29th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 22 , 2017

2403 MCARTHUR DRIVE · JACKSONVILLE AR 72076

Mass Times Tuesday/Wednesday 6:30pm Thursday/Friday 8:00am Funeral Masses will take the place of daily Masses. Saturday: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:00am,11:00am 2:00pm Spanish Mass Holy Days: Vigil 7:00pm Holy Day: 8:00am Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 4:00pm—4:30pm Or by appointment Baptism To schedule a baptism and to make arrangements for a baptism preparation session (required for all) please contact the parish office at 982.4891. Please check our website (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments” for some very important information! Marriage In addition to some critically important steps noted on our parish website (www.stjudejax.com) under “Sacraments,” our Diocese has set a required period of at least six months of preparation between setting a wedding date and the wedding ceremony itself. Please check our website and call the office (982.4891) before setting any dates or making any plans.

Welcome! If you are a visitor to St. Jude’s, we want you to know you are

Deacons:

Deacon Mike Alberson 982.1917

Deacon Max Elliott 412.4974

Deacon Ernie Gallegos 352.4881

Faith Formation

Director Paula Price

551.1873

stjudesdre@yahoo.com

Secretary Anne Birmingham

982.4891 stjudeapostle@gmail.com

RCIA Ann Gallegos

352.4880 Amgdesign1958@gmail.com

Welcome to

Office Hours 8:30am-4:30pm Monday through Thursday

8:30am-12:00pm Friday

Pastor Fr. Andy Smith 982.4891 Website: www.stjudejax.com

Readings for the Week of October 22, 2017

Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10/1 Thes 1:1-

5b/Mt 22:15-21

Monday: Rom 4:20-25/Lk 1:69-75/Lk 12:13-21

Tuesday: Rom 5:12, 15b, 17-19, 20b-21/Ps 40:7-10,

17/Lk 12:35-38

Wednesday: Rom 6:12-18/Ps 124:1b-8/Lk 12:39-48

Thursday: Rom 6:19-23/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 12:49-53

Friday: Rom 7:18-25a/Ps 119:66, 68, 76-77, 93-94/

Lk 12:54-59

Saturday: Eph 2:19-22/Ps 19:2-5/Lk 6:12-16

Next Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51/1 Thes

1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40

Observances for the Week of October 22, 2017

Sunday: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time; World

Mission Sunday

Monday: St. John of Capistrano, Priest

Tuesday: St. Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday: Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles

Next Sunday: 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time;

Priesthood Sunday

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Saturday, October 21 5:00pm Mass Charles & Shirley Blanchard+ Sunday, October 22 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass Elizabeth Smith+ 2:00pm Mass Priest Intention Tuesday, October 24 6:00pm Mass NO MASS Wednesday, October 25 6:00pm Mass NO MASS Thursday, October 26 8:00am Mass NO MASS Friday, October 27 8:00am Mass Charles and Shirley Blanchard+ Saturday, October 28 5:00pm Mass Carlton King+ Sunday, October 29 8:00am Mass Parishioners 11:00am Mass James &Joan Chidester+ 2:00pm Mass Priest Intention

Monday, October 23 7:00pm Vincentian Small Groups Tuesday, October 24 5:00pm Youth Choir 6:30pm Cub Scouts 7:00pm Scripture Study 7:00pm Discovering God’s Will Wednesday, October 25 10:00am Scripture Study 5:00pm Choir Practice (Saturday choir 5pm) 7:00pm Choir Practice (Sunday choir 8am) 7:00pm RCIA—Scripture-Dc Max Elliott 7:00pm Faith Chats Thursday, October 26 9:00am Discovering God’s Will 7:00pm Choir Practices 7:00pm Biblical Roots of the Mass Friday, October 27 9:00am Queen Bee Quilters 7:00pm Benediction/ Adoration

S A I N T S A N D S P E C I A L O B S E R V A N C E S

W E E K L Y E V E N T S

Please keep in your prayers, Alex Smith, our seminarian. Sister Judith Timmerman, is also from our parish and is at St. Scholastica Convent in Fort Smith, teaching Kindergarten. She is also preparing 4th and 5th graders for First Reconciliation and First Communion and is lector for the Spanish Mass at St. Boniface in Fort Smith.

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S T E W A R D S H I P

October 14/15 21/22 5:00pm 181 198 8:00am 357 364 11:00am 278 255 2:00pm 94 116

REQUEST

P R E /CYM/Adult Ed

The Jacksonville Care Channel is in need of rice, dried beans, pasta, spaghetti sauce, cereal, canned meat, and crackers.

