St. Jude Catholic Church

READINGS:

Monday: 1 Sm 1:1-8; Ps 116:12-19; Mk 1:14-30
Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:9-20; 1 Sm 2:1-8; Mk 1:21-28
Wednesday: 1 Sm 3:1-10,19-20; Ps 40:2,5-10;
Mk 1:29-39
Thursday: 1 Sm 4:1-11; Ps 44:10-11,14-15,25-26;
Mk 1:40-45
Friday: 1 Sm 8:4-7,10-22a; Ps 89:16-19; Mk 2:1-12
Saturday: 1 Sm 9:1-4,17-19;10:1a; Ps 21:2-7;
Mk 2:13-17
Sunday: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Is 62:1-5; Ps 96:1-3,7-10; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11
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MASS INTENTIONS:
January 9th: for Priestly Vocations
January 10th: for the people of St. Jude
January 11th: for Kenneth Casinather
January 13th: for Jerome Breindel
January 15th: in Thanksgiving
January 16th: for Elizabeth Plonski

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION Budget Actual
Solemnity of Mary $ 710
Reg. Collection $ 5,294 $4,703
YTD Total $142,938 $140,035
Mortgage Balance 12/23/09 $16,792
(If you would like to help reduce our debt, Building
Fund envelopes are available in the Commons.)

Financial Goals: The Finance Council has set a goal of paying off the mortgage in 2010. If you would like to make an end-of-year donation to our building fund, please use the envelopes in the commons marked "My Offering" or write "Building Fund" in the memo line on your check and drop it in the collection basket.

2010 OFFERING ENVELOPES For those who use envelopes, the 2010 box sets can be picked up in the Commons. Please take yours ASAP. The use of your envelopes is the only way we can tract your donations to provide you with an accounting for IRS Tax records. The EOY Statements will be mailed out shortly!

CURSILLO Ultreya Sunday, January 17th at 3 pm.

SCHEDULES FOR NEXT WEEKEND:
January 16 & 17:

ALTAR SERVERS:
SAT: Ian & Maria Wnorowski
SUN: Jonathan Joseph, Casey Welch, Alex Miano

LECTORS:
SAT: Jim Hawley, Angie Flynn
SUN: Joyce Owen, Steve Stafford

GREETERS:
SAT: Marijane Whitescarver
SUN: Layda Hamblin, Mary Slayman

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS:
SAT: Clare & Jean R., Dot W.
SUN: Ginger B., Angie F., Diamond J., Ann G.,
Stephanie H., Joe K., Rose M.

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

GOY FOUNDATION - 3pm Sunday, 1/10

LITURGY COMMITTEE -7pm Mon., 1/11

FINANCE COUNCIL - 7pm Thursday, 1/14

SANCTITY OF LIFE - 7pm Tuesday, 1/12 & 7pm Monday, 1/18

J&P COMMITTEE - 7pm Thursday, 1/21

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

All Religious Ed Classes resume Sunday, January 10th.

Adult Faith Formation 2010—Prescription for Your Soul You may choose a Sunday evening meeting (6:30-8 p.m.) or Monday morning (10-11:30 a.m.) meeting. Classes will begin January 10 & 11 with discussion of the universal call to holiness; introduction to meditative prayer, especially lectio divinia. Classes will continue through February 21 & 22. Please come when you can. For further information, contact Salle Ann Gill (saschluetergill@aol.com, phone 382-5246).

YOU’RE INVITED!!! To celebrate the end of our spiritual adoptions and the birth of all those babies, the Sanctity of Life Committee is hosting a “baby shower” in conjunction with the Hospitality Social after Mass on January 9 and 10. Donations of diapers will go to the Pregnancy Resource Center in Blacksburg.

