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MARCH 15, 2020 • THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
902 East 9th Street • Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Saints
Peter & Paul C AT H O L I C C H U R C H
AND SCHOOL
Established 1872
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Roman Catholic Community of Christians called to be a priestly people, a household of faith, a temple of the Holy Spirit, a beacon of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apos-tolic Church shining for Jesus Christ in the heart of Christian County.
Rev. Fr. Richard Meredith, Pastor [email protected]
Rev. Fr. Michael Charles Abiero, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Permanent Deacon, Mr. Tim Barnes [email protected] Permanent Deacon, Mr. Roberto Cruz [email protected] Permanent Deacon, Mr. Trinidad Soriano Permanent Deacon, Dr. Bill Sweet [email protected] PARISH OFFICE PHONE: (270) 885-8522 PARISH FAX: (270) 885-5296 PARISH WEBSITE: www.stsppchurch.org DIOCESAN WEBSITE: www.owensborodiocese.org VATICAN WEBSITE: www.vatican.va PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 8:00AM-12 NOON • 1:00 PM-4:00 PM MONDAY – FRIDAY
SCHOOL TELEPHONE: (270) 886-0172 SCHOOL FAX: (270) 887-9924 SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.stsppschool.org
Tru†h Radio WSPP 93.5 FM (Local Catholic Radio)
Saints Peter and Paul Assistance: 270-886-6027
Saints Peter and Paul Thrift Store: 270-632-1037 Store Hours M-F 10:00 am-3:00 pm. SECOND SATURDAY OF MONTH 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
MEMBERSHIP IN THE PARISH We give a sincere welcome to all new families moving into our Parish. Please register with the Parish Office as soon as possible. Families who plan to move from our parish
community are asked to let us know.
MASS SCHEDULE Saturday evening ..................................... 5:00 PM Sunday .................................. 8:00 AM, 10:30 AM Misa en Español .............. 2:00 PM, 10:30 PM Monday - Saturday ................................ 8:00 AM Wednesday .......................................... 5:30 PM Thursday (en Español) ............................5:30 PM
SS PETER & PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH, HOPKINSVILLE, KY
The Catholic Church teaches that the sexual abuse of any person is a grave moral evil. To report any instance of sexual abuse by anyone
acting in the name of the Catholic Church, (priests, deacon, employee or volunteer), please call the Diocesan Pastoral Assistance Coordina-tor, using the dedicated confidential phone-line (270-852-8380) as well as the Diocesan web site (www.owensborodiocese.org/safe).
† SACRAMENTS † † Reconciliation: Confessions will be heard Saturday from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and Wednesday at 4:30 PM. Confessions will be heard any time by appointment.
† Baptism: Baptismal Preparation Class - Our next class will be Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 4:00 pm. Please call the Parish Office to register.
† Marriage: Contact the Office six months prior to the desired date.
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Parish Pastoral Council
Lana Bastin, Administration ...…...……...…[email protected] Stephanie Blankenberger, Principal…[email protected] Jan Buckner, Family Life ....…………[email protected] Dee Dailey, Vice Chair & Worship..……[email protected] Libby Downs, Pastoral Associate ..….…….…[email protected] Hilda Gonzalez, Social Concerns.………. [email protected] Fran Marko, Secretary ………….……………[email protected] Morgan Murray, Chair & Spiritual Life…..….……[email protected] Robert Tyree, Education….……………[email protected]
PARISH OFFICE Tom Buehrle ([email protected])….........................Director Of Stewardship Brenda Chaudoin ([email protected])....……..…. Parish Office Mgr. Libby Downs ([email protected])............................Pastoral Associate
Leigh Ann Johnson ………………….………Parish Assistance Coordinator Steve Kinnard ([email protected])...……….Maintenance Foreman Angie Phillips ([email protected])…………….....Thrift Store Mgr. Mayra Tirado ([email protected])…………Hispanic Ministry Asst. Sue Wassmer([email protected])............................Parish Secretary Dan Wilkinson([email protected])………...Parish Music Director
SCHOOL OFFICE
Stephanie Blankenberger
([email protected])….......School Principal Jaime Embry ([email protected])…………….….. Reception/SCRIP Jennifer Groves ([email protected])………….…. School Secretary
MINISTRY TO THE SICK
Please notify the Parish Office upon admission of a family member into any hospital or nursing home. Any parishioner who is ill or infirm may request anointing by calling the Parish
Office, 270-885-8522.
PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
This is a devotion whereby members of the parish unite in tak-ing hours of Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament dur-ing the day and throughout the night, seven days a week. (Code required.) There is a regular schedule of adorers but all are welcome to stop in for a visit. Parishioners are encouraged to sign up for a scheduled weekly Adoration time. Please con-tact Bill & Jenny Rush at 270-885-2888, if you are interested in adopting an hour or if you can be a substitute or prayer partner Available hours: Sunday 12am, Monday 2am & 4 pm, Wednesday 2am, Thursday 5 pm & 6 pm, Saturday 1am, 9 pm & 10 pm. Need prayer partners Tuesday 9am & Saturday 9 pm. Please help!!
School News Thanks so much to the following businesses for donating items for our Casino Royale!
Griffin’s Studio • Bart & Melissa Cayce • Enhance the Aesthetic • Cayce Mill Supply • Dr. Kaleb Greene • Bob & Lana Bastin • Charlie’s Wine & Spirits • Herb Hays • Hopkinsville Parks & Recreation • Maddux-Fuqua-Hinton Funeral Home • Place One • Todd’s Jewelry • Eric & Jaime Embry • Charlie & Laura Fiscella • Suzanne Cotthoff-Matilda Jane • Hoptown Hoppers • Will Bry-an • Jennifer Groves-Red Aspen • Pennyroyal Arts Coun-cil • NFL-Maggie Jorgensen • All Bark, No Bite • Top Nails • Michelle Langhi-PURE • The Jewelry Box • Marcy Stevens • Calhoun Pool & Hearth • Becks Hybrids-Tony & Thomas Folz • Southern States • Tom & Julie Folz • Wyndham Garden Inn • Bastin Optometric • Bed & Bis-cuit • Studio 3S • Philip Garnett • Hopkinsville Christian County Chamber of Commerce • Hopkinsville Fire De-partment • Casey Jones Distillery • Gracious Me • City of Hopkinsville • Heidi Wheeler • Creations by Tammy • Sunbelt Rentals • Brad Hewell • The Trophy House • Fr. Richard Meredith • Teachers of SPPS • Parents of SPPS
Plant 3 Reward Trip Fun!
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“the scrutinies are meant to uncover, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect: to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong and good.” Later at our Thursday sessions, we will hand over the Creed to our elect, which they will proclaim at the Easter vigil when they profess their baptismal promises.
2019 Friday Lenten Preaching Mission at Grace Episcopal Church
located at 216 East 6th Street at 12:00 – Noon.
March 20: Rev. Mitchell Fort will be speaking from Virginia Street Baptist Church
March 27: Marcella B. Henderson, LCSW, Hopkinsville will be the speaker
April 3: Fr. Robert Clark, Grace Episcopal Church will be the speaker
All Services begin at noon and a luncheon follows in the par-ish hall. Luncheons are $8.00 and all proceeds benefit chari-table organizations in our community. Please know that no lunch will be served on Good Friday.
Chrism Mass: The Chrism Mass is scheduled for Tuesday, April 7th at 6:30 p.m. at the Sportscenter in Owensboro. Please keep this date open and consider going with us as a parish to attend this beautiful celebration. We would like to use our parish bus (first 14 people to sign-up) and carpool together. We will depart from Saints Peter and Paul at 4:00 p.m., attend the Mass, stop for dinner at Moonlite Bar-B-Que and then head home. If you would like to go, see Libby to signup.
St. Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary and School of The-ology: For many years, the Diocese of Owensboro has
benefited from the ministry of those formed at Saint Meinrad Archabbey, Seminary and School of Theology. This weekend, our parish will learn more about their important work from Fr. Tobias, OSB,
vice rector of Saint Meinrad. In all, more than 1,500 active and retired priests, 600
permanent deacons, and 4,500 lay ministers attended Saint Meinrad. In addition, countless high school students were formed in faith and prepared for liturgical ministry through Saint Meinrad’s “One Bread, One Cup” program.
After this weekend, Archabbot Kurt Stasiak, OSB, will send a letter asking for your financial support to continue their efforts. Please consider partnering in their work. As always, please continue to pray more vocations to the priesthood, permanent diaconate, vowed religious life, and lay ministry. To learn more about saint Meinrad and to sub-mit prayer requests, text “prayer” to 800-682-0988 or visit www.saintmeinrad.edu/prayer.
