St. Francis, Francesville; St. Joseph, Pulaski; St. Peter, Winamac

Part of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana Rev. Leroy G. Kinnaman, Pastor

Cluster Website: preciousbloodcluster.org

Cluster Correspondence: 401 N Monticello Street, Winamac, IN 46996 Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Morning by 9:00 A.M.

Phone: 574.946.4906 Fax: 574.946.4962

LITURGY SCHEDULE Monday, April 1 NO MASS Monday, April 1 at St. Francis 7:00 P.M. Lenten Reconciliation Service

Tuesday, April 2 NO MASS

Wednesday, April 3 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Ray Berger by St. Joseph Christian Mothers

Thursday April 4 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Harold “Pete” Margison by Donna

Friday, April 5 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Paul DeSabatine by Family 4:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph 7:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Peter

Saturday, April 6 4:00 P.M. at St. Peter +Our Cluster Family 6:00 P.M. at St. Joseph +Jeff Ruff by Family

Sunday, April 7 8:00 A.M. at St. Francis +Jack Stevens by Craig & Joanne Stevens 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter +Living & Deceased Reutebuch families by the Reutebuch Reunion Fund 1:30 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday April 6 at 4:00 P.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Deb Coble Ministers: Bill Girton, Jane Rausch & Viv Reinhold Servers: Bonnie Budd & Howard Conner

Saturday, April 6 at 6:00 P.M. (St. Joseph) Reader: VOLUNTEEER Ministers: 3 VOLUNTEERS Servers: 2 VOLUNTEERS Ushers: 4 VOLUNTEERS

Sunday, April 7 at 8:00 A.M. (St. Francis) Reader: Dillar Ames Ministers: Joanne Stevens & Janet Ricks Servers: Jonathan Ottow

Sunday, April 7 at 10:00A.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Dan Murphy Ministers: Loree Fisher, Bob Klitzman and Linda Webb Servers: Avery Wegner & Ariana Gualajara

Ushers: Flavio Gualajara Family

Oh, by the way,

The Passion of the Christ As we journey through Lent, the liturgy always

points to the Triduum. The middle day, Good Friday

is indeed somber and soul-wrenching. In preparation

and reflection for that day, the Liturgy/ Social

Activities Committees of St. Peter Parish Council,

The Passion of the Christ will be shown in the

Parish Hall next Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Sign-up sheets

will be posted. NO ONE under 18 unless

accompanied by their parent. Q & A afterwards.

During Lent, the Way of the Cross are celebrated

on:

Friday: 4:00 p.m., St. Joseph;

Friday, 7:00 p.m., St. Peter

Sundays, 1:30 p.m., St. Joseph

Remaining Reconciliation Service in our Deanery: don’t wait till the last minute!

1 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Francis, Francesville

1 April, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph, Delphi

9 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph, Rochester

10 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Charles, Peru

11 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Patrick, Kokomo

11 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph, Reynolds

Typo: Monticello was 26 March. My fault!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch….fr. K

Quick one-liners for you:

◼As a head-up: 21 April is Easter. The 3rd Sunday of a

month is our customary date for the Lazarus Collection. To avoid a mass confusion, our Cluster’s Lazarus collection for April will be the previous week-end, 13/14 April. Please be watching for specifics. Thank you.

◼How many sides does a circle have? 2! (Inside and outside)

◼The ladies of St. Joseph will be cleaning the church basement on

Wednesday, April 3rd at 6:00 P.M. in preparation for the Chicken & Noodle dinner. Please plan to offer your assistance!

◼Any ladies interested in joining the Ladies of Charity organization are asked

to please contact Delores Girton at 946-3785 or you may contact the Cluster Office during business hours.

◼RE Classes will resume this coming Wednesday, April 3rd at 5:30 P.M. All

students will be participating in the Way of the Cross for a portion of their class period. See you then!