March For Life Rally
The Sanctity of Life Committee is sponsoring a free bus to the March for Life rally in Washington DC on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The bus will leave the St. Jude parking lot at 6am and return late that evening. To reserve a seat, call Thomas Dunbar at 633-0183 or email thomasgwyndunbar@gmail.com. There will also be a youth trip leaving from Roanoke on the afternoon of Jan. 21 and returning late on Jan. 22. Senior High students wishing to attend should get a permission form from the parish office.

PRAYER REQUESTS, HOSPITALIZATIONS, HOMEBOUND ILLNESSES, ANY NEEDS YOU WOULD WISH TO SHARE WITH THE PARISH COMMUNITY– Please call the office or place your requests in our box in the commons. Our parish prayer chain will pray for those petitions each week. Please pray for the health of Henry Moore, Martha Ann & Ned McGreevy, Tegan Wright, Cheryl Sweeney, Mike & Ginny Piper, Mary Mundy, Kathi Slayman, John Pettit, Russell Dulaney, Lois Castonguay, Roger Hermann, Linda Coulter, Randy Rakes and Josefine Hanel. Please pray for those parishioners (or family members) in the Armed Forces: Sean Semple, Capt. Chuck Gill, US Army, Capt. Jamie Ferrelly, Adam Wyttenbach, David Wyttenbach, Cpl. Will Brock, USMC, LTJG Miguel Melendez, Coast Guard, LT Kristina Melendez, Navy, John Holscher, USN & Kris Tardif, Army.

NEW BULLETIN ADVERTISERS NEEDED!!
New advertisers interested in signing up, please contact the church office ASAP. We currently have several spaces available. Your ad will run until December 31, 2010 for $125.

ENGAGED ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
(Jan 29-31) in Va Beach is a weekend marriage preparation program for engaged couples and those contemplating marriage; to register or for more info visit engagedencounter.org or call 804-320-8289.

ORDINATION - Please keep in your prayers John David Ramsey, who will be ordained a priest for our diocese on January 16th at the Cathedral in Richmond, at 10AM. The Ordination Mass is open to anyone who would like to attend. Every ordination is a cause for celebration especially during this Year of the Priest when we are called to reflect on this gift of service.

RACHEL’S VINEYARD RETREAT for healing after abortion Jan. 29-31 at the Well Retreat Center in Smithfield VA sponsored by St. Joan of Arc Church. Weekend includes spiritual exercises, sacrament of reconciliation, Memorial Service and a Mass of Entrustment. Participation is strictly confidential and offers a beautiful opportunity to experience God’s love, forgiveness and compassion. Contact: Linda Riva 757-877-3144; or e-mail lindajr2@yahoo.com. Cost is $185 for meals, private room and all retreat materials. Financial assistance is available if needed.

FOCUS - A Diocesan Weekend Retreat for Young Adults to hear God’s voice speaking to you in your life - will be held Jan. 29-31 at the Holy Family Retreat Center in Hampton VA. If interested, please see information posted on the bulletin boards.

PILGRIMAGES TO THE HOLY LAND:
June 14-25, 2010 led by Fr. Gregory Kandt, Pastor of Church of the Incarnation in Charlottesville. If interested, check out the information at www.travelillume.com/trc/inc or call Fr. Gregory
at 434-973-4381, ext 127.
November 7-16, 2010 led by Fr. Tom Mattingly, Pastor at Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisonburg. For reservations and brochures, contact John Tagnesi at 1-888-544-4461 or jtag1964@verizon.net.

Catholic Advocacy Day - The Virginia Catholic Conference is sponsoring this annual opportunity to meet with elected representatives in Richmond on Thursday, Jan. 28 from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The day begins with prayer and briefings at St. Peter’s Catholic Church (adjacent to Capitol Square in Richmond). Come join the conversation about issues of respecting life, social and economic justice, education, and family life. To obtain a registration form, visit www.vacatholic.org and click on Catholic Advocacy Day Flyer, or call (804) 225-8565. Both Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde and Richmond Bishop Francis DiLorenzo will offer welcoming remarks.