Scrutinies: In every community that will baptize adults or older children at the Easter Vigil, special rites known as the “scrutinies” are celebrated on the third, fourth and fifth Sundays of Lent. And because the entire community will renew its baptismal promises at Easter, we too examine our lives in light of God’s word, as do the candidates for full union with the Church who will receive Confirmation and the Eucharist along with the catechumens.
In the scrutinies we remember all that the Lord has done for us. We pray for a change of heart, that God will have a greater place in our hearts. These last weeks of Lent call each of us to enter into a more intense preparation for the celebration of the Easter mysteries. By means of the three scrutinies, first of all, the elect are instructed gradually about the mystery of sin, from which the whole world and every person longs to be delivered and thus saved from its present and future consequences. Second, their spirit is filled with Christ the Redeemer, who is the living water, . . . the light of the world, . . . and the resurrection and the life. . . . From the first to the final scrutiny the elect should progress in their perception of sin and their desire for salvation.
So continue to pray for the elect as they continue their journey to the Easter waters and sacraments. These include our Candidates (baptized): Stephanie Estes, Yancy “Bubba” Rutland, and Hazel Petrovich.
Prayers of the Faithful: You will notice at Mass a slight change in the Prayers of the Faithful beginning this week-end. The response is “Lord Have Mercy.” This Sunday, and for the next two Sundays, as a faith community we will cele-brate the Rite of Scrutiny. According to the Church’s rites,
Area Communal Lenten Penance Services For your convenience we are providing you
with the area Lenten Penance Services. Please take the time to prepare yourself for the Easter waters.
Tuesday, March 17 – 7:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception, Clarksville,
Thursday, March 19 – 6:00 p.m. Soldier’s Chapel, Fort Campbell,
Sunday, March 22 – 5:00 p.m. Saint Joseph, Central City
Monday, March 23 – 6:00 p.m. Christ the King, Madisonville
Thursday, March 26 – 6:00 p.m. Saint Stephen, Cadiz
Sunday, March 29 – 1:00 p.m. St. Henry, Arora
Monday, March 30 – 6:00 p.m. Resurrection, Dawson Springs,
Sunday, April 5 – 6:00 p.m. Saints Peter and Paul
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Season of Reconciliation ~ Fruits of the Spirit The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.” Galatians 5:16-26 (This is an Examination of Conscience)
1. Love - Do I love God with all my heart, soul, mind and strength above all else? Do I give to God what belongs to God? Do my actions show it? Am I caring toward my family, my friends, and people I don’t know? Do I sacrifice for the good of others?
2. Joy - Am I joyful and content with what I have and with the gifts the Lord has given me? Have I envied another per-son or their possessions or lifestyle? Do I trust that God loves me, calls me by name and will always provide for my mate-rial and spiritual needs? Do I joyfully submit to God’s will?
3. Peace - Is there someone I need to forgive and have not? Is my temper a problem? Do I hold onto grudges, anger or resentment? Have I ever told myself that I not am an awe-some beloved child of God? Have I been seeking peace with God, with others and my conscience?
4. Patience - Do I really honor my parents? Do I try to listen to what they ask of me and be patient with them? Do I lash out when I am frustrated? Am I tolerant of other people even if they disagree with me?
5. Kindness - Do I look to the needs of others and strive to treat every person as if they were Jesus Himself? Am I kind to myself, or am I too hard on myself? Do I give in to depression or self-pity? Have I always sought the supreme good of others? Am I kind in thought, word, and actions? Have I willfully turned away from opportunities to be kind?
6. Generosity - Am I generous with what I have? Have I sto-len anything? Do I put too much trust or emphasis in material possessions? Have I given my time, talent and money to God and the poor? Do I serve God not counting the cost? Do I tithe and help the poor from my first or the best? Do I give of myself without being asked?
7. Faithfulness - Am I truthful and understanding? Do I seek to tell the truth even when I may be embarrassed when I do? Am I faithful to my commitment to God, His church, my fami-ly? Am I loyal to my friends? Am I constant in my Christian calling to be a disciple of Christ? Am I committed sincerely in my Christian values? Are my priorities right?
