Rev. Štefan Migač, Pastor�Rev. Eduard Ntunde, Parochial Vicar�

Deacon Peter Menting�Deacon Emmett McLane�

Business Manager�Carol Beattie�Director of Religious Education �

�Karel Bailey�Campus Ministry�Dana Scarantino �

(434�264�7258)���

EXPOSITION OF�BLESSED SACRAMENT�

Every first Friday immediately following �9 am mass at St. Theresa, Farmville, Concluded with Benediction at 12 pm and every Tuesday after 5:30pm mass.��

RECONCILIATION/CONFESSIONS�Saturdays at 4:30 pm at St. Theresa, Farmville and before the weekend masses at the cluster parishes. Also by appt.��

BAPTISM PREPARATION�Parents are required to attend a Baptism class prior to scheduling to have your child Baptized. Contact the office to make arrangements to attend the class. Baptisms will be done every first weekend of the month.��

MARRIAGE PREPARATION�Contact the office and make an appointment with a priest at least six months before the wedding date.��

MINISTRY TO THE SICK�In case of illness or hospitalization please contact the office so arrangements can be made to receive the Holy Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick if necessary. �

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CATHOLIC INQUIRY�Welcome to all new parishioners, please register in the church office.�If you know of anyone interested in becoming a Catholic contact the office to talk to Father and learn about the RCIA classes.��

CLUSTER OFFICE: 709 BUFFALO STREET • FARMVILLE, VA 23901�

April 29, 2018�

PHONE: 434�392�3934�RECTORY: 434�315�0311�

FAX: 434�392�6677�EMAIL: sttheresa@embarqmail.com�

WEBSITE: centralvacatholiccluster.org�

CENTRAL VIRGINIA CATHOLIC CLUSTER

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The Cluster office is located at St. Theresa Church�709 Buffalo Street, Farmville, VA. �

The office is open 9:00 a.m.�3:00 p.m. �Monday through Friday.�

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Nativity Catholic Cemetery�15896 James Anderson Hwy W�

Buckingham, VA 23921��

Immaculate Heart of Mary�903 S Main Street�

Blackstone, VA 23824�Mass:�

Sunday�9:00 a.m.��

Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Council:�Justin Kirker, Pam Blevins, Esther Sablan�

Dr. Tracey Jones, Tim Ring, David McKenna and Melissa Hatchett�

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Sacred Heart�2597 Bruceville Road�Meherrin, VA 23954�

Mass: �Sunday� 11:00 a.m.�

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Sacred Heart Parish/Finance Council:�Max Sempowski (Chair), Lori Derflinger (Vice�

Chair), Scott Crawford, Jenny Dimaano �Wade Hampton, Dana Derflinger (Secretary)�

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St. Theresa�709 Buffalo Street�

Farmville, VA 23901�Mass: �

Saturday�5:30 p.m.�Sunday�8:00 a.m.�

Sunday�10:30 a.m.��

St. Theresa Parish Council:�Susan Sullivan, (Chair), Liz Walters, Tom Wears,

Maria Hamilton, Pete Kapuscinski,�Ray Phillips, John Nixon, Kathy Harris�

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MISSION STATEMENT��

We, the people of God, gathered in worship in the Central Virginia Catholic Cluster of churches are a diverse com-munity of Catholics striving to live the message of the Gospel by evangelizing Christ’s Word through our wor-ship, prayer, and outreach work, to the community.��

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Readings for the Week of April 29, 2018��

Sunday: Acts 9:26�31/Ps 22:26�27, 28, 30, 31�32 [26a]/1 Jn 3:18�24/Jn 15:1�8�Monday: Acts 14:5�18/Ps 115:1�2, 3�4, 15�16 [1ab]/Jn 14:21�26�Tuesday: Acts 14:19�28/Ps 145:10�11, 12�13ab, 21 [cf. 12]/Jn 14:27�31a�St. Joseph the Worker: Gn 1:26��2:3 or Col 3:14�15, 17, 23�24/Ps 90:2, 3�4, 12�13, 14 and 16 [cf. 17b]/Mt 13:54�58�Wednesday: Acts 15:1�6/Ps 122:1�2, 3�4ab, 4cd�5 [cf. 1]/Jn 15:1�8�Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1�8/Ps 19:2�3, 4�5 [5]/Jn 14:6�14�Friday: Acts 15:22�31/Ps 57:8�9, 10 and 12 [10a]/Jn 15:12�17�Saturday: Acts 16:1�10/Ps 100:1b�2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18�21�Next Sunday: Acts 10:25�26, 34�35, 44�48/Ps 98:1, 2�3, 3�4 [cf. 2b]/1 Jn 4:7�10/Jn 15:9�17�

� Are you ready for a trim? In today's Gospel, we hear the familiar teaching of the vine and the branches. Jesus reminds us that if we remain close to him�living in humility, following God's law, loving our neighbor�we will notice a positive change in our life and the lives of those around us. "Whoever re-mains in me and I in him will bear much fruit." The Holy Spirit is life�giving. He is fruitful. The Spirit of God won't refuse grace to a heart that is open.��� As we progress through life, learning how to live and love, we grow. Our personalities flower. We discover what it is to be a blessing to others. We al-so experience lack, loss, and the results of our fail-ures. We know what it is like to "wither" at times, particularly the times when we willingly separate ourselves from Jesus. "Just as a branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the vine, so nei-ther can you unless you remain in me." For most of us, this experience of being disconnected and off track generates a desire to return to what is right and good, to return to the vine.�� But this Gospel is more than "Are you in or are you out?" Even when we remain in God, when we follow Jesus, we are not exempt from the challenge, the pruning. "Everyone that [bears fruit] he prunes." A prudent trim is necessary in the natural world of trees and vines. Dead wood, broken shoots, and dis-eased branches need to be cut back in order for the plant to bear fruit. Jesus wants us to be healthy! He says as much himself: "By this is my Father glori-fied, that you bear much fruit and become my disci-ples." Take a look at your life today. Where are you bearing fruit? Where do you need to be pruned?�

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�Please remember there are open mass intentions avail-able. If you would like a mass for a personal inten-tion, or for a person deceased or living, please fill out a mass intention envelope. They can be found at each church and in the office. Donation is typically $5.00 for a mass. �

‘CLUSTER NEWS’��

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All women of our cluster are�invited to a prayer group April 30th

at 11:00a.m. in St. Theresa �Commons Area�

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St. Theresa� May 2, 2018 at 6:30pm � in the Parish Center.�

IHM�May 9, 2018 at 6:30pm in the�Bethany House�

Keep the following students in your pray-ers. They have recently made their First

Reconciliation and are preparing for First Eucharist on May 6th�

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Joseph Haigh�Thomas Benjamin Jones�

McKayla Lockett�Antonio Musso�Christian Musso�

William Rundstrom�

Owen Wears�

Immaculate Heart of Mary Blackstone�� ��

Please pray for the sick and infirmed for whom prayers have been requested: Names will appear for a month after notification; Resubmit if needed , Jerome Jones, Judy Wilkins, Jacob Ramirez, Greg Kilcheski, Joey Toves, Kaitlyn & Morgan Conner, Danielle Jordan, Wayne Sim-mons, Amy Albrecht, Will McClure, Donna Whitmore, Chuck Williams, Fred and Susan Bradley, Michael Tay-lor ,Eleanor Drebick, Laura Shaw, Hattie Webb, Sidney Floyd, Jr., Eduardo Fontanilla, Ben & Vincenta Fontanilla, Nancy and John Alford, Susan Toney, Jimmy & Betty Branum, Richard Basso Family�

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IHM ~ STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE�

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�PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE HAVE MASS ON THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 6:30 PM.� COME JOIN US!��

The Spring Yard Sale and Bake Sale will be held on Satur-day, June 9th.� Naleen Cordle has volunteered to Chair this event and is looking for volunteers.� Please take time to donate items from your Spring Cleaning to the Yard Sale.� This is one of our biggest fundraisers, so let’s contin-ue to make it a success!!��

The Parish Council and our clergy have decided to offer visits to the homebound and those in the nursing homes serving our Parish.� Once a month Fr. Stefan or Fr. Eduard will join Tracy Jones for these visits.� To include someone to their list for this ministry, please call Tracy Jones at (804) 691�2966.� Our current visits to our local nursing homes will continue and those interested in joining Esther Sablan and Betty Branum on their Sunday visits, join them after Mass.��

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Sacred Heart ~ Meherrin�Prayer List � Reminder: List is updated once a month. If someone needs to be added, please contact Mary McKay prior to Monday morning at maryhmkay@gmail.com or 434�390�5556. Willie Selig, Marian Robinson, Donald Cor-dell, Madeline Hermann, Carolyn Patterson, Kennis Craw-ford, Wade Hampton, Mary and Warren Underwood, Joan Homsy, Tom Price, Sophia Hind,Jim Martin, Eddie Triplett,�Malissa Wallace, Sherry Kingsbury, Amanda Gregory��SCHEDULE OF MINISTERS FOR�

SUNDAY, May 6, 2018�The Lectors for Liturgy will be: �1st Reading & Psalms�Patsy Brazil�2nd Reading & Gen. Intercession� Patsy Brazil�Eucharistic Minister will be Scott Crawford�Ushers� Kennis Crawford, Peggy Dunegan�Altar� � Tammy Hinchey�Money Counters: Scott Crawford, Dana Derlinger��

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�����MAY CROWNING OF MARY�will take place�on Sunday, May 6th�following the�11a.m�Liturgy at Sacred Heart Church.� All are welcome to join us for this special occasion as we honor Mary, Mother of God.� Refreshments will be available following our prayer service.���

IHM Finance Council�Ron Misorski (Chair), Richard Whitmore, Charles Williams, Joe Borgerding, Paul �Semtner , Jose Ruiz, Rick Atristain�

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Sacred Heart Finance/Parish Council:�Max Sempowski (Chair), Lori Derflinger (Vice�

Chair), Scott Crawford, Jenny Dimaano, �Wade Hampton, Dana Derflinger (Secretary)�

April 15�Regular �

Collection �

YTD �Collected�

YTD �Collection

Budget�

Overage or (Shortage)�

$702.00� $32,761.77� $36,346.38� ($3,584.61)�� � � �

April 15�Regular �

Collection �

YTD �Collected�

YTD �Collection

Budget�

Overage or (Shortage)�

$810.65� $43,279.58� $57,346.38� ($14,066.80)�� � � �

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ST. THERESA MASSES FOR THE WEEK OF �MAY 1�MAY 6�

TUESDAY, MAY 1�

�� 5:30p.m. Mass offered for †Red Ritchie�� � Eucharist Adoration following mass�

WEDNESDAY, MAY 2�

�� 5:30p.m. Mass offered for Carin Knight�THURSDAY, MAY 3�

�� 9:00a.m. Mass offered for †Bill Frank�FIRST FRIDAY, MAY 4�

�� 9:00a.m. Mass offered for †Joanna � � � � � � Januszkiewicz��

�� Eucharistic Adoration until 12:00p.m� � � SATURDAY, MAY 5� �

�� 5:30p.m. Mass offered for Mary Campbell� SUNDAY, MAY 6��� 8:00a.m. Mass offered for Parishioners of the �

� � � � Cluster��� 10:30 a.m. Mass offered for †Joanna � �

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ST. THERESA ACTIVITIES FOR THE� WEEK OF �

APRIL 30�MAY 6��

MONDAY, APRIL 30�

�� 11:00a.m.�Women's’ Prayer Group� Church � �

�� 7:00p.m. Boy Scouts�PC�WEDNESDAY, MAY 2�

�� 10:00a.m. Food Pantry�� � � �

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FOOD PANTRY�

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The Food Pantry can always use food, Many thanks to those of you who have given so generously. It is truly appreciated. On Wednesday, April 18 we served 17 families. �

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Please pray for the sick and infirmed for whom prayers have been requested, Names will appear for a month after notification; Resubmit if needed.��

Our Parishioners: Earlene Williams, Mary Campbell, Jeff Howard, Marilyn Reid, Amber Biron, Pat O’Halloran, Bill Brandt, Trudy Gibbs, Michael Feniello��Friends & Relatives of Parishioners� Brynn DeMaree, Ruth Laird, Louis Wunnenberg, Liese Wells, Al Pereira, Thelma Bea, Dennis Kennedy, Davis Bonar, Kristen Bonar, Debby Skelton Woosley, Thomas Webb Family, Rose Bel-lomo, Ronald Arrowsmith, Kristi Frank, Henrik Krohn, Justin Womack, Tom Beam, Shelby Catania, Pamela Arm-strong, Helanna Shaw, Roy Lee, Gavin Hines, Dakota Mil-ler, Theresa Hayden,Tom Knight, Jesus Portillo, Randy In-man, Michael Cozza, Nikki Shipley, John Mahr, Joan Die-trich, Danny Wilkerson, John Wood, Tom Uhl�Our friends and relatives serving in the military�Donnie Dionisio, Rylan Charlton, Stacey Olsen, Katie Ab-ston, Joe Bridge, Melanie Faircloth, Jefferson Page, Sean Burns, Steven Hind, Jr., Ben Croushorn, Taylor Anctil, Jen-ny Bobko, Monica Bennet��� ST. THERESA ~ STEWARDSHIP OF FINANCE�

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Mass Intentions �$35.00�*Includes $3,755.00 in online giving for March, 2018�

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St. Theresa Finance Council�Mike Wolyniak (Chair), Mark French,�

Susie Hemler, Noel Encarnacion, �Diane Ford, Donna Bennett�

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Outreach Ministry�St. Theresa's is here for you. Do you need a ride to mass, doctors, errands, meals or the Eucharist? If so, please call Karen Schinabeck at 434�390�0379.�

April 15�Regular �

Collection �

YTD �Collected�

YTD �Collection

Budget�

Overage or (Shortage)�

$6,931.53*� $193,210.98� $172,846.38� $20,364.60