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Saint Jude the Apostle Catholic Church Jacksonville, AR 2017/18 Annual Report
Saint Jude the ApostleCatholic ChurchJacksonville, AR
2017/18 Annual Report
Welcome to St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church! We are located in central Arkansas approximately 15
miles northeast of Little Rock.
We are proud to provide services to the surrounding communities of Jacksonville, Cabot, Ward, Austin,
Vilonia, Sherwood, and Little Rock Air Force Base. Because we are centrally located we also often have
visitors from other cities in the central Arkansas area.
We take pride in our Church, the facilities and programs that we have.
We have very active organizations and Ministries in which you may be involved, and these organizations take
pride in the services that provide to our church and the community.
The Altar and Rosary society is our oldest organization. It supports the parish community and
other organizations throughout the local community.
The Knights of Columbus provide different support and service throughout the church and
community, and follow the standards of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism.
The “Ladies of the Knights” is the auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, and is deeply involved in
charity.
St. Jude’s Catholic Youth Ministry is the “best in Arkansas” and we have received numerous
awards for involvement of our young people. We have two groups for youth ministry: the Jr CYM and SR
CYM. They attend conferences and go on retreats to enhance their religious experience and for self-
awareness and team building.
Other ministries that are available in which you may choose to participate include the following:
Prayer Shawl, Compassion, Choir, Merry, Widow, Bible Study, Queen Bee Quilters, Rosary
Makers, and Superior Saints (seniors).
Be a part of our Church community and get involved in the different activities available to you!
We hope to see you soon!
St. Jude the Apostle
Jacksonville, ArkansasDecree of Erection: Effective November 19, 1966, the territorial limits are
established for St. Jude, the Apostle, Parish, Jacksonville, Arkansas, as follows:
“Beginning at a point in Northeast Pulaski County, where State Highway #5
crosses Kellogg Creek, thence South and East along Kellogg Creek to Overflow
Creek (Kellogg relief), thence South and East to a point where State Highway
#161 intersects this creek. Thence East and North along State Highway #161
intersection of Dudley Hooten Road, thence East along Dudley Hooten Road to
the Lonoke County Line, thence Northward to the North Line of Pulaski County:
thence Westward to the intersection of the Pulaski County Line and State
Highway #5, thence South and West along State Highway #5 to the point of
beginning.
“Together with that portion of Northwest Lonoke County, North of the South line of
the following sections: 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, T4N, R9W, and 34, 35, 36 T4N,
R10W, and 31, ,32, 33 T5N, R10W.”
St. Jude Parish Age Statistics2017/2018
0-2 3-5 6-12 13-18 19-25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66+
21 40 210 216 210 192 262 275 200 411
Unknown Age: 486
St. Jude Parish Vital Statistics2017/18
Deaths 18
Baptisms 35
Adult Confirmations 2
Marriages 9
First Communions 34
Youth Confirmations 30
Children enrolled in PRE 311
Profession of Faith 3
St. Jude Parish Financial Support Summary
Support 2017/18
Sunday/ Holy Day Offerings/SpecialColl.
$648,304.28
Maintenance Collection $80,872.40
Miscellaneous Income $55,632.32
Altar and Rosary Income
TOTAL SUPPORT
$7,638.30
$792,486.62
Saint Jude Parish’s Annual Charitable
Almsgiving
Jacksonville Care Channel: $4,903.49
Fishnet Missions: $3,600.00
Grants to college students: $9,000.00
Ronald McDonald House: providing dinner for 60 people once a month: $1,999.71
Diocesan financial aid: for high school students who attend Catholic High and Mt. St. Mary Academy: $3,336.00
Legend Trek: Scholarship for Saran Modirre and Adja Django Quattara, both 6th grade students in a Catholic school in Mali, Africa: $1,070.00
General Charity: $12,173.69
Seminarian Gifts: $600.00
Compassion Ministry: $1,972.89
Rosary Makers: $57.54
Jericho Way/De Paul USA: $206.00
CASA: $57,631.30
(14% of income)
St. Jude Parish Financial Expense Summary
Operating Expenses 2017/2018
Salaries 119,182.19
Altar and Rosary 11,431.13
Clergy (Priest & Deacons) 42,211.90
Charitable Outreach 37,993.32
Maintenance & Repairs 135,120.52
Utilities 43,795.82
Office Expenses 19,405.99
Education 61,110.48
Payroll Taxes 32,199.86
Diocesan Support 161,323.92
Parish Life 12,349.75
RCIA 3,687.87
Church and Worship 30,617.80
Total 710,040.25
Diocese of Little RockDeposit and Loan Fund
2018
St. Jude Parish Savings 316,953.20
Financial Summary Notes
❖Under each expense line are many subtitles which are too lengthy to list under the financial statement.