8. Gentleness - Do I always need to be in control? Does my need for power, recognition, or prestige take precedence over the need for God in my life? Do I force my will on oth-ers? Am I gentle with my eyes, mouth and hands especially when I am angry?
9. Self-Control - Do I have a humble spirit of penance and self-denial as taught by Jesus? Do I guard my senses? Have I given into carnal pleasures, vanity, greed or lust? Have I been immodest in anyway? Have I resorted to slander, gos-sip or detraction?
Important Liturgical Dates to Remember: Palm Sunday, April 5th Chrism Mass, April 7th Holy Thursday, April 9th Good Friday, April 10th Holy Saturday, April 11th Easter Sunday, April 12th Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19th
First Holy Communion, Sunday, May 3rd at 4:00 p.m. Confirmation, Sunday, May 17th at 4:00 p.m. Pentecost, Sunday, May 31st
Easter Flowers: Did you know the flowers in the church throughout the Liturgical Year are totally dependent upon your generous donations through the Easter and Christmas Flower fund en-velopes included in your envelope packet? The seven weeks of Easter through Pentecost (April 12th – May 31st) provides us with another oppor-tunity to donate toward the beauty of the season “in memory of” or “in honor of” a loved one. Please print the names clearly on your “Easter Flower” envelope and drop it in the collection basket. Thank you so much for the differ-ence YOU make in the beauty of our worship space throughout the church year.
Fatima Tour of Peace: The historic, world-famous Interna-tional pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will be
visiting Saints Peter and Paul Parish on Monday, March 23rd from 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. as part of the Fatima Tour for Peace, sponsored by the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA (a Public Association of the Faithful under the Vatican). Please join us for an extraordinary day of graces, heal-ing and prayer to Our Lady, for our coun-try and our families. Prior to being here at Saints Peter and Paul, this statue will be at
the Fathers of Mercy in Auburn on Sunday and at St. John Parish in Paducah on Tuesday and Wednesday. Please know this statue will be placed on the altar near the 9th Street window. Prayer booklets will be available for your use. Come throughout the day and pray with Our Lady of Fatima. Hundreds of favors and graces, including cures, and countless conversions are associated with the image. The presence of this special Statue (sculpted according to the description of Sister Lucia, the Fatima seer) is a great gift tour community. Do you know the story of Fatima?
Thank You Card Received: We wanted to share a “Thank You” card we received and it reads as fol-lows: To my Wonderful Church Family: I cannot thank you enough for the prayers, food and all the support you have given me at this very, very sad time of my life. Dave recon-nected with his faith at Saints Peter and Paul and Father Mere-dith. The healing of the sick helped Dave continue on in his journey. Thank you Sharon Smith
MARCH 15, 2020 • THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH MARCH 16-22
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Mon: Women’s Bible Study-6 pm, OA Wed: Rosary Makers-8:45 am, HFR MS/HS Religious Education-5:30 pm Choirs, Spanish 5:30pm; English 6:30pm Thu: Finance Comm.-Noon, OA RCIA Session, 7pm-MH Fri: Knights Lenten Meal-5-7 pm, MH Stations of The Cross-6 pm Sat: Cursillo Leaders School- 10 am, OA Trivia Night-6 pm, MH Sun: PSR-Religious Education, 9am Parish Holy Hour, 4 pm
Monday, Mar 16
8:00 am † GEORGE & LOUISE MCSHANE
Tuesday, Mar 17 ST. PATRICK, BISHOP
8:00 am JACKSON RODGERS
Wednesday, Mar 18 ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP
8:00 am NO MASS
5:30 pm JASON BUCKNER FAMILY
Thursday, Mar 19 ST. JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF
8:00 am † PAUL P. RUSH
5:30 pm Spanish † MARIA ANGEL MURIO
Friday, Mar 20
8:00 am † EDWIN ROEDER
Saturday, Mar 21
8:00 am † EDWARD NARKEVIC
5:00 pm † IRENE RINDOS
Sunday, Mar 22 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
8:00 am ALBERT SISK
10:30 am †
JOHN J. CHEWNING &
JOHN J. CHEWNING II
2:00 pm Spanish WINTER NICHOLSON & PAUL RUSH
10:30 pm Spanish FOR ALL THE PEOPLE
† Indicates Requiem Mass
SANCTUARY LAMP IN HONOR OF ANGIE PHILLIPS
ADORATION CHAPEL CANDLES
NO INTENTION REQUESTED Sympathy: We pray for our parishioner, Neil Murdock
McGillivray, who passed away last Sat-urday, March 7th at Jennie Stuart Medical Center at the age of 84. Neil was a na-tive of Detroit, Michigan where he was born May 6, 1935 the son of the late Robert McGillivray and Helen Mary Vior-insky. He was a supervisor at Superior Graphite and worked several years in the automobile industry. Neil is preceded in death by his daughter: Joneil Marie
Spain who died on May 22, 2010. Survivors include his wife: Joan Wrobel McGillivray; his son: James Alan (Angelia) McGillivray of Clarksville; his daughters: Lora Lynn (Tony) Simning of Hopkinsville and Leslie Ann (Stephen) Flatt of Benton; nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Neil’s funeral services are as follows on Tuesday, March 24th all here at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Visitation from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.; Rosary at 11:30 a.m. and his Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:00 - Noon. Dogwood Funer-als & Cremations of Hopkinsville is in charge of the arrange-ments. As a parish we offer our prayers to Joan and their entire family, as we pray “May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.”
