St Jude Catholic Church

399 Barrow Street•pearl MS 39208

Office: 601-939-3181 fax: 601-939-3160

Website www.stjudepearl.org

Hours:

8:30 am -- 3:30 pm

Monday -- Friday

V. Rev. Jeffrey Waldrep Rev. Joseph Le

Pastor Associate Pastor

jwaldrep@stjudepearl.org Josephle2@aol.com

Deacon Liturgy & Pastoral Care Faith Formation

John McGregor Rhonda Bowden Stacy Wolf

jmcgregor@stjudepearl.org Rbowden@stjudepearl.org ccd@stjudepearl.org

Administrative Assistant Music Director Youth Ministers

Kelly McGregor Pat O’Neil Nicole Chapman 601-741-0001

kmcgregor@stjudepearl.org music@stjudepearl.org Betsy Walter 601-214-7378

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil

5:30 pm

Sunday

8:30 am & 11:00 am

Tuesday, Wednesday,

and Thursday

6:00 pm

Friday

10:00 am

Adoration of the

Blessed Sacrament

Thursday 5:00 pm

First Saturday

Following Mass

Holy Days

of Obligation

Check bulletin

for times

Reconciliation

Saturday 4:45 pm

or by appointment

Our prayer chapel

is always open

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time September 4, 2016

SHARING IN OUR NEIGHBOR’S CROSS

Many who are reading this article have accepted Christ’s invitation to pick up their cross each day and follow him - if you hadn’t, you wouldn’t be reading this reflection. Our conviction to carry our cross is certainly challenging, yet a source of great consolation and joy to our Lord. For the Lord, who knows are deepest yearnings, hopes and desires, allows those crosses of ours that be-come so heavy to blossom into meaningful and fruitful blessings; blessings both here and now and blessings later in eternity. Sad is the reality that there are many people who simply choose to carry their cross alone. Fear and anxiety of actually trusting the Lord or someone else to share in their cross, to relieve some of their burdens, to help them on their way, is embar-rassing and at times simply paralyzing. No one enjoys the reality that their cross is hard to bear; it can be very personal and it makes us face parts of our lives that we would rather ignore. The reality is that no human life is without suffering. No human life is without a cross. Just ask anyone who has lost a loved one, has been threw a horrible tragedy, has lost his or her job or has low self-esteem. They can tell you what it means to carry a cross. Many of them can also tell you the blessings that came when they finally let go and allowed the Lord and others to help them carry their cross. The reality is, that for those of us who know Christ and trust those people God places in our lives, our friendships enable us to suffer with meaning, and even with joy. Let’s take a share in a neighbor’s cross, just as Christ has taken a share in ours.

Parish Mission Statement

We, the family of St. Jude, Pearl, Mississippi are a vibrant, Eucharistic community with caring members that are empowered by baptism to serve God through the sacraments. We will proclaim the good news and pro-vide spiritual and moral guidance to parishioners and the community by creating a holy and comforting place that encourages active participation, service to each other, and love.

Mass Intentions

Saturday 5:30pm— Tony Bruno (RIP) Sunday 8:30 am— People of St. Jude Sunday 11:00 am— Special Intention Monday 10:00 am— In celebration of workers Tuesday 6:00 pm— Special Intention Wednesday 6:00 pm—Special Intention Thursday 6:00 pm— Leroy Hebert (RIP) Friday 10:00 am— Special Intention

PRAY FOR OUR TROUPS Remember in your prayers all those who serve our nation in the Armed Forces. We especially pray for: Chris-topher and Lamont Arnold, Meghan

Bietzel, Jessup Boatner, Voyed Couey, II, Chris Curry, Troy Resurreccion, Steven Renslow, Emma Reuter, Ryan Roy, Inissa Zambrano.

Flowers in the Church donated by Lois Anne Pearce

In Memory of Anne Stasko

And Jerry and Anna Roan

In memory of Nicole Trim

And Alex and Sandra Trucker

In celebration of the wedding of Alecia Tucker and Zachary Farrar

And

Bill and Faye Garriga In celebration of the wedding of Brent Garriga and

Kristin Ladner

Remember in your prayers the Re-

pose of the Soul of Kenneth Brown who died this week. We pray God’s

blessing and comfort will be with his family and friends in their time of grief.

Congratulations to our Newest Catholic Congratulations to John and Charlene Lee whose infant daughter, Lori Abigail was baptized on Sat-urday, August 27th. We welcome him into the our Catholic Church family.

The Saint Jude Women of Faith are planning to attend the 2016 Women in the New Evangeliza-tion (WINE) Catholic Women's Conference in New Orle-ans. The conference is being

held October 15 and is open to any ladies interest-ed in attending. If there are any questions about bookings or travel arrangements, please contact Jennifer Diez at 601-750-9943 or jennydiez79@gmail.com. Please refer to the following link for complete in-formation http:////womeninthenewevangelization.com/new-orleans-wine-catholic-womens-conference/

Did you know there are three ways to get the bulletin each week? You can get the bulletin at Mass on Sunday, through the parish website at

www.stjudpearl.org, and on the Parish App.