*** St. Joseph’s Helpers-Donation box located in the entry hallway. SJH/Arkansas Pregnancy Resource Center is a nonprofit agency to help enable abortion minded clients to make informed lifelong decisions for their baby and themselves. We, at St. Jude’s, have a collection box (labeled ST. JOSEPH). Please be generous with donations such as diapers, crib sheets, baby clothes (up to size 2T), diaper ointment etc. The APRC staff greatly appreciates your heartfelt donations by material or monetary assistance (Mail monetary gifts to: APRC, 3 Office Park Dr., Ste. 101, Little Rock, AR 72211.

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Jericho Way is in Need of Nutritious food, shower supplies and toilet paper, and cleaning supplies. Office 3000 Springer Blvd. Little Rock, AR 72206, 501.916.9859 or contact Kathy Tatus 501.247.7285 (Jericho Way NO LONGER NEEDS LIQUID LAUNDRY DETERGENT)

A T T E N D A N C E

D E P L O Y E D

October 14/15 October 21/22 Stewardship: $11,431.93 $10,079.62 WeShare $1,366.00 $916.00 Stewardship: The regular parish budget for 2017/2018 anticipates a weekly offering of approximately $12,936.00 for the regular operation of the ministry of St. Jude’s. May God continue to bless you for your faithful stewardship.

*** Sick or Homebound If you have a family member who is ill, in the hospital, or homebound who would like to receive communion, please have a family member call the office at 982.4891. We will arrange for one of our many wonderful people to come and visit and bring communion.

If you know of anyone who is deployed please call the office so we can add them to the list. Thank you MSG John Paul Jebb, Blake Thomas, Major David A. Vasquez, John Benson, Tech Sgt. Ross Stegner

SEARCH #143 RETREAT

Registrations are now being accepted for Search #143, a retreat to help juniors and seniors in high school get to know themselves better, deepen their friendship with Christ, and find support in living out their faith. Search #143 will be held at the 4-H Center, Little Rock, December 1 – 3, 2017. The fee is $135.00 (partial scholarships are available) and the early registration deadline is November 13, 2017. For more information and registration forms visit our website at: https://www.dolr.org/sites/default/files/documents/search-143.pdf If you have questions you may contact Trish Gentry tgentry@dolr.org at the Diocese of Little Rock Youth Ministry office: 501-664-0340, ext 418.

Altar & Rosary Kathryn Fairchild 690.3875 CYM Paula Price 551.1873 JRCYM Paula Price 551.1873 Knights of Columbus John Red Smith 628.7980 Ladies of the Knights Ruth Adams 843.3392 Senior Citizen Donna Aldrich 772.2098

October 22, 2017 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

ORGANIZATIONS

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Bill Aldrich, John Aldrich, Jennifer Anderson, Brother Andrew, Spencer Aydeot, Paul Avaltroni, Priscilla Baltazar, Andrea Bistrain,Misty Brazzell, Lisa Buckner, Rayeigh Butrand, Natalio Carrillo, Michael Carter, Christina Carver, John Claude, Evelyn Cook, Charles Delorenzo, Emily Downs,

Terry Franks, Bill Garner, Misty Gay, Betty Gibson, Michael Gilbert, Elsa Gillan, Vicki Gold, Jerry Grimley, Susan Hall, Mike Hargrove, Helmut Herm, Hibbard Family, Edna Hill, Louise Hubbard, Jill Jamell, Dylan Jeffrey, Mickey Kamer, Rebecca Kendall, Joceyln Kennedy, Melinda King, Rudy Kurz, Norma Laberdee, Ariel Leach, Carla Lewis, A.J. Lowry, Ruth Lowry, Carol Lloyd, Joan Lowry, Lisa Luckett, Jean Luman, Joshua Luker, Patrick Mackey, Ricky Mahfouz,Al Manning, Henry McFalls, Sally G. Menke, Steve Menke, Tim Menke, William Mergenschroer, Carol Miller, Susie Mitchell, Greyson Moore, Sandra Morris, Bridgette Mucha , Bob Nawrocki, Ronald Neumeier, Jeffery Nordmeyer, Cindy Nunez, Penny Olive, Tom Pack, J. W. Palmer, Mary Pickels, Erine Rabino, Jeff Rauber, Benjamin Ramirez, Linda Reynolds, Sue Riley, Mark Rivard, Jerry Robbins, Emma Roberts, Dawn Robnett, Mary Robnett, Cissy Rodriguez, Beverly Saltz, Mary Anne Schulke, Piper Scott, Linda Seidl, Jeremy Sheeran, Joe Schilling, Tom Shaw, Tina Simone, Dan Smith, Maria Stewart, Patsy Strode, Mary Suiter, Patrick Testa, Verna Thompson, Joann Thornburg, Walter Townes, Judy Vaulner, Brandon Weisenfels, Charles Whitaker, Patrica Wilson, Xander Wolford.