Mass Intentions
Readings for the week of March 15, 2020 Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/ Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b- 26, 39a, 40-42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4/ Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9/Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20/ Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10- 11ab, 14 and 17/Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab/ Lk 18:9-14 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b- 4, 5, 6/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Lpi©
Blessed Items: Do you have blessed items that need to be destroyed or discarded? Remember, blessed items are not to be thrown away like we thrown away our trash. If you have items that are blessed (broken rosaries that cannot be repaired, worn out scapulars, etc.), and need to be de-stroyed, please bring them to the sacristy at church. These items will be placed on the Easter Fire for Holy Saturday night.
If you forgot to bring your last year Blessed Palm to us before Ash Wednesday, please bring them to us this week. We will add them to the Fire at the Easter Vigil.
Budget News March 8, 2020
Contributing Households
Envelopes 83 $6,828
Online Donations/EFT 10 $1,110
Loose collection Cash $746
Loose collection Checks 30 $3,030
Weekly Total 123 $11,714
Weekly Parish Budget Needs $20,500
Capital Campaign/Legacy Donations 42 23,115
2019/20 Diocesan Assessment due 6/2020 $56,135
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LAY MINISTERS MARCH 21 AND 22 — FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Saturday, 5:00 pm Altar Servers .............. Laney Chaudoin, Susanna Sargeant Cross Bearer ................................................................................ Commentator ................................................. Mary Moehlman Lectors ........................... Tommy Winters, Patrice Winters Ushers .......................................... Joe Mezzoni, Bill Chaudoin .................................................... Gene Doyon, Joe Chaudoin Vocational Cross ................................ Joe and Chris Mezzoni
Sunday, 8:00 am
Altar Servers ................................. Ellie Groves, Josh Groves Cross Bearer ................................................................................ Commentator .................................................. LaDonna Downs Lectors ................................. Jennifer Groves, Will Groves Ushers ................................................. David Folz, Dennis Folz .................................................. Eli Folz, Tristan Folz Vocational Cross .............................. Adele and Rollin Burley
Sunday, 10:30 am
Altar Servers ............................... Franco Fiscella, Jon Allard Cross Bearer ................................................ Peter Sunderhaus Commentator ........................................ Michelle Sandheinrich Lectors ....................................... David Allard, Alex Allard Ushers ........................................ Pat Covington, Chris Thomas .........................Scribby Goode, Charlie Rutland Vocational Cross .......................... Libbie and Yancy Rutland
Domingo 2:00 pm Comentarista: ............................................. Angeles Hernández 1-2 Lectura: .................................... Robert Cruz, Lupita Rosas Ministro E: ........................................... Day Mulero, Berta Rico Hospitalidad: ........................... Victor Hernández, Erick Ginez Monaguillos: ......................... Edgar Galván, Miguel Magaña
$100.00 Gift Card; 2nd Place - $50.00 Gift Card; 3rd Place - $25.00 Gift Card. Tickets are $20.00 each which include Trivia and Dinner or $15.00 for Trivia only. All proceeds from this Trivia Night will go towards out Confirmation Re-treat at Gasper River Retreat Center. Relay for Life: Our Saints Peter and Paul Relay for Life Team fundraising continues in the narthex. We are set up this weekend at all Satur-day and Sunday Masses. We have plen-ty of Large and XL T-shirts remaining and a sign up form if you would like another size. We have lots of both white and black logoed car decals and plenty of bracelets. T-shirts are $15.00 and De-
cals $10.00. So please stop by and chat or support our team. The fundraisers are ways we can assist the American Cancer Society and our friends in raising
awareness and to help fund the good things ACS does in our community assisting with families faced with cancer.
