ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1665 Highway 45 By-Pass • Jackson, Tennessee 38305

(731) 668-2596 • Website: www.stmarys.tn.org

Fr. David Graham, Pastor Fr. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Fr. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Dale Brown, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jim Moss, Deacon Rev. Dr. Eddy Koonce, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Russell, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bill Winston, Deacon

Sunday Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday Mass in Spanish 1:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:50-5:20pm

Sunday: 7:30-7:50am, 10:00-10:20am, & 12:30-12:50pm (Spanish)

Sacraments Baptisms By appointment. Pre-baptismal class required for 1st time parents. Offered 2nd Mon. of every month.

Weddings Contact us 6 months prior to the wedding date. Anointing of the Sick By appointment. In the case of a serious illness or death, please call the parish office. Our after hours answering service will get a message to a priest.

Parish Office Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday

Calli Carpenter, Finance Administrator Derek Rotty, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship Deedee Doumitt,, Coordinator of Youth Ministries

——————————— JoAnn Wormer, Principal of St. Mary’s School (731) 668-2525 Ann Keyl, Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus High School (731) 660-4774

ST. JOHN CHURCH 910 N. Washington Ave. • P. O. Box 872 • Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

(731) 668-2596

Rev. David Graham, Pastor Rev. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Rev. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 8:45 a.m. (Prior to Sunday Mass)

Visit our Parish website at www.stmarys.tn.org

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Weekend of February 29th & March 1st

Altar Servers 5:30pm Gabriel Schott, Miriam Schott, Kayden Ouellette 8:00am D.J. Doumitt, Max Doumitt, James Paul Wadley,

Luke LaFont 10:30am Cooper Vailes, Campbell Vailes, Chloe Howard,

Lainey Howard, Devin Keeton Extraordinary Ministers

5:30pm Linda Brown, Allie Blakemore, Darlene Butler, Janice Jones, Dawn Moore, Becky DeArmitt, Chuck Doumitt

8:00am Becky Crockarell, Ted Hazlehurst, Jacqueline Hazlehurst, Denise Jarvis, Sherry Thomson, Geni Holmes, Judy Koonce,

Chip Andrews 10:30am David Wilson, Betty Frost, Delia Winston, Dave Woods, MaryJo Howard

Greeters 5:30pm Philip Grant, Bill Brewer, Sandra Brewer, Susan Grant 8:00am Bill Northern, Helen Buchholz, Lynn Williams 10:30am Diane Johnson, Myrtiss Morris, Virginia Haayer

Sacristan 5:30pm Jan VanDrew 8:00am Cathy Jarvis 10:30am Carol Danese

Lector 5:30pm Lisa Warmath, Roxanne Niedbalski 8:00am Deedee Doumitt, Thomas Lovell 10:30am Mickie Whitaker, Robert Flynn

Ushers 5:30pm Kemp Reed, Phillip Grant, Bill Adams, Dorothy Davis, Bill Brewer 8:00am Lynn Williams, Kevin Dillon, Bobby Morgan,

Ron Thomson, Bill LaFont 10:30am Bill Gayton, Jeff Gayton, Kent Schott, Michael Solberg, Greg Hickerson

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission , Bells

Saturday, February 22 6:00 p.m. Maria Guadalupe Nava Perez by Mena Family

Saturday, February 29 6:00 p.m. Enriqueta Garcia by Santos Roclia Family

Mass Intentions

Mass Intentions For The Week

Saturday February 22 8:00am Int. Johnny Le & Family 5:30pm Briar Helwege by Angela Moore Sunday February 23 8:00am Int. Janet Torre by St. Mary’s Bridge Club 10:30am Rudy Carrico by Maggie Vucina 1:00pm Mass for the People Monday February 24 7:00am Victor Buchholz by Buchholz Family 11:45am Mass for the People 5:30pm Int. Mike Newman by John & Susan Durfee Tuesday February 25 7:00am RES by St. Mary’s Bridge Club 6:15pm Int. Jared McCowan by John & Susan Durfee Wed. February 26 8:10am Int. Dominican Sisters at St. Mary’s by

Carson Carpenter 12:00pm Int. Marco Berlanga Family by George & Lourdes Graham Thurs. February 27 7:00am Int. Colleen Sabella by Sabella Family 11:45am Sam Bomar by Moore Family Friday February 28 8:10am Ian Berlanga by George & Lourdes Graham Saturday February 29 8:00am Kathy Mosley by Libby Carmichael 5:30pm Mass for the People Sunday March 1 8:00am Dona Boyd by Danielle Boyd 10:30am James Holtwick, Sr. by Doris Holtwick &

Diane Johnson 1:00pm Int. Familia Cruz Mendoza

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Weekend of March 1st

St. John’s Brownsville

Contact the Parish Office for information about Mass Intentions and Liturgical Minister schedules.

