Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time November 6,

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

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

Anne Birmingham 982.4891

stjudeapostle@gmail.com

RCIA Ann Gallegos

352.4880 Amgdesign1958@gmail.com

Welcome to

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

8:30am-12:00pm Friday

Pastor Fr. Andy Smith 982.4891

Readings for the Week of November 6, 2016

Sunday: 2 Mc 7:1-2, 9-14/Ps 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15/2 Thes 2:16--3:5/

Lk 20:27-38 or 20:27, 34-38

Monday: Ti 1:1-9/Ps 24:1-6/Lk 17:1-6

Tuesday: Ti 2:1-8, 11-14/Ps 37:3-4, 18, 23, 27, 29/Lk 17:7-10

Wednesday: Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12/Ps 46:3-6, 8, 11/1 Cor 3:9c-11,

16-17/Jn 2:13-22

Thursday: Phlm 7-20/Ps 146:7-10/Lk 17:20-25

Friday: 2 Jn 4-9/Ps 119:1-2, 10-11, 17-18/Lk 17:26-37

Saturday: 3 Jn 5-8/Ps 112:1-6/Lk 18:1-8

Next Sunday: Mal 3:19-20a/Ps 98:5-9/2 Thes 3:7-12/Lk 21:5-19

Observances for the Week of November 6, 2016

Sunday: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time; National Vocation

Awareness Week; Daylight Saving Time ends

Monday:

Tuesday: Election Day

Wednesday: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

Thursday: Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor of the Church

Friday: Martin of Tours, Bishop; Veterans Day

Saturday: Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr

Next Sunday: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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

Saturday, November 5 5:00pm Mass Gladys Collins+ Sunday, November 6 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Hannah Leah Gates 2:00pm Mass Priest Intention Tuesday, November 8 6:30pm Mass Amanda Amick Wednesday, November 9 6:30pm Mass Gene T. Abramovitz+ Thursday, November 10 8:00am Mass Gladys Collins+ Friday, November 11 8:00am Mass Gladys Collins+ Saturday, November 12 5:00pm Mass Karen Fletcher+ Sunday, November 13 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Avaltroni Family 2:00pm Mass Priest Intention

Monday, November 7 9:30am 33 Days to Morning Glory 7:00pm Small Faith Community 7:00pm 33 Days to Morning Glory Tuesday, November 8 VOTE 6:30pm Choir Practice 6:30pm Cub Scouts 7:00pm Scripture Study Wednesday, November 9 10:00am Scripture Study 7:00pm RCIA– The Creed-Cliff Yeary (CYM ROOM) 7:00pm JrCYM & CYM Thanksgiving dinner 7:00pm Faith Chats Thursday, November 10 9:00am Discovering God’s Will 7:00pm Biblical Roots of the Mass 7:00pm Choirs Friday, November11 7:00pm Benediction and Adoration

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

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

ORGANIZATIONS Altar & Rosary Kathryn Fairchild 690.3875 CYM Paula Price 551.1873 JRCYM Kathleen Hill Allyson Marshall 551.1873 Knights of Columbus John Red Smith 628.7980 Ladies of the Knights Ruth Adams 843.3392 Senior Citizen Donna Aldrich 772.2098

*** Please keep in your prayers, Alex Smith, our seminarian. Sister Judith Timmerman, who is also from our parish and is at St. Scholastica Convent in Fort Smith, teaching Spanish at Christ the King and teaching Hispanic students in 5th and 6th grade PRE. She is also beginning a

Master’s Degree in Theology.

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For all those who have died, that they may see the face of God, especially Karen Aponte.

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Bill Aldrich, Spencer Aydeot, Paul Avaltroni, Priscilla Baltazar, Robert Barrett, Andrea Bistrain, Charles Blanchard, Shirley Blanchard, Rayeigh Butrand, Flo Caldwell, Natalio Carrillo, Michael Carter, Christina Carver, John Claude, Evelyn Cook, Charles Delorenzo, Emily Downs, Sherry Duncan, , Terry

Franks, Bill Garner, Misty Gay, Ann Gheagan, Betty Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Helen Hall, Susan Hall, Mike Hargrove, Hazel Hayes, Helmut Herm, Hibbard Family, Edna Hill, Louise Hubbard, Dylan Jeffrey, Mickey Kamer, Rebecca Kendall, Joceyln Kennedy, Melinda King, James Kroskey, Grace Kulpa, Rudy Kurz, Norma Laberdee, Ariel Leach, Carla Lewis, Carol Lloyd, Joan Lowry, Jean Luman, Joshua Luker, Al Manning, Sally G. Menke, Steve Menke, Tim Menke, Joan Meyer, William Mergenschroer, Carol Miller, Greyson Moore, Sandra Morris, Bridgette Mucha , Bob Nawrocki, Ronald Neumeier, Jeffery Nordmeyer, Cindy Nunez,Tom Pack, J. W. Palmer, Mary Pickels, Benjamin Ramirez, Sue Riley, Randy Rhodd, Mark Rivard, Jerry Robbins, Dawn Robnett, Mary Robnett, Odette Rose, Beverly Saltz, Mary Anne Schulke, Piper Scott, Linda Seidl, Jeremy Sheeran, Tina Simone, Maria Stewart, Patsy Strode, Mary Suiter, Patrick Testa, Verna Thompson, Walter Townes, Pat VanWinkle, Judy Vaulner, Brandon Weisenfels, Charles Whitaker,Maureen Wilmoth, Otis Wilson, Sandy Yoerger, Patricia Zawislak.

