Hall during Sunday morning Mass. Not available age 14.

age 14. The law of fasting obliges all between the you would like to be a new supporter, please call the
Easter morning. ages of 18-59. The Christian faithful are office for more information.
encouraged to do acts of penance and charity
PLEASE NOTE: CONFESSIONS ARE beyond what is prescribed by law. 2011 Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal
ALWAYS AVAILABLE one-half hour before all continues. If you have not returned your CASA
LENTEN SERVICES – Throughout Lent the Liturgy pledge card, please do so as soon as possible. You
Daily and Saturday/Sunday Masses or by of the Hours (Morning & Evening Prayer) are said may drop it in the collection or return in the pre-paid
appointment (please call the Rectory at 743- before Tuesday, Thursday and Friday Masses; envelopes available in the vestibule. Thanks so
9889). Stations of the Cross before Wednesday Mass and much for your generous support in helping our
after Friday Mass; and Rosary before all weekend diocese continue to grow and carry on the missionary
SIGN-UP SHEETS for Holy Week Ministers of the Masses. Please choose one or more of these Lenten work of Jesus. Our parish goal remains the same as
Altar are in the vestibule. Please help! practices for your sacrifice of prayer. last year’s goal of $25,898.25. Pledge envelopes
are in the church vestibule.
EASTER MEMORIALS OR VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED to lead the Rosary
HONORARIUMS – Memorials (for a before the Sunday Masses. Please call the office if www.dolr.org/lent/resources.php - Check it out!
deceased loved one) or Honorariums (for a you would like to help in this ministry. This website link offers several ways to help you get
living loved one) are available for a $10 the most out of Lent. Includes Lenten activities, Lent
donation. Easter flowers will remain throughout the Q&A, fasting and abstinence guidelines, meatless
Easter Season on the Altar. No names will be placed HOLY THURSDAY ADORATION – recipes, video reflections, Stations, Liturgy of the
on the individual flowers, but an acknowledgment Eucharistic Adoration will remain open until Hours and much more.
will be placed in the church bulletin. An Midnight on Holy Thursday. Father Jim will
2011 WEEKLY MASS SCHEDULE acknowledgment card will also be sent to the person close with Benediction at Midnight. Sign-up AL-ANON – Are you concerned with someone’s
you wish to honor or remember. If you wish to sheet for the additional hours until Midnight drinking? Call Kathy at 741-1606.
Saturday, April 9
4:30 PM Rosary – Led by Knights of Columbus make a memorial or honorarium, use the Easter will be in the vestibule.
envelopes available in the vestibule or the yellow Knights of Columbus Scholarship
5:00 PM MASS: +Bill BIllups
envelope in your packet. Fill in the appropriate EUCHARISTIC ADORATION - ADORERS NEEDED! Applications for graduating seniors and
Sunday, April 10 – Fifth Sunday of addresses on the envelope. Return the envelope via Could you commit one hour in adoration of one who those parishioners continuing their college
Lent the church office or in the collection basket by Palm loves you so much? Your commitment brings great education are available from Ken Koehler.
8:05 AM Rosary – Led by Knights of Columbus Sunday, April 17. Thank you for beautifying our joy to His Sacred Heart because it proves your love Scholarship is $600/year. Applications due May 1.
8:30 AM MASS: +Mary Alice DeVito church! for Him. He welcomes all visitors! Call Becky For an application or more info, call Ken at 365-0609
Hartman at 741-0332, if you can help. or email kkoehler@windstream.net.
Monday, April 11 – NO MASS CYM will meet Sunday, April 10, following the Youth Sunday @ 4 PM, 7 PM & 8 PM
Mass, for a meeting in the Hall. Tuesday @ 9 AM & 8 PM
Tuesday, April 12 Wednesday @ 1 PM & 4 PM Fifth Sunday of Lent
5:15 PM Evening Prayer Knights of Columbus – Sunday, April 10, the 4th Thursday @ 1 PM, 3 PM & 9 PM With Easter coming so late this year much of
5:30 PM MASS: +William Doyle Metcalf Degree Knights and wives invite all interested 3rd Friday @ 8 PM the natural world in the country has already begun
Degree Knights and wives to a potluck in the Hall at Saturday @ 6 PM, 7 PM, 8 PM & 9 PM to come back to life. The seasonal death that
Wednesday, April 13
2 PM. Bring a dish to share. began in the northern hemisphere back in
5:00 PM Stations of the Cross w/Confessions
REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS – All men September is already well on its way to reversal as
5:30 PM MASS: +Frank Blew
BINGO will be Mondays, April 11 & 25, and women in the military ∙ Bill Bailey ∙ Carl we enter more deeply into spring. The grip of
