March 22, 2009 Saint Peter
the Apostle Catholic Church
Forth
Sunday of Lent
320 College Blvd., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-2490
Father
Martin Ruane, Pastor
www.olesouth.net/stpeter email: stpeter@cableone.net
LENTEN What a wonderful way to
prepare for the Holy Week
Date: 3/25/09
PENANCE Services and the
Resurrection of our Lord by availing
Time: 6:00pm
SERVICE of the wonderful Sacrament
of reconciliation. Place:
St. Peter Catholic Church
Visiting Priests…Sincere gratitude to
Fathers, Gerard Hurley, Sam Messina, Patrick Noonan and Michael O’Brien.
WAY OF THE Cross - Won’t you please make
a genuine effort to relive again the journey Christ followed on
the road to Calvary each
Friday evening at 6:15pm and also to receive the Lord in Holy Communion.
HOLY SEASON OF LENT - All the Fridays of the Holy
Season of Lent are days of Abstinence.
THE SPECIAL COLLECTION
FOR RETIRED PRIESTS is scheduled for next
weekend, 3/28/09 and 3/29/09. We encourage parishioners to be generous to this
collection, which helps support our retired priests. Many of our priests have labored in
our Diocese for 50+ years and are now retired and depend on this offering. Our parish is
assessed for $2,000.00. Please try to be generous. This offering will be taken up next
weekend.
LENTEN FRIDAY Each Friday during the Holy
Season of Lent, [with the exception of, the 1st Friday of
AT ST. PETER each month,] we will have Mass at 8:00am,
Stations of the Cross, scripture reading,
a
short meditation followed by Holy Communion beginning at 6:15pm.
CATFISH SUPPER… The Knights of Columbus
are sponsoring a Catfish Supper Friday April 3rd. We hope that our people will
come to Church first, including the Knights, if possible, and then we can all get together
and have camaraderie and fellowship at the Family Life Center.
“WHY CATHOLIC?”… We are encouraging our
people to make every effort to participate in the “Why Catholic?” Retreat this
Sunday, March 22, 2009. Place: Immaculate Heart of
Mary in Greenwood.
Time: 3:30pm to 6:30pm.
NO CONFUSION - It seems many of our people
are anxious to get some Seafood Gumbo. To clarify the situation and to avoid any confusion
the Gumbo will be prepared by Chef Mumme, and will be served on March 27th
after our Lenten Services.
PLEASE…let us all make a genuine
effort to make Lent a special time in Our Church.
1. Daily Mass when
possible.
5. Less negative gossip.
2. Participating in
“Why Catholic?”
6. Prayer when possible in the home with the family.
3. Participating in the Mass
of Healing.
7. More kindness, compassion, and affirmation.
4. A kinder, gentler people.
8. A good confession by participating in our Penance Service.
CHOOSE LIFE… The prominent Lutheran
pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer clearly described the act of abortion: “The simple fact is
that God certainly intended to create a human being and that this nascent human being has
been deliberately deprived of his life. And that is nothing but murder.”
THE R.C.I.A. will meet this Tuesday night, March 24th
at 6:30pm, the topic: a little on Baptism and a lot on Holy Week.
FATHER RUANE…will be speaking this
Wednesday, 3/25/09 at the First Methodist Church in
Grenada, and on Monday of Holy Week, 4/6/09 at the First Presbyterian Church, both
Services will be at 12:00pm noon.