S T E W A R D S H I P

October 29/30 5:00pm 231 8:00am 352 11:00am 270 2:00pm 126

CARE CHANNEL REQUESTS

P R E /CYM/Adult Ed

The Jacksonville Care Channel is in need of corn and peas. ***

St. Joseph’s Helpers-Donation box located in the entry hallway. SJH/Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center is a nonprofit agency to help enable abortion minded clients to make informed lifelong decisions for their baby and themselves. We, at St. Jude’s, have a collection box (labeled ST. JOSEPH). Please be generous with donations such as diapers, crib sheets, baby clothes (up to size 2T), diaper ointment etc. The APRC staff greatly appreciates your heartfelt donations by material or monetary assistance (Mail monetary gifts to: APRC, 3 Office Park Dr., Ste. 101, Little Rock, AR 72211. Please continue to pray for the unborn and their families.

A T T E N D A N C E

October 29/30 Stewardship: $ 10,090.59 Stewardship: The regular parish budget for 2015/2016 anticipates a weekly offering of approximately $12,936.00 for the regular operation of the ministry of St. Jude’s. May God continue to bless you for your faithful stewardship.

Knights of Columbus: Catholic Citizenship

Essay Contest: Topic: Importance of Religious

Freedom. Open to all Catholic students

currently in grades 8 through 12. Essays are

due by November 6. For more information contact: Gary

Price (501)786-0222 or email price_crew@yahoo.com.

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Change of meeting days: The Queen Bee

Quilters are back in swing for the fall.

We will be meeting on the 2nd and 4th

Fridays this fall and plan to work on projects for fall and

Christmas. All members of the parish and their friends are

welcome. We meet in the large classroom at 9am. Please

plan to join us.

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The Senior Potluck will be held

November 7, 2016 at 11:30am in the

Parish Hall. The meat (turkey) will be

provided please bring side dishes with A-M bringing

vegetables, N-S salads, and T-Z desserts. There will be two

door prizes. All seniors are welcome. Hope to see you

there!!

November 6, 2016 Thirty-Second Sunday of Ordinary

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

CYCLE C NOVEMBER 6, 2016

32nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

"Those who are deemed worthy to attain to the coming age and

to the resurrection of the dead neither marry nor are given in

marriage." Jesus' response to the Sadducees regarding their

question about the resurrection of the dead actually raises

another question for us: what about marriage in heaven? We

understand marriage to be "until death do us part," but what

exactly becomes of this special relationship in the afterlife?

Pope Francis gave a homily on this Gospel passage in which he

discussed the mysterious transformation that will take place for

those who enter into the joy of heaven. The Holy Father tells us,

Jesus explains that "life after death does not have the same

parameters as our earthly life. Eternal life is another life, in

another dimension where, among other things, there will be no

marriage... The life that God prepares for us is not a mere

embellishment of the present one: it surpasses our imagination,

for God continually amazes us with his love and mercy" (Angelus,

November 10, 2013).

An interesting interpretation of this comes from Fr. Raniero

Cantalamessa, the Preacher of the Papal Household, who said

"marriage does not come to a complete end at death but is

transfigured" (Homily, November 10, 2006). Catholic author

Stephen Ray described it this way in a letter to his mother who

was grieving the loss of her husband: "We cannot understand our

new spiritual bodies and heavenly existence any more than a

caterpillar can comprehend what it will be like to be a butterfly.

We cannot anticipate how personal relationships will flower in

glory any more than [an] acorn can anticipate standing 50 feet

tall." Whatever it will be, we can trust it will be wonderful!

DEPLOYED

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If you know of anyone who is deployed please call the office so we can add them to the list. Thank you Major Steffanie Jebb, 1st LT Jared Rieathbaum, MSG John Paul Jebb, SrA Brian King, Capt Kate Hrynyk

Thank you so very much for your generous donations to the Ladies of the Knights Bus Token Campaign. These tokens will help our homeless

veterans seek employment, search for housing and make other appointments in the community. Our veterans appreciate the little things we do for them.

