Celebrations Mass Schedule

Sunday Masses– Main Sanctuary

First Saturday 7:00 am (Grotto)

Saturday Vigil 6:00 pm

Sunday 8:30 am, 11:00 am

Sunday 5:00 pm

Weekday Services– Ave Maria Chapel

Tues.– Mass 5:30pm

Wed.– Mass 7:00am & 5:30pm

Thurs.– Mass 5:30pm

Friday – Mass 7:00am & 12:15pm

Holidays

See Bulletin or Website

Sacraments and Prayer

Baptism Preparation classes held the First Monday of each month,

6:30-8:30pm in Jordan Hall.

Reconciliation Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 5:00-5:30pm and Sunday

7:45-8:15am, 10:15-10:45am, 4:15-4:45pm.

Marriage Contact Father James at least 6 months in advance.

Rosary Saturday at 5:25pm before 6:00pm Mass.

Third Sunday at 7:50am before 8:30am Mass.

Third Sunday at 10:20am before 11:00am Mass.

First Fridays at 11:30am in the Ave Maria Chapel.

Eucharistic Adoration — First Friday, see page 4.

Parish Contacts Parish Staff

Rae Carter, Greg George, Ray Jones, Don Moore, Deacons

Christine Moore, Director of Religious Education

Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister

Louis Leanos, Communications & Technology Director

Liz Rogers, Music Director

Carl London, Facilities Manager

Javier De Alva Garza, Facilities Manager Assistant

` Jeff Bauer, Pastoral Council Chair

Bill Parrish, Finance Committee

Don O’Toole, Van Use Coordinator

Church Website: www.stjeromewaco.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stjeromewaco/

St. Jerome Catholic Church December 30, 2018

9820 Chapel Road, Waco, Texas 76712 • Church Office 666-7722 • Fax 666-4848 • Brooks Hall 666-6222 • CCE Office 666-6222

Vision Statement To love the Lord with all our hearts, minds and

souls and to love our neighbors as ourselves.

April 21, 2019

St. Jerome Catholic Church

Parish Office Staff Rev. James Ekeocha, Pastor

Karen Fell, Business Manager

Preschool Staff

Bobby Jetelina, Director

Tiffany Burch, Julie Berger, Teachers

Sr. Frisca Guria, Aides

Sharon Speckert, Aides

Pastoral Council pastoralcouncil@stjeromewaco.org

Tim Asyn Ed Jasek

Jeff Bauer Dalene London

Holly Bennett Randy Merrill

Eileen Bentsen Anne Peter

Julie Ernzen Ed Rogers

Parish Office Hours: 8:30 am-5:00 pm, Mon.-Fri.

Bulletin Deadline: 4:30 pm on Friday

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Saturday, April 20, 2019 8:30pm † Leon Andrus

Sunday, April 21, 2019 8:30am Gertrud Graham 11:00am † Betty Fell

5:00pm No 5:00pm Mass

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 5:30pm † Marie Leanos

Wednesday, April 24, 2019 7:00am † Francis Williams 5:30pm † JR & Florine Portele

Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:30pm † Kay Mikus

Friday, April 26, 2019 7:00am † Scott Williams 12:15 † Floryann Portele

Saturday, April 27, 2019 8:30pm † Frank Hardy

Sunday, April 28, 2019 8:30am For the People 11:00am † Frank Graham 5:00pm † Sally Davoust

Dear Parishioners, Friends and Visitors,

As we prepare to celebrate the great event of our salvation, I pray that we approach this HOLY DAY with hearts and minds centered on that wondrous love that Christ showed us, in His great sacrifice.

We should be just as inspired and jubilant by the presence of the Risen Lord as those early disciples who first saw the empty tomb. Like them, we will know that Jesus is not found among the dead. He is truly alive and present among us gathered to commemorate His paschal mystery. He is made present, particularly in the Gospel proclaimed and in the bread broken and shared.

The season of Lent provided us the turning point to entrust our lives to Christ who through the Church gathers disciples, heals the sick, reconciles sinners and calls us to service. In the Church’s outreach, it is the hand of Jesus that lifts up the poor, feeds the hungry, shelters the homeless and visits the confined. In these ways, and many others, we give witness to the mystery of Jesus raised from the dead. Indeed, we become the living Body of Christ for the world.

This Easter mystery cannot be lived in isolation. It is lived in a community bonded in love and charity. This is most eminent every Sunday when the community of believers gathers around the table of the Lord to celebrate the Eucharist and to reaffirm our belief in the Risen Lord.

