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ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 1665 Highway 45 By-Pass • Jackson, Tennessee 38305

(731) 668-2596 • Website: www.stmarys.tn.org

Fr. David Graham, Pastor Fr. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Fr. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor Rev. Mr. Dale Brown, Deacon Rev. Mr. Jim Moss, Deacon Rev. Dr. Eddy Koonce, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bob Russell, Deacon Rev. Mr. Bill Winston, Deacon

Sunday Masses: Saturday (Vigil) 5:30 pm

Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday Mass in Spanish 1:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:50-5:20pm

Sunday: 7:30-7:50am, 10:00-10:20am, & 12:30-12:50pm (Spanish)

Sacraments Baptisms By appointment. Pre-baptismal class required for 1st time parents. Offered 2nd Mon. of every month.

Weddings Contact us 6 months prior to the wedding date. Anointing of the Sick By appointment. In the case of a serious illness or death, please call the parish office. Our after hours answering service will get a message to a priest.

Parish Office Hours: Closed to the public

Calli Carpenter, Finance Administrator Derek Rotty, Director of Evangelization and Discipleship Deedee Doumitt,, Coordinator of Youth Ministries

——————————— JoAnn Wormer, Principal of St. Mary’s School (731) 668-2525 Ann Keyl, Principal of Sacred Heart of Jesus High School (731) 660-4774

ST. JOHN CHURCH 910 N. Washington Ave. • P. O. Box 872 • Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

(731) 668-2596

Rev. David Graham, Pastor Rev. Richard Cortese, Associate Pastor Rev. Tojan Abraham, Associate Pastor

Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation: 8:45 a.m. (Prior to Sunday Mass)

Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission Bells, TN

Saturday, April 4 6:00 p.m. Birthday Int. Alberto Melgoza Verduzco

Saturday, April 11 ~Holy Saturday~

Mass Intentions

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Jackson, TN

April 5, 2020 - Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

St. John’s Brownsville

Contact the Parish Office for information about Mass Intentions and Liturgical Minister schedules.

Call: 731.668.2596 Email: [email protected]

Mass Intentions

Sunday, April 5 9:00 a.m. Birthday Int. Isidro Santiago

by Margarita Santiago Sunday, April 12

9:00 a.m. Mass for the People

Saturday April 4 8:00am Holy Souls in Purgatory by Bada Family 5:30pm Tom Aud Sunday April 5 8:00am Int. Margaret Baddour by St. Mary’s Bridge Club 10:30am Alejandro Arjonilla 1:00pm Mass for the People Monday April 6 7:00am Dona Boyd by Danielle Boyd 11:45am no Mass 5:30pm Int. Diego Leon by Bertha Leon Tuesday April 7 7:00am Matt Schoenbachler by Marty Schoenbachler 6:15pm no intention Wed. April 8 8:10am Int. Melissa Hill by Marty Schoenbachler 12:00pm Kelly Ann Nelson Gaffney by Tim Gaffney Thurs. April 9 ~Holy Thursday~ 7:00pm Sandy Jones by Moore Family Friday April 10 ~Good Friday~ 7:00pm Triduum Communion Service Saturday April 11 ~Holy Saturday~ 8:00pm Jim Williams by Lynn Williams Sunday April 12 8:00am Rita Siroky by Bill Siroky 10:30am Int. Chris Craigie by Craigie Family 1:00pm Cesar Aguila by Villegas Family

Father David has asked everyone to pray the Prayer for Protection daily during this time (see below).

Mass Intentions for the Week

Visit our Parish website at www.stmarys.tn.org

Comments from Deacon Dale Brown Today the King comes to take possession of His Kingdom. Who is this King? God's only Son, the Anointed One, the Messiah, Jesus Christ. What is His Kingdom? The eternal, everlasting Kingdom where God Himself rules every heart. The King's triumphal entry into Jerusalem is the first act of the sacred drama of Christ's greatest work: His passion, death, and resurrection, by which He would redeem the world and establish His everlasting Kingdom. Today, we celebrate this triumph with the ancient symbol of victory: palm branches. And it is right that we should. But are we only spectators? No. We are called to be involved in Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem. The clue to this fact, that we are called to be more than just spectators, is the way Christ entered Jerusalem - on a donkey colt. That means a bunch of things. It means that Christ is fulfilling His Father's will, because Zechariah had prophesied that the Messiah would enter Jerusalem on a colt. It means that Christ is the Prince of Peace, because when kings in ancient times came bringing peace, they rode on donkeys, but when they came bringing war, they rode on horses. But most importantly, it is a parable. Jerusalem stands for every human heart. And just as Jerusalem was surrounded by huge stone walls, every human heart too is surrounded by walls. And Jesus wants to go through those walls and win over those hearts. And He doesn't want to do it alone. He could have walked into Jerusalem on His own feet, but He didn't. He chose to need the colt. In the same way, in order to bring His Kingdom into people's hearts today, He chooses to need you and me. We are the donkey colts, carrying Christ into every city of the world, into every heart. Jesus wants to conquer the world through us. I saw a post yesterday that said, “The Church is not closed. It has been deployed!” We are deployed during these days of social distancing to bring Christ more deeply into our hearts, our family’s hearts and even to all the others we meet while keeping the prescribed social distancing. I know the next week is going to be hard, the Easter Holy Week with an empty Church, but pray even harder this week for an end to the virus so we can once again gather as family at the table of the Eucharist. God Bless!