Solemnity of St. Joseph: Come join us for Mass THIS Thurs-day, March 19th at 8:00 a.m. as we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Vir-gin Mary. Our school children will join us for this great celebration, so come check out our “St. Joseph table” and all the goodies you will find there. This feast is among 14 “solemnities” marked for spe-cial care in the Catholic Church. Why not take some time to read and reflect upon the life of St. Joseph. Did you know that St. Joseph has been honored on this date since the end of the 10th century, that he was declared Pa-tron of the Universal Church in 1870 by Pope Pius IX, that he is the patron saint of workers, carpenters and of fathers. Let us all pray that St. Joseph will touch all fathers and help them truly be “men of faith”. A reception will follow the 8:00 a.m. Mass in the narthex. If you would like to assist with this reception by bringing some treats for the St. Jo-seph’s table, please let Libby know. Trivia Night: Our next Adults Only (21 and over) Trivia Night” will be held on Saturday, March 21st with Doors
opening at 6:00 p.m. and Trivia beginning at 7:00 p.m. A person can sign up as a ta-ble or as an individual. Teams consist of 2 to 8 people with 8 being the maximum num-ber on any team. Signups will be held in the narthex again this weekend, March 14th and
15th. Remember the contest will consist of ten (10) rounds of ten questions each for a total of 100 questions. At the end of the night the top three teams will receive 1st Place -
Please Pray for our Deployed Military & Families
Ryan Harrison, Trey Johnston and Quin Perry
In Need of Prayers… Bradford Heights – Lynda Combs Carriage Way Assisted Living- Eleanor Rogers, Albert Weakly Covington Convalescent– Pat Chesnut Western State Nursing Facility- Debbie Dickerson, Ellen Jones Christian Health Center- Lillian Cotthoff, Norma Downs, Barbara Holubecki, Christine Mills Others.. Helen Allard, David Arnold, Dick & Jackie Arnold, Sherry Beck, Holly Bivins, Becky Bramble, Ruth Britt, Joan Brockman, Carolyn Brown, Helen Brown, Louise Brown, Judy Brummett, Adley Shay Buckner, Colleen Buehrle, Sherry Calhoun, Dixie Chapman, Sam Chesnut, Chris, Tamara & Katelyn Cox, Ken & Peggy Cunningham, Wood-ly ‘Damon’ Dunn, Martha Fowler, Bill & Mary Gilliam, Ron & Janice Godot, Scott Godot, Jim Gorman, Bill Hancock, William Hancock, Heather Jeffries, Leigh Ann Johnson, Tony Jones, Charlie Keel, Delaney Keel, Nina Keller, Jane Lucas, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, Kathy Lytle, WP Meredith III, Joe Mezzoni Sr., Jim Milazzo, Cecelia Omundson, Teresa Pazin, Rachel Pictor, Martha Reed, Al Rutland, Debbie Schock, Frank Selph, Karen Shehan, Eddie Shep-herd, Kristian Shouse, Albert Sisk, Mary Catherine Smith, Beth Snyder, Rocky Spader, Brenda Stites, Mike & Marilyn Stocker, Georgiann Svestka, Mary Swicicki, Jerry & Bernie Thomas, Ian Thorne, Ron Todd, Clyde Wallace, Helen Winstead, James Wittschack, Pamela Mezzoni Wofford, Reubin Wyatt. Names will remain on the prayer list for 1 month.