Call: 731.668.2596 Email: parishinfo@stmarys.tn.org

Extr. Ministers Fabiola Escobar

Ron Michael

Lectors Sanjuanita Reyna

Gildardo Calderon

Altar Servers Alexis Ocegueda

Yeslin Lugo Daniel Lugo

Sunday, February 23 9:00 a.m. Almas del Purgatorio

Sunday, March 1 9:00 a.m. Francisco Sanchez by Maria Cantu

*Masses at 11:45am on Mondays & Thursdays are held at Sacred Heart of Jesus High School.

Mass Intentions

Parish Mission Statement Celebrating, Proclaiming, & Living the Joy of the Gospel

Comments from Deacon Dale Brown These familiar lines from the Sermon on the Mount are essential parts of Christ's own description of our life-mission as Christians. We need to reflect on the meaning of the images Jesus uses, so that we can live this mission more authentically. Here is some background on these images. According to Jewish custom, slapping someone on the face with the back of one's hand was twice as insulting as slapping him with the palm of one's hand. A right-handed person slapping someone else on the right cheek (the case Jesus implicitly refers to) implies just such a backhanded blow. By law, a Jew could be forced to hand over a tunic as a payment of legal recompense (even poor men of the time would have owned two tunics), but not his cloak. Most often a person had only one cloak, and it was used not only as a coat during the day, but also as a blanket at night. Palestine during the time of Jesus was under direct Roman control. The occupying forces were permitted by law to enlist natives as guides or pack-bearers for a mile of any journey they may be taking. So, what is Jesus really asking of us when He tells us to turn the other cheek, to hand over our cloak as well as our tunic, and to voluntarily go an extra mile? He is teaching us how to respond to personal insults and humiliations. It was humiliating and offensive to be slapped on the right cheek, to be forced to hand over a tunic to pay a debt, to be consigned to carrying a foreigner's pack in your own homeland. Jesus wants us to respond to personal insults with grace, patience, and forgiveness. He wants us to break the cycle of violence by not always insisting on getting our own way, but going out of our way to do good to others, even when they don't strictly deserve it. That's what God did with us by sending Jesus to be our Savior, and that's what He wants us to do for those around us.

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Upcoming Events Sun. February 23 9:15am Children’s Faith Formation 6:00pm MS Youth Group, Youth Room Mon. February 24 6:00pm Cub Scouts, HFH 7:00pm Boy Scouts, HFH Tues. February 25 9:00am Heartwarmers, Modular Bldg 5:30pm Fat Tuesday Gumbo Dinner, HFH 7:00pm RCIA, OL Lourdes Wed. February 26 ~Ash Wednesday~ 6:00am St. Sebastian Men’s Grp, OL Africa 10:00am Scripture Study, OL Lourdes 6:45pm Adult Choir Practice, Choir Room 7:00pm Hearts Afire Group, OL Lourdes 7:00pm Adult Faith Formation Series, OL Africa 7:00pm HS Youth Group, Youth Room Thurs. February 27 Fri. February 28 10:00am Hearts Afire Group, OL Lourdes 5:30pm KOC Lenten Fish Fry, HFH Sat. February 29 Sun. March 1 9:15am Children’s Faith Formation 6:00pm MS Youth Group, Youth Room

February 26, 2020

YOUR GIFTS TO GOD & PARISH

Card Ministry Sympathy - Encouragement - Get Well

If you need to contact us in February, please contact:

JC Coughlin at ccoughlin2121@yahoo.com

St. Mary’s St. John’s Weekly Offertory $ 16,870 $ 507 February Offertory Goal $ 19,000 $ 560 Total Offertory to Date $ 659,196 $ 20,313 Offertory Goal to Date $ 709,000 $ 18,480

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Any man wanting to join or learn more about the Knights of Columbus, contact Grand Knight,

Greg Hickerson ghickerson@kennypipe.com

Catholic Annual Appeal 2020Catholic Annual Appeal 2020

Visit our Parish website at www.stmarys.tn.org

Want to know what is going on in our Parish?