❖Church and Worship includes: Bell choir, bulletins and missalettes, Compassion Ministry, flowers, Landings, liturgical supplies, music, nursery, pamphlets, Prayer Shawl Ministry, Parish Life (includes picnics, funeral dinners, RCIA dinners, kitchen supplies), Superior Saints, stewardship envelopes, continuing education for deacons and staff.
❖Maintenance and repairs includes: side walk repair, pew repair, equipment repairs, lawn care, trash pick-up, Adams Pest Control, supplies – such as paint, toilet paper, paper towels, light bulbs, and other necessary maintenance supplies.
❖Diocesan Deposit & Loan Fund (parish savings) is a fund for all parishes in our diocese into which funds not immediately needed by the parishes may be deposited. Interest is paid by the diocese to the parishes with these deposits. Funds deposited are available for parishes with immediate needs to borrow at bargain rates for their projects.
Goals and Projects
❖Drainage improvement behind the rectory and CYM
building
❖Painting the Hall
❖Paint, replace carpet, replace pews with chairs in the
Church
❖ In Progress Family Life Center Capital Campaign
Baptism and the Community
For us as Catholics, baptism is the sign of our unity with Christ’s community and a witness to our desire to be part of the discipleship of Christ. Just as the birth of a child is important to the entire family, so the baptism of the child is important to the entire parish family.
For this reason, the Church suggests that baptism should be celebrated on Sunday so that the members of the parish community can be present. There is also the option of having the baptism after one of the weekend Masses. Either of the three deacons or the pastor may perform baptisms.
At St. Jude, baptisms are traditionally not celebrated during Lent.
We encourage you to schedule your child's baptism three months in advance. We know that this is not always possible, so please do not let time constraints prevent you from contacting us. Baptismal preparation sessions will usually be held monthly for new parents.
To schedule a baptism and to make arrangements for a baptism preparation session, please contact Anne Birmingham at the parish office either by email [email protected] or phone: (501) 982-4891.
Baptism is a beginning! While it can happen only once in a lifetime, it can be renewed over and over again in a person’s life. The baptism of your child is an opportunity to renew your baptismal commitment and celebrate the amazing gift of life that our God shares with us.
In the baptism of infants, parents take responsibility for choosing a
godparent(s) who will serve as good examples for living the Catholic way of
life. It is customary to have two godparents; however, only one is required
for baptism. A godparent may be either male or female, but must be a fully
initiated Roman Catholic (baptized, confirmed, and receiving the Eucharist).
If the godparent is not a registered, active parishioner at St. Jude's, they
must provide a letter from the pastor of the parish where they do practice
their faith stating that they are active, practicing Catholics, and are
registered in that parish.
A Christian of another tradition may be chosen as a Christian witness
provided there is at least one Catholic godparent.
Godparents should be ready to commit the time and personal care to
nurture and support the child and the parent(s). This support should be
ongoing throughout the family’s journey of faith.
Godparents and Sponsors
Parish Religious Education(PRE)
Director: Paula Price
❖Enrollment: Pre-K -12th Grade. 311 Students currently enrolled. There are 32 circle of grace trained Catechists with 7 substitutes who are always willing to help.
❖We pray the Rosary together the first Sunday of each month.
❖PRE Mass is the third Sunday of each month and our offerings of donated food items to go the Jacksonville Care Channel – October, November, January, February, March and May.
❖Reconciliation with Fr. Andy is scheduled one Sunday for each class 3-12th grade.
❖Seminarians: each class writes a different seminarian throughout the year.
First Holy Communion
❖ We have a 2 year Sacramental process. Children must attend first grade PRE class 90% of the year to move on to the second grade in our First Holy Communion class.
❖ First Reconciliation was Tuesday February 6, 2018 after the 6:00 Mass. Reconciliation at 6:30 P.M.
❖ We had a parent meeting on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 9:30am. Our Retreat was on Saturday, April 14,2018. First Holy Communion was Saturday, April 28, 2018 at the 5:00pm Mass. There was a reception with cake and punch served in the parish hall after Mass courtesy of Altar & Rosary.
❖ The Sacrament of Holy Communion is the one of the three Rites l Initiation into the Body of Christ. Here in Saint Jude’s Parish, we believe that Holy Communion is not something we “take,” “get,” or “receive,” but rather something that we become.
❖ This Sacrament is a sign and a cause of our unity as members of Christ’s Body, the Church. Therefore, it is expected and presumed that parents who present their children for full incorporation into the life of the church will have been in regular attendance at Sunday Mass, registered and fully participating in the life of the parish family, as examples for their children.
Confirmation
❖ Confirmation is usually the 3rd sacrament of initiation.
❖ Confirmation is a Sacrament that brings our students into a place of greater appreciation for salvation and the role of the Holy Spirit in their lives.