◼Next weekend, the Land of Peace organization will be visiting our Cluster Parishes to

sell their religious articles. Land of Peace is a nonprofit Christian organization committed to improving the lives of the faithful who are descended from those who first took the message of Jesus and chose to walk in his paths. The main goal of Land of Peace is to establish a Charitable Hospital in

Bethlehem to help the Community. The only source of income for Land of Peace is by selling the religious carvings form the Holy Land that are hand made by the Carvers and artisans in Bethlehem area from materials such as Olive Wood or Mother of Pearl. You may recall they visiting our Cluster several years

ago. Please make time to stop and look at what they have to offer and make them feel welcome to our Parishes.

Fruitful Harvest 2018 Update

As of February 28, 2018 Parish Goal Pledge Over goal by % Paid

St. Francis $4,981.39 $5,400 $418.61 108% $3,450

St. Joseph $21,201.52 $23,639 $2,437.48 111% $14,822

St. Peter $41,056.23 $60,340 $19,283.77 147% $26,332.50

Thank you to everyone in our Cluster who has made a

pledge to Fruitful Harvest, your generosity is greatly

appreciated!

Congrats to St. Peter’s…..still the highest percentage

over goal in the Diocese!

St. Francis St. Joseph St. Peter

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March 24, 2019

General Offerings: $280.00

Loose Collection: $10.00

March 23, 2019

General Offerings: $1,430.00

Loose Collection: $152.15

March 23 & 24, 2019 General Offering: $1,880.00

Loose Collection: $375.00

Children’s Offering: $8.00

Votive Lights: $19.00

CRS: $10.00

Christmas Collection: $5.00

Weekly Cluster Activities Sunday, March 31 Monday, April 1

1:30 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph 7:00 P.M. Lent Reconciliation Service at St. Francis

Wednesday, April 3 Friday, April 5

5:30 P.M. RE Classes at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. First Friday Adoration at St. Peter

4:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph

7:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Peter

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Rick Alber, Randy Baker, Helen Barker, Pat Barngrover, Gayle Conner, Tom Cosgray (Lois Heater’s Cousin), Danielle

Dommer, Helen Ford, Steve Fulmer, Lucas Hoelscher (Hank & Faye Hoelscher’s grandson), Frances Hoover, Mary Ann Johnson, Ethel & Ralph Loehmer, Greg Loehmer, Dorothy Malchow, Bob Meyer, Rosalia Najera, Patricia O’Donnell, Linda Potempa, Helen Scheffer, Tom Schmicker, Kyson Shidler, Elizabeth Weldon & Loretta Wilson (Rhonda Jany’s Mother)

Please remember in your prayers all of our Cluster family and friends who mourn the loss of a loved one, all who have no one to pray for them, those who have died through violence or natural disasters

and all who have died recently. Please notify the Cluster Office at 574.946.4906, if a loved one is admitted to the hospital,

rehab center, nursing home, or is homebound. fr. K CANNOT make calls to people that he is NOT AWARE OF. Thank you!

It’s Strange, isn’t it? Isn’t it strange how a 20 dollar bill seems like such a large amount when

you donate it to church, but such a small amount when you go shopping?

Isn’t it strange how 2 hours seem so long when you’re at church, and how

short they seem when you’re watching a good movie?

Isn’t it strange that you can’t find a word to say when you’re praying, but

you have no trouble thinking what to say about with a friend?

Isn’t it strange how difficult and boring it is to read 1 chapter of the Bible,

but how easy it is to read 100 pages of a popular novel?

Isn’t it strange how everyone wants front row tickets to concerts or games,

but they do whatever is possbile to sit at the last row in Church?

Isn’t it strange how we need to know about an event for Church 2-3

weeks before the day so we can include it in our agenda, but we can

adjust it for other events in the last minute?

Isn’t it strange how difficult it is to learn a fact about God to share it with

others, but how easy it is to learn, understand, extend and repeat gossip?

Isn’t it strange how we believe everything that magazines and

newspapers say, but we question the words in the Bible?

Isn’t it strange how everyone wants a place in heaven, but they don’t

want to believe, do, or say anything to get there?

Isn’t it strange how we send jokes in emails and they are forwarded right

away, but when we are going to send messages about God, we think

about it twice before we share it with others?

It’s Strange, isn’t it?