Go to our website, www.stmarys.tn.org look for the Flocknote logo, then click on

the image to join us!

Last weekend was

Commitment Weekend for the

2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.

Our parish goal is $79,500

If you do not have a card, please fill out a commitment card located in the Narthex.

It is important for all of us to participate in order to support

our diocesan church.

TRIBUTE TO BETTY HANAFEE A TALE OF TWO ST. MARY’S FAMILIES

God called Betty Home on January 26, 2020.

The Hanafee family and the Poole family were closely related as fellow parishioners.

Mr. William Hanafee and my father, Jim Poole, often discussed the challenges of raising large families.

My Aunt, Teresa Poole, Dad’s sister, worked her entire career for Mr. Hanafee in the Jackson Sawmill.

Betty also worked there. My Aunts Teresa and Anna Margaret Poole were daily participants in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the “old” St. Mary’s on Baltimore

Street. While they were at Mass, Betty said her father told her she had to staff the office in the Jackson Sawmill.

My sister, Camille Poole, and brother, Ed Poole; Betty and Anne Tracy Hanafee, socialized on Sunday nights in Teresa

and Anna Margaret’s home. Other parishioners included Walter Phelan, Harold Johnson and Vince Tapler.

Rosemary Poole and Betty were classmates at St. Mary’s. In that era, there was no school cafeteria, so the students brought their

lunches. Rosemary brought sausage biscuits; Betty brought cream cheese and pineapple sandwiches. They swapped sandwiches. Perhaps

that was when Betty learned to like sausage biscuits which she had with the daily Mass participants at the social

breakfast hour at McDonald’s.

Pat Poole and Betty were officers in the ALTAR SOCIETY. Dues were collected from the members. When the Society disbanded in the format, money was left in the treasury. The members voted to buy the

two gold, tall candle sticks which are located on both sides of the Altar.

Paul Poole considered Donald Hanafee as his hero because he fought in WWII in Okinawa.

Merle Poole, R.N., worked her entire professional career at JMC Gen-eral Hospital, first as head of Pediatrics Nursing, (which she had to

give up because of her crippling Rheumatic Arthritis and her inability to no longer walk the floors to the little patients’ rooms); she studied

and became a Certified Diabetic Counselor. After Merle’s retirement, Betty, who was a diabetic, would come to Merle’s home where she received counseling on the diabetic diet.

When I moved back to Jackson, I because a close friend of Betty. We participated in daily Mass and enjoyed breakfast at McDonald’s.

Betty was a special member of the Hanafee family. She would tell of such things as taking her nieces and nephews to St. Louis for Cardinal

baseball games. She talked about cooking Thanksgiving dinner for many of them.

She was a true friend and worker in God’s Kingdom. For years she was a daily Communicant at Mass; a member of the Altar Society; laundered the altar linens; and made sure the candle stands were

stocked with votive candles.

Betty did all of these things untiringly and quietly. She would not accept any nominations for any awards.

She did all that she did for the honor and glory of God.

We will miss her.

Maggie Poole Vucina 1/27/2020

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Homebound & Senior Citizens’

Corner For help in locating a HANDY MAN,

(i.e. plumbers, electricians, small construction, etc.) contact Maggie Vucina – 664-8328.

For info on HOME TOUCH, Contact Phyllis Marshall – 668-5555.

MyRide West TN needs more volunteer Licensed TN drivers. If you are willing to

volunteer to drive Senior & Homebound citizens (who no longer can drive) to various locations, contact MyRide TN: 668-6420 or 1-844-803-0169.

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Prayer Requests

To re-

If you would like to add/remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the parish office at 731.668.2596

Sick, Homebound or in the Hospital and would like to receive Holy Communion?

Please call the Parish Office at 668-2596.

