St. Francis, Francesville; St. Joseph, Pulaski; St. Peter, Winamac

Rev. Leroy G. Kinnaman, Pastor Cluster Email: stpete4906@embarqmail.com

Cluster Website: preciousbloodcluster.org

Cluster Correspondence: 401 N Monticello Street, Winamac, IN 46996 Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Morning by 9:00 A.M.

Phone: 574.946.4906 Fax: 574.946.4962

LITURGY SCHEDULE Monday, February 12 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Paul Sommers by Edna Bonnell

Tuesday, February 13 NO MASS

Wednesday, February 14 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Ronald J. Reutebuch by Friends Wednesday, February 14 at St. Peter 6:00 P.M. +Our Cluster Family

Thursday, February 15 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Rose Loehmer by Kevin & Monica Whiteman

Friday, February 16 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Sr. Jeanne Koehler by Doc & Jo Russell

Saturday, February 17 4:00 P.M. at St. Peter +Mary Chinery by Deb Coble 6:00 P.M. at St. Joseph +Joyce Weaver by Family

Sunday, February 18 8:00 A.M. at St. Francis +Our Cluster Family 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter +Fr. Bert Woolson by Barbara Richert

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday, February 17 at 4:00 P.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Deb Coble Ministers: Bill Girton, Carol Vires & Judy Wilson Servers: Bonnie Budd & Max Murray Ushers: VOLUNTEERS

Saturday, February 17 at 6:00 P.M. (St. Joseph) Reader: Maggie Rowlands Ministers: Cindy Scott, Larry Brady and Beth Ruff Servers: Emma Hoover & Randy Roth Ushers: Tim Weaver, Ron Roth and Rick & Lisa Foerg

Sunday, February 18 at 8:00 A.M. (St. Francis) Reader: Pat Ames Ministers: Victor Rodriquez & Mike Owen Servers: Jonathan Ottow

Sunday, February 18 at 10:00 A.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Linda Webb Ministers: Loree Fisher, Tina & Tony Pesaresi Servers: Kolbey & Kelsey Wegner Ushers: Dan & Linda Murphy and John &

Denise Downing

Oh, by the way…

Remember last fall? Many signed up to pray for specific

members of our Cluster who were preparing for Confirmation in

2018. Well, our Confirmation candidates are participating in a

retreat this Sunday! Say a few extra prayers for them this Sunday

as they are retreating from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. THE SEASON OF LENT

Wednesday is Ash Wednesday! We begin a 90 day period of

grace…40 days of Lent and 50 days of Easter Time (almost a quarter

of a year…that amount of time tells us how solemn these two Times

are.) Please read this week’s bulletin carefully. More liturgical

celebrations are added. It is a given that everyone knows where,

when, how, who, what and most importantly, WHY!

Eucharistic Practices for Lent ●The Gloria* and Alleluia are not prayed/sung. ●Again this year, we pray the Apostles’ Creed

in place of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed during Lent and Easter Time. WHY? The

Apostles’ Creed is THE baptismal symbol of the Roman Catholic Church. (Lent is our

preparation time for Baptism…and a reminder to all about our Baptismal commitment).

●We pray the Confiteor during the Penitential Act.

●The Eucharistic Prayers for Reconciliation are prayed.

During Lent, just as the vestments change to violet and the structure of the liturgy is altered,

Lent is our opportunity to ponder our own journey from the ashes of this earthly existence to the

victorious palms of the saints in heaven. Everything about Lent, its colors, Scripture, music,

rites and liturgies, should assist us in this self-reflection.

*For Solemnities during Lent, the Gloria is prayed.

→→→Reminders of the annual disciplines of Lent←←← (Parents, really need your help with school children)

●Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting for Catholics. For members of the

Latin Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a

person is permitted to eat one full meal. Two smaller meals may also be taken, but not to equal the full

meal.

●Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and all Fridays of Lent are obligatory days of

abstinence. The norms concerning abstinence from meat are binding upon members of

the Latin Catholic Church from age 14 upwards, most 8th

graders and older. (Ever

wonder why there is a fish symbol on Catholic calendars????)

During Lent, the Way of the Cross will be celebrated on:

Friday: 4:00 p.m., St. Joseph;

Friday, 7:00 p.m., St. Peter

Sundays, 1:30 p.m., St. Joseph

VIA CRUCIS is Latin for “The Way of the Cross”.

Ash Wednesday is 14 February which means we need ashes. Please bring your old

palm to Church or drop off at the Cluster Office before noon Monday, 12

February.

