Parish Bulletin April 6, 2008

For Your Information

Peninsula Catholic High School is seeking a full-time maintenance employee to work from 6:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Call 596-7247 ext 13 for an application and interview.

Peninsula Catholic High School is seeking teachers for the 2008-09 academic year: Religion, Science, and German. A Media Center Specialist is also needed. If interested contact Becky Ilenie, 596-7247 or rhenle@peninsulacatholic.com by April 30th.

Benedictine Sisters of Virginia Monastic Discernment Weekend for single Catholic women, April 18-29. For more information contact Sister Vicki Ix, OSB, (703) 298-5337.

Help adults learn to change their lives by volunteering with Peninsula READS. Workshop to train volunteers will be held April 14,16,21 from 6-8 pm at ESL 393 Denbigh Blvd. Suite A. For more information contact Mary or Susan at 283-5776 or susanc@peninsulareads.com .

Immaculate Heart of Mary National Home School & Parent Conference 2008 will be held at the Dulles Expo & Conference Center, Washington DC June 13th and 14th. Please visit their website for more information www.IHMConference.org

If you can bring a severely visually deprived woman to Mass on the weekend, your help would be much appreciated. The woman lives in the Masters in the Kiln Creek area. If you can help, please call Jeanie at the parish office.

Parish Nurses

Get a list of several symptoms of GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease) at the Nurse’s Board.

Please see the Bon Secours Network Newsletter on the Parish Communication Bulletin Board. Our wonderful, dedicated parish nurses are highlighted in the article “Parish Nursing is Alive and Well at St. Jerome Catholic Church.” Read about the many projects and activities that our nurses have contributed to our parish family.

Christian Formation

Office Hours
Mon-Thurs. 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Young Adult group is meeting on 12 April after the 5:00 Mass to go to Yorktown Beach. Contact Anne Zagursky at 877-3771 or Margie at margie@stjeromennva.org for more information.

Do your soul a favor and join this 2 day experience! On 17 and 18 April St. Jerome will be offering an Easter Retreat on Conversion. Father Pete Creed will be the presenter for this spirit filled event. Both nights will begin at 5:45 with social time and light refreshments – the actual retreat will begin promptly at 6:30 and end at 8:30. (Friday night will end at 9pm) Registration is a must; please email Margie at margie@stjeromennva.org . Cost is $7.00 per person to cover food and retreat expenses.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry group will be meeting on 13 April at 6pm in room 7 in the Faith and Life Center. Come and join this wonderful group of people who are creating beautiful gifts of love and care for the sick in our parish.

Any volunteer who has not attend VIRTUS training is welcome to come on April 10 at 6:30 in the Faith and Life Center. Please go on line to www.richmonddiocese.org and register to attend. All volunteers that work with children must be certified and all other volunteers are encouraged to attend. Email margie@stjeromennva.org for more information.

Our parish is blessed to have a dedicated and caring group of catechists who devoted hours to the development of our young and old people’s spiritual growth. On 20 April during the 9:30 mass we will honor these catechists who have recently completed Pathways, the diocesan catechetical certification program. Please congratulate our newest certified catechesists: Dan Baker, Dan Ponisciak, Melissa Rogala, Cathy Lenderman, Amanda Edbauer, Myron Ware, Lizabeth Meier, Bob Sanford, Amy Blount, Joe O’Brien, Melody Cerny, Judy Zagursky, Anne Zagursky, Teresa McGee. “Well done, thou good and faithful servant!”

YOUTH

For anyone interested in attending the Steubenville Youth Conference, there will be a planning meeting on April 15 at 7 pm in the youth group room. At this meeting we will also discuss Schedule, Cost, and Fundraising. I will also accept down payments to reserve a spot on the trip. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 877-3771 or youth@stjeromennva.org

Remember the Share Fair & Plant Sale
Saturday, April 26th
8:30 am – 1:00 pm

Pope Benedict XVI – Coat of Arms

(Continued from last week)

St. Corbinian’s Bear – On the right side of the shield is St. Corbinian’s bear. St. Corbinian was the first Bishop and the patron saint of the Diocese of Freising. When he was on his way to Rome, legend has it that a bear attacked and killed his mule, so as punishment, he made the bear carry his belongings. The bear symbolized the beast tamed by the grace of God.

