News Blast & Bulletin 03/30/2025

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Fourth Sunday of Lent

Greetings:

Your bulletin: https://saintspeterpaulpalmyra.org/march-30th-2025/

First, we want to share some sad news about one of our former parishioners. David Garner of North Myrtle Beach SC passed away on Thursday March 20. Please keep his wife Pat and his family in your prayers.

If you are a Sts. Peter and Paul parishioner, and have wanted to explore giving through Give Central, click on the button below. It will take you directly to our options for giving.

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2025 Annual Diocesan Appeal: Sharing His Love with Others

A Message from Fr. David
Throughout March we have been talking about the Annual Diocesan Appeal. The Appeal helps fund cornerstone ministries of the Diocese of Richmond that one parish cannot support alone. For instance, one parish could not support the room, board, and tuition assistance needs of our seminarians, supply over half a million dollars to parish foodbanks and Catholic organizations across our Diocese or provide for diocesan-wide next generation evangelization and formation initiatives.
The faithful support of the Appeal by so many enables our Diocese to more effectively meet the urgent annual needs of the Church which serve as building blocks to grow the Church’s impact for years to come.
If you have not yet done so, I hope you will join us in contributing. You may pick up a pledge card in our parish office or in the sanctuary or visit richmondcatholicfoundation.org/appeal/
On behalf of Bishop Knestout, myself, and our parish leadership, thank you for supporting the 2025 Annual Diocesan Appeal. 

Here are the highlights for the upcoming week and beyond:

Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church:

  • If you have a specific prayer request and would like to have Fr. David carry it to Lourdes, France, please bring it to the Parish office.
  • Don’t forget to come to our Potluck after Sunday Mass in the Commons. Bring a dish!
  • Lenten Lunches are offer on Fridays, after Stations of the Cross at noon, in the Commons. Please sign up to bring soup or sandwiches for this event.
  • Lenten Fish Frys are underway. Drive thru starts at 4:30 and dine-in begins at 5 pm.
  • The 20% off Book Sale at Saint’s Peter and Paul Religious Store ends this weekend. The store is open before and after Mass on Saturdays and after Mass on Sundays.
  • The 40th Anniversary planning committee is selling 100 raffle tickets after mass and at the Fish Frys to support the 40th Anniversary activities. Tickets are $50 with a grand prize of $1,500. Feel free to come to the office and purchase your ticket as well. If you would like to purchase your tickets through Give Central, contact the office and they will send you a link. The sooner the tickets are sold, the sooner the winner can be announced.
  • We hope you are planning to start giving through Give Central and if you need help, please contact the office and they can help get you started. The website is givecentral.org. The office can also help you cancel Faith Direct if you haven’t done so already. Faith Direct will end on April 15.
  • Ready to be inspired by some amazing spiritual women (including St. Phoebe)?! Bring your family (especially your young ladies) or come with friends to a simple Lenten dinner and fantastic performance by inspirational speaker ValLimar Jansen on Friday evening, April 4th. Join us at 6:00 for bilingual Stations of the Cross in the church and dinner from 6:30-7:30 in the Parish Hall, immediately followed by ValLimar’s lively presentation, “Great Women Leaders from Holy Scripture in Story and Song” (bilingual). Sponsored by the Charlottesville Phoebe Circle. A free-will offering will be accepted after the performance to defray costs. For planning purposes, please RSVP to Jean DePiro by emailing [email protected] with Phoebe Dinner RSVP + the number attending in subject line.
  • Senior Coffee Social meetings will be at 10 a.m. on April 9th, April 30, May 14 and 28th in the Commons. This past week the discussion focused on Pro-Life legislation.
  • The Confirmation Retreat will be on March 29th from 9 am to 12 noon at St. Joseph’s. All students preparing for this sacrament this year must attend.
  • We are in need of pre-filled Easter Eggs until March 30. There is a box to place them in the back of the Commons.
  • 40 Days for Life – Join us for an hour of peaceful and prayerful presence each Wednesday until April 9, 2025. Saints Peter and Paul Knights of Columbus Council #11475 invites any and all parishioners to join us on Wednesday, From 10 to 11 am. We maintain a vigil and pray in front of Planned Parenthood (2964 Hydraulic Rd.) in Charlottesville during that same hour, each Wednesday. Mark your calendar for the remaining days of March 26, April 2 and 9. For carpool information or directions, call Larry Boice, 434-510-7677. There is ample parking across the street from the site, those who choose to meet us there. If you cannot physically join us, please pray to end abortion, wherever you happen to be!
  • Please keep the good works of LifeSpring Pregnancy Center in your prayers. They provide adoption support, after-abortion support, childbirth prep classes, men’s program, mentorship, on-site ultrasound service, parenting classes, pregnancy testing and much more. For more information call 434-220-3770 (Mon.-Thurs. 10-5 and Friday 10-2)
  • Lenten Spare Change Cans are available to collect loose change. Your generosity will help those in need this year. Pick one up, fill it up! Turn cans in April 5 – 13.
  • Save the date! The Talent Show for Uganda to benefit Chiu. All proceeds will be used to support Uganda and the next medical mission in January 2026 at St. Francis of Assisi at Kitakyusa. The Talent Show will take place on Sunday, June 22nd at 2 pm at our Parish Hall. For more information contact Bob Maher at [email protected] or call 589-1170.
  • NEW DATE: Chesterton Academy’s Essay Competition for $5,000 Tuition Credit.
    • A place where faith and authentic friendships can flourish, offering rich and rigorous academics: that’s Chesterton Academy. Charlottesville’s classical high school in the Catholic tradition. We invite current and rising high schoolers to compete for a $5,000 tuition credit in our essay competition on Saturday, April 12th. See our website for more details: ChestertonSJE.org. You may also schedule a tour or shadow day. Come experience the Chesterton difference!
  • What do Good Shepherds, Ushers and Alter Servers ministries all have in common? They all need help. If you want to learn more and think you can help, please call the office (434-589-5201) for more info.
  • If you have misplaced any items in the church, come see Colleen in the office. It is where many lost things go.
  • If you have recently changed your email address or phone number or signed up for Give Central and no longer need envelopes, please send a note to the office so we can update the system and make sure you don’t miss out on any information we have to share with you.

St. Joseph’s Shrine of Katherine of Drexel Catholic Church:

  • On April 4 there will be Sopa & Estaciones de la Cruz en Espanol.
  • We will have a Soup Supper at 6 pm followed by Stations at 6:30 on Fridays during Lent.
  • On April 11 Soup and Stations will be in English and Espanol (multilingual).
  • If you have a specific prayer request and would like to have Father David carry it to Lourdes, France, give it to Father David or leave it in the new parish office during office hours.
  • On March 29th St. Joseph’s will host this year’s confirmation retreat from 9 am – 12 pm. All students preparing for the sacrament this year must attend.
  • We are in need of prefilled Easter eggs this year. A box at the back of the church will be available until March 30th.
  • Good News! St. Joseph’s office will now be open, staffed by volunteers. The office will be open from 3-5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • This is the last weekend for Saints Peter and Paul Religious Store 20% off Book Sale. Come buy a book!

Additional April Events – Save the date!

  • April 12 – Reconciliation and First Holy Communion Retreat (9 – 12)
  • April 20 – Easter Egg Hunts after the 9 am Mass and after the 11 am Mass at Saints Peter and Paul. All children 10 and younger are invited to hunt for eggs. No CCD classes this day.
  • April 25 – Youth Group at Saints Peter and Paul from 6:30 pm until 8 pm. We will have a bonfire, S’mores, and play some outdoor games.
  • April 30 is Confirmation at St. Thomas Aquinas at 7 pm.

Colleen Smith

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