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Pastor’s Greetings, THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT “BLESSED ARE THEY WHO HUNGER AND THIRST FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS, FOR THEY WILL BE SATISFIED.” [Matthew 5.6] “GIVE ME A DRINK.” [John 4.7] “I HAVE
FOOD TO EAT OF WHICH YOU DO NOT KNOW.” [John 4.32] “I THIRST.” [John 19.28]
In every chapel of the Missionaries of Charity, Saint Teresa of Calcutta required that Jesus’ words from the cross, “I thirst,” be printed on the wall near the Crucifix. She her-self wanted to slake the thirst of Jesus, his thirst for the sal-vation of every human being. Fasting, the Lord Jesus be-came hunger for us and defeated our Enemy, who tempted us to feed on what destroys us. The Lord who said: “Whoever drinks the water I shall give will never thirst; the water I shall give will become in him a spring of wa-ter welling up to eternal life” [John 4.14], became our thirst as he died for us by crucifixion. This makes his final gift complete as water and blood flowed from his opened side by the soldier’s lance after he had died. As the Resurrection he breathed out the Holy Spirit and impelled the Church to carry the flood of Baptism in water and in Spirit and the food and drink of himself in Eucharist to sate the hunger and to slake the thirst of humanity for God in love and mercy. The First Scrutiny (third Sunday of Lent) confronts the Church and those who are preparing for the Easter Sacra-ments to examine our hearts regarding all the sins by which we seek to quench our thirsts and to satisfy our hungers not trusting in God but following our own devices. Our natural appetites and desires suffer distortions and disorders due to original sin. And we have many desires disguised as needs which are not natural at all but derive from the effects of Original Sin. Some of these are gravely disordered and intrinsically evil. Jesus teaches us to seek God’s kingdom and God’s way first, not our own. “Whoever would be a disciple of mine must deny himself, take up his cross each day, and follow me.” In-stead we make exceptions and exemptions for ourselves to our detriment and to the harm of others. Jesus teaches that the Father knows our needs (even before we ask) and seeks to meet them for us, but we must seek him first not ourselves. From Eden until now, our Enemy would trick us and seduce us to satisfy ourselves with what he offers and God forbids. His lie is that we cannot trust God and are better off taking things into our own hands. The prayers of the First Scrutiny go as follows:
On this Third Sunday of Lent, the Church examines its thirst for Christ's Living Water. We often have sought to satisfy our desires contrary to the Gospel rather than turning to Jesus Christ, our true heart's desire. We pray for the Elect as their baptism ap-proaches, for the candidates who will soon be with us at the Lord's table, for our children and youth whom we invite to first Eucharist and Confirmation, and for ourselves that we may be true to Christ in love and to the community of the Faithful in him. As we acknowledge our sinfulness and pray for the
living water which God gives us in Jesus Christ, we kneel and ask the Lord's mercy. (The petitions are offered here. Then the Presider prays for those pre-paring for the Easter Sacraments.) All merciful Father, through your Son you revealed your mercy to the woman of Samaria; and, moved by that same care you have offered salvation to all sinners. Look favorably upon the Elect of the Church who desire to become your adopted chil-dren through the power of your sacraments. Set them free from all that keeps them from Christ. Keep your Church and all who seek to join us in the Easter sacraments free from the slavery of sin. Deliver us from Satan's crushing yoke, break every chain that enslaves us, and renew upon us the gen-tle yoke of Jesus. Protect us in every danger so that we may serve you faithfully in peace and joy and render you thanks for ever. AMEN. Lord Jesus, in your merciful wisdom you touched the heart of the sinful woman and taught her to wor-ship the Father in spirit and in truth. Now by your power, free the elect of the Church from the cun-ning of Satan, as they draw near to the fountain of living water. Touch their hearts and the hearts of all who prepare for the Easter Sacraments with the power of the Holy Spirit so that they with all the Church may come to know the Father more deeply in true Faith, which expresses itself in love, for you live and reign for ever and ever. AMEN.
May Christ deliver us from every seduction of our disor-dered desires. May he quench our thirst and satisfy our hungers in himself. Fr. Richard
Holy Week and Triduum Worship Schedule Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – April 4th / 5th, 2020 – Regular Weekend schedule with Palm Procession. Holy Thursday: The Last Supper of Jesus Christ – April 9, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Good Friday: The Passion and Death of Jesus Christ – April 10, 2020 9:00 a.m. – Morning Prayer 12:00 – Noon – The Way of the Cross 3:00 p.m. Good Friday Service – English or 5:30 p.m. Good Friday Service – English 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service – Spanish Easter Vigil: The Vigil of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ – April 11, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ – April 12, 2020 – 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. in English and 2:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. in Spanish