Air conditioning in the church: The air conditioning system is hard at work keeping our church cool so please dress comfortably for Mass. If you are cold natured, we suggest bringing a jacket or sweater with you. There is no way to easily adjust the temperature during Mass or maintain a constant temperature in all areas of the church. The blower is essentially on or off, and when it is off, the church becomes warm rather quickly, especially around the altar. Thank you for your understanding.

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

*** You Did It for Me The “dry corridor” extends through parts of Central America including Guatemala. With the warming El Nino winds last year, more farmers were left with smaller harvests. Not only that, the warmer temperatures made it easy for a fungal diseAse known as coffee leaf rust to kill crops. Thanks to Catholic Relief Services’ support, farmers are moving crops up the montain for cooler temperatures and learning new ways of combatting the fungus on their crops. Learn more at: crs.org/you-did-it-for-me

Tú lo hiciste por mí El “corredor seco” se extiende a través de partes de Centroamérica, incluyendo Guatemala. Con los vientos más calientes de El Niño el año pasado, más agricultores se quedaron con cosechas más pequeñas. No sólo eso, las temperaturas más cálidas permitieron que una enfermedad fúngica conocida como la roya del café matara a los cultivos. Gracias al apoyo de Catholi Relief Services, los agricultores están moviendo los cultivos hacia arriba en la montaña para las temperaturas más frías y aprendiendo nuevas formas de combatir el hongo en sus cultivos. Para obtener más información visite (en inglés): crs.org/you-did-it-for-me

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

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Bingo Parish Hall

1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month After 5:00pm Mass

*** HAVE YOU NOTICED??? Altar and Rosary Religious articles has grown!! Go take a look at all the goodies they have NOW!

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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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Office Assistant for St. Joseph Parish, Center Ridge

Position scheduled for 15 hours per week Monday

through Friday mornings and performs administrative

duties that include: maintaining donor records, counting

and depositing collections, performing receptionist duties

and financial tasks as directed by pastor. Requirements

are: Excellent computer and interpersonal skills and

ability to manage multiple priorities. Compensation

includes mileage reimbursement. Send cover letter and

resume to: Paula Lattanzi, Human Resources Specialist, at

plattanzi@dolr.org or mail to Diocese of Little Rock, 2500

N. Tyler St., Little Rock, AR 72207.

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“What you do for the least of my brother you do unto

me”. Kairos #34 at McPherson women’s prison is asking for

your support in the form of prayers and cookies. There will

be a box in the church lobby the weekend of November 5-6

for your cookie donations. (No raisin or powder sugar or

fruit cookies) these cookies are given to each inmate

(1,000 women) during the weekend. The cookies serve as

an example of God’s love though small in comparison to

how much God loves us all. Please be generous with your

prayers and cookie donations. Thank you from team

members of McPherson Kairos #34.

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If you are not getting the EMAIL BLAST on Friday,

please email us at stjudeapostle@gmail.com

with your name and email.

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Would you like to have flowers placed at the altar in the sanctuary on weekends in memory of a loved one? If you are interested in doing so, please contact the church office at 501-982-4891. The donation to cover the weekly expense of placing the flowers is $100. The name(s) of the person(s) you are remembering will be placed in each week’s bulletin on the week the flowers are placed. Thank you!

*** Next week our parish will take up the Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (AMS). The AMS relies solely on private donors in support of its mission, “Serving those who serve” and its ministry to provide the same pastoral care and services to Catholics serving in the United States Armed Forces, enrolled in U.S. Military Academies, undergoing treatment at any of the 153 Department of Veterans Affairs’ Medical Centers, working in civilian jobs for the federal government beyond U.S. Borders, and the families of these populations, as does any other Catholic diocese. While the Salaries and retirement of Catholic military chaplains are paid for by the U.S. Government, the AMS receives no funding from government or the military for its programs and services, including the Co-Sponsored Seminarian Program, which provides priests for home dioceses and for the military chaplaincy. To learn more about AMS go to www. Milarch.org/nationalcollection.

*** Do you know what to do with an old and frayed American Flag? The United States Flag Code, Title 4, Section 8k states: “The flag, when it is in such a condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way preferably by burning.” Flag Retirement is the term used to define the proper and dignified way of destroying

United States flags that are no longer fit to serve the nation. The 4th Degree of the Knights of Columbus is a group called the “Assembly.” Their special mission is “Patriotism.” There will be an official Flag Retirement Ceremony For any

and all deteriorated and worn out US flags on Friday,

November 11, at 10am outside the Knights of Columbus

building (108 N. First Street Jacksonville, AR 72076.) The

Assembly invites all parishioners and their family who would

like to witness this patriotic process to attend. If anyone has an

old, tattered, frayed flag, which no longer has the “dignified”

appearance it used to, is welcome to bring it and the Knights

will respectfully retire it for you. This is also an excellent time

to introduce children to a patriotic activity.