Thus, the body of Christ here at St. Jerome welcomes and invites all to celebrate, in classical terms, “the Source and the Summit of our Christian faith”. With joy and gratitude, let us grab our hymnals and join our voices to sing, ALLELUIA, CHRIST IS RISEN!

If you would like to explore joining us in the Catholic faith or possibly learning more about your Catholic faith, please call the parish office at 254-666-7722, or visit with one of our host ministers. Regardless of your faith traditions, we wish you and your family and friends the joy of Easter and transformation of life in the Risen Christ!

With love and gratitude,

Rev. James Ekeocha

Pastor

OUR GIFTS TO GOD

A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

April 7, 2019

Standard Collection $ 11,502.70 Building Fund $ 1,928.00 Catholic Relief Services $ 150.00 Children’s Collection $ 107.23 Online Collections $ 7,257.08 Lenten Project $ 1,325.25 Total $ 22,270.26

Thank you for your generous support of St. Jerome’s.

May God bless you, Fr. James

NURSERY WORKERS NEEDED:

Please call the church office if you are interested. This is a paid position. You must be 18 years of age or older & EIM certified.

The Sanctuary Candle is burning this week

in loving memory of Betty Fell

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WEEK AT A GLANCE

Sunday, April 21, 2019, Easter Sunday 2:00pm-4:30pm Pickleball, Mother Teresa Center Monday, April 22, 2019 Parish Offices Closed Tuesday, April 23, 2019 8:30am-9:30am Grief Support, 1AA 9:45am-11:30 am Bible Study, 3AA 11:30am Little Lions Easter Egg Hunt 6:15pm-8:15pm Bible Study, Jordan Hall 3:00pm Women’s Society, 1AA Wednesday, April 24, 2019 6:30pm-9:00pm RCIA, Raphael Hall 6:30pm-7:30pm CCE, Brooks, Annex, Jordan Hall 6:30pm-8:15pm Confirmation Class, A&J Hall/Gym 6:30pm-7:30pm First Communion Parent Meeting, Brooks Hall

Thursday, April 25, 2019 5:50am That Man is You, Jordan Hall 9:30am-10:30am Spiritual Growth Book Study, Chapel 4:00pm-6:00pm Schoenstat Girls, A & J Hall 6:30pm Rosary Guild, 1AA 6:30pm Grief Support, 2AA 6:30pm WCM, Jordan Hall Friday, April 26, 2019 6:00pm Wedding Rehearsal Saturday, April 27, 2019 8:00am That Man is You, Jordan Hall 10:00am Wedding

Announcements

FROM ASHES TO EASTER: New Fire, New Water, New Light and New Life: Alleluia,

Alleluia, Alleluia! Together we will provide love, hope

and joy to our missionary efforts in and outside of the

diocese through the Ashes to Easter

Lenten Mission Campaign. Please return Lenten boxes to

the parish by next Sunday. Donations can also be made

online at lentbox.org.

Readings for the week of April 21, 2019

Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or Lk 24:1-12 or Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2a and 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20 and 22 [5b]/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118: 1-2 and 4, 22-24, 25-27a [22]/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1 and 14-15ab, 16-18, 19-21 [21a]/Mk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19/Jn 20:19-31

DIVINE MERCY:

This is the week of Divine Mercy! Please continue to pray the Novena of the

Chaplet of Divine Mercy, either at home or with others here at St. Jerome.

Please plan to attend the special 3:00 pm Divine Mercy devotion on Sunday,

April 28, Divine Mercy Sunday. (See the Lavender flyer at the back of the church

for details.)

ORDINATION ANNOUNCEMENT With great joy, I wish to inform you that

Kyle Nesrsta has petitioned for the Order

of Deacon in the Diocese of Austin through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by Bishop Joe S. Vásquez, on May 18, 2019, at St. William Catholic Church in Round Rock, Texas. On behalf of the Church, I want to thank you, the people of his home parish, for

your generous support of Kyle. It is through your prayers, encouragement, and support that there are many vocations to the priesthood. Please keep Kyle and all seminarians in your daily prayers. If you have any grave concerns affecting his ordination to the Transitional Diaconate, please contact me at the Office of Vocations of the Diocese of Austin at (512) 949-2405. Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Jonathan Raia Vocation Director, Diocese of Austin

ST. JEROME FOOD PANTRY:

On April 8th our food pantry volunteers delivered 610 pounds of

food to Caritas. Thank you for your generosity.