Papal Keys – On the back of the shield are the papal keys, symbolizing Christ giving St. Peter the keys to the Church.

Miter – Pope Benedict XVI substituted a Bishop’s miter for the traditional Pope’s tiara and draped below the shield, added a white pallium with red crosses. The Miter is silver with three gold stripes symbolizing order, jurisdiction and magisterium, the powers of the Supreme Pontiff. The Pallium symbolizes the yoke or weight of responsibility of the papacy, and the crosses symbolizes Christ’s Passion.

Lighting a Candle Instead of Cursing the Darkness Recognition

Some of our parish family have been doing so much for so long at St. Jerome, that we tend to forget how much their efforts contribute to the parish. It they see a problem, they fix it, a need, they fill it. There are so many candle lighters at St. Jerome, and this week’s are Lloyd Pearson, Howard Cawthon, Bob Sanford, Pat Riffel, Wendy Stuck and Lenny Wojnicz.

(If you know of someone who deserves recognition for their Candle Lighting, please call Jeanie in the parish office)

April is national Child Abuse Prevention Month

It is most appropriate that it is held during the Easter season. There is no better time than Easter to celebrate the protection of our most valuable gift from God – our children. For information on the Diocesan Safe Environment Program please visit the diocesan website at www.richmonddiocese.org/safe.htm .

Mass Intentions For The Week

Tuesday		Apr. 08	Betty Williams
Wednesday		Apr. 09	Margaret McDermott
Thursday		Apr. 10	Geraldo Ostermunchner
Friday		Apr. 11	Sp. Int. Polly Singer
Saturday		Apr. 12	Barbara Figura
Sunday	7:30	Apr. 13	Bob Coviello
	9:30		Charlotte Pick
	11:30		Jean Gershey

Readings for the Week

Monday	Acts 6:8-15, Ps 119:23-24,26-27,229-30,
	Jn 6:22-29
Tuesday	Acts 7:51:8:1a, Ps 31:3cd-4,6,7b,8a,17,21ab,
	Jn 6:30-35
Wednesday	Acts 8:1b-8, Ps 66:1-3a,4-7a, Jn 6:35-40
Thursday	Acts 8:26-40, Ps 66:8-9,16-17,20, Jn 6:44-51
Friday	Acts 9:1-20, Ps 117:1bc-2, Jn 6:52-59
Saturday	Acts 9:31-42, Ps 116:12-17, Jn 6:60-69
Sunday	Acts 2:14a,36-441, Ps 23:1-6, 1 Pt 2:20b-25,
	Jn 10:1-10

Meetings for the Week

Wednesday	Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm
	Teen Music Practice 7:00 pm
Thursday	Adult Bible Study 10:00 am
	Bereavement Group 7:30 pm
	Adult Choir Practice 7:00 pm
	Bell Choir Practice 8:00 pm
Saturday	New Parishioner Registration after Mass
Sunday	Prayer Shawl Ministry 6:00 pm

BAPTISMAL SCHEDULE

The next Baptism Class will be held on Monday, April 28, at 7:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register before the class. Godparents must attend class also. A Nursery will be available.

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
April 12/13

5:00	A. Axl Fallesgon	J.V. Fallesgon
7:30	K. Carter	S. Kazmer
9:30	S. Belkowski	E. Stuck
11:30	P. Sapoa	A. Mickelberg

Please pray for the sick of our parish

Dan Paxson, Polly Singer, Danny VanDerbeck, Margaret Klassa, Shannon Swank, Mark Criner.

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