______________________________QUOTES
FOR THE WEEK_____________________________
1. Pain is temporary,
pride is forever. Anonymous
2. A man can fail many
times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame someone else. John Burrroughs
3. “My greatest point
is my persistence. I never give up in a match. However down I am, I fight until the last
ball. My list of matches shows that I have turned a great many so-called irretrievable
defeats into victories.” Bjorn Borg, Professional
Tennis Player
Mass Dates
Mass Times
Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 21
6:00pm
– St. Peter
Personal
Intentions -MR
Sunday, March 22
9:00am – St. Peter
People
of St. Peter Parish
Sunday, March 22
11:15am – St. John
People of St. John Parish
Monday, March 23
8:00am
– St. Peter
Owen Royce - RIP
Tuesday, March 24
6:00pm – St. Peter
R.C.I.A. Candidates
Thursday, March 26
8:00am – St. Peter
Unfulfilled Intentions
Friday, March 27
8:00am & 6:15pm – St. Peter
John Maranto -RIP
PRAYERS
Carol
Artman, John Bell, Mike Bowles, James Bruno, George Burleson, Delsie
Burton, Audrey Carter, Carolyn Cerniglia, Nancy Cerniglia, John Collier, Kelly Collier,
Thomas Collier, James E. Cook, Jeanette Cook, Helen Corbett, Cynthia Correro, Sarah Criss,
Mary Dyre, Don Eldridge, Mary Enriquez, Maria Evangelista, Walter Fariss, Allie Fava,
Brenda Ferguson,
Bill
Finch, Shirley Fowler, Valinten Gagaboan, Christy
Gant, James Gant, Mary Gessler, Chip Graham,
Paula Harris,
Bonita
Henson, Rick Holmes, James Huddleston, Morgan Kay Jackson, Leonard Janiszewski, Catherine
Jones,
Rodney
Lippincott, Bobby Love, Adelfia Marascalco, Charlie Marascalco, Dona Marascalco, Joseph
Marascalco,
Laurie
Marascalco, Louise
Marascalco, Pete Marascalco, Mary Mardis, Jody McAnnally, Betty McCormick, Amanda McGee,
Johnny Michelle, Marietta Morrison, Lois
Newton, Roger Patterson, Lamar Pitcock, Sarah Powell, Jamie Pritchard,
Eydie
Ricks, Ralph Roe, Sister Anthony Ruane, Douglas Scott, David Sintes, Bob Smith, Anna
Brettlee Soldevila,
Larry
Stokes, Dan Thompson Jr., Anne Upchurch, Robbie Upchurch, Carl Walker, Jan Walker, Lisa
Ward,
Marguarite
Womble, Betty Yonak.
If
you would like to add or remove someone from the prayer list, please contact the rectory
at 226-2490 Or email me
at;
PLEASE
REMEMBER – TURN YOUR
CELLPHONE OFF WHILE IN CHURCH!
Thank you for you
cooperation.
Collections, March 15th
Next Special Collection:
<<<<BIRTHDAYS>>>>
General Fund $1,933.08
3-29-09 for the
March 19 – Alexandra Kerwin
Building Fund $740.00
Retirement Fund for Religious
March 21 – Jesse Gonzales
Black
& Indian M. $45.00
Today’s Special Collection
March 26 – Beth Livingston
Catholic Relief $45.00
Catholic Relief Services March
27 – Phillip Cook
Easter
Flowers
$25.00
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Eucharistic
Ministers/Sat Mar 21st –
Karla
Houston, Gerry Morris, Irene Stark----------------Lector – Dan Buzzarde
Eucharistic
Ministers/Sun
Mar 22nd –
John Saia,
Martha Saia, David Upchurch----------------Lector – Matt Mumme
SICK/HOMEBOUND/HOSPITALIZED
- If you have anyone who is ill or homebound, or
hospitalized please contact the rectory so they can be added to
our prayer list and Father Ruane can visit with them and pray for them.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - If you would like to
contribute to the Chris Harris Scholarship Fund,
please send memorials to Knights of Columbus, PO Box 1822, Grenada, MS 38901.
PLEASE REMEMBER...to check thermostats,
lights, doors, and clean up when leaving our buildings. We have received some high
utility bills for the Family Life Center, please turn things off, check thermostats and
lights, etc.
BULLETIN
ANNOUNCEMENTS - The deadline
for announcements will be on Thursday at noon. Please contact the rectory at 226-2490,
or send an email to stpeter@cableone.net.
LITURGICAL APPOINTMENTS - Please
contact the church office to participate in the Liturgy.