ST.JEROME ACTS RETREAT PARTICIPANTS:

All St. Jerome parishioners who have attended an ACTS retreat are invited to a meeting with Fr. James on Tuesday May 7 in the Mother Teresa Center, Raphael Hall. A social time with desserts

starts at 6:30 and the meeting begins at 7:00. pm.

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FAITH JOURNEY CLASS The series Epic: A Journey Through Church History is ending and the group will be starting a new topic soon. This group meets on Sunday mornings between masses from 9:45am-10:45am in the A&J Hall. We do not meet the Sundays of the MOST J pancake breakfast and will not meet on Palm Sunday or Easter Sunday. Come join us on April 28 to help decide what we will study next. There is no cost to be a part of this group. Contact Bernice Helpert or Joan Gawrych.

SCRIPTURE STUDY AND CONTINUING ADULT EDUCATION Books are available at class. You do not have to be a Scripture Scholar to attend. Classes are on Tuesdays: Morning - 9:45 am to 11:30 am in Classroom 3AA in the Annex or Evening- 6:15 pm to 8:15 pm in Jordan Hall. Please call Deacon Greg George at 254-424-3061 if you have any questions or want further information.

Worship Life and Faith Formation Ministries

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration is a quiet time to spend an hour with Jesus Christ.

First Friday Adoration: Held each month except January, June, July, and August from 6:00pm Thursday to 12:00pm Friday.

Upcoming dates: Easter Sunday—April 21, May 2-3

LITURGY OF THE HOURS Liturgy of the Hours will be prayed each morning in the Ave Maria Chapel on Wednesdays and Fridays, before the 7:00am Mass and on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, at 7:00am in the Chapel. Everyone is welcome to come.

THAT MAN IS YOU That Man Is You! – Meets weekly in Jordan Hall. The Thursday group meets at 5:50am and the Saturday group meets at 8:00am. TMIY is open to all men of the parish. We watch a video on the series: The Vision of Man Fully Alive followed by a small group discussion. Contact Bill Leek for information 254-716-3416.

12 DAY SHRINES AND LOURDES FAITH JOURNEY October 4th- October 15, 2019—Visting Jeronimos Monastery, Church of the Eucharistic Holy Miracle, Santarem, Fatima, Braga, Santiago de Compostela, Burgos, San Ignacio de Loyala, Lourdes, Carcassonne, Sagrad Familia, Montserrat and Barcelona Sponsored by: St Jerome Catholic Church, Waco, Texas. Spiri-tual leader for the Pilgrimage will be: Deacon Greg George. For additional information please call: Glenda Ruiz (254)732-2404.

PRO-LIFE Join us for a Rosary for Life at Eucharistic Adoration (Sept-May, except January) after mass every Thursday before First Friday in Ave Maria Chapel. For more information, please contact JoAnn

Wiese at 254-772-8663. or jwiese@hot.rr.com.

FIRST FRIDAY ROSARY We pray the Rosary on the First Friday of each month in the Ave Maria Chapel at 11:30 am.

ROSARY MAKING GUILD The Rosary Making Guild meets at 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month in classroom 1AA located in the West Annex. Cord and metal rosaries are made. For infor-mation call Deacon Rae Carter @ 254-776-7624.

HOMEBOUND & NURSING HOME MINISTRY If you know of a Catholic residing in a Waco or Hewitt nursing home or is homebound and not receiving communion now and would like to begin receiving the Eucharist weekly, please call Joe or Carole Anne Falsone at 254-848-8241.

THIRD SUNDAY ROSARY Join the Knights of Columbus on the third Sunday of each month at 7:50am. These rosaries are dedicated to serving the unborn.

RCIA We have been blest by the addition of 23 new Catholics who were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil mass. Please welcome each of them and keep them in your prayers.

TOPICS FOR THE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24

Conversion Conversion is the ever present call of the already committed Christian to grow both in the faith and in the living of it. It means deepening our relationship with God and our fellow Christians. Conversion is a lifelong process. It encompasses the stages of development we naturally go through in our lifetimes. As we become progressively more open to God’s presence in our lives we become more sensitive and responsive to the needs of others.

The Laity A lay person is an adopted child of God, a sister or brother of Jesus, and an heir to God’s wealth of grace and life eternal, called to build God’s kingdom here on earth. Since, like all the Christian faithful, lay persons are designated by God for the apostolate through baptism and confirmation, they are bound by the general obligation and possess the right to work so that the divine message of salvation is made known and accepted by all persons everywhere in the world.

