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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
[email protected] [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
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
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 15, 2017
SHARING YOUR WONDERFULLNESS
“I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth” (Is 49:6).
How comforting. How confusing. It is comforting to hear Isaiah remind us that we “are made glorious in the sight of the Lord, and God is our strength!” We are not just somebody. God has made us “glorious”. He created us to be famous, special and wonderful in the sight of all. And this has been ever since we were first created. And since we are so special, God’s constant gaze within our hearts and souls becomes the very “light” that gives us the strength we need to keep doing good. This loving gaze is the very “light” within us that allows us to sing in the shower, to cry with people in need and to go that extra mile for someone we care about. God’s “light” in our lives gives us the strength to be happy, the guts to be proud, the vision to see good within bad situations. The more confusing part is that God has a much bigger plan for us. He wants us to let our light “reach to the ends of the earth.” How in the world can you, how can I, do some-thing that reaches to the ends of the earth? It’s simple. Share our wonderfulness one person at a time. I know it sounds crazy. But sharing our light, that very strength, that very gaze of God’s love that constantly strengthens us, is possible if we do it one person at a time. For every one person we bless they then go and bless five other people and those five bless 25 other people. You get the point. The number of people affected by one act of our wonderfulness can reach to the ends of the earth. Yes, each of us is a glorious creation, strengthened by God’s loving gaze. Let us go out and make all the difference in the world by sharing our “light”, our “wonderfulness”.
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 Intention
The RCIA sessions will meet on Tuesday, January 17th. The topic will be on Holy Orders, 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 [email protected].
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.
VISION
Some people see more in a walk around the block than others see in a trip around the world. —Anonymous
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, Chris Curry,
Troy Resurreccion, Steven Renslow, Emma Reuter, Ryan Roy, Inissa Zambrano.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
$ 4,996.00 Online Giving
$ 1,265.00 Children’s Collection
$ 12.00
Food Pantry $ 200.00
Stewardship Thought Today’s responsorial psalm is the theme song of the good
steward: “Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.” May I, too, stand ready to offer myself and my gifts in the service
of God. See Psalm 40
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, Mike Mead-ows, Kathy Moody, Ernie Murray, Charles Myers, Lois
Pearce, Patricia Poole, T. Raymond, 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: Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 — 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Heb 8:6-13; Ps 85:8, 10-14; Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: Heb 9:2-3, 11-14; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Is 8:23 — 9:3; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17; Mt 4:12-23 [12-17]
Track your Giving in 2017 Have your considered using
Online Giving? By creating a log-
in and contributing online you’ll always have a report of your giv-
ing history. You can access your report easily and securely via the web, your information will always be up-to-date with
your latest contributions. You can find the Online Giving
link at www.stjudepearl.org or on our parish app.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Tuesday: St. Anthony Wednesday: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins Thursday: Julian Calendar Theophany (Epiphany) Friday: St. Fabian; St. Sebastian Saturday: St. Agnes
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.
Upcoming Events: The Mardi Gras Planning meeting has been re-
scheduled for Wednesday, January 18th at 6:45
January 29, 2017-Sunday Funday. At the church
from 2-5 pm. Bring a nerf gun if you have one.
February 1, 2017—Abbey Youth Fest registration is
due to Mrs. Mara.
Please keep the youth in the Confir-mation class in your
prayers!!
They are:
Hannah Chapman, Mary Beth Vandlandingham, Mary Rose Wolf, Ricky Woodward, Dominic Lopez, Rhynel Elizar, Austin Burnham, Kaeden Burnham, Jack Dowdle, Christopher Watkins, Cody Myers, Taylor Dorris Swaggart, 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
News
St. Jude Catholic Church
GOD KNOWS BEST
God’s creative wisdom was at its best when mak-ing humans. There are four holes in the head for in-formation to go in, and only one for it to go out.
—Anonymous
Flowers in the Church donated by
St. Jude Flower Guild
Protection of Children The Diocese of Jackson is commit-ted to ensuring that no one being served by the church be (is) at risk of sexual abuse or exploitation by clergy, religious or lay church per-sonnel. The spiritual well-being of all the victims, their families and others in the community is of particular concern to the church. In accord-ance 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 pro-cedures and to learn what the diocese is doing to create a safe environment for everyone, please visit the dioce-san website at www.jacksondiocese.org and click on “Protection of Children.”
Remember in your prayers the Re-pose of the Soul of Mrs. Margaret Majors, who died this past week. And Pat Mattingly, mother of Cathy Bailey, who died recently. We pray God’s blessing and comfort will be with their families and friends in their time of grief.
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 Mother.
The app can also be used as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Marian 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 active members of the Church. The text for this course
will be: Doors to the Sacred: A Historical Introduction
to Sacraments in the Catholic Church by Joseph Martos (Vatican II Golden Anniversary Edition, 2014, published
by Liguori).
Registration is required. Please contact Stacy in the
office to register.
The St. Jude Knights of Columbus are sponsoring their Annual Super Bowl Chicken Dinner on
Sunday, February 5th.
The dinner plates will include:
1/2 chicken, baked beans, coleslaw and roll.
Tickets are $12.00 each.
Plate can be picked up following the 11:00 a.m Mass. Feb-ruary 5th. Proceeds to support the Knights of Columbus General Funds, which helps to sponsor date nights, Coats for Kids, and other projects of the Knights of Columbus.
Called and Gifted
Discover Your Spiritual Gifts! Friday, 2/3/2017 – 7pm-9pm
Saturday, 2/4/2017 – 9am-4pm
Cost - $7.00
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 22nd
How can you be the best VERSION of yourself?
It’s only by God’s grace that we can be our best, whether we are with our families, friends, co-workers or pa-rishioners here at St. Jude’s. At issue is that too many times we live outside of God’s graces and do not even know it. HOW CAN YOU TAP INTO GOD’S ABUNDANT GRACES?
The “Called and Gifted Workshop” will be the perfect opportunity to not only identify the graces of God that are alive in your life, but show you how to best live out of God’s graces.
Requirements:
Adults of any age
Register
$7 Registration Fee (that’s right only $7)
Registering is as easy as One, Two, Three:
1. Pick up a registration form and red envelope from the table in the vestibule.
(or get form off of St. Jude Facebook page)
2. Place completed registration form and $7 in the red envelope.
3. Return your red envelope.
*Place in the collection basket or give to Stacy in the office.
Small Group Announcement:
Following the “Called and Gifted Workshop”, participants will be able to further explore their spiritual gifts through small groups, meeting three times over the Lenten season. Participants will have an opportuni-ty to sign up for small groups at the end of the workshop. Please prayerfully consider joining or leading a group – we need a few daring souls to either lead or host a small group).
NOTE TO ALREADY EXISITING SMALL GROUPS – This will be our small group for Lent. We encour-
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