Please submit ALL bulletin information to [email protected]

THE MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND

will resume ASAP. The Priests are only visiting the

hospital at this time.

All Knights of Columbus activities, events, and

meetings have been can-celled for April.

ATTENTION All church events, activities, and/or meetings are now suspended.

Please contact your ministry leaders for more info about plans during this time.

For the latest news & info...

Our Parish Office is now closed to the public. Our staff will be available by

phone & email ONLY.

Parish Mission Statement Celebrating, Proclaiming, & Living the Joy of the Gospel

YOUR GIFTS TO GOD & PARISH

Sympathy, Encouragement, Get Well

If you need to contact us in April, please contact:

Dennah Hilario at [email protected]

Pray for success of the Appeal. Thanks to all our parishioners who have made their

gift to the 2020 Annual Catholic Appeal.

St. Mary’s Goal: $79,500

St. John’s Goal: $2,000

St. Mary’s St. John’s Weekly Offertory $ 8,490 $ 0 March Offertory Goal $ 21,000 $ 560 Total Offertory to Date $ 720,777 $ 22,977 Offertory Goal to Date $ 812,000 $ 21,280


Any man wanting to join or learn more about the Knights of Columbus, contact Grand Knight,

Greg Hickerson [email protected]

Annual Catholic Appeal 2020Annual Catholic Appeal 2020

Contact Lynn Williams to sign up! 731-668-3706

Altar Society

Our Task:

To care for the altar linens & to clean the sanctuary where the

Eucharist is celebrated.

Card Ministry

Currently, there is a food shortage in Haiti Please help our sister parish &

orphanage in Moron, Haiti. The mission team is going at the end of April and we need to take as much food as we can.

Canned Goods Can Fruit Can Meat

Sugar Flour Rice

Monetary donations are welcome.

ANY NON-PERISHABLE FOOD NO GLASS

Drop off box located in the Narthex.

Needed Items

At 86% of goal. 21% participation.

for Haiti

Pledged to date: $1,875


OL Guadalupe Goal: $900


At 94% of goal. 44% participation.

At 158% of goal 30% participation.

158%



Homebound & Senior Citizens’

Corner For help in locating a HANDY MAN,

(i.e. plumbers, electricians, small construction, etc.) contact Maggie Vucina – 664-8328.

For info on HOME TOUCH, Contact Phyllis Marshall – 668-5555.

MyRide West TN ~Please Note~

During the Coronavirus Pandemic, MyRide will suspend this program.


If you would like to add/remove a name from the prayer list, please contact the parish office at 731.668.2596

Special Days this 5th week of Lent

Adams, Grant

Baggett, Betty Bargiachi, Charlie Beare Family Bell, Carmen Benjamin, Rick Blanton, Dottie Bonds, Karolyn Bono, Kaye Browning,Geneva

Ceccotti, Dante Childress, Dale Clift, Dorothy Colgrove, Debbie Crosnoe, Jimmy

Davis, Heather Day, Barbara DeArmitt, Amy Dellinger, Mabry Diaz, Luz Elena Doumitt, Chuck Sr. Durning, Maureen

Edwards, Carter Elam, Teresa Englert, Harriette Englert, Joshua

Faulkner, Janice Flores, Melissa Franks, Grayson

Garrard, Anne Goff, Callan Goff, Lilly Grant, Phillip Grant, Susan

Graning, Dee Gutierrez, Dolores Gyrenge, Lorraine Harmon, Sherri Hercules, Jennifer Holmes, Wayne Hulderman, Bobbie Hughes, Roger

Jones, Brian Jones, Christine Jones, Dick Joyner, Betty

Kain, Otto King, Helen Klees, LaVerne Knight-Wilson, Dawn

Lavitola, Rose Lay, Tyler Lipe, Fitts Londino, Joe Lycette, Missi Marshall, Phyllis McLeary, Patti Mercado, Pacita Miller, Kevin Miracle, Jordan Mitchelson, Joe Mitchelson, Lela Moody, Lois