Altar Server News Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled mass. Dress & meet in the vestry 5 minutes before mass to receive a blessing from Fr. James. If you are unable to serve, please find a replacement. Contact info: Marian Khoury or Kristina Neal at khoury05@gmail.com or kristinaneal@twc.com

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BIRTHDAYS—APRIL 21—APRIL 27

APRIL 21 ELIZABETH AFFLERBACH, MARGARET DALY, JAYSON HUTSON, RYAN KIPHEN, ANSELMO MONDRAGON, AARON REISNER APRIL 22 JOHN FELL, EMELI LIZCANO, HAO NGUYEN, HARPER SMITH, REILLY WHITE, CECILIA WINTERS APRIL 23 RYAN ARNDT, LYNN ASYN, AUSTIN CULVER, KELLY O’BEIRNE APRIL 24 KYANA ALVELO, NICK DAVOUST, GLORIA DURAN, RANDY DYER, ALYSSA GRANGER, JAZMIN LOPEZ, ROSE NETZER, ELISE SHAW APRIL 25 LLOYD ALCORN, CHRISTOPHER BOWMAN, KRSTOPHER DONAHUE, SHARON JACKSON, NITA SHIELDS APRIL 26 DENNIS CLARK, LYDIA DONAHUE, JESICA GUERRERO, GUSTAVO LOPEZ, PATRICIA MILLER, ALEJANDRO MORANTE, JUDY NORKIEWICZ-PIERCE APRIL 27 JEREMY ARNDT, SALLY BORUCKI, ERIC DEAN, FRANCES ESPARZA, ESPERANZA GARZADEALVA, HAROLD HELPERT, NATHANIEL MORGAN, RUBEN NORIEGA, CIANNA PALOMINO, HANNAH ROPER

WACO CATHOLIC MOMS GROUP Waco Catholic Moms meets at St. Jerome Catholic Church in Jordan Hall every other Thursday from 7-9 pm. Our group also hosts play dates, moms nights out, and much more! For more information, contact Mandy Sharp at (254) 640-0258 or wacocatholicmoms@gmail.com. We hope you can join us!

COLUMBARIUM If you would like to find out more about the St. Jerome

Columbarium, please contact one of the following Committee members: Mary Cunningham Hilliard 254-722-7896 mcunningham@hot.rr.com, Bobby Jetelina 254-723-0652 bobby.jetelina@grandecom.net, Katie Ryan 254-319-4040 kryan5213@gmail.com, Peter Campbell 254-855-9597. peter_campbell@baylor.edu.

NEW HORIZONS Our next meeting is May 14th at 11:45am in Jordan hall. If you are over 55, you are welcome and encouraged to be a part of this group. Please join us for great fellowship and salad luncheon. Please bring your favorite salad to share.

Parish Life & Community Outreach Ministries

GRIEF SUPPORT A Safe place to Grieve. Joining a support group is good therapy for grief. Come share, listen and pray with others. Morning ses-sions Tuesday’s, 8:30-9:30 am in room 1AA. Evening sessions Thursday’s, 6:30-7:30 pm in room 2AA. Each group meets twice a month. For further information contact the office (254-666-7722) or send an email to survivingloss@stjeromewaco.org.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 13005 What does it take to become a Knight? Simply ask one that you are inter-ested. We will meet with you and tell you about the Knights while you have an opportunity to make your decision. We encourage members to attend the once monthly meetings and to be active as they are comfort-able with. There are no "required" meetings but, as with anything, the more you put into it the more you get out of it. Again, if you are interested contact any Knight or call Pat Flavin at 574-339-9343 .

WOMEN’S SOCIETY Women’s Society will meet on April 15th at 6:30 p.m. The Baylor Singing Seniors will present a musical program conducted by Rev. Phillip Sitton. All parishioners are welcome and encouraged to attend. An ice cream social will proceed the performance.

POT LUCK DINNERS Join us for our fun and relaxing potluck. This will be held after the 6:00pm Mass on May 18. You can drop off your main dish, salad or dessert in Jordan Hall before Mass. Come and enjoy community at its best.

MEN OF ST. JEROME (MOSTJ) The World Famous MOSTJ Pancake Breakfast is held the second Sunday of each month after the 8:30 Mass in Jordan Hall. Attendance is open to anyone. Donations for the breakfast are welcome. Proceeds from the breakfast goes to projects to help the parish. Menu includes two kinds of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, fruit, biscuits and gravy, coffee, milk, juice .The MOSTJ welcomes volunteers to help. Contact Bill Leek @ bleek1951@hotmail.com or call/text 254-716-3416.

