Commitment to Prayer March 20, 2011 The second phase of aur Take A Step Discipleship Second Sunday of Lent Appeal is the Pilar of Prayer. St. Paul says, “At every opportunity pray in the Spirit, using payer and petitions of every sort. Pray constantly and attentively for all" (Ephesians 6:18). What is being asked of us in this phase of personel Discipleship is that we make a commitment to prayer. With the busy lives we all lead, sometimes daily prayer time just seems to get Inst. Through o personal commitment to prayer, we are being called to make prayer a priority over all the other activities that crawd our lives, We are being called to the daily activity that can lift us up, give us purpose, help us cope with each day's ups and dawns, and bring us jy and peace. Building the “Gity of God" at St. Paul is our faith community's purpose. The Pilar of Prayer infuses cur parish with Bad's spirit: it firmly sets the foundation far ‘our own personal Discipleship, which is the cornerstone {for cur parish community success, dust think, approximately 800 families make up St. Paul. If each person in the family pledged (0 minutes of daily prayer for the next year, and assuming an average of three persons per family, as a faith community 2.400 parishioners would offer cver B00 haurs of prayer in the coming year! -Discipleship Committe MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil: 5:30PM Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:30AM Daily: 7:30AM except Wednesdays Wednesday Mass: 6:00PM First Fridays: Healing Mass 10 AM; 11:30AM Sr. Adults Brunch Holy Days: 7:30AM and 6:00PM Saint Paul Catholic Church 5971 Highway 25 Flowood, MS 39232-7101 Office 601.992.9547 www.saintpaulcatholicchurch.comSecond Sunday of Lent March 20, 2011 “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to him..” —Matthew 17:5 [Readings for the Week [Mass Intentions for the Week i Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Ik 6:36-38 7:30 a.m Monday: Wiliam Coolen Tupsday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12 7:30 a.m, Tuesday: Edward Messick Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: Teny Wray Thursday: Jer 17:5-10;Lk 16:19-31 7:30 a.m. Thursday; Kathleen Ziemianski Friday: Is 7:10-14; 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1: 26-38 & Roselyn Pickett Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 : Thanksgiving for Sunday: Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95: Rom 5:1-2, 5-8: Jn 4:5-42 || Mary del Rosario Jansen [5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42] 8:00 a.m. Sunday: People of the Parish 10:30 a.m, Sunday: Elena Catanese THIS WEEK Prayer List of Parishioners. + March 18—20 Photography Sessions - Family Members and Friends for Parishioners Sandra Knapton; Dick de Vargas; « March 20—NO Religious Education DaniBooth; 2nd Lt: Cory: Messer classes Prek-6th Grade Church Contact Information « March 23—RCIA & 7th-12th PRE + Church office—Reneé Carpenter classes resume office@saintpaulcatholicchurch.com + March 25—5:45 p.m. Day of the 601.992.9547, Unborn Child Rosary followed by = Music Director—Elsie Berryhill choirs@saintpaulcatholicchurch.com Stations of the Cross and supper 601.992.3874 « Faith Formation Office-Sarah O’Donnell Rel.edu@saintpaulcatholicchurch.com ‘TAKE NOTE OF THESE UPCOMING EVENTS... April 15. " 601.919.3962 w/ supper to follow ey ect a ue April 21-7:00PM Holy Thursday Mass + Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: April 22 OPM Stations of the Cross Rodney Hipp 601.825.3852 April 22....7:00PM Good Friday Service = : A B:00RM The Great Easter Vigil rcia@saintpaulcatholicchurch.com May 1... First Holy Communion . Bes ee May 12... Sacrament of Confirmation Senior Adult Ministry—Monica Walton May 27... Learning Center Graduation + St. Paul Learning Center— 20-24... i i 1 june cation Bible schoo Darlene Scanlon 601.992.2876 Fast from fear, feast on faith. Fast from despair, feed on hope. Fast from depressing news, feed on prayer. Fast from discontent, feast on gratitude. Fast from anger and worry, feed on patience. Fast from negative thinking, feast on positive thinking. Fast from bitterness, feed on love and forgiveness. Fast from words that wound, feast on viords that heal. Fast from gravity, feast on joy and humor.Rott Eloy a Ny ania Faith Formation New If you have questions or concerns about religious education classes or upcoming events, please call the Faith Formation Office. ‘Our Parish Religious Education (P.R.E,) classes regularly meet Sunday mornings at 9:15AM. for’ K-6th graders and on Wednesday evenings rom 60cPM-8:00PHA for 7th-12th graders. Classes will not meet during spring break. Classes Fesume Wednesday, March 23 and Sunday, March 27. Faith Formation Classes for Adults Sunday mornings—9:15AM in the Adult Lounge Tuesday evenings—6:15 in Room 109 Wednesday momings 10:00AM in Adult Lounge Wednesday evening RCI/A—7:00PM in Room 1 Thursday evenings—6:00PM in Room 101 Thursday evenin; (OPM in Adult Lounge All classes are held in the Family Life Center. Call the Church Office for contact information and exact dates of these gatherings. Prayer Partners with First Communion and Confirmation Candidates: All parish families are asked to choose one or two student's names from the basket nesting in the Holy Water Font. Pray for these students daily that they willbe filed with the Holy Spirit and their hearts willbe made ready to receive the special graces of these sacraments. If you would like to write the student a personal note or give them a card, please put their name on the envelope and drop itin the collection basket. We will give it to the child. ‘Operation Rice Bow! — On our won we cannot live the life God intends for us. Like Abraham, our lives can produce great fruit only if we follow God in faith. This week, pray for the grace to follow God with stronger faith. Pray also for the gift to see the poor in our midst so that we may assist them, for the fruit of faith is love. Catholic Relief Services’ Operation Rice Bow! supports programs that help the most vulnerable in communities in Indonesia and around the world, Baptism Preparation Class: Sunday, April 3 at 2:00p.m. in the Family Life Center. All parents needing to baptize a child should call the Parish Office to register. Gat During March, for Stewpot, we suggest donations of pasta sauces (especially meat sauces) in cans or plastic jars, pasta, pasta dinners, canned fruit, canned or dried milk, and pudding or gelatin mixes. They always welcome non-perishable food in family-sized packages. The greatest need is for high protein items. Your generosity is always noticed and appreciated! KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Day of the Unborn Child Rosary sponsored by the Knights of Columbu Starting at 5:45 p.m. on March 25. Boys and Girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the 2011 Free Throw Championship. Sunday, March 27 at 2:30p.m. in the Family Life Center. Registration begins at 2:00. Participants ar required to furnish proof of age and writter parental consent. Contact: Anthony Carpenter 601-278-8812. Stations of the Cross at 6:00pm every Friday during Lent. Parish Supper after Stations every week, through April 22. All are invited! **Special Collection** Next Weekend March 26 and 27 at all Masses. This collection will go to Catholic Relief Services who are working with the Japanese Catholic Conference in assisting all families effected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. Women's Guild "#26 Donuts and coffee will be served in the commons between Masses on Sunday, March 20th. COLLECTION UPDATE: Children’s Last week's collection: 17,097 Caliection Building Campaign Update ‘Total Cost 204030" Total Loan 4,993,098 Loan Balance $617,656.72 Mo. Payment "20,053 atPLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, THEY HELP PROVIDE THE BULLETIN FOR YOU. = ees E rier reo Conn, OM TRIG NC. JMC poyremerie ‘cere | Sous M. 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