Parish Bulletin March 16, 2008

For Your Information

AARP is offering free tax assistance at the American Legion Denbigh Post 368, American Legion Drive, (877-3065), Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.

Applications are now being taken for the diocesan immersion retreat to Haiti July 26-August 2nd. For an application and more information please call or email Patrice Schwermer at 804-622-5129 or pschwermer@richmonddiocese.org . Or visit the Haiti website at http://www.richmonddiocese.org/haiti/index.htm .

Worlwide Marriage Encounter weekends will be held in Richmond April 11-13. If interested contact Rick or Denise Long 804-550-1010.

Life in the Spirit Seminar at St. Gregory the Great, Virginia Beach beginning April 7th from 7:00-9:00 pm. The seminar will be held for eight consecutive Monday nights. Contact Dr. Bob Schihl at 499-4494.

It’s time to get a St. Jerome Relay for Life team started. It takes many hands and talents to make a great team and if you would like to be a part of the St. Jerome team, please call Sandra Beebe at 874-4389.

Share Fair & Plant Sale on April 26th.
	Remember to keep growing those plants for our Share Fair & Plant Sale on April 26th. If you have some small to medium plant containers that you can spare, please bring them to the parish office. If you are interested in renting a table for the Fair, please call Margaret at 253-8758.

Our Water Buffalo Mission
	WOW! You are all so very generous. To date you have donated enough money to purchase 35 water buffalo. We will continue to have the donation basket in the rear of the Worship Center for the next two weeks. Everyone who has contributed to the project has reached out to so many people in our global family. Thank you.

Christian Formation

“The Last Words of Christ” is the next study for our scripture class which meets on Wednesday evenings at 7pm and Thursday mornings at 10 am in the Faith and Life Center, room 7. This new group will begin meeting on 12 March and anyone can join us. This new book will take 7 weeks to complete. Email margie@stjeromennva.org or call the office 877-3771 for more information.

Come on 13 February and talk with Sister David Ann about the poverty situation in Hampton Roads. Learn what can be done to help. This informational session will be in the Faith and Life building at 7pm. All are encouraged to come.

The Young Adult group is meeting after the 5:00 Mass to go to dinner and play pool. All are invited to join us! Contact Margie at Margie@stjeromennva.org for more information. (Any parents that read this – if you have a child in the age range of 20 – 35, please let them know about this gathering. We know very few young adults actually read the bulletin! J )

On 22 March from 10:30 – 12:00 we will have an Easter Egg Party. Games, Easter Egg hunt and lots of fun! Come join us in the Faith and Life Center.

Youth

We will be having LIFE TEEN on Sunday March 16th (Palm Sunday) at normal time. There will be no LIFE TEEN on Easter Sunday.

To all Middle School Students, we will be having a middle school cleanup at Huntington Park on Saturday March 29th at 10am. I encourage all middle school students and their families to attend. We will be helping the Newport News Park system clean up one of their parks. Lunch will be provided. For more information please contact Grimm or Anne.

Please join us on April 3rd for XLT. Our guest speaker that evening will be Fr Mike Renninger, the vocations director from the Diocese. I encourage all of you to come to this night of praise and worship.

Parish Nurses

Heartburn???
See the parish nurse bulletin board for information on how to prevent future flare-ups.


Holy Thursday	Mass	8:00 pm
	Adoration	till midnight
Good Friday	Stations	3:00 pm
	Liturgy	8:00 pm
Easter Vigil	Mass	8:00 pm

Easter Sunday	Masses	7:30,9:30,11:30

(There will not be a Mass at 5:00 pm on Saturday)

Parish Offices will be closed March 20 thru 24th
There will not be daily Mass March 25th thru 28st

On Holy Thursday, March 20th, there will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following the 8:00 Mass until midnight. Please sign up to spend some time with Jesus on this special night. Sign-up sheets can be found on the bulletin board in the Commons.

Many people display the palms they receive this weekend behind a crucifix or religious picture in their home. It is traditional for some to weave the palms into the form of a cross. An old Italian custom is to present your palm branch to someone you have offended as a sign of reconciliation.

Lighting a Candle Instead of Cursing the Darkness Recognition

Some people see a problem and complain; some people see a problem and fix it. Last Sunday when Father Joe became ill and unable to celebrate the 9:30 Mass, Eric “Grimm” Palm; with just a few minutes notice, conducted a Communion Service. On Thursday evening, when Father Joe was still not well, Grimm made XLT possible through his efforts. He is this week’s Candle Lighter.

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

A man who was completely innocent,
offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others,
including his enemies, and became the ransom
of the world. It was a perfect act.

Mass Intentions For The Week

Tuesday		Mar. 18	Pat Kelley
Wednesday		Mar. 19	Joe & Sue Moore
Saturday		Mar. 22	Sue Moore
Sunday	7:30	Mar. 23	Joseph Walsh, Sr.
	9:30		Didier Hammond
	11:30		Danny Brock

Readings for the Week

Monday	Is 42:1-7, Ps 27:1-3,13-14, Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday	Is 49:1-6, Ps 71:1-4a,5ab-6ab,15,17,
	Jn 13:21-33,36-38
Wednesday	Is 50:4-9a, Ps 69:8-10,21-21,31,33-34,
	Mt 26:14-25
Thursday	Is 61:1-3a,6a,8b-9, Ps 89:21-22,25,27, Rv 1:5-8,
	Lk 4:16-21
Friday	Is 52:13-53:12, Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-16,17,25,
	Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9, Jn 18:1-19:42
Saturday	Gn 1:1-2,:2, Gn 22:1-18, Ps 16:5,8-11, Ex 14:15-15:a, Is 54;5-14, Is 55:1-11, Bar 3:9-15,32-4:4, Ex 36:16-17a, 18-29, Is 12:2-3,4abcd,5,6, Rom 6:3-11, Mt 28:1-10
Sunday	Acts 10:34a,37-43, Ps 118:1-2,16ab-17,22-23,
	Col 3:1-4, Jn 20:1-9

Meetings for the Week

Tuesday	RRCC Mass 10:00 am
	Prison Ministry to City Farm 6:30 pm
Wednesday	Justice & Peace Committee 7:00 pm
	Adult Bible Study 7:00 pm
	Teen Choir Practice 7:00 pm
Thursday	Adult Bible Study 10:00 am

BAPTISMAL SCHEDULE

The next Baptism Class will be held on Monday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to register before the class. Godparents must attend class also.

ALTAR SERVER SCHEDULE
March 22/23

5:00	S. Kazmer	R. Kazmer
7:30	K. Zacharias	N. Jones
9:30	S. Belkowski	J. Castagna
11:30	K. Carter

Please pray for the sick of our parish

Dan Paxson, Terry Bott, Tom Olssavicky, Karen Savarese, Erik Walmsley, Polly Singer, Karen Clements, Dorothy Bryan O’Neil

And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice,
“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

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