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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
Solemnity of Mary the Mother of God January 1, 2017
THE GAZE THAT CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE
Happy New Year! We wish it all the time. But, what is the happiness that we are hoping for? It is not realistic to think that it means everything will contin-uously be perfect. Happiness is not always just a feeling, a rush or a re-sponse from having more stuff. The Church gives us this Solemnity of the Mary Mother of God on New Year’s Day to remind us that it is possible to find true happiness. In the gospel we hear a short account from St. Luke about the shepherds being lead by the angels to gaze on the Christ child. They were so overwhelmed with joy when they found him that they left praising the Lord (Lk 2: 16-21). This is true happiness. Happiness is what results when we take time to gaze upon the Lord. This 2017 we are called to be like the shepherds and even more like the Blessed Mother and constantly loose ourselves in gazing upon the Christ child. So, every time you pause to pray each day, you grow a little deeper in happiness as you gaze upon the Christ child. You can experience happiness as you get caught up in focusing on how Christ is present in the other person, rather than the things that you do not like. Happiness is always present, as you gaze upon the Lord, anytime that you celebrate one of the sacraments. Happiness abounds when you take time, like the shepherds and Mary the Mother of God, to contemplate God’s loving presence around you. This can truly be a year filled with happiness, if you take time to constantly get lost in gazing on the presence of Christ Je-sus. The more you get lost in that gaze; the more it will truly be a Happy New Year!
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 Inteniton
Thursday 6:00 pm—Special Intention Friday 10:00 am— Anna “Mae” McGregor (RIP)
The RCIA sessions will be on break until Tuesday, January 3rd. The topic when we return will be on Eucharistic, the third of the
Sacraments of Initiation.
First Friday Healing Mass and Brunch Friday, January 6th is the First
Friday of January. We will have our Monthly Heal-ing Mass at 10:00 am followed by brunch for those 55 years old or older. It is very important that you call or email Rhonda in the office, if you plan to attend the brunch.
First Saturday Eucharistic Adoration On Saturday, January 7th we will have Eucha-ristic Adoration one hour
after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Please join as we pray before the Eucharist exposed for an increase in vo-cations to the priesthood and religious life.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Octave Day of the Nativity of the Lord; World Day of Prayer for Peace; New Year’s Day Monday: Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen Tuesday: The Most Holy Name of Jesus Wednesday: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Thursday: St. John Neumann Friday: St. André Bessette; First Friday Saturday: St. Raymond of Penyafort; First Saturday; Julian Calendar Christmas
Parish School of Religion
Classes resume on Sunday, January 8th. Mrs. Stacy and all the Parish School of Religion teachers wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year.
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 on
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.
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, December 25, 2016
$ 9,178.00 Online Giving
$ 915.00 Children’s Collection
$ 61.84
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.
We welcome to our Parish Family: Dan and Deb Nelson We are so happy to have you as part of our Faith community.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Monday: 1 Jn 2:22-28; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 1:19-28 Tuesday: 1 Jn 2:29 — 3:6; Ps 98:1, 3cd-6; Jn 1:29-34
Wednesday: 1 Jn 3:7-10; Ps 98:1, 7-9; Jn 1:35-42 Thursday: 1 Jn 3:11-21; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 4:14-22a
Friday: 1 Jn 5:5-13; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; Mk 1:7-11 or Lk 3:23-28 [23, 31-34, 36, 38]
Saturday: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Sal 149:1-6a, 9b; Jn 2:1-11
Sunday: Is 60:1-6; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6; Mt 2:1-12
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.
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
News
St. Jude Catholic Church
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!
God calls us to excel in every as-pect of our lives, including our ca-reers. Work is an essential part of a Christian disciple’s life. The spir-itual gifts God has given you help
you to be effective at your work and to be a more effective witness to your faith in the workplace. If you are dissatisfied with your job, or are re-cently unemployed, your spiritual gifts are excel-lent clues for discerning a new direction. On Fri-day, February 3rd, 7:00pm-9:30pm, and Satur-day, February 4th, 9:00am-4:00pm our parish is sponsoring a teaching team from the Catherine of Siena Institute in Colorado Springs who will offer the introductory Called & Gifted workshop, which will help you begin to discern your unique mission in life. Everyone is invited to participate! 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 placing in the collection basket or giving to Stacy in the office.
The World Apostolate of Fatima's Centennial U.S. Tour for Peace is underway and coming to our parish!
The historic tour, marking the 100th Anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady at Fatima, will feature the world-famous In-ternational Pilgrim Virgin Statue, traveling world-wide for nearly 70 years. St. Joseph’s Gluckstadt is hosting the tour on Jan-uary 4, 2017 from 11:00 am till 7:00 pm. It will be an extraordinary occasion of healing, hope and grace. Please join us that day to hear the story of Fatima and venerate this beautiful statue that set out from Fatima in 1947 to bring the graces of Fatima to all who might not ever be able to make a pilgrimage to Fatima, Portugal. We bring the pil-grimage to you! Contact Jan Harkins 601-594-0739 for more infor-mation. Learn more about the tour and the statue at www.fatimatourforpeace.com.
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