St. Francis, Francesville; St. Joseph, Pulaski; St. Peter, Winamac

Rev. Leroy G. Kinnaman, Pastor Cluster Email: stpete4906@embarqmail.com

Cluster Website: preciousbloodcluster.org

Cluster Correspondence: 401 N Monticello Street, Winamac, IN 46996 Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Morning by 9:00 A.M.

Phone: 574.946.4906 Fax: 574.946.4962

LITURGY SCHEDULE Monday, March 5 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Sr. Jeanne Koehler by Doc & Jo Russell

Tuesday, March 6 at St. Francis 6:00 P.M. +Leona Sommers by Loretta Krulik

Wednesday, March 7 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Fr. Bert Woolson by Kevin & Monica Whiteman

Thursday, March 8 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Jeff Ruff by Beth Ruff

Friday, March 9 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Beverly Loehmer by the St. Peter’s Christian Mothers 4:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph 7:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Peter

Saturday, March 10 4:00 P.M. at St. Peter +Tim O’Connor by Kevin & Monica Whiteman 6:00 P.M. at St. Joseph +Our Cluster Family

Sunday, March 11 8:00 A.M. at St. Francis +Dorothy Fox by Kay Allen 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter +Juan Knarr by Jon & Holden Frain 1:30 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, March 10 at 4:00 P.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Tim Murray Ministers: Carol Vires, Andy Pesaresi and Bill Girton Servers: Bonnie Budd & Max Murray Ushers: VOLUNTEERS

Saturday, March 10 at 6:00 P.M. (St. Joseph) Reader: Paul Gilsinger Ministers: Brenda Gilsinger, Larry Brady & Beth Ruff Servers: Diane Kolish & Monica Whiteman Ushers: Tom Reutebuch, Rick & Lisa Foerg and Curt Daugherty

Sunday, March 11 at 8:00 A.M. (St. Francis) Reader: Dillar Ames Ministers: Carl & Rusty Federer Servers: Jonathan Ottow

Sunday, March 11 at 10:00 A.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Tony Pesaresi Ministers: Phyllis Czech, Donna Nicholson and Loree Fisher Servers: Adrian & Alonzo Huizar Ushers: Bob Powers, Val Powers, Dave

Leonard and Chuck Rebeck

Oh, by the way…

PSSSST: Confirmation Class!!! Check out the area of our Local Church and Deanery. Last week, Eric, his sponsor and our RCIA team, traversed to Lafayette for the Rites. They were joined with catechumens and candidates from the Lafayette, Logansport and Muncie deaneries. So, where is our Local Church (Diocese) actually located? Which is our Deanery? Where is our Deanery? Our Cluster belongs to the Logansport Deanery comprised of St. Joseph, Delphi; St. Francis Solano, Francesville; St. Ann, Kewanna; St. Joan of Arc, Kokomo, St. Patrick, Kokomo, All Saints, Logansport; St. Anne, Monterey; Our Lady f the Lakes, Monticello; St. Charles Borromeo, Peru; St. Joseph, Pulaski; St. Joseph, Reynolds; St. Joseph, Rochester; St. Peter, Winamac. A Local Church (Diocese) is a geographic area under the spiritual leadership of a Bishop. A Deanery is a sub-division of the Diocese served by a Bishop-appointed Dean who meets with the Bishop regularly as information flows both ways: i.e. Bishop to Deans, Deans to Bishop. Periodically there are deanery meetings scheduled where information is transmitted from the Bishop. Priests of the Deanery give input to the Dean who, in turn, reports back to the Bishop. Posted in the vestibules are color-coded maps of our Local Church with the five (5) Deaneries (Carmel, Fowler, Lafayette, Logansport & Muncie). Take a gander!

It is the time! St. Francis, in conjunction with the Pulaski County

West Side Ministerial Association, is hosting the weekly Lenten

Service this coming Wednesday. St. Francis will provide a fellowship

soup supper at 6:15 p.m. followed by worship at 7:00 p.m. All are

invited to attend!

A couple weeks ago, all priests attended another obligatory diocesan priest day for

continuing education. This one presented the shape for priestly formation in the future. The

Program for Priestly Formation (PPF) is undergoing some radical changes. The final program is

scheduled to be released by 2020! Three (3) unambiguous and interdisciplinary areas are

surfacing: Propaedeutic, Configurative and Vocational Synthesis. Was interesting to hear how

this will unfold in the future. Stay tuned!

Catholic Relief

Services (CRS) is the

international humanitarian

agency of the Catholic community

in the United States. Founded in

1943 by the United States

Conference of Catholic Bishops, the agency provides assistance to 130 million

people in more than 90 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America,

the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

A member of Caritas International, the worldwide network of

Catholic humanitarian agencies, CRS provides relief in

emergency situations and helps people in the developing

world break the cycle of poverty through community-based,

sustainable development initiatives as well as Peacebuilding.

Assistance is based solely on need, not race, creed or nationality. Catholic Relief

Services is headquartered in the Posner Building in Baltimore, Maryland, while

operating numerous field offices on five continents. CRS has approximately

5,000 employees around the world. The agency is governed by a Board of

Directors consisting of 13 clergy (most of them bishops) and 10 lay people.