Monday, September 5th is Labor Day Fr. Joseph will be celebrat-ing Mass at 10:00 a.m. in the Prayer Chapel.

THE DIFFERENCE

It is labour indeed that puts the difference on every-thing. —John Locke

Sunday, August 28, 2016

$ 6,998.00 Online Giving

$ 2,128.00 Children’s Collection

$ 66.75

Food Pantry $ 200.00

Stewardship Thought

Jesus tells the crowd that only those who renounce all of their possessions can be His disciples. Is He truly asking us to give up everything? Perhaps instead He is trying to help us see that everything we think we own is really a gift from God. Good stewards know that and strive to use those gifts accountably.

Please remember in your daily prayers the sick and suffer-ing of our parish family.

Parishioners:

Brody Bokros, Ginger Brown, Asuncion Cannon, George Cox, Grace Dunn, James, Dunn, Jr., Charles Goldsmith, Jane Kaiser, Katie Kirby, Walter Loepke, Joe Loomis, Marga-ret Major, Mike Meadows, Kathy Moody, Ernie Murray, Charles Myers, Lois Pearce, Patricia Poole, Kevin Rayborn, T. Raymond, Mary Rippa, Phyllis Rogers, Florence Scanlon, Mike Siller, Scott Statham, Ronnie Smith, Charlie Thames, Jose Varela, Ignacio Zambrano, Mary Jo Zummo.

Family and Friends of Parishioners:

Joyce Overton (stepmother of David Overton), Faye Lea (wife of Allen Lea), Keith Tonkel (friend of Riza Caskey), Mairead Noonan, (sister-in-law of Fr. Patrick Noonan), Flora and Luis Martin (Daughter and Son-in-law of Mary Rippa), Missy Goodman (Daughter of Nick and Maureen Calico), Pearl Turner (mother of Sheilah Resweber), Michelle and Cassandra Garza (daughter and granddaughter of Sharon Siller), Jeremy McIntyre (son of Brenda and Dorian McIn-tyre), Cathy McWilliams and Thomas Marville (Sister and Brother of Anthony Marvelli), Flossie Fraiser (cousin of Linda Smith), Emily Bennett (daughter-in-law of Carol Denslow), Irene Jones (mother of Gail Dowdle), June Harkins (mother of Beth Bivens), Hazel Cooley (former parishioner) Caron Galloday (former parishioner), Marian Lyons (friend of John and Kelly McGregor), Karla Fidler

(friend of Monique Augustus), Charles Downey (father of April McDonald), Kevin Thames (grandson of Charlie Thames), Carolyn Arnold (friend of Roxi Quirin), Jeannie Marvelli (Aunt of Anthony Marvelli), Larry and Jean Ever-hart, Mala Torrence, and Inez Storr (friends of Sandra Walker), Reagan Madere (Father of Eric Madere), and all those in nursing homes or homebound.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Cor 5:1-8; Ps 5:5-7, 12; Lk 6:6-11, Tuesday: 1 Cor 6:1-11; Ps 149:1b-6a, 9b; Lk 6:12-19 Wednesday: 1 Cor 7:25-31; Ps 45:11-12, 14-17; Lk 6:20-26 Thursday: Mi 5:1-4a or Rom 8:28-30; Ps 13:6; Mt 1:1-16, 18-23 [18-23] Friday: 1 Cor 9:16-19, 22b-27; Ps 84:3-6, 12; Lk 6:39-42 Saturday: 1 Cor 10:14-22; Ps 116:12-13, 17-18; Lk 6:43-49 Sunday: Ex 32:7-11, 13-14; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 17, 19; 1 Tm 1:12-17; Lk 15:1-32 [1-10]

Jubilee Year of Mercy

September 4, 2016 Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

“If anyone comes to me without hating . . . father and mother, wife and

children, brothers and sisters, and even his

[or her] own life” (Luke 14:26). Hating? Can anyone imagine a less appropriate

Gospel for the Jubilee Year of Mercy? But scholars call this Semitic hyperbole. Jesus

exaggerates to jolt us into confronting life-changing chal-lenges. Faced with conflicting loyalties, disciples must reor-

der priorities, even relationships, to give Jesus and the gos-

pel’s demands first place. Today’s second reading presents a real-life example. Paul challenges his wealthy convert,

Philemon, to welcome back Philemon’s runaway slave, Onesimus, whom Paul has baptized in prison. Not only with

unconditional forgiveness but with a counter-cultural, world

-shattering change of status—as an equal. No, even more—a beloved brother in Christ. What in my life does the Jubi-

lee Year of Mercy challenge me to “hate”—meaning reform, redo, even utterly revamp—so I can give everyone, no con-

ditions, no exceptions, shockingly Christ-like love? —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Simplify with Online Giving Looking for ways to simplify your busy back-to-school schedule? Try Online Giving. It’s a secure and easy way to

tithe and make other contributions. You can even set up automatic payments that will occur periodically so you don’t have to worry about remembering when to give. Look for the link on www.stjudepearl.org

SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES

Sunday: Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: Labor Day

Thursday: The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Friday: St. Peter Claver

Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary

We are so excited to begin our 2016-2017 school year for the Parish School of Religion!