Newman, Mike Nunn, Marvin Okolo, Joseph Okolo, Stacey

Preston, Anderson Ragan, Phillip Regenhold, Lynn Rogers, Steven Sabella, Marsha Sanders, James Schlosser, Dottie Sewell, Kathy Siroky, Bill Siroky, James Smith, Mike Smith, Pat Smith, Patricia Solberg, Charles Sortet, Ruth Sortet, Mary Soto Corpuz,Victor Sparks, Don Speechly, Jean Speechly, Mark

Thompson, Alta Timby, Wayne Tims, Linda Turner, Raymond Tyson, Claudia Walker, Michelle Walker, Robert Wallace, Permela Wilcox, Malcolm White, Peggy Wood, Debra Wyatt, Sherri

April 5 – PALM SUNDAY – Reading of the Passion of the Lord

Palms will be available to pick up from 12-3 p.m. Ask a family member or friend to drive to

St. Mary’s Church. The priests and deacons will be there to offer a blessing

as palms are given to whomever is in the car. April 9 – HOLY THURSDAY –

MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Beginning of the EASTER TRIDUUM

(3 days before Easter). April 10 -GOOD FRIDAY-

The most solemn day of the Church year, commemorates the CRUCIFIXION of Jesus & his death

at MT. CALVARY in Jerusalem. Pray your “STATIONS OF THE CROSS.”

April 11 – HOLY SATURDAY– Today we wait at the Lord’s Tomb, meditating on his

suffering and death. But during the night, we anticipate

the RESURRECTION!

Notable Quotable “True reverence for the Lord’s Passion means fixing

the eyes of your heart on Jesus crucified and recogniz-ing Him in our own humanity.”

~ Pope St. Leo the Great

Prayer Requests

From the World Health Organization (WHO):

“DO THE FIVE – Help stop the CORONAVIRUS:

1. HANDS – Wash them often. 2. ELBOW – Cough into it. 3. FACE – Don’t touch it. 4. FEET – Stand more than 3 ft. apart. 5. FEEL SICK – Stay home.”

CELEBRATE LIFE Please pray for the women in our parish who are with child.

Prayers are a wonderful way to support a mother & her family. Contact Carrie Jones to be added to this list, receive meals, or if

you would like to provide meals & support to these moms. Email Carrie at [email protected].

Please Pray For: Abby Bautista Alexander, Teresa Fuentez Rocha,

Marisol Aguirre, Adrian Johnson, Kristen Whitaker-Younger, Leah Moore, Ann Marie Graham Williamson,

Ashley Marie Turner Todd, Constance Dettman, Julie Newman Kinsland, Abigail Hernandez, Diana Holt,

Diana Castraneda

PRAYER FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS:

Dear Father, we ask you to protect the little babies who are being knit together in their mothers’ wombs.

Comfort their mothers and fathers during the time that they are growing and developing. Lord Jesus, give these smallest of persons the strength to come into this world,

to fully participate in your creation. Send your Holy Spirit to infuse their souls with love for you. After long, healthy, and loving lives, bring them

safely home to your heavenly kingdom. Amen.

PARISH EDUCATION

St. Mary’s School For the Scholar For the Spirit



Catholic Classical Education for the Mind, Body & Spirit

All SMS Athletics will be cancelled until

school resumes.

You Spoke...We Listened! Top 10 Reasons to send your child to

St. Mary’s School!

Applications are being accepted for the 2020-21 school year. Financial aid is available.

For more information, visit our website:

www.stmarysschool.tn.org or call 731-668-2525

SMS will be closed until April 24th



During this unprecedented time & situation we all want to see the celebration of Mass, hear the spiritual wisdom of our pastor, &

stay connected as a parish.

Here is some info below to help make that happen.

All of Fr. David’s homilies that are available in mp3

format (audio file) will be available at: https://stmarys.tn.org/homilies/

The link below provides a collated list of EVERY available option for online streaming of Holy Mass:

https://mass-online.org/daily-holy-mass-live-online/

Also, don’t forget to Subscribe to Flocknote!

Go to our website, www.stmarys.tn.org

look for the Flocknote logo (see below), then click on the image to join!

Visit FORMED.org! An innovative, online faith formation platform that

has movies, e-books, & study series for all.

Visit formed.org & enter our parish code: M6J2VY

Join the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet

on FORMED

Bishop Talley’s Prayer & Devotion Plan

During this season of precaution & social distancing (due to the Covid-19 virus), family engagement in faith formation is more vital than ever. For that purpose, Bishop David Talley has asked all of us, whether we are families of one or eleven, to pray together daily. A weekly packet with his direction for prayer devo-tions throughout the week can be found at the link be-low:

https://stmarys.tn.org/ faithformation/faithfamily/

“So, do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Isiah 41:10.

The Angelus Bishop David has asked us to pray it while we are go-

ing through this time without the Holy Mass.

Traditionally, The Angelus is prayed at 6am, 12pm, & 6pm, but there is no rule it cannot be prayed at other times.

You can find The Angelus at this website:

https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/the-angelus.html

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