MASS SCHEDULE MARCH 21 - 29, 2015

1 mass SCHEDULE MARCH 21 - 29, 2015 03/21 5:30 Mary J. Seal 03/22 9:30 Jack Steiner 03/23 0:00 NO SERVICES 03/24 6:00 Jeanette Bullock 03/25 8:00 Jean Strange 03/26 NOON Rick & Deb Shoultz 03/27 8:00 Cletus Doyle 03/28 5:30 Stella Hughes 03/29 9:30 Doris Ryan CPC REPORT ST. PETER S GOAL (ASSESSMENT) $73, RECEIVED IN PAYMENT OR PLEDGE $23, BALANCE $49, SUNDAY COLLECTION MARCH 15 - $4, _____ SATURDAY SUNDAY MARCH 28th & 29th St. Peter 5 St.

2 Peter 9:30 R: Donna Bradley R: Terry Steiner H: Jim Strosnider H: Bob Behme C: John Taylor C: Imogene Lechner C: Lea Ann Taylor C: Charles Gilkey Server: Brianna Taylor Server: Bristol Yoder Server: Evan Wehmeier Server: Greeters: John Taylor Family Greeters: Shellie Fuhs & Charles Gilkey Ushers: Steve Riney and John Taylor Ushers: Raymond Hart & Bob Behme Gift Bearers: Jim & Linda Strosnider Gift Bearers: Patrick Wade Family Collection Counters for Sunday, MARCH 29th Terry Steiner and John Taylor FROM THE DESK OF Father Jim My personal thanks to all who worked so hard to make the Seder Supper a great experience for the 120 plus people who attended.

3 It was great historical and theological lesson for everyone. Next Sunday will be Palm Sunday. Palms will be available at the entrances to the church. All Masses will begin inside the church. Pick up your palm(s) on the way into church and hold them during the blessing. This will take place at the beginning of mass . On Tuesday, MARCH 31st, I will concelebrate the Chrism mass at St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. The mass begins at 6:30 If anyone would like to go with me to experience this mass , let me know. I can accommodate several people in my vehicle. Because of my participation in this celebration there will be no Confessions or mass at All Saints church on that day. CPC The goal for St. Peter has been changed by the diocese. It is slightly less than the goal stated in the letter you received. (We do thank God for any small favor!)

4 If you include a donation by check with your return, the check is to be made out to CPC. BENEDICTION AND WAY OF THE CROSS will be celebrated this Wednesday at 7:00 in St. Peter church. This will be the final week for these devotions. PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-INS OF OUR PARISHES. Remember all our parishioners who have special needs. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE of the Parish Council will meet this Thursday at 7:00 in St. Peter Rectory. CONFESSIONS IN PREPARATION FOR EASTER: Saturday, MARCH 28th, 4:00 5:00 , Monday, MARCH 30th from 6:30 7:30 and Wednesday, April 1st, from 6:30 7:30 All confessions will be heard at St. Peter Church. EASTER FLOWER MEMORIALS should be turned in by next Sunday, MARCH 28th. There is no set amount for a donation. The funds received from this free will offering will be used to purchase Easter flowers for the church.

5 A Memorial mass will be celebrated on Easter Sunday for all those remembered in the flower memorials. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES for grades 6-12 are finished for this school year. A huge thank you is due our teachers and our coordinator, Karen Kane. Thanks to our students and their parents for their attendance this year. Without your cooperation we could not have a program. PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY led by Fr. Jim & Fr. Mike Fritsch scheduled for this September. See brochures in church for details or talk with Fr. Jim. Contact Fr. Jim if you have questions. QUOTABLE WISDOM One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen. Philip Wylie HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH? What is a Pyx? St. Peter Catholic Church Montgomery, IN Founded 1818 Saturday mass 5:30 Sunday mass 9:30 CONFESSIONS 4:30 5:00 Saturday at St.

6 Peter 5:30 - 5:50 Tuesday at All Saints Rev. James E. Koressel, Pastor 305 North Second Street / Box 10 Montgomery, Indiana 47558-0010 812-486-3149 812-486-5126 (Cell Phone Fr. Jim) 812-486-2571 (Fax) Parish Secretary s hours: Wednesday 8 12:00 noon & Thursday 9:30 1:30 PRAYER CHAIN (Lea Ann) 812-644-7698. ALL SAINTS HALL RENTAL Call St. Peter Rectory 812-486-3149. Email address: Website: (more bulletin information can be found here) Like us on Facebook Please contact the Rectory to register in the parish. All weddings must be scheduled at least 6 months in advance. Check weekly bulletin for weekday and Holy Day mass times. Baptism: contact the Rectory. Anointing of the Sick: contact the Rectory. Reconciliation: check bulletin for SCHEDULE or call the Rectory for an appointment. Fifth Sunday of Lent MARCH 22, 2015 I will place my law within them and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

7 Jeremiah 31:33 ANSWER: Pyx is the name given the small container used to carry Holy Communion to the sick and shut in. THE NEW COVENANT When the prophet Jeremiah coined the term new covenant he was actually doing something quite radical. For the Jewish people, there was only one covenant, the one made between the Lord God and Israel through Moses at Mount Sinai. For Jeremiah to suggest that God would somehow supersede the covenant with a new one would have sounded audacious to Jewish ears. But in this way he is a predecessor of Jesus who, in the Gospel of John, is continually portrayed as superseding the past, establishing the reign of God in a new way. And in today s Gospel passage, Jesus the new covenant speaks the language of his new commandment of love when he tells of the dying grain of wheat, and of our own need to die to self in order to be raised with Christ.

8 As Lent ends and we prepare to enter into Holy Week, the dying grain of wheat serves as an excellent symbol of the kind of dying and self-sacrifice to which disciples are called, a symbol of that new covenant written deep within our hearts. Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co. Join the Living Rosary Apostolate Our late pope St. John Paul joined this apostolate. It began in Poland during World War 2. It involves saying one decade of the rosary a day as an individual or as a family. Your intentions will be prayed for by thousands throughout the world. Contact Frank and Trudy Bonack from Wisconsin for the mystery you should start with. For more information; watch them on youtube: , phone 715-477-2255 or write them at: Box 785, Three Lakes, WI 54562 What is Engaged Encounter (EE)? EE is a weekend experience with other engaged couples that affords time alone together to plan for sacramental marriage.

9 Trained facilitators lead the program, which is sponsored by Catholic Charities. EE weekends are APRIL 11-12, and SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2015 at the Sarto Retreat Center in Evansville. For more information or to register, please visit or call Catholic Charities at 812-423-5456. SOURCE + SUMMIT RETREAT April 10, 11 & 12, 2015 DIVINE MERCY WEEKEND Mater Dei High School With Immaculee Iligabizo, New York Times Best Selling Author of Left to Tell - The Healing Power of Faith and Forgiveness After surviving the Rwanda massacre. Want to know more? Go ilibagiza&pc=cosp&ptag=AFDD283CA0 BAB41E096F&form=CONMHP&conlogo=CT3210127 Also Dr. Marcellino D Ambrosio of Crossroads Initiative Fr. Augustino Torres, CFR Br. Max, CFR MC And much more!!! Check it all out at - SAVE THE DATE JOHN MICHAEL TALBOT 3 NIGHT MISSION MAY 18, 19 & 20, 2015 - SPONSORED BY ST.

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