Seventh Sunday of Easter
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Here are the highlights for the upcoming week and beyond:
Knights of Columbus presents: Wine Tasting and Open House
Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church:
- 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 Saturday, May 24 at 10:00 am there will be a special memorial Mass at the flagpole. This is an annual event. Please join us for this special Mass.
- 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.
- Your help is needed: Volunteer Drivers for Good Shepherd Ministry. Extend a hand and make a difference. The Good Shepherd Ministry is seeking kind-hearted individuals to step forward and help in a meaningful way. We need volunteers who can occasionally assist with driving fellow Parishioners, who are unable to drive, to their medical appointments. This small service can have a profound impact on someone’s life. If you want to learn more and think you can help, please call the office (434-589-5201).
- 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.
SAVE THE DATE!
Parish Day at Sts. Peter and Paul
40th Anniversary Raffle Drawing!
June 29
Come to the Youth Car Wash Fundraiser
Support our youth by bringing your car to be washed (whether it needs it or not) from 9 am and 12 pm.
Saturday, May 31
Donations are most welcome.
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 anniversary. Orders can be placed at our own religious store.
- Submit your favorite recipes now for the Sts. Peter and Paul 40th Anniversary Cookbook. Directions and online submittal forms can be found online and the parish website. Paperforms are located in the parish office.
- 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.
PARISH MISSION CALENDAR OF EVENTS
June 5
10-11 am or 7-8 pm
June 6
10-11 am or 7-8 pm
June 7
10 am – mass, brunch & reception
Closing thoughts
What is Ignatian Spirituality?
Finding God in All Things
Ignatian spirituality emphasizes finding God in all things.
It is a spirituality for busy people with hectic lives, who cultivate the spiritual disciplines of reflecting on their days and noticing where God was present — and where God is leading.
Ignatian spirituality is rooted in the belief that God created the world and it is good. Wherever we find goodness, truth, and beauty, God is there. We should strive to pay attention to the goodness in the world around us, and to recognize the face of God in those things. The goal is to become more aware of the love of God in our lives, so that we deepen our friendship with Jesus.
The basic tenets of Ignatian spirituality come from St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556), who wrote down notes about his prayer and the internal changes he noticed as he began to develop his own friendship with Jesus. Those notes became The Spiritual Exercises, which have been “made” (Jesuits typically say they “make the Exercises”), discussed, taught, and written about for five centuries.
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.
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:
- 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.
BUY A BRICK IS ALMOST HERE
Order forms for our beautiful new brick garden will be available next week in the Parish Office and in the Gift Shop. A standard brick (4 1/2 x 3 1/2) will cost $75 and an 8 x 8 brick will cost $150. If anyone wants to just let us know that they will be wanting to purchase bricks to honor someone, just send an email to [email protected] and we will make sure to follow up with you.
Lets fill this up with names!
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.
Colleen Smith