❖ Confirmation class meets every Sunday for an hour during PRE in the 9th grade classroom. Candidates must have a 90% regular attendance in their 8th Grade class to move up into the Confirmation class.
❖ October 8, 2017 we had a Sponsor/Candidate Mass to introduce our Confirmandi to the Parish.
❖ We have two parent meetings and two sponsor meetings during the year.
❖ There is yearly retreat.
❖ Confirmation took place on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. We had 23 Confirmation Candidates who were confirmed
❖ There is a dinner that follows in the Parish Hall served by the Altar & Rosary Society.
Rite of Christian Initiation for AdultsRCIA
❖The goal of the RCIA program is to guide those who are not Catholic and who are looking to become Catholic, as well as for those Catholics who desire to complete their Sacramental Initiation. This is accomplished through the process of classes, lectures, study, and reading.
❖The lectures cover the basic aspects of the Catholic faith. We strive to dispel the misconceptions that can cause concern for those coming from other faith backgrounds.
❖We begin the year with a lesson on the Mass and continue through lessons on Grace, Sin, Scripture, Tradition and the Seven Sacraments. We teach Catholic ethics and social justice.
❖We provide an hour of instruction and discussion, and finish with a delicious meal. This allows time for building community and asking questions that participants may not want to be addressed in front of the entire class.
❖In 2018, there were a total of 10 people to complete the entire program. We provide all materials needed to follow the lessons, including a Bible, Catechism, and binder handouts.
❖The classes begin meeting in August and continues until May after the Easter Vigil to continue learning about the church. Each class begins at 6:30pm after the 6:00pm Mass.
❖Contact the office for more information or Ann Gallegos 501.352.4880 or email [email protected]
Landings International
Landings, a Paulist Evangelical ministry, is a program designed to invite and welcome home inactive and non-practicing Catholics. Through a 9 week discussion series a group of active Catholics, many of them returnees themselves, joins with returning Catholics to share and explore our faith together. Landings provides a safe harbor, a “Landing place,” where returnees are encouraged to discuss their concerns, ask questions without fear of judgment, and together with active Catholics, grow in their faith and their relationships with Christ and His church.
Landings is a 9 week session that meets during spring on Thursdays at 7:00pm here at St. Jude the Apostle.
Contact: Pat Kaminsky, Landings Coordinator at 501.982.8203 or email [email protected]
Catholic Youth Ministries (CYM)Director: Paula Price
• 9th-12th Grades gather the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. They attend Mass together at 6:00pm, and then begin the meeting at 6:300pm. CYM participates in diocesan events such as– Senior High Youth Rally, Life Chain, Extravaganza, March for Life, Convention, and Search.
• CYM participates in:
• Prayer at an abortion clinic
• Supporting the Rice Depot- they go to the Depot and sort and pack food, bagging rice and other nonperishable items for the hungry.
• Cooking for families at Ronald McDonald House.
• CYM also supports:
• Right to Life March
• St. Joseph’s Helpers Baby Showers to provide needed items for expectant mothers
• “Keenager” Thanksgiving Dinner for senior citizens of our parish
• Child and Christmas Caravan
• Stations of the Cross during Lent
• Contact Person: Paula Price 551.1873 or [email protected]
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JRCYM
• Jr-CYM is intended for all 6th-8th graders.
• Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month.
• We begin our meetings with Mass from 6:00-7:30.
• The meetings last approximately 1 ½ hours.
• We are proud to be Catholic!
• This is a crucial age for both spiritual and social development.
• Our faith in Christ grows deeper as we learn the many ways that we can help others.
• We share our faith within our community by visiting the elderly, praying at the abortion clinic, volunteering at the Rice Depot and Ronald McDonald House, participating in Operation Christmas Child and help clothe the homeless.
• Confidence and self-esteem sky-rocket when we are able to interact with others within our own age group who share our religious beliefs and principles.
• We allow many opportunities for our youth to grow in Christ by providing a safe, interactive atmosphere such as Jr High Spectacular, movie nights, Church Bazaar, participating in parades, and different parties throughout the year.
• This is a fun way for young teens to grow in Christian fellowship with their peers while learning more about their Catholic faith.
• We write letters to our pen pals in the African country of Mali.
• Contact person: Toni Fredricks 501-422-8543 or [email protected]
Vacation Bible SchoolDirector: Paula Price
Maker Fun Factory (theme, 2018)
(coming year July 8-12, 2019)
Each Day begins in the Parish Hall
Children ages 4-12
PRE K- 6th Grade. Classes are moved through different activities daily from 9am until noon.
We start our day all together with music and then we have schedules every 30 minutes from crafts, movie, outside play, classroom activity, and snack. We end the week with a celebration for all the parents too see
and then we have a BBQ on the Friday at noon
We had 55 participants and 30 volunteers .