Please use the envelopes provided in your bi-monthly packets. Thank you.

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS SOURCE

The National Catholic Reporter (NCR) is an American Roman Catholic newspaper. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, NCR was founded by Robert Hoyt in 1964. Hoyt wanted to bring the professional standards of secular news reporting to the press that covers Catholic news, saying that "if the mayor of a city owned its only newspaper, its citizens will not learn what they need and deserve to know about its affairs". The publication, which operates outside the authority of the Catholic Church, is independently owned and governed by a lay board of directors.

Each issue includes news stories, analysis, commentary, opinion and editorials. The Opinion and Arts section contains book and film reviews, as well as spiritual reflections, along with letters to the editor, classifieds and editorials.

NCR has won the "General Excellence" award from the Catholic Press Association in the category of national news publications six times between 2008 and 2014. In June 2017, NCR awarded Former NCR Editor and Publisher, Tom Fox, its highest honor for publishers, the Bishop John England Award.

With that as the background, NCR recently ran an article entitled “Why are young Catholics leaving?” I mentioned the tipoff the iceberg a couple weeks ago. In a recent issue, NCR started probing. Based on the Pew Research Report* (not the annual pew census count…reference the footnote!), some interesting facts and statistics: surfacing various feeling from being judged by religious leaders who don’t know or understand them; being forced by their parents to attend church; witnessing the sexual abuse scandal and the hypocrisy of the church hierarchy; young people are expressing a desire to break free from organized religion and to be part of a community. One might wish to read: Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Young Catholics. Two statistics that jump out: •Approximately 12.8% of U. S. those between 18-25 are former Catholics; •74% said they stopped identifying as Catholics between ages 10-20 with medium age of 13.

The report is available for purchase at www.catholicresearch.smp.org *The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world. It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center does not take explicit policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.

Remaining Reconciliation services in our Deanery 8 March: St. Anne, Monterey @ 7:00 p.m.

12 March: St. Francis, Francesville @ 7:00 p.m.

12 March: St. Joseph, Delphi @ 7:00 p.m.

13 March: St. Joseph, Rochester @ 7:00 p.m.

19 March: All Saints, Logansport @ 7:00 p.m.

19 March: St. Joseph, Reynolds @ 7:00 p.m.

21 March: St. Charles, Peru @ 7:00 p.m.

22 March: St. Patrick, Kokomo @ 7:00 p.m.

Meanwhile, on the way to Calvary… fr. K

Quick one-liners for you:

●The Lazarus Collection this month will focus on paper products. The Pulaski County Food

Pantry is in need of toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex and napkins. Thank you for your

continued support.

●Attention all Chicken and Noodle Workers: If you cannot fill your position at the

dinner please, call Diana Tiede at 278-7221 or Denise Johnson at 278-7896 as soon as possible.

Thank you!!

●As a reminder, anyone who is wishing to register in any of our Cluster parishes are encouraged

to please visit our website (preciousbloodcluster.org) to download a registration form. The

forms may be found on the home page. Click on the Cluster that you wish to register at,

download the form and fill it out. Once filled out, turn it into the Cluster Office. Once your

form is received, we will sign you up for offering envelopes and The Catholic Moment. If you

have questions, please contact Rachel. Thanks!

Cluster News!!!! PRAYER REQUESTS: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Richard Alber,

Randy Baker, May Baunach (Barbara Mau’s Mother), Judy Berger, Marie Brown (sister-in-law of

Lois Heater), Shelia Buczek, Tom Fanning, Rose Marie Garcia (friend of

Theresa Logan), Shelia Garling, Marsha Gearhart, Dain Hayworth (Kay

Hayworth’s son), Fr. Mike Heppen, Christi Hoffa, Mary Ann Johnson,

Ralph Kiser, Joseph Knouff, Marie Kraft, Greg Loehmer, Theresa Logan,

Andy Meyer, Robert Meyer, Tom Murray Sr., Patricia O’Donnell, Joe Pesaresi, Floyd Podell, Patti

Jo Rausch, Miles Shidler (grandson of Betty Wallace), Gloria Staples, & Graham Vollmer Please remember in your prayers all of our Cluster family and friends who mourn the loss of a loved one, all who have no one to pray for them, those who have died through violence or natural disasters and all who

have died recently.

If you have someone to add to the prayer list, notify the Cluster Office. Please keep in mind,

your request will remain on our list for four weeks unless we hear back from you that they

should remain on the list. Thank you!

Please notify the Cluster Office at 574.946.4906, if a loved one is admitted to the hospital,

rehab center, nursing home, or is homebound. fr. K CANNOT make calls to people that he is

NOT AWARE OF. Thank you!

Cluster Weekly Activities

Wednesday, March 7 5:30 P.M. RE Classes at St. Peter

St. Francis St. Joseph St. Peter

February 25, 2018

General Offerings: $220.00

Loose Collection: $90.00

February 24, 2018

General Offerings: $1,075.00

Loose Collection: $140.00

Catholic Moment: $44.00

First Offering: $5.00

Votive Lights: $145.00

February 24 & 25, 2018 General Offering: $1,584.00

Loose Collection: $225.00

Children’s Offering: $25.50

Votive Lights: $15.00

Cemetery: $964.00

Catholic Moment: $132.00