Sunday
March 8, 2009
Saint Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
320 College Blvd., Grenada, MS 38901
(662) 226-2490
Father Martin Ruane, Pastor
www.olesouth.net/stpeter
email: stpeter@cableone.net
THANKS AND
I am grateful for those who participated in
our Healing Mass
GOD BLESS
and I thank the Knights for graciously fixing breakfast.
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.
WELCOME &
We welcome and acknowledge some special
people who are with us this morning. They
GOD BLESS
have been faithfully participating in the R.C.I.A. for several months and plan to
be received into our church family on holy Saturday night. We welcome and ask God to bless
Linda Gravlee, Valerie Holmes, Roseann Flem, Jennifer Liberto and Desiree Cook. I ask our
church family to remember these people in a special way in your daily prayers.
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.
PLEASE…let us all make a genuine effort to
make Lent a special time in Our Church.
our Penance Service.
HOLY SEASON OF LENT - All the Fridays of the Holy Season of
Lent are days of Abstinence.
CHOOSE LIFE… “To claim the right to
abortion, infanticide and euthanasia, and to recognize that right in law, means to
attribute to human freedom a perverse and evil significance; that of an absolute power
over others and against others.” Evangelium Vitae
THE
R.C.I.A. will meet
this Thursday night March 12th at 6:30pm,
The Topic will be: The Sacrament of Conformation and Matrimony.
NOTE
CHANGE…The
R.C.I.A. will meet on Thursday instead of Tuesday because Fr. Ruane will be joining the
priest of the Diocese at St. Dominic in Jackson for a workshop Tuesday Afternoon March 10th
and Wed. morning March 11th.
PENANCE
SERVICE
FATHER
RUANE * * * Note Change:
Please plan now to participate in our
Because of
complications unavoidable Fr. Ruane
Lenten Penance Service set for
will be speaking at the First Methodist Church on
March 25th at 6:00pm,
details later. Wed.
March 25th at 12:00pm noon.
___________________________________QUOTES
FOR THE WEEK_____________________________
1. “Don’t judge
each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson,
1850-1895, Essayist, poet,
2. Adversity introduces a
man to himself. Anonymous
3. There was a very
gracious lady who was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another part of the
country. “Is there
anything breakable in here?”
asked the postal clerk. “Only the Ten Commandments.” Answered the lady.
4. “Somebody has said there are
only two kinds of people in the world. There are those who wake up in the morning and say,
“Good morning Lord,” and there are those who wake up in the morning and say,
Good Lord, it’s morning.”
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WEEKLY MASS CALENDAR
Mass Dates
Mass Times
Mass Intentions
Saturday, March 7
6:00pm
– St. Peter
Special Intentions - MR
Sunday, March 8
9:00am – St. Peter
People
of St. Peter Parish
Sunday, March 8
11:15am – St. John
People of St. John Parish
Monday,
March 9
8:00am – St. Peter
Lapsed Catholics
Tuesday,
March 10
6:00pm – St. Peter
The Sick and Suffering
Thursday,
March 12 8:00am
– St. Peter
Ferdie Callegan - RIP
Friday, March 13
8:00am & 6:15pm – St. Peter
R.C.I.A. Candidates
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, 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, 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.
Collections, March 1st Next
Special Collection: <<<<<<<<<BIRTHDAYS>>>>>>>>>>
General Fund $3,060.00 3-22-09 for the
March 8 – Peach Ryals
March 11
– Ben Logan
Building
Fund $1005.00 Catholic Relief Services March
8– Camille Stewart March
11– Reid Walker
Black &
Indian M. $380.00
Today’s
Special Collection
March 10– Jeran Guilambo March 12
– Jill Taylor
Catholic
Relief $15.00 Black & Indian
Mission March
10– Roseann Flem March 13
– Joan Westin
Central
& Eastern Europe
$5.00
PLEASE REMEMBER –
TURN YOUR
CELLPHONE OFF WHILE IN CHURCH!
Thank you for
you cooperation.
Eucharistic Ministers/Sat Mar 7th–Karla Houston, Jerome Boudreax,
Rosemary Merriman------Lector – Irene Stark
Eucharistic Ministers/Sun Mar 8th–Cheri Messina, David Upchurch, Lynn
Bennett---------------Lector – John Portis
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.