Did you know? When a Knight of our Council passes

away, a brother Knight volunteers to provide assistance

and support for the widow. It is the guardian Knights

responsibility to check on the widow once a month. For

questions, contact the Program Director, Carl London at

254-379-7734

11 DAY PILGRIMAGE TO GREECE; Including 3 Day Cruise to the Greek Isles & Ephesus hosted by Fr. James: SEPTEMBER 16-26,2019. For a brochure & more information contact Glenda Ruiz at: Tel: (254) 732-2404

Though it's not a requirement, many Knights are EIM Certified. This is so they can assist anyway possible.

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† God Bless Pope Francis; † God Bless Bishop Joe Vasquez; † God Bless our Pastor, Fr. James, and our Deacons; † Please pray for Darrell M, his cancer is horrible; † Please pray for Kim M’s back to heal; † Please pray for our country and our President; † Please pray for my health; † Please pray for Ronnie while he drives every day; † Please pray for our finances to improve; † Please pray for all St. Jerome parishioners who are

undergoing cancer treatments; † Please pray for me so I can fight my Agent Orange issues; † My daughter to have a healthy baby; † My husband who does not have family priorities in order &

drinks too much. Pray that he puts first things first; † Sister-in-law, sister & mother-in-law would understand one

better. They are too critical of one another. † Thanksgiving for all my blessings; † For answered prayers; † R.I.P dear Bob Ryan; † Protection, direction & health for son & daughter; † Mary, Cindy, Billie & Carl, Alice & Jim, Louie , Bob & Mary; † My children and grandchildren to return to the church; † For the health of baby Felix; † That the “Fourth Cup” can open more people’s hearts to the

Eucharist & Catholic Church; † Praise for God in leading us to the right nursing rehab

facility where she is well cared for; † Prayers for answered prayers for al job interview. Please

guide me Lord to say & do the right things; † For bringing our family together with love and devotion to

our ailing mother as she battles dementia. Thank you Lord!; † Abby, Brandon, Erik, and Ezra that they are always loved; † Jr, to succeed in his business; † Special intentions, my family , depression, daughters well

being, job, husbands heart, Hugh’s cancer; † For a safe trip & return to my home; † Healing prayers for Mae V., Kathryn S., Juanita J., Dorothy

R., Dempsey S., & Miss C.; † For the USA & our President; † For the end of abortion; † For the health of all the St. Jerome Family; † Son N., good health, happiness & guidance; † Daily thanksgiving; good health, faith & protection; † Strength & grace for all cancer patients; † Health of my dad, John M.; † Health of my sister, Monica M.; † For my daughters to come back to the church; † Good Health & Happiness for my family; † My husband’s family & their unity; † My left knee to be healed;

† My husband’s employment; † Direction for my son; † Peace & healing for all those struggling with addiction; † Peace & direction for all my children; † My brother Jeff & John, grandson Branson, son David ,

Lauren, Sawyer. Successful family business. For Bill T. & his family;

† For my daughter’s safety & faith; † For my father on his 86th birthday, health, peace and joy; † For my new job; † For all victims of domestic violence; † Lord, please help my grandson; † For C & G’s relationship & strength; † For Rob’s mom, that she will rest in peace in Heaven; † For my upcoming colonoscopy, that all goes well during the

procedure with good results; † Bless my sons, Erik & Eryn; † Bless all my family & friends; † Bless the world with peace; † For my sister, Toni, that her upcoming colonoscopy goes well

with good results; † Tia Lupe & Tio David’s health; † Katrina’s stress to become managed; † Ashley’s pregnancy, may she do well after her accident; † Oliver’s continued growth & health; † Megan & Denis to become adoptive parents; † Popo to feel much better; † Aunt Jo to go home from the hospital; † All the children to learn to love Jesus; † J & A to be blessed with a child; † Successful surgery for William. God, guide his doctor in the

right direction; † Health for all my family & friends; † For those in nursing homes and their caregivers; † World peace; † Prayers for C.C, L.L., A & W & A & J. † All R.C.I.A candidates, may the Holy Spirit come down on

them. † Peace & calm; quit worrying.