The Diocese of Little Rock has an opening for an Insurance Benefits Coordinator. This position assists with the administration of diocesan insurance benefits that include health, dental, life and long term disability. Requirements include two year degree or equivalent, benefits administration experience and strong computer skills. Fluency in Spanish and English preferred but not required. To apply, please send cover letter and resume to Paula Lattanzi, Human Resources Specialist, Diocese of Little Rock, 2500 N. Tyler Street, Little Rock, AR 72207 or email plattanzi@dolr.org.

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TODAY IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY – a day that leads us to the heart of our Christian faith – leads us to mission! Your generosity on World Mission Sunday supports the work of priests, religious and lay leaders in the Missions who share our faith with those most in need. This year

we can even “chat” with our chief missionary, Pope Francis, and learn more about his missions and missionaries. Learn more at ChatWithThePope.org. Chat – Pray – Give this World Mission Sunday.

"Save the Dates": Retreat at Immaculate Conception Church, North Little Rock, 7000 JFK: A world-renowned retreat master, FR. SIMEON GALLAGHER, OFM, Cap., is coming to IC for a four-day retreat: "SPIRITUALITY FOR RELATIONSHIPS" November 13, Monday AM, and repeated in the early evening. New material each day thru Thursday, November 16th. Approximately 75 minutes per session. Donations accepted. Specific IC location and times will be forthcoming.

Prayer for Missionaries in America Dear Lord, We pray for those who work among poor and isolated

communities across America, bearing witness to the life of Christ

in a thousand different ways. Give them wisdom, courage and joy

in their generous ministry. AMEN

Welcome to St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church · Jacksonville AR 72076

29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

"Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God

what belongs to God." Jesus had a brilliant way of

navigating tricky situations. In today's Gospel, the

Pharisees "plotted how they might entrap Jesus in

speech." But he outwitted them, as usual. They wanted to

catch him being a political rebel; they expected him to

suggest that paying taxes to Caesar was unnecessary or

even unjust. But instead, he shifted the focus. He

emphasized the importance of fulfilling our civic

responsibilities but also the necessity of giving to God

what we owe him.

So, how do we know what we should "repay" to God?

Well, Jesus' response to the Pharisees gives us our

answer. He looked at the Roman coin that bore the image

of Caesar on it. Then he concluded that the coin belonged

to Caesar because it was made in his likeness. Now, what

bears the image of God? What is made in his likeness?

We are! "God created man in his image; in the divine

image he created him; male and female he created

them" (Gn 1:27). If the coin belonged to Caesar, we

belong to God. We repay God by giving him ourselves!

This self-giving is what the Second Vatican Council called

"the obedience of faith." Through this spiritual obedience,

we freely commit ourselves to God, "offering the full

submission of intellect and will to God" (Dei Verbum #5).

Jesus is calling us today to use our will to choose to follow

God. Indeed, the one thing we can give God in return for

the gift of life is our will. He gave us the freedom to love

him or not. And while the choice is always ours, today

Jesus encourages us to make the right decision by giving

God what is really his: ourselves!

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Pax Christi Little Rock Presents Building a Bridge : Skype Presentation by Fr. James Martin, SJ. A converstaion on how the Church and the LGBT Community can enter into Relationship of Respect, Compassion and Sensitivity. November 9, 2017 7:00pm, St. John’s Catholic Center 2500 N. Tyler Street, Fitzgerald Hall, Rm. 103 Little Rock, Arkansas.

Would you like to have flowers placed at the altar in the sanctuary on weekends in memory of a loved one? If you are interested in doing so, please

contact the church office at 501.982.4891. The donation to cover the weekly expense of placing the flowers is $100. The name(s) of the person(s) you are remembering will be placed in each week’s bulletin on the week the flowers are placed.

BINGO! In the Parish Hall 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month After 5:00pm Mass.

Saint Jude’s Prayer Shawl ministry is here to support those healing, going through surgery, or mourning the loss of a loved one. Please contact us if you or someone you know would like a prayer shawl. Shawls are crafted with love and prayers and blessed when completed.

St. Vincent’s hospice residence is in desperate need of lap robes for their new patients. The staff tries to give a lap robe or a lap quilt to everyone who is admitted, but lately has been unable to because of the lack of these items. If

you knit or crochet would you please consider making some for those less fortunate than us? You can drop off the completed items at the church office. If you have questions or for additional information call Mary Koorstad at 982-7961.

Do you need a new rosary? A gift for a special occasion? Check out the Altar and Rosary Cabinet in the Parish Hall.

If you are not getting the EMAIL BLAST on Friday, please email us at stjudeapostle@gmail.com with your name and email.

A big thanks to all the people that supported the craft sale and country store. We made approx. $2,000.00. This money will be used to buy shoes and coats for local school children God Bless