FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 18, 2018

C H U R C H O F

Weekend Masses Saturday ................................................ 4:30 PM Sunday .................................8:30 and 10:30 AM Weekday Masses Mon. thru Fri ........................................ 7:15 AM Wed. (Sep.-May) All School ............... 9:45 AM Saturday ............................................... 8:00 AM Holy Days ......................... 7:15 AM & 5:30 PM Eucharistic Adoration Monday 5:00 AM to Friday 8:00 PM Baptisms By appointment Sacrament of Reconciliation by appointment or Saturday .................................... 3:30 to 4:00 PM Marriage (available to parishioners of 6 months or greater). Arrangements must be made at least 9 months before proposed marriage date. Anointing of the Sick, as announced/requested Contact Information Parish Office ................................ 651-771-1209 Fax ......................................... 651-771-3466 Website ................ www.stjerome-church.org Email. ........... secretary@stjerome-church.org FB ....... www.facebook.com/stjeromecatholic School. ........................................ 651-771-8494 Fax ......................................... 651-771-3466 Website .................. www.stjeromeschool.org Kids’ Korner Daycare……..…….651-771-1023 Pastoral Staff Fr. Cletus Basekela ................................... Pastor Administrative Staff Joanne Lamb ............................. Parish Secretary Music Mary Beth Hess .......................... Music Director Faith Formation Shelly Berthiaume ..... Religious Ed Coordinator Monica Broz ................................. Confirmation Geralyn Broderick ..................... Sunday School School Anne Gattman ...................................... Principal Nancy McGraw ....................... School Secretary Victim Assistance Hotline………....651-291-4475

380 E. Roselawn Avenue Maplewood, MN 55117

St. Jerome

Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;

teach me your paths. — Psalm 25:4

St. Jerome’s Catholic Church Maplewood, MN

PRINCIPAL’S CORNER

COVENANT PEOPLE

“I will be your God and you will be my peo-ple,” that is how God Himself explains the spe-cial relationship He would like to have with

His people. For generations and genera-tions, people offered prayers and animal sacrifices on a regular basis as a way to live their faithfulness to God. The real and final covenant be-tween God and His people was sealed when Jesus offered Himself on the cross as the Lamb of sacrifice, and this way Jesus was replacing all the sacrifices of the Old Testament and was even becoming in the Eucharist our food for the journey. Your personal covenant with God was sealed the day of your baptism and many times in your life you will be re-minded of this covenant in various ways: a special spiritual season as the one we have started, Lent; the renewal of your baptism vows; your confession with the act of contrition; your participation in the masses; your own efforts for conver-sion. . . . Fr. Cletus

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Call 651-771-1023 with any questions or just stop on by. Hope to see you soon!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: 1 Pt 5:1-4; Ps 23:1-3a, 4-6; Mt 16:13-19 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116:10, 15-19; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

Warm greetings from St. Jerome School!

Registration is Open for the 2018-19 School Year. Please help us spread the word about our gem of a school. We have Welcome Wednesdays coming up for interested families to tour and meet with our principal. Dates for Welcome Wednes-days: Wednesday, February 21 from 8:30-9:30am, March 14 from 8:30-9:30am and March 28 from 1-2pm.

Candy Sales Our students will be selling World’s Famous Chocolate Bars beginning Monday, 2/5. Please support them if they catch you after Mass.

We hear about the Karen families joining our school. Who are the Karen?

Our families are part of the Sgaw Karen community that makes their church home at St. Casimir. The Karen people are originally from the Karen State of Burma. Burma has suffered civil war, political oppression and ethnic conflict since the 1950’s. Our families came to the United States after spend-ing many years in refugee camps in Thailand. Karen people traditionally place a high value on educa-tion. Our families report their number one reason for coming to the US is to help their chil-dren be well educated.

The Franciscan Brothers of Peace are supportive of this Karen community. We are excited to help these families and children reach their goals of a Catholic education. Stay tuned for more information on this community and cul-ture! Gratefully, Anne Gattman, Principal

“Stinky Cheese Man” Middle School Musical

Thursday, February 22 ~ Dress Rehearsal, 130pm

Friday, February 23, 7:00pm Saturday, February 24, 6:00pm Sunday, February 25, 2:00pm

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 18, 2018

WELCOME TO THE CHURCH OF ST. JEROME

The Church of St. Jerome would like to wel-come all visitors and anyone who has recently moved into our community. We invite you to become members of our parish. If you are interested in joining our parish or have any

questions, please contact the parish office at 771-1209.

RITE OF SENDING This weekend our catechu-mens: Kevin, Kimberly, and Christina Zorobi will be recog-nized for the progress they have made in their spiritual formation. They seek the assurance of our blessings and prayers as they go forth for recognition by Archbishop Hebda Sunday afternoon at the Cathedral.

BAPTISM Congratulations to Carter Kern, son of Joe and Stacy Kern, who was baptized last weekend.

TRY SOMETHING NEW IN 2018 Need something new to do in 2018, how about becoming our Fall Festival chair? Contact the parish office to get started.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus

June 25-29, 9am to noon Cost: $35 per child

Registration forms can be found on-line at stjerome-church.org

Congratulations to

Father Ken Ludescher who celebrates 57 years of

ordination on Monday. (2-19-1961)

ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUATION CLASSES Please join us on Tuesday’s at 1pm in the lower church. The first class is Tues Feb. 20th. Everyone is welcome and its FREE. Lent is a time to renew our baptismal commitment to die more completely to sin so as to rise to share more fully in the life of Jesus! Therefor there will be classes on “The Seven Deadly Sins and the Seven Lively Virtues” by bish-op Robert Barron. Our Catholic Church teaches that best way to overcome sins is to practice the opposite vir-tue.