SICK IN OUR PARISH Please pray for the sick in our parish, especially:

Clarence Boles, Debbie Braswell, Mary Clark, Kathy Crow, Ignacio Estrada,

Carol Friedman, Alice Gallagher, Joan Jasek, James Kreder, Carl Kuhnle, Aunt Myrtle, Linda McDorman,

Kaisley Moelle Moss, Jean Pedrotti, MaryAnn Prochaska, Jean Reboli, James Rieger, Mary Ann Rodriguez, Betsy

Schwager, Richard Skurla, Elly Smallwood, Steve & Marsha, Betty Strom, Carol Treese, Melissa Reitcher,

Bob Behrens, Deacon Ray Jones

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ST. JEROME’S LITTLE FLOWERS GIRLS CLUB Renee Clayton at: renee.clayton82@gmail.com,

(509) 263-4501

Little Flowers Girls' Club is a Catholic club for girls ages 5 and

up that teaches virtues through scripture, saints' biographies and

the Catechism of the Catholic Church. We meet

one Saturday morning a month. Club meetings begin in

September.

ST JEROME SCOUTS, TROOP 456

Scouts—for information on how to join go to

stjeromewaco.org/boy-scouts or email

hewittpack456@gmail.com.

LITTLE LIONS LEARNING CENTER NEWS

Little Lions Learning Center is quickly filling for 2019-2020. Little Lions Learning Center is quickly filling for 2019-2020. Both the Three and four year old classes are near capacity. If you have questions or would like a tour of Little

Lions Learning Center please contact Bobby Jetelina.

Faith Formation for Youth

JUNIOR & SENIOR YOUTH GROUP Whitney Godfrey, Youth Minister, 254-666-7722 office,

e-mail: STJLifeTeen@stjeromewaco.org

Happy Easter! May the risen Lord bless you and your

families in this Easter Season.

Parent Confirmation Meeting: May 1, 2019 from 6:30-

8:15p in the MTC gym. Who is it for: of teens in confirma-

tion, and parents who have teens interested in confirmation

next year. At the meeting we will share how Confirmation

will look next year!

Life Night (SYG): Join us for Life Nights in April on the

7th, 14th, & 28th! Join us for mass at 5:00pm before the Life

Night. Life night begins at 6:15p with dinner and ends at

8:30pm.

Edge (JYG): Join us for EDGE in April on the 7th, 14th, &

28th! Edge takes place on Sundays. From 9:30-9:45a there

is open gym and a breakfast snack followed by Edge at

9:45a. Edge ends at 10:45am. Edge youth are welcome to

join us for Life Teen mass at 5:00pm on Sundays.

The youth ministry needs some donations!

We are looking for the following:

1.)Candy; individually wrapped. Chocolate or Hard

Candy. Bulk bags are FUN!

2.)Bottled Beverages: for hospitality & retreats

(We are in need of small water bottles)!

Please drop off items to the main office. Thank you for

your support!

Graduation Mass: Sunday May 19th 2019 at 5:00pm: To

register for graduation mass please contact the Director of

Youth Ministry via email at stjlifeteen@stjeromewaco.org.

Senior small group and the rehearsals for Senior Mass will

take place during Life Nights. Please drop off items to the main office. Thank you for your support!

CCE NEWS Contact: Christine Moore at 666-6222 office, 972-955-7854

cell, or by email at: religious-education@stjeromewaco.org

21 April, Sun – NO CCE – HAPPY EASTER! 1 May, Wed – First Communion Rehearsal, 6:15-7:30pm in Church 4 May, Sat – First Communion Mass, 10am, group photo at 9:30am. 12 May, Sun – Last Sunday Class…but please come 15 Wed for General Assembly 15 May, Wed – Last Day of CCE – General Assembly 22 May, Wed – Teacher Appreciation Dinner, 6:30-8:30pm in Brooks

Trivia Corner What special item is inserted into the Paschal Candle on the Easter Vigil, and what does it symbolize? “Five grains of incense inserted into the candle in the form of a cross recall the aromatic spices with which His Sacred Body was prepared for the tomb, and of the five wounds: in His hands, feet, side,” and head (for the crown of thorns), are contained in the 5 wax nail set.

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It’s the Central Texas RED-C Catholic Radio Benefit Dinner at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waco on April 25th starting at 6:30 PM. The 3rd annual Central Texas RED-C Catholic Radio Benefit Dinner featuring the president of Catholics Come Home, Tom Peterson. We’ll be marking the beginning of baseball season and our Catholic “All-Star Team”—the saints!—with a “Night at the Ballpark” theme of brats, hot dogs, burgers, beer, and tea. Tom Peterson will encourage us to be Catholic heroes in our own time drawing on examples from the saints and from his own life. Join us at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waco on April 25th from 6:30–9 PM. Individual tickets are $25 and table sponsorships starts at $500. Registration and more information is at redcradio.org/benefit.