Second Sunday of Lent March 1, 2015

2403 MCARTHUR DRIVE · JACKSONVILLE AR 72076

Mass Times

Tuesday/Wednesday 6:30pm Thursday/Friday 8:00am Funeral Masses will take the place of daily Masses. Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am,11:00am 2:00pm Spanish Mass Holy Days: Vigil 7:00pm Holy Day: 8:00am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00pm—4:30pm Or by appointment Baptism To schedule a baptism and to make arrangements for a baptism preparation session (required for all) please contact the parish office at 982.4891. Please check our website (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments” for some very important information! Marriage In addition to some critically important steps noted on our p a r i s h w e b s i t e (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments,” our Diocese has set a required period of at least six months of preparation between setting a wedding date and the wedding ceremony itself. Please check our website and call the office (982.4891) before setting any dates or making any plans.

Welcome to

Welcome! If you are a visitor to St. Jude’s, we want you to know you are welcome!!

Office Hours 8:30am-4:30pm Monday through Friday

Pastor Fr. Andy Smith 982-4891

Deacons: Deacon Mike Alberson 982.1917 Deacon Max Elliott 412.4974 Deacon Ernie Gallegos 352.4881

DRE Paula Price 551.1873 stjudesdre@yahoo.com Secretary Nita Shaw 982.4891 parishsecretary@stjudejax.com Assistant/Bulletin Coordinator Anne Birmingham 982.4891 office@stjudejax.com RCIA Ann Gallegos 352.4880 amgdesign@centurylink.net

Readings for the Week of March 1, 2015

Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk

9:2-10

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28

Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31

Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/1 Cor 1:22-

25/Jn 2:13-25

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Sunday, March 1 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Mary Maureen Brown+ 2:00pm Mass Priest’s Intention Tuesday, March 3 6:30pm Mass Margaret Frances Marczuk+ Wednesday, March 4 6:30 Mass Royal Shoup+ Thursday, March 5 8:00am Mass Mary Maureen Brown+ Friday, March 6 8:00am Mass Helen Keller Quinney+ Saturday, March 7 5:00pm Mass Duane & Therese Meyer+

Monday, March 2 7:00 pm Choir Practice 7:00 pm Small Faith Group Tuesday, March 3 6:30 pm Scouts 7:00pm Scripture Class Wednesday, March 4 10:00am Scripture Class 5:30 pm Choir Practice 7:00 pm RCIA — Reconcilliation– Fr. Andy Smith 7:00 Faith Chats Friday, March 6 6:00pm Stations of the Cross

Celebration: Come Celebrate the Perpetual Adoration Chapel of Our Lady of Fatima 15th Anniversary: March 5-8. Eucharistic Miracles of the World International Vatican Exhibition February 28th —March 11 2015 at McGinnis Hall 900 West Cross St.

Benton Ar. Check out the flyers on the bulletin board in the vestibule. For more information call: Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church 501-315-5186

S A I N T S A N D S P E C I A L O B S E R V A N C E S

M A S S E S F O R T H E W E E K

W E E K L Y E V E N T S

ORGANIZATIONS Altar & Rosary Rita Strickland 835.9785 CYM Paula Price 551.1873 JRCYM Stephanie Farinelli 628.1930 Knights of Columbus Dale Olivo 590.4629 Ladies of the Knights Theresa Truscello 835.5557 Senior Citizen Donna Aldrich 772.2098

Tuesday March 3: St. Katharine Drexel Wedenesday March 4: St. Casimir Saturday March 7: Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

Please pray for our Seminarians, Alex Smith and Vince Kozlowski, and all Diocesan Seminarians. Please also keep Judith Timmerman, Novice at St. Scholastica, in your prayers.

Women’s Retreat: Location: Christ the King Little Rock Topic: The Way of the Rabbi Speaker: Rose Sweet Date: March 14th For more information: 501-225-6774 or gdonaldson@ctklr.org More information on Bulletin Board in Vestibule. Bring a Friend!

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Prayer List

Spencer Aydeot, William Alberson, Kathy Bajorek, Robert Barrett, , Rayeigh Butrand, Michael Carter, John Claude, Elisabeth Cory, John Davitt, Emily Downs, Sherry Duncan, Danny Epley, Karen Fletcher, Bill Garner, Misty Gay Betty Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Susan Hall, Mike Hargrove, Helmut Herm, Charles Henning, Hibbard Family, Harold Higgins, Bobby Hough, Louise Hubbard, James Hunt, Dylan Jeffrey, Mickey Kamer, Rudy Kurz, Norma Laberdee, Carla Lewis, Joan Lowry, Jean Luman, Joshua Luker, Sharon Mayes, Sandra Morris, Doris Medway, Carol Miller, Bob Nawrocki, Jeffery Nordmeyer, Bridget Vickers-Norton, Tom Pack, J. W. Palmer, Cathryn Pentecost, Helen Piazza, Mary Pickels, Benjamin Ramirez, Randy Rhodd, Jerry Robbins, Dawn Robnett, Mary Robnett, Louise Ross, Beverly Saltz, John Sellars, Ethel Seward, Linda Seidl, Jeremy Sheeran, Tina Simone, Maria Stewart, Patsy Strode, Verna Thompson, Maureen Wilmoth, Otis Wilson, Sandy Yoerger.

