Fifth Sunday of Easter May 5, 2015

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 p a r i s h w e b s i t e (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 to

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

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

Pastor Fr. Andy Smith 982-4891

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 Amgdesign1959@gmail.com

Readings for the Week of May 3, 2015

Sunday: Acts 9:26-31/1 Jn 3:18-24/Jn 15:1-8

Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Jn 14:21-26

Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Jn 14:27-31a

Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Jn 15:1-8

Thursday: Acts 15:7-21/Jn 15:9-11

Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Jn 15:12-17

Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Jn 15:18-21

Next Sunday: Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, 44-48/1 Jn 4:7-10/Jn

15:9-17

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

Saturday, May 2 5:00pm Mass Jimmy Thomas+ Sunday, May 3 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Steven Smith+ 2:00pm Mass Priest’s Intention Tuesday, May 5 6:30pm Mass Tim & Maurine Mazzanti Wednesday, May 6 6:30pm Mass Greg McClain+ Thursday, May 7 8:00am Mass Father Richad Savary+ Friday, May 8 8:00am Mass Diana Seim+

Monday May 4 11:30am Superior Saints Luncheon 7:00 pm Choir Practice 7:00 pm Small Faith Group Tuesday, May 5 6:00 pm Rosary 6:30pm Confirmation 6:30 pm Scouts 7:00 pm Scripture Class Wednesday, May 6 10:00am Scripture Study 5:30 pm Choir Practice 7:00 pm Faith Chats Thursday, May 7 7:00pm Landings Friday, May 8 7:00 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

M A S S E S F O R T H E W E E K

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

ORGANIZATIONS Altar & Rosary Rita Strickland 835.9785 CYM Paula Price 551.1873 JRCYM Stephanie Farinelli 628.1930 Knights of Columbus Dale Olivo 590.4629 Ladies of the Knights Theresa Truscello 835.5557 Senior Citizen Donna Aldrich 772.2098

Please pray for our Seminarians, Alex Smith and Vince Kozlowski, and all Diocesan Seminarians. Please also keep Judith Timmerman, Novice at St. Scholastica, in your prayers.

3 Fifth Sunday of Easter May 3, 2015

Spencer Aydeot, William Alberson, Kathy Bajorek, Robert Barrett, , Rayeigh Butrand, Michael Carter, Donna Chesanek, John Claude, Elisabeth Cory, John Davitt, Emily Downs, Sherry Duncan, Danny Epley, Karen Fletcher, Bill Garner, Misty Gay Betty Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Susan Hall, Mike Hargrove, Helmut Herm, Charles Henning, Hibbard Family, Harold Higgins, Bobby Hough, Louise Hubbard, James Hunt, Dylan Jeffrey, Barbara Johnson, Mickey Kamer, Rudy Kurz, Norma Laberdee, Carla Lewis, Joan Lowry, Jean Luman, Joshua Luker, Seve Menke, Cathryn Meyer, Sandra Morris, Carol Miller, Bob Nawrocki, Jeffery Nordmeyer, Bridget Vickers-Norton, Tom Pack, J. W. Palmer, Helen Piazza, Mary Pickels, Benjamin Ramirez, Randy Rhodd, Jerry Robbins, Dawn Robnett, Mary Robnett, Louise Ross, Beverly Saltz, Ethel Seward, Linda Seidl, Jeremy Sheeran, Tina Simone, Maria Stewart, Patsy Strode, Verna Thompson, Maureen Wilmoth, Otis Wilson, Sandy Yoerger.

S T E W A R D S H I P

April 27/28 5:00pm 485 8:00am 230 11:00am 280 2pm 98

CARE CHANNEL REQUESTS

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

P R E

Care Channel is requesting whatever you find on special or have a coupon for!

A T T E N D A N C E

“Children’s Church” is held during the 11:00 Mass (No Children’s Mass on Memorial Day Weekend (May 24th)

New to our Parish? 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. ***

Ronald McDonald House is in need of volunteers to cook and serve a home cooked meal every second Saturday of the month. Please contact Kerstin

Gates at 501.993.6035 or email Jetzfan@comcast.net for available times and information.