Held during the month of July
Altar and Rosary Society
Purpose: to serve the Parish, the Pastor, and to care for the material needs pertaining to the Sanctuary and Sacristy. Altar and Rosary is open to ALL ladies of the parish. Activities include:
Help with receptions for RCIA, Reconciliation, and First Holy Communion.
Helping with funeral lunches.
Supporting the Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center.
Supporting the Angel Tree at Christmas.
Providing candles for the church.
Maintaining small religious articles gift shop.
Having fundraisers such as bake sales & breakfasts to raise money.
For more information, please contact:
Wanda Ford 504.319.2289 or [email protected]
Knights of Columbus
St. Jude Council #11604 and 4th degree assembly #2642
Established in the summer of 1995 with an initial cadre of 30 dedicated men. Over the past 17 years, the Council has grown to over 200 members who have dedicated themselves to the four cornerstones that the Knights were built upon: Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism. Outstanding leadership led to the contribution of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of service time to the poor, persons with disabilities, religious vocations and various church, community, council, family, youth and pro-life activities. In 2008, Holy Family parish on Little Rock AFB joined our ranks as a Knights of Columbus roundtable.
Meeting time for the for all 1st degree knights and above: 1st Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm at Knights of Columbus Hall located at : 104 First Street, Jacksonville, Arkansas.
4th degree meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00pm.
For more information about becoming a Knight of Columbus contact:
Grand Knight or Financial Secretary
Greg Deen 501.231.9391 John Hertzog 501.843.825
Ladies of the Knights• Membership is open to wives, sisters, and daughters (over 18 years of age) of Knights of Columbus, living and deceased. The ladies meet the 1st
Wednesday of every month beginning with a group meal with the Knights at 7:00pm in the Knights of Columbus Hall at 106 North First Street in Jacksonville.
• We hold an Oktoberfest with the Knights with music, dancing, and German food.
• Our major fundraiser is a Christmas bake sale at the parish hall. Our proceeds support on a rotating monthly basis Lonoke County Safe Haven, a unit at North Little Rock VA, seminarians, and other projects we deem important.
• President and contact person: Cindy Marion 501.834.2978 or email:[email protected]
St Jude’s Seniors
Superior Saints are the senior citizens of our parish.
We have a lunch once a month for the seniors and all seniors are invited to attend. Some meals are potlucks and others are provided by the church.
The seniors are able to get out and meet people with the same interest.
Some of the seniors are on a fixed income and this provides an opportunity for them to get out and socialize.
The luncheon provides a variety of different types of food which the seniors may not be able to try without this function.
The speakers and entertainment are of interest to the people who attend.
Two $15.00 door prizes are given away at each luncheon, which may provide some essentials for the winner that they might not otherwise be able to afford.
Contact person: Donna Aldrich – 501.982.3208 or email [email protected]
Music Ministry Adult Choir
Among the many signs and symbols used by the Church to celebrate its faith, music is of preeminent importance. As sacred song united to words it forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy.
5:00pm Choir is a contemporary choir and practices on Wednesday evenings from 5-6:30.. Contact: Denise Gregory at 501.605.2431 or email [email protected].
8:00am Choir is a Traditional and contemporary and uses hymns accompanied by piano/keyboard. Practice on (most) Wednesdays at 7:30pm and warm-up practices on Sunday mornings at 7:30am. Contact: Patricia Goodman at 988.025 or email [email protected]
11:00am Choir welcomes anyone interested in participating. Practices are held on Tuesday at 7:00pm. Contact: Patty Rice or email [email protected]
St. Jude’s adult handbell choir practices on Sunday from 9:20-10:30. They perform 3-4 times a year, especially at Christmas and Easter and play at two nursing homes in Cabot. You do not need to know how to read music! Contact: Ann Razer at 501.834.0648.
Compassion MinistryThe Compassion Ministry’s Mission exists to meet the physical and spiritual needs of members of the parish who are homebound because of illness, age, or disability. Contact the office for more information 501.982.4891 or email [email protected]
This ministry contains the following teams:
❖Eucharistic Ministry Team: to bring the Eucharist to those who are unable to attend Mass on a regular basis.
❖Sunshine Team: who send out cards to the sick/homebound/elderly on a regular basis.
❖Home Visit Teams: who routinely visit the homebound parishioners.
❖Hospital Team: who visit those who are hospitalized to let them know that the parish is praying for them.
❖Prayer Shawl Team: the making of a prayer shawl is a spiritual practice which embodies our thoughts and prayers for the receiver. It is a gift freely given with no strings attached. Made in prayer, as prayer, for prayer, the shawls are passed on hand-to-hand and heart-to-heart.