Childcare needed for 8-week-old infant. Please send resume and references to PO Box 11804 Jackson, TN 38308

Special Days this Week

Adams, Grant

Baggett, Betty Bargiachi, Charlie Beare Family Bell, Carmen Benjamin, Rick Blanton, Dottie Bonds, Karolyn Bono, Kaye Browning,Geneva

Childress, Dale Clift, Dorothy Colgrove, Debbie Crosnoe, Jimmy

Davis, Heather Daugherty, Chaz Day, Barbara DeArmitt, Amy Dellinger, Mabry Diaz, Luz Elena Doumitt, Chuck Sr. Durning, Maureen

Edwards, Carter Elam, Teresa Englert, Harriette Englert, Joshua

Faulkner, Janice Flores, Melissa Franks, Grayson

Garrard, Anne Goff, Callan Goff, Lilly Graning, Dee Gutierrez, Dolores Gyrenge, Lorraine Harmon, Sherri Hercules, Jennifer Holmes, Wayne Hulderman, Bobbie Hughes, Roger

Jones, Brian Jones, Christine Jones, Dick Joyner, Betty

King, Helen Klees, LaVerne

Lavitola, Rose Lay, Tyler Lipe, Fitts Londino, Joe Lycette, Missi McLeary, Patti Mercado, Pacita Miracle, Jordan Mitchelson, Joe Mitchelson, Lela Moody, Lois

Newman, Mike Nunn, Marvin

Okolo, Joseph Okolo, Stacey

Preston, Anderson

Ragan, Phillip Regenhold, Lynn Rogers, Steven

Sabella, Marsha Sanders, James Schlosser, Dottie Sewell, Kathy Siroky, Bill Siroky, James Smith, Mike Smith, Pat Smith, Patricia Solberg, Charles Sortet, Ruth Sortet, Mary Soto Corpuz,Victor Sparks, Don Speechly, Jean Speechly, Mark

Thompson, Alta Tims, Linda Turner, Raymond Tyson, Claudia

Walker, Robert Wallace, Permela Wilcox, Malcolm White, Peggy Wood, Debra Wyatt, Sherri

2/25 – MARDI GRAS or FAT TUESDAY means the last day before LENT begins. 2/26 – ASH WEDNESDAY – beginning of LENT or prepa-ration for EASTER by prayer, penance, repentance of sins, & almsgiving. See SUGGESTIONS below. Daily Rosary - Stations of the Cross – Reading & reflecting on Scriptures. PENANCE Replace 30 minutes of watching TV for 30 minutes of prayer. REPENTANCE OF SIN Receive the Sacrament of RECONCILIATION. ALMSGIVING Give whatever amount you can sacrifice to the Catholic Relief Service RICE BOWL. NOTE to HOMEBOUND: Ask the St. Mary’s Minister to the Sick and Homebound who visits you to arrange for a priest to come to your home to hear your confession. If you would like a RICE BOWL, ask that same Minister to bring one to you. Catholics from age 14+ are required to ABSTAIN from meat

on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays in Lent, except for health considerations.

Catholics over the age of 59 are not required to FAST.

Notable Quotable “Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to

shake us from our lethargy.” ~Pope Francis

CELEBRATE LIFE Please pray for the women in our parish who are with child.

Prayers are a wonderful way to support a mother & her family. Contact Carrie Jones to be added to this list, receive meals, or if

you would like to provide meals & support to these moms. Email Carrie at jonandcarriejones@gmail.com.

Please Pray For: Abby Bautista Alexander, Teresa Fuentez Rocha,

Marisol Aguirre, Adrian Johnson, Kristen Whitaker-Younger, Leah Moore, Ann Marie Graham Williamson,

Ashley Marie Turner Todd, Constance Dettman, Julie Newman Kinsland, Abigail Hernandez

PRAYER FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS:

Dear Father, we ask you to protect the little babies who are being knit together in their mothers’ wombs.

Comfort their mothers and fathers during the time that they are growing and developing. Lord Jesus, give these smallest of persons the strength to come into this world,

to fully participate in your creation. Send your Holy Spirit to infuse their souls with love for you. After long, healthy, and loving lives, bring them

safely home to your heavenly kingdom. Amen.

PARISH EDUCATION

St. Mary’s School For the Scholar For the Spirit

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Catholic Classical Education for the Mind, Body & Spirit

Looking for the best education you can give your child? Then look no further than your own Parish School...St. Mary’s!

We offer an outstanding Catholic Classical curriculum, small class sizes for individual attention, a superior preschool for 2, 3, & 4 year olds, reli-

gion classes, athletics, afterschool activities, summer care, all within a lov-ing, safe environment where the teachers and staff

truly care about your child’s education.

For more information, visit our website: www.stmarysschool.tn.org ~or~ call 731-668-2525

Congratulations to all the winners of the TASL Book-mark Contest! The winner’s entries will now be entered into the State competition.

St. Mary’s School held an All School Retreat for students to spend time growing in their relationship with God.

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