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If you are not getting the EMAIL

BLAST on Friday please email us at

office@stjudejax.com with your

name and email.

April 27/28 Stewardship: $ 7,263.87 The regular parish budget for 2014/2015 anticipates a weekly offering of approximately $10,523.09 for the regular operation of the ministry of St. Jude’s. May God continue to bless you for your faithful stewardship.

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

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

CYCLE B MAY 3, 2015

5th Sunday of Easter

"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for

whatever you want and it will be done for you." What a lovely

promise! Imagine how satisfying it would be to ask for

whatever we wanted and then to see that wish granted. Truly,

it would be difficult to think of anyone who would not love to

see a promise like this fulfilled. But we know Jesus isn't a genie

in a magic lamp sent to indulge every selfish whim. So, what's

the catch?

Well, as Jesus puts it in today's Gospel, this promise is extended

to those who "remain" in him. He uses the beautiful analogy of

the vine and the branches to explain what this means. "A

branch cannot bear fruit on its own unless it remains on the

vine ... I am the vine, you are the branches." The idea here is

that we are to be connected to Jesus so closely that our very

life, our growth, our actions, indeed even our desires come

from him as their source. When we are authentically rooted in

Christ, and when his words remain in us, then that cannot help

but transform us into people who want what Jesus wants. And

when we want what he wants, why wouldn't he give it to us?

This brings to mind a quote from St. Alphonsus Liguori. "In cold

and heat, in rain and wind," said this wise doctor of the church,

"the soul united to God says: 'I want it to be warm, to be cold,

windy, to rain, because God wills it.'" In a similar vein, another

doctor of the church, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, said that God has

"always given me what I've desired, or rather, He's made me

desire what He wanted to give me." This is the secret to

constant contentment. No matter what life brings, when we

truly desire to embrace God's will, we are bound to be happy.

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Please help us keep our list of deployed up to date. Major Mary Hrynyk Lacy, LT Kevin Irvin, Michael Melcher, CPT Michael Reber, SGT Jefferson Davis, FSA Nicole Sanders, Spec. Daniel Kaup, LT Gary Spier, A1C Amber Nutsel, NS Benjamin Thompson, LTCOL Robin Neumeier, John Schofield, SFC Brian Ellis, Anthony Krause, firefighter, Major Steffanie Jebb, SSgt John Wisniewski, Xavier Brown

We are excited to announce Immaculate

Conception’s First Annual Summer Program

titled...Freddy Falcon Flies the Coop. This program

is open to any students entering grades 1-8. The

program will be held the week of June 15th-19th

from 8-12. Aftercare will be offered for those students who need

it at an additional cost. The Enrollment Form and Nonrefundable

Enrollment Fee of $125 are due in the school office as soon as

possible. Spaces are limited; so don’t let this opportunity slip by.

For more information please email us at

icsuumerprogram@icsnlr.org or 835-0771.

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NEW BOOK, Still Chatting! Beginning a new book

on May 13th at 7:00 pm in the parish library! The

Love That Keeps Us Sane, living the little way of

St. Therese of Lisieux by Marc Foley, O.C.D. is a

short but powerful book about keeping all things

in proper perspective. Come to read and chat with

us! This is our last book before summer break.

Widowed? Divorced? Separated?

There is a special heartache for those who find themselves single

again. Now there is help for the separated, divorced, and

widowed. Allow yourself to experience a weekend away for a

lifetime of change. Attend the Beginning Experience Weekend

Retreat at Our Lady Queen of Peace Retreat Center near

Memphis in Tennessee. Contact Alma Abuelouf 901.373.1224 or

email: alma.abuelouf@cc.cdom.org or register on line: http;//

www.cdom.org/Atimo_s/news?Registration-BEET.pdf

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Catholic Charities is looking for volunteers to help callers to our

Emergency Assistance program. Volunteers return calls,

complete intake forms, provide referrals, and discuss exceptional

caller needs with Catholic Charities staff. Ability to treat callers

with respect, patience, and compassion a must. Times and days

flexible—one day per week, three hours per day, between

9:00am and 4pm. No experience needed. Please call Rebecca

Cargile at 501-664-0340 ext. 355.