S T E W A R D S H I P

February 15 5:00pm: 261 8:00am: 356 11:00am: 309 2:00pm: 88

CARE CHANNEL REQUESTS

Sick or Homebound If you have a family member who is ill or in the hospital or homebound who would like to receive communion, please have a family member call the office at 982.4891 and we will arrange for one of our many wonderful people to come and visit and bring communion.

P R E

Care Channel is requesting whatever you find on special or have a coupon for!

A T T E N D A N C E

Are you looking for a Lenten project and can knit or crochet? St. Vincent Hospice is in need of lap robes for their in resident patients. Please consider making a few lap robes to comfort those who are less fortunate

than us. For more information please call the office

“Children’s Church” is held during the 11:00 Mass

New to our Parish? If you are new to our parish, we would like to welcome you into our community. Please pick up a registration form on the table by the bulletin board, call the office, or register online at stjudejax.com.

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Ronald McDonald House is in need of volunteers to cook and serve a home cooked meal every second Saturday

of the month. Please contact Kerstin Gates at 501.993.6035 or email Jetzfan@comcast.net for available times and information.

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If you are not getting the EMAIL

BLAST on Friday please email us at

office@stjudejax.com with your

name and email.

February 15: Stewardship $9,609.69 Church Central and Eastern Europe: $1,992.42 The regular parish budget for 2014/2015 anticipates a weekly offering of approximately $10,523.09 for the regular operation of the ministry of St. Jude’s. May God continue to bless you for your faithful stewarship.

Prayer for Missionaries in America Dear Lord, We pray for those who work among poor and

isolated communities across America, bearing witness to

the life of Christ in a thousand different ways. Give them

wisdom, courage and joy in their generous ministry. AMEN

Welcome to St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church · Jacksonville AR 72076

CYCLE B MARCH 1, 2015

2nd Sunday of Lent

"Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but

Jesus alone with them." Peter, James, and John must have been

in a bit of spiritual shock. What a strange thing had just

happened! They had witnessed Jesus, their teacher and friend,

start glowing in his "dazzling white" clothes while engaging in

conversation with two holy dead men. Then, a voice from the

sky declared that Jesus was God's son. This was not natural. It

was supernatural. These three chosen apostles were given a

glimpse into the divine nature of their leader. They were shown

something that no one else had a chance to see until after the

Resurrection: Jesus in all of his glory. But this vision was short-

lived. It suddenly disappeared and then Jesus instructed his

friends to keep it quiet until "the Son of Man had risen from the

dead."

Perhaps we can relate in some small way to this Transfiguration

experience. Perhaps there has been a time or two in our lives

when we have had a spiritual experience, when we experienced

God's healing, felt his mercy, or knew his presence was real.

But then, maybe it went away. For most of us, we don't spend

the majority of our time "on the mountaintop" with these

"dazzling" insights into who God is. Rather, we tend to walk a

journey that is shrouded by mystery and dependent upon faith.

At times, we may even second-guess the spiritual experiences

of our past once they have "disappeared." Possibly Peter,

James, and John wondered if it had all been a crazy illusion. But

when the Resurrection happened, they knew it was all for real.

As we await the Resurrection this Lent, may we have the faith

to believe that Jesus really has touched our lives and that he

can lead us to eternal life.

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D E P L O Y E D

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Please help us keep our list of deployed up to date. Major Mary Hrynyk Lacy, LT Kevin Irvin, Michael Melcher,

CPT Michael Reber, SGT Jefferson Davis, FSA Nicole Sanders, Spec. Daniel Kaup, LT Gary Spier, A1C Amber

Nutsel, NS Benjamin Thompson, LTCOL Robin Neumeier, John Schofield, SFC Brian Ellis, Anthony

Krause, firefighter

Spring 40 Days for Life Prayer Campaign

LITTLE ROCK WILL NOT HOST A 40 DAYS

FOR LIFE THIS SPRING, BUT THE

NATIONAL EVENT NEEDS PRAYERS FOR

ITS SUCCESS.

Focus this spring in Little Rock will be on

renewed efforts to build up Christ’s

army of prayer warriors to keep vigil,

not just for 40 days at a time, but

throughout the year. The first campaign here in 2008 resulted in

a small group of people who asked “Why stop now?” Many

babies’ lives have been saved through the prayers offered on the

sidewalk at the abortion clinic, but more people and prayers are

needed. Dozens of lives are ended each week in our community;

is God asking you to join us? For just one hour a week? All lives

matter and the tragedy of abortion must end. For more

information call Marsha Boss 960-5051.