beginning at 6:30 PM. Doors open at Bear ∙ Frank Bellanger ∙ Mike Burns ∙ winter’s cold is being broken as buds begin to
Thursday, April 14 – Mass Time Change
5:30 PM. No outside food or drinks Marsha Carter ∙ Tom Clark ∙ Joe & Mel overtake trees and vines and bulbs push up their
Today Only!
allowed. Proceeds support various Dezort ∙ Tom Dunlap ∙ Margaret Fischer ∙ Shirley leaves and bud through the thawing earth. The
9:00 AM Rosary with Altar Society
charities of the church, the Knights of Gillies ∙ Agnes Golden ∙ Leo Gotsky ∙ Von Gregory
9:30 AM MASS: +Molly Brown seasons come and go with such regularity, that we
Columbus and our Catholic Youth. No ∙ Nona Guynn ∙ Sarah Haberman ∙ Robert Hiller ∙
have no doubt about their inevitable cycle. Life
one under 18 will be admitted into the Hall. Pat Hollister ∙ Eugene Jasper ∙ Virray Karlovic ∙ Cole
Friday, April 15 renews itself in its persistent return as is readily
Keylon ∙ Baby Kiran & Mom Regina ∙ Rev. Jerome
8:15 AM Morning Prayer seen in the sprouting seeds that only came to be
PREP schedule this week includes: Leake ∙ Tom Lynam ∙ Jessica & Lee McCutcheon ∙
8:30 AM MASS: +Judith A. Raino through the death of the parent plant.
5:00 PM Stations of the Cross Betty Meuleman ∙ Maci Nelson ∙ Brenda Nutt ∙
9-10 AM Holy Hour w/Stations of the Cross Human death is not met with such easy
5:30 PM Mass – Led by High School Irene Patton ∙ Marilyn Peoples ∙ Berna Phillips
6:00 PM Dinner for All Family ∙ Barbara Phipps ∙ Joy Prater Family ∙ Leon renewal. Christianity’s belief in a personal soul
Saturday, April 16
6:30-7:30 PM PREP Classes Reding ∙ Michael Reding ∙ Edith Roberts ∙ Jim does not harbor a belief in reincarnation. One
8:10 AM Rosary
8:30 AM MASS: +Michael, Mary & Francis Volunteers are needed to help serve PREP Sachse ∙ Mark Scouten ∙ Christine, Tommy & Josh physical birth and one spiritual birth (baptism) is
Lynam dinner. Clean-up duty is not included (unless Thessing ∙ Phyllis Vironet. Call the office with any enough for us. But we do believe in the
4:30 PM Rosary – Led by Knights of Columbus you really want to do that too!) names you wish to add. resurrection of the dead and the power of God to
5:00 PM MASS: Parishioners restore life. The raising of Lazarus is a concrete
ALTAR SOCIETY RAFFLE – If you have any items manifestation of the power of God to save.
ALTAR SOCIETY MEETING & POTLUCK will be
Sunday, April 17 – Palm Sunday of you wish to donate to the Spring Raffle, call Marlene Lazarus, who was in the tomb for four days, is
this Thursday, April 14 following the 9 AM Rosary
the Lord’s Passion Rowe 365-0236. called forth by Jesus. And Jesus tells the onlookers
and 9:30 AM Mass. All ladies of the parish are
8:05 AM Rosary – Led by Knights of Columbus always welcome! to unbind Lazarus and let him go.
8:30 AM MASS: +Jim DeVito BULLETIN ADS – It’s renewal time! We hope that
The Gospel today reflects all the grief and
those of you who purchased ads last year will
FRIDAYS OF LENT are days of abstinence in the pathos that the death of a loved one can engender
Jesus loves all the little children! Parents are continue to contribute to our church through our ad
United States. The obligation of abstinence in the human heart. The death of Lazarus touched
encouraged to use the babysitting service page. If you are interested in renewing your ad or if
(abstaining from meat, other than fish) begins at not only Martha and Mary and the people of
for 3 to 4 year olds available in the Parish
Bethany. Jesus Himself was moved with
sadness. But as He indicates to Martha,
everyone who believes in Him will never die, for
He is the resurrection and the life. Yes, we will
experience physical death, and we will not return
as easily as the cycle of the seasons. But that
cycle does remind us that life is persistent. And
our faith tells us that life will win out, even over
death.
2011 Liturgical Publications Inc.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

April 10 Ez 37:12-14 / Rom 8:8-11 / Jn 11:1-
45
April 11 Dn 13:41-62 / Jn 8:1-11
April 12 Nm 21:4-9 / Jn 8:21-30
April 13 Dn 3:14-20, 91-95 / Jn 8:31-42
April 14 Gn 17:3-9 / Jn 8:51-59
April 15 Jer 20:10-13 / Jn 10:31-42
April 16 Ez 37:21-28 / Jn 11:45-56
April 17 Mt 21:1-11 / Is 50:4-7 / Phil 2:6-11 /
Mt 27:11-54

COLLECTION: April 3, 2011

General Fund $5,137.00
Catholic Relief Services 1,178.00
Building & Maintenance
Fund 410.00
CASA 585.00
Japanese Disaster Relief 100.00
Holy Thursday – Seminarian
Fund 65.00
Good Friday – Holy Land 35.00

SUBIACO Alumni Association and Subiaco Abbey

are sponsoring two weeks of Camp Subiaco for
boys 9-13, on June 19-25 and June 26-July 2. Fees
are $425 for each camper with a 10% discount for
brothers. The camps are held in Subiaco, 50 miles
east of Ft. Smith. Apply online at
www.campsubiaco.org.