Fifth Week of Easter
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Here are the highlights for the upcoming week and beyond:
St. Joseph’s Holy Communion is tomorrow May 17th at 10 am. Please keep the children in your prayers. If you would like to join us tomorrow for Mass, please do. All are welcome.
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church:
Congratulations Graduates
Anna Amato, Jay Bridges, Joseph Landow, Nikolai Landow, Saige Miller, Townes Mullinex, Zoey Soares
- The Feast of Corpus Christi is the weekend of June 21-22. There are no changes to the 5:00 Mass. on Sunday, Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 at Saints Peter and Paul. Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 at St. Joseph’s with the Eucharistic procession following. The procession will be through the town of Columbia. After the procession there will be a potluck lunch, please bring something to share.
- On May 24 at 10:00 am there will be a special memorial Mass at the flagpole. This is an annual event. Please join us.
- Snatch up the remaining handful of 40th anniversary raffle tickets before they are all gone! Tickets can be purchased after each Mass, online through GiveCentral, or at the parish office. $1,500 could be yours soon.
- Be first to order your stylish Sts. Peter and Paul monogrammed shirt in celebration of our 40th aniversary. Orders can be placed at our own religious store.
- As we engage in our spring mowing, we would like to offer thanks to those who helped in servicing our mower last time: Trudy at Tractor Supply Company (Palmyra) for providing free use of a trailer to transport the mower; John and Cathy Konoza for transporting the mower to and from Piedmont Power of Charlottesville; and to Piedmont Power who donated the labor at a discount to tune up our lawn mower. The balance of the funding of the project was provided by Greg Keating.We appreciate their gift and encourage people to patronize these businesses.
- Senior Coffee Social meeting will be at 10 a.m. on May 28th in the Commons. Our discussions are lively and important, and we invite you to join us. The next speaker will feature Catherine Bebe, caregiver support manager from JABA.
- 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)
- Adoration is always looking for people who want to spend time with Jesus. If you are interested in scheduling some time for adoration, contact Denise Minor by email at [email protected] and you can call or text her at 434-981-5510.
- What do Good Shepherds, Ushers and Altar 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 recently changed your email address or phone number or signed up for GiveCentral 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
May 11, 2025 was Mothers’ Day, but let’s use the month of May to celebrate New Mothers’ Month!
Please donate baby clothing and diapers and baby supplies!
There is a bassinet set up near the entrance to Church.
Donations will be collected for LifeSpring Pregnancy Centers, Charlottesville, supported by the Knights of Columbus Council #11475 and Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Palmyra, VA. Items most in need: Gift cards, diapers, clothing, pacifiers & teething rings, bottles, baby spoons, burp cloths and bibs, baby blankets, baby towels and wash cloths, thermometers, hygiene items, outlet safety kit, baby monitors, infant carriers, baby items gently used, maternity clothes,
Financial donations will also be accepted in lieu of baby supplies. (Please make any checks out to “Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church.” Financial donations will be consolidated into one check to be delivered from our Church to LifeSpring at the end of May, along with the donated baby items)
Please place all donated items in the basket. No wrapping needed.
Questions? Please call Larry Boice, 434-510-7677
Thank you to all who have given. We are so grateful to you.
40th ANNIVERSARY
Snatch up the remaining handful of 40th anniversary raffle tickets before they are all gone! Tickets can be purchased after each Mass, online through GiveCentral, or at the parish office. $1,500 could be yours soon.
Be first to order your stylish Sts. Peter and Paul monogrammed shirt in celebration of our 40th aniversary. Orders can be placed at our own religious store.
Join us for an introduction to Ignatian Spirituality on June 5, 6 and 7. This will be the first of many missions during our anniversary year.
Coming Soon: YARD SALE June 13 and 14th
Start cleaning out your closets, shed and garage and bring any items for the sale starting on June 8th. We need volunteers to help from June 8th through the 12th to sort and set up and on June 13 and 14 to work the yard sale. Drop off begins on June 8. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year and we need your help to make it a success.
Come to Poetry Camp
CHESTERTON ACADEMY OF ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST
POETRY CAMP
DATES: June 23-27, 2025
TIME: 9 am – noon Monday – Friday
OPEN TO: Rising 9th – 12th grades
SIZE: 6 to 10 students
COST: $100 for non-CASJE students, No cost for CASJE students
REGISTER at www.chestertonsje.org
Do you love poetry? Or do you feel like you just don’t “get” poetry? Either way, this camp is for you. The lucky students who join this camp will get a crash course in reading, writing, and most of all enjoying great poetry. Join Mr. Bond to learn the tools and techniques of the best poets over the ages, from centuries ago to present day. Attendees will keep a poet’s notebook to pen imitations and original works. By the end of the week, you will see how great poems are capable of evoking ideas, emotions and perceptions; speak about them with confidence; and make your own poems. The course will conclude with an “open mic” poetic celebration of words featuring camp members’ own original writing. If you have any questions prior to kick off, just ask! Contact [email protected] or 434-381-4284.
St. Joseph’s Shrine of Katherine of Drexel Catholic Church:
Congratulations Graduates
Caesar Amaro Amanda, Angie Correa, Tyzhier Martin, Chris Hall (PVCC), Marie Kenney (PVCC), Caroline Kennedy (William and Mary)
- Good News! St. Joseph’s office is open and staffed by volunteers. The office will be open from 3-5pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They also have a phone number: 434-842-3970.
Both Saints Peter and Paul and Saint Joseph:
- Don’t forget the car wash fundraiser on Saturday, May 31 from 9:00 to 12:00 PM at Sts. Peter and Paul. There is no set fee, just a donation of your choice. Please come out to support our Youth! Volunteers are needed to help. There is a signup sheet in the commons.
- Vacation Bible School will run from June 9-13, 6-8 PM at St. Joseph. We are in need of volunteers and donations. Thank you for your continued generosity throughout the year! For VBS, we are requesting specific items. Celeste has created cards listing each needed item – please take a card, purchase the item, and return it to the collection box in the hall/commons.
- We are looking ahead to next year and need catechists and volunteers for both CCD and the Youth Group. We would love to launch a preschool CCD class for three-and-four-year-olds, but we need volunteers for it to happen.
- There’s also an interest in offering more activities for our youth and splitting the Youth Group into an elementary and a middle/high school group. We can’t do this alone.
The Fifth Sunday of Easter Explained
The Fifth Sunday of Easter, also known as Cantate Sunday, focuses on the theme of union with Christ and the importance of remaining rooted in Him like branches in a vine. It emphasizes the necessity of relying on Jesus for strength and guidance, as He is the source of life and growth. The Gospel reading for this day often highlights Jesus’ teachings on loving one another and his promise to send the Holy Spirit.
Colleen Smith