Melvin Ramirez works as a coffee farmer in Nicaragua. Though

challenging, he and his family got by-until a disease killed

Melvin’s plants. With no coffee to sell, he couldn’t put food on

the table.

Catholic Relief Services is helping farmers like Melvin protect

and diversify their crops. Now, Melvin’s family has a bountiful

farm and a more secure future.

Learn more at www.CatholicCharitiesUSA.org

SEARCH #136 RETREAT

Registrations are now being accepted for Search #136, a

retreat for juniors and seniors in high school to get to know

themselves better, deepen their friendship with Christ, and

find support in living out their faith. Search#136 will be

held at St. John Center, Little Rock, April 17-19, 2015. The

fee is $120.00. For more information and registration

forms visit our website at: http://www.dolr.org/sites/

default/files/documents/search-136.pdf

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Catholic Charities of Arkansas seeks an Office Administrator to

coordinate maintenance, security, procurement, scheduling,

and grant processes. Position requires a bachelor’s degree,

excellent written and oral communication skills with bilingual

English-Spanish preferred, and the ability to manage multiple

projects. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Patrick

Gallaher, Executive Director, Catholic Charities of Arkansas,

2500 N. Tyler, Little Rock, AR 72207, or email to

pgallaher@dolr.org

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There is a new study being offered

starting March 1st TODAY!!

The Psalms: The Prayer of the Church

Bill Keaton will be facilitaing, please join

him Sunday morning in the CYM room

during PRE (9:20-10:30)

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING! In an effort to give practical help to married and engaged couples to live out the teaching of the Church, a short course on NFP begins every month across the Diocese. For more information/registration, visit www.ccli.org or email Paul and Alicia Osborn nfp@csalr.org

*** Ignatian Retreat Opportunity—Deepen your friendship with the Lord in sacred stillness & quiet. Experience an Ignatian Silent Directed Retreat at St. John’s Center, Little Rock. The retreat begins Thursday, March 19 with dinner at 6:00pm and ends Sunday, March 22 after lunch. A cost of $300.00 includes 3 nights accommodations, 9 meals, and daily individual sessions with a retreat director. For details see the flier on bulletin board or contact the Office of Faith Formation at 501.664.0340 ext. 323. Registration forms are available at www.dolr.org. Limited spaces available.

*** Photo Contest:Any photographer in Arkansas can enter their

photo of a local Catholic church or institution for a chance to be

featured on the cover of the 2016 Diocese of Little Rock

diretory. Arkansas Catholic sponsors the annual cover photo

contest. The contest entry deadline is March 20,2015. Complete

rules and an entry form are available on the Arkansas Catholic

website, arkansas-catholic.org. For more information call Emily

Roberts at (501) 664-0125 or email eroberts@dolr.org.

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CENTRAL DEANERY HIGH SCHOOL TUITION AID FUND

school year 2015-16

The High School Tuition Aid Fund was established by the

parishes of the Central Deanery to financially assist registered,

active and qualifying parish families who are unable to pay the

full tuition cost for Catholic High School for Boys and Mount

Saint Mary Academy. Applications are now available at the

Parish Church office. Applications must be submitted to the

Parish Office for pastoral approval no later than Thursday, April

23, 2015. IN addition, all families seeking tuition assistance from

the Central Deanery High School Tuition Aid Fund must apply

online with FACTS Tuition Grant and Aid (https://

online.factsmgt.com/aid) by April 23, 2015 before Central

Deanery High School Tuition Assistance Applications can be

considered for processing. (An application fee per family for

processing FACTS Applications will apply). Call the Church

Finance Office with any questions.

Come and see what’s new in our religious articles cabinet!!

Bingo is played the first and third Saturdays of each month at theKnights of Columbus Hall.

Please do not forget your donations to St. Joseph’s Helpers. They are in need of bottles, baby ointment , towels and washcloths.

EASTER’S COMING INVITE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME HOME

Are you a Catholic who has been away from the Church?

Do you know someone who is away and want them to

come home? No matter how long you have been away for

whatever reason, we invite you to consider renewing your

relationship with Christ and His church through

“LANDINGS”. LANDINGS is a 9-week series designed to

Welcome Back Catholics who have been away. If you are

searching or know someone who is, consider LANDINGS.

Begins March 12th. For more information call 982-4891 or

see our website

www.stjudejax.com

Pre-Registration is required

Senior Potluck will be held

March 2, 2015 at 11:30am in

the Parish Hall. This will be a

regular potluck with A-H

bringing dessert, I-O

casseroles & P-Z salads. We will be playing bingo so bring

your white elephant gift wrapped. There will be two door

prizes. All seniors are welcome.

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There are two individuals who need

rides from Cabot to church. Please

contact the church if you can help

them out.

D I O C E S E N E W S