Class time – Sunday mornings, 9:45-10:45am. Please be sure to arrive promptly for Sunday School. For dismissal, parents must come inside the building to pick up children from the Atri-ums (Level I – III).

If you have not registered your child for Sunday School please arrive early (no later than 9:30) to the next scheduled class so that the registration process can be completed prior to the start of class. Children must be registered for Sunday School in preparation for the Sacraments of First Eucharist (2nd grade & up) or Confirmation (10th grade & up).

Sunday School Schedule: September 4 – Labor Day Holiday September 11 – Classes resume

FALL ADULT FAITH FORMATION SESSIONS

Being Catholic takes more than simply believing in God or doing what he asks of us. Jesus wants you to be more than just a believer—he wants you to be his disciple and friend. To help you answer this call to deeper friendship with Christ, St. Jude will begin Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John on Sunday, September 11 at 9:45 am. For more information contact Deacon John McGregor. You will not only benefit personally from being part of this sturdy; you will also help us to grow in fellowship as a parish as we grow closer in Christ together. Follow Me invites you to experience the joy of a renewed friendship with Christ. You will learn what it takes to follow him. You will experience the joy of divine friendship, and you will see how God—and only God—can satisfy the deepest desires of your heart. Participants of Follow Me will be able to purchase a workbook for $15 and will meet every week to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship. The eight 30-minute videos, presented by Dr. Edward Sri, will guide you through the Gospel of John. Dr. Sri will explain how Christ’s encounters with others in the Gospel are examples of how he lovingly and persistently calls each of us to a more intimate and life-changing relationship with him.

Theology of the Body for Teens – Middle School Edition Are you looking for a way to teach your pre-teen the Catholic approach

to chastity and morality? Theology of the Body for Teens: Middle School Edition is an exciting and dynamic program based on Pope John Paul II’s revo-lutionary Theology of the Body. This program will give students the answers and the tools they need to suc-cessfully and safely navigate through life. Using a great mix of stories, real-life examples, activi-ties, prayers, and references to the culture that teens understand, the Middle School Edition answers the questions middle school students have about their own bodies, issues on sexual morality, and how they were uniquely created for greatness. Our Junior High class will begin this program on Sunday, October 16 during the regular Sunday School hour. Parents are asked to attend a Parent Info Night, held on Wednesday, September 21 at 6:45pm in the Parish Hall to find out detailed information about the program. Additional information can by found by visit-ing www.TOBforTeens.com/Parents. Program descrip-tions, video clips, and samples from the Parent and Leader’s Guide are available to view and download. Contact Stacy Wolf in the office for more information.

FOLLOW YOUR PATH

You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

—Abraham Lincoln

Begins this

Tuesday, September 6th at 6:30

pm. If you are interested and

have not filled out a card, you

are always welcome.

Upcoming Events:

September 4, 2016-Sunday Funday This Sunday after 11:00 Mass. Join us for lunch and movie or games. It will be really laid back. We may even play some kickball. We should be finished around 3:30 pm. September 7, 2016-Confirmation Information Meeting for 10-12th graders that have not been con-firmed @6:45 pm in the youth room. Parents please plan to at-tend with your teen. This meeting is required if you wish to be con-firmed this year. September 11, 2016-Confirmation class from 2-5 pm in the youth room. September 15, 2016-Registration fee for CHWC is due $90. September 21, 2016-7th and 8th grade parent meeting for Theology of the Body @6:45 pm. September 23, 2016-High School Fall retreat deadline. Let Mrs. Betsy know ASAP if you plan to attend!!!

Happy Birthday!!!

Janie Galvin-9/2 Mary Sanchez-9/2

Joshua Barnett-9/3 Emma Morales-9/3 Leena Martin-9/5

Shannon Symon-9/7 Sarah Murphy-9/10

Patience Brown-9/16 Chase Walter-9/19

Chandler Quintero-9/20 Jonathan Born-9/27

Youth Leaders’ Contact Information Mrs. Betsy Walter-601-214-7378 Email: elizabeth.walter@rocketmail.com Mrs. Mara V. Polk-601-421-3849 Email: maravilla10@gmail.com

Young Apostles

News St. Jude Catholic Church

September 4, 2016

Five Reasons for Controlling Your Tongue

Check out what James 3:1-12 has to say on this issue and think about the following reasons for being careful

about what you say to others.

1. A word spoken with the intent to injure is like a small fire that can set a huge forest ablaze, causing far more damage than we ever intended

2. Hurtful words can leave long lasting scars and broken relationships.

3. The tongue is like a small rudder on a large ship. A verbal insult is like a small adjustment to the rudder’s position, which can set the huge ship (our lives) on the wrong course and result in disastrous conse-quences.

4. The mouth is like a source of water from which springs either clean or contaminated water, not both.

5. Loving our neighbor and loving God demands that we control our tongues so we can speak healing words-words of affirmation, concern, reconciliation, and love.

. (The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth)

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