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Last year, over 185,000 people in need received temporary

financial assistance to make ends meet from a local Catholic

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NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING! In an effort to give practical help to married and engaged couples to live out the teaching of the Church, a short course on NFP begins every month across the Diocese. For more information/registration, visit www.ccli.org or email Paul and Alicia Osborn nfp@csalr.org

*** Summer Intern: Arkansas Catholic is accepting applications from college students who are looking for a summer internship. The intern would write articles, take photographs, make updates to the Diocese of Little Rock directory and complete website and video projects. This position is unpaid, but college credit is possible. Qualified applicants must be Catholic, at least 18 years old and working on a degree in English, journalism or communications or seeking a career in communications. The intern must be able to work at least 15 hours a week at St. John Center in Little Rock and have a valid driver’s license. To apply, contact editor Malea Hargett at (501) 664-0125 or mhargett@dolr.org

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Come explore what the Gospels have to say about Jesus. The

summer Bible Institute sponsored by Little Rock Scripture

Study is June 19-21, 2015 at St John Center in Little Rock.

Renowned biblical scholar, Fr. Donald Senior, CP, will lead us

through this powerful experience. Join with adult Catholics

from around the country for solid teaching, prayer, and

discussion. Paid registration of $100 is due by Friday, June 5.

Contact LRSS for more information (501-664-6102 or

lrss@dolr.org).

*** On Sunday, May 9th from 10am— 12 noon, a Cenacle of the National Marian Movement of Priests will be held at: St John Catholic Center / Morris Hall Chapel 2500 North Tyler Street Little Rock, AR 72207 Father Thomas Keller will be the celebrant. For more information, please contact: Dr. Richard and Melanie Riley at (501) 224-3949.

*** St Joseph Church, Tontitown, has a job opportunity for Jr./Sr. High Youth Minister/Family Life Director. Position scheduled for 40 hours per week, includes benefits and requires performing administrative tasks, coordinating transportation, organizing volunteers and planning events for youth and families. Weekend and evening work is required. Email cover letter and resume to Shannon Stowe at stjoetontitownad@att.net or mail to St. Joseph Church, PO Box 39, Tontitown, AR 72770

Are you looking for a gift for Holy Communion or Confirmation? Come and support your Altar and Rosary Society’s Religious Article Cabinet in the Parish Hall. They have wonderful gifts for your special someone. They even have cards!

Bingo is played the first and third Saturdays of each month at the Knight’s of Columbus Hall.

Please do not forget your donations to St. Joseph’s Helpers. They are in need of bottles, baby ointment, towels and washcloths.

*** The Senior luncheon will be held May 4, 2015 at 11:30am in the Parish Hall. This will be our last luncheon until September. Come and have lunch and play some games with friends new and old. There will be prizes for the games. Everything will be provided. There will be two door prizes. All seniors are welcome. Hope to see you there!

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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church and School in North

Little Rock seeks a Maintenance Coordinator to perform

plumbing, electrical, mechanical and other building

maintenance, set up and disassemble for events, manage

maintenance and grounds vendors, develop and direct

planned maintenance and perform lawn care. Position

averages 40 hours per week and includes benefits. Email

cover letter and resume to Father T.J. Hart at

frhart@ihmnlr.org or mail to IHM, 7006 Jasna Gora Dr.,

NLR, AR 72118 The Little Rock Theology Institute provides a unique opportunity to enrich your personal spiritual journey, grow in knowledge of the Catholic faith, and for those wishing to earn a degree in Theology. Classes meet one weekend a month from September to June. For more information call (501) 664-0340 ext. 368 or 323 or visit www.dolr.org. Please prayerfully consider joining us this year!

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