News Blast & Bulletin 04/06/2025

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Fifth Sunday of Lent

Greetings:

Your bulletin: https://saintspeterpaulpalmyra.org/april-6th-2025/

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:

  • f 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.
  • 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. The last Lenten Lunch is on April 11.
  • Our last two Lenten Fish Frys’ are here. Drive thru starts at 4:30 and dine-in begins at 5 pm.
  • The next Potluck lunch is scheduled for April 27. Just bring a dish to share. All parishioners are invited to attend, especially families so we can get to know our fellow paritioners.
  • The 20% off Book Sale at Saint’s Peter and Paul Religious Store has been extended for the month of April. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • It is time to return your Lenten Spare Change Can filled with your spare change. Feel free to drop it into the box at the table or you can drop it off at the parish office during office hours. All cans need to be returned by April 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.

Respect Life Corner

“40 Days for Life” Spring 2025 Campaign ends as of Sunday, April 13th. Many thanks to all of you who have attended or prayed in support of our prayerful, peaceful presence in front of Planned Parenthood. (See photo above)
For additional information about recent ongoing and upcoming “Respect Life” events, please visit the tri-sided posters displayed at the entrance to church and at the Knights of Columbus table in the Commons.

Virginia Mark for Life (Richmond) – April 2nd
Walk for Life (Charlottesville) – April 26th
New Mothers’ Month (Baby Items collection) – May 1-31

  1. Bassinet to be filled during May – (bassinet on loan from Maureen Burger)
  2. Donated Baby Items – To be delivered to LifeSpring Pregnancy Center at the end of May.

Questions? Please contact Larry Boice (434-510-7677)
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #11475

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Saints Peter and Paul Religious Store 20% off Book Sale has been extended through April. 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.

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA is seeking a Director of Communications to support the mission of the diocesan Office of Communications. For the full ad and how to apply, please click https://bit.ly/4j91wvR For any questions, please contact Kelly Shumate, HR Generalist / Recruiter at [email protected]

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is seeking a full time Assistant Superintendent of Enrollment and Marketing for the Office of Catholic Schools. For the full ad and how to apply, please click https://bit.ly/4l4bgco For any questions, please contact Kelly Shumate, HR Generalist / Recruiter at [email protected]

The Catholic Campus Ministry at Virginia Tech has an opening for a non-exempt full time (40 hours a week) Associate Director of Catholic Campus Ministry position. For the full ad and how to apply, please click https://bit.ly/4cjKqZN For any questions, please contact Chris Hitzelberger at [email protected]

Kelly Shumate SHRM – CP, Human Resource Generalist, Office: 804-359-5661, Direct 804-622-5236

Colleen Smith

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