St. Jude Catholic Church

READINGS:

Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9,16-17,21,23,
Mk 2:18-22
Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22,27-28;
Mk 2:23-28
Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33,37,40-51; Ps 144:1,2,
9-10; Mk 3:1-6
Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9;19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3,9-14;
Mk 3:7-12
Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4,6,11; Mk 3:13-19
Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4,11-12,19,23-27; Ps 80:2-3,
5-7; Mk 3:20-21
Sunday: Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Neh 8:2-4a,5-6,8-10; Ps 19:8-10,15; 1 Cor 12:12-30; Lk 1:1-4;4:14-21
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MASS INTENTIONS:
January 16th: for Elizabeth Plonski
January 17th: for the people of St. Jude
January 18th: for S.S. Gabriel
January 20th: for Thomas Gray Moore, Sr.
January 23rd: for greater respect for human life

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION Budget Actual
Reg. Collection $ 5,294 $5,546
YTD Total $148,232 $145,581
Mortgage Balance 12/23/09 $16,792
Second Collection for Respect Life 1/23 & 1/24.

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.

Pancake/Casserole Breakfast – The St. Jude Knights of Columbus Council 11639 is hosting a Pancake & Casserole Breakfast on Sunday Jan. 31st. The breakfast will commence upon the conclusion of Mass. All proceeds from the breakfast goes to support the Seminarians of the Richmond Diocese. Please come to enjoy and support this event.

CURSILLO Ultreya Sunday, January 17th at 3 pm.

SCHEDULES FOR NEXT WEEKEND:
January 23 & 24:
ALTAR SERVERS:
SAT: Ben & Stephen Lacasse
SUN: Emma Sroufe, Malcolm Stewart
LECTORS:
SAT: Cindy Wyatt, Thomas Dunbar
SUN: Julie Snyder, Bob Martin
GREETERS:
SAT: Bill Lindsay
SUN: Arnie Bohanan, Don Melia
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS:
SAT: Marijane & Lewis W., Kathy B.
SUN: Evelyn M., Kathleen N., Joyce O., Laraine
S., Maureen S., Charles & Mary Susan V.

OFFICE & MASS SCHEDULE
The church office will be closed Monday, 1/18 but there will be Noon Mass. There will not be Mass on Friday, 1/22, but you are welcome to come pray at noon for the success of the March for Life.

UPCOMING COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

SANCTITY OF LIFE - 7pm Monday, 1/18

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

CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Reading Racks: Just a reminder that we have 2 reading racks in the back of the church with books and magazines for you to pick up and take with you. The magazine rack is on the back wall and the book rack is in the outside foyer. Please take an envelope from on top of the book rack in which to place a donation for the periodicals or books that you take. Blessed reading!

VIRTUS Training: All adults working with children and youth under the age of 18 are required to attend the diocesan workshop, VIRTUS, Protecting God's Children. The next workshop offered in the New River Valley is going to be on Feb. 8th at St. Mary's in Blacksburg at 7pm. There is no charge, but you need to pre-register. Go to www.virtusonline.com to register. Please contact Sue Ellerbrock at oreoangel@Yahoo.com if you have any questions.
RCIA–will meet this Wed., Jan. 20th, at 7:30 p.m. following the 7:00 Mass. The topic will be The Old Testament presented by Karen Melendez.

WE WALK BY FAITH – One of our goals from St. Jude's We Walk By Faith survey was to address how we are promoting Catholic identity in children and adult religious education within our parish. We are promoting our Catholic identity in the following ways:
**In our Elementary program, the classes teach Catholic Traditions, prayers, learning how the Catholic Bible is different from the King James version; etc.
**In the middle school program, the students have a course called Being Catholic, Exploring the Bible and Gathering to Celebrate, about our Mass and traditions. In the high school curricula, we teach the course Exploring Catholicism. We also use the Catholic Youth Bible with our teens.
**In Adult Education, we have promoted our Catholic identity by the materials, study, and discussion at adult faith formation gatherings in recent months: Scripture and the writings of Pope John Paul II on dealing with suffering; the role of St. Peter, St. Paul, and several Apostolic Fathers (St. Clement of Rome, St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Polycarp of Smyrna, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Irenaeus of Lyons) in the development of church structure, the papacy, and theological concepts of our faith. The next study will again use Scripture and a specifically Catholic approach (Archbishop Dolan's Called To Be Holy as well as lectio divina prayer) in the focus on spirituality and holiness in our lives.

Adult Faith Formation –We will continue our study Jan. 17 & 18 with Ch. 1 Being Good Stewards with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit (pp.10-21) on Sunday evening 6:30-8pm & Monday morning 10-11:30am.

Should Rel. Ed classes be cancelled due to snow or ice, an announcement will be made on channel 10--WSLS stating that morning classes are cancelled and also listed as closed on their website under closings.

March For Life Rally The Sanctity of Life group 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 or email thomasgwyndunbar@gmail.com Thomas Dunbar at 633-0183. There will also be a youth trip leaving from Roanoke on the afternoon of Jan. 21 and returning late on Jan. 22. High school students wishing to attend should get a permission form from the parish office.

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

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, 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.

PRAY FOR the happy repose of John Pettit who died recently. May he rest in God’s eternal peace.

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.

This year let’s celebrate “SOUPER BOWL” weekend on Feb. 7th by bringing non-perishable food to replenish the Radford Food Pantry. There is a container at the back of the church for your food items and also a box for monetary donations. The Food Pantry is very bare after the holidays. Thank you!

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.

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.