or giving to Stacy in the office.

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