April 21 Get your tickets now for our spring fundraiser . Tickets are $25 and can be purchased in the school office. DONATIONS WANTED: Can you donate or do you know of a business that can donate to our silent auction. • Gift cards • Goods or services • Monetary contributions to offset the cost of holding the

event • You can buy Scrip cards and donate them back to the

school. We will buy items for the silent auction. Questions or if you can help: events@stjeromeschool.org

“STATIONS OF THE CROSS” with Mystery Soup Supper

Join us this Thursday, Feb. 22 Stations are at 5:30.

This week’s Mystery Soup Supper will be hosted by the

Liturgy Committee

SCRIP

Scrip (gift cards) are sold after all the weekend masses in Ludescher Hall. We have gift cards for all your shopping needs, especially gas and grocery cards.

Please support the school.

TYPO IN THE NEWSLETTER The correct time for the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil ser-vices is 7:30. The purple schedule is correct.

Monday 7:15am Poor Souls Tuesday 7:15am John Burns Wednesday 7:15am Bernard Tschida 9:45am Sue Connolly (living) Thursday 7:15am Bob Trusler Friday 7:15am Mary Helmueller Saturday 8:00am Al Nieters 4:30pm Don Kortus Sunday 8:30am Members of the Parish 10:30am Helen Zappa

PARISH EVENT CALENDAR Feb 19-25

MASS INTENTIONS

Monday President’s Day School and Parish office closed Fr. Ken’s Anniversary of Ordination 6:15pm Self Defense class (gym) 6:30pm Religious Education Tuesday 1:00pm Adult Education classes Wednesday 12:00pm Deanery Meeting (L.H) 6:30pm Choir practice Thursday 5:30pm Stations 6:00pm Soup Supper 7:00pm Liturgy committee -church Friday 8:00am Cleaning Angels 2:00pm Stations Saturday Sunday 2nd Sunday of Lent 6:00pm Confirmation

Art & Phyllis Arnold, Kevin Broderick, Spencer Cardinal, Sue Connolly, Sara Cook, Marilyn Cun-ningham, Cathy Deiman, Kirk Duellman, Tom Du-ellman, Al Galbraith, Salvatrice Gambino, Mary Heller, David Hendricks, Clarice Holthaus, Brian Homeier, Eugene Kaufhold, Lily Kehler, Robert &

Mary Klutzke, Denny Kron, Marvella Lackner, Steve Lauinger, Mary Laumeyer, Irene Ling, RoseMarie Manders, Dorothy May-er, Patrick McGuigan, Chad McLellan, Edward Lunzer, Minnie McMonigal, Judy Morrison, Nolan Mullaney, Graham Murphy, Greg Negard, Lorraine Pojar, Shannon Presler, Patrick Roth, Danny Rothbauer, David Schluender, Michelle Schoenecker, Donald Seiberlich Jr., Gene Skok, Keith Smith, Ava Swift, Tony Swift, Nancy Valento, Evelyn Virnig, Greg Votel, Betty Waschbusch, Jeremy Wegleitner, Theresa Wilkes, Kevin Yackel, Lorraine Youngbauer

PRAY FOR US

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION A Permanent adorer is needed Wed. at 6 p.m. Temporary adorers are needed until April for the following hours: Mon 9am Thurs10am and 2pm, and Friday 11am

For more information or to commit to an hour, please call Lor-raine at 772-2997.

FR. LUDESCHER LAMP will burn this week in prayer for

Audrey Duellman

LITURGICAL ROLES Feb 19-25

Schedules can also be found at www.stjerome-church.org (calendars/schedules)

Contributions for the week of

Feb. 11, 2018

Weekly Contribution: $6356.00

Please consider adding the Church of St. Jerome to your will.

SERVERS: Wed., Fri. G. Cook & S. Cook Tues., Thurs, Sat. Jo. Knauss & M. Holzemer

Sat. 4:30 pm J. Falk & A. Wilhelm Sun. 8:30 am T. Hannigan & Guy Cardinal 10:30 am J. Akoh & Ch. Bergthold CANDLE BEARERS: Sat. 4:30 pm J. Weakley Sun. 8:30 am D. Hannigan & A. Cardinal 10:30 am B. & E. Akoh CROSS BEARERS: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:30 am C. Cardinal 10:30 am EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Sat. 4:30 pm S. Kuglin, I. Schreier, S. Rooney Sun. 8:30 am Y. Clintsman, N. Valento, B. Cardinal 10:30 am T. Zappa, R. Klutzke, T. Petersen LECTORS: Sat. 4:30 pm J. Dostalek Sun. 8:30 am K. Faschingbauer 10:30 am M. Ahles $CRIP SELLERS: Sat. 4:30 pm R. Schreier & T. Testen Sun 8:30 am A. Kennedy 10:30 am M. Petersen, & H. Younce

CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL 2018 If you have not already done so, please fill out your 2018 pledge form and drop it in the plate or mail it directly to the CSAF pro-cessing center using the prepaid envelope you received in the mail from the CSAF. Thank you so much for your continued support of the Catholic Services Appeal! The 18 Collective Ministries served by the Catholic Services Appeal are: American Indian Ministry, Hospital Chaplains, Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women (ACCW), High School Scholarships, Campus Ministry – Newman Center Marriage, Family and Life, Campus Ministry – Saint Paul’s Outreach, Parishes, Catholic Charities, Prison Chaplains, Deaf Ministry, Saint John Vianney College Seminary, Elementary School Subsidies and Scholarships, The Saint Paul Seminary, Evangelization and Catechesis, Venezuelan Mission, Latino Ministry , Rachel’s Vineyard Twin Cities