Again this Lent, each of the three (3) churches of our Cluster will have evening

Eucharistic Adoration. Beginning at 6:00 p.m., there will be the designated time for quiet

prayer, communal prayer, perhaps more Sacred Scripture concluding with Benediction and

Reposition at 7:30 p.m. Why not attend all three (3)? Good Lenten practice. Scheduled dates

are:

Monday, 26 February @ St. Peter Tuesday, 6 March @ St. Francis

Thursday, 15 March @ St. Joseph

The County West Side Ministerial Association is again hosting their weekly Wednesday Lenten Services. Host Churches provide a fellowship soup supper at 6:15 p.m. followed by worship at 7:00 p.m. All are invited to attend! The 2018 schedule looks is as follows:

14 February: Francesville United Methodist Church 21 February: St John UCC Medaryville

28 February: Medaryville United Methodist Church 7 March: St Francis Catholic Church

14 March: St. James Salem UCC 21 March: Francesville United Methodist Church

25 March: Palm Sunday: Services at Individual churches 28 March: Seder Meal: St James Salem UCC at 6:15 (very light meal and liturgy)

30 March: Good Friday: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Pulaski, 2:00 p.m. 1 April: Easter: Services at Individual churches

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Quick one-liners for you:

●This Wednesday, the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe will be taken. This

supports Catholic organizations that provide affordable shelter and training for seminarians in a region

that still struggles from the effects of Soviet rule. By providing pastoral care, catechesis and funding

for building renovations, your donations help restore the Church and build for the future in the region.

Please give generously to this collection. Please place your envelopes in the regular collection basket.

Thank you.

●Our monthly Lazarus collection is next week-end. This month, Our Cluster will focus on items for

Birthright of Logansport. They have suggested they need size 4 & 5 clothing. Also needed for their

Layettes: lotion, shampoo, blankets, wash cloths, bottles, pacifiers, burp cloths, diaper ointment,

petroleum jelly, q-tips, thermometers, new born clothes, 0-3 months, 6-9 months, 9-12 months, and

disposable diapers of any size or kind

●Can Ash Wednesday be politely ignored for the sake of Valentine’s Day? No. But there’s nothing

wrong with celebrating Mardi Gras and Valentine’s Day on the same day, Tuesday, 13 February!

●NO MEAT WEDNESDAY OR FRIDAY!

●As a reminder, the Winamac Kiwanis club will be meeting at St. Peter’s on Tuesdays

during the next 3 months while the United Methodist church renovates their kitchen. ●If you would like to donate to the St. Joseph’s Christian Mothers Raffle and have your

prize listed on the ticket, please contact Marilyn Boardman by Feb. 17th at 278-7298.

●The Winamac Boy Scout Troop 229 & Venture Crew 2229 and the VFW Post 1728 will host a Fish

Fry on Friday, February 16 at the Winamac VFW on Highway 25 south in from 4:00-7:00 P.M. Dine

in, carry out and drive through is available. Adults are $8.50; and children 12 & under are $4.50. All

proceeds go to support local Boy Scouts & local Venture Crew.

●Volunteers are still needed to help with the Way of the Cross at St. Joseph & St. Peter. If you can help out, please contact Monica Whiteman or Peach Roth to help at St. Joseph or the Cluster Office to help at St. Peter. Thanks! ●Congratulations are given this weekend to Kelly Denham & Tim Weaver, who were united in the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Joseph this weekend. May you have a long and happy life together, Mr. & Mrs. Weaver! ●The Cluster extends its’ sympathy to the family of Tom Fox, age 62. Tom passed away on Monday, February 5th. His funeral liturgy will be celebrated on Monday, February 12th at St. Joseph. Please keep the Fox family in your thoughts and prayers.

Cluster News!!!! PRAYER REQUESTS: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Randy Baker, Mary Baunach (Barbara Mau’s Mother), Judy Berger, Marie Brown (sister-in-law of Lois Heater), Shelia Buczek, Tom Fanning, Rose Marie Garcia (friend of Theresa Logan), Shelia Garling, Marsha Gearhart, Fr. Mike Heppen, Christi Hoffa, Mary Ann Johnson, Joseph Knouff, Marie Kraft, Greg Loehmer, Theresa Logan, Robert Meyer, Tom Murray Sr., Joe Pesaresi, Floyd Podell, Patti Jo Rausch, Miles Shidler (grandson of Betty Wallace), Gloria Staples, & Graham Vollmer

Cluster Weekly Activities

Tuesday, February 13 Wednesday, February 14 Thursday, February 15 8:00 A.M. Noodle Making at St. Joe 5:30 P.M. RE Classes at St. Peter 8:30 A.M. Noodle Making at St. Joe

6:30 P.M. Liturgy Classes at St. Peter

St. Francis

St. Peter

St. Joseph

February 4, 2018

General Offerings: $230.00

Loose Collection: $56.00

Catholic Moment: $110.00

P of F: $110.00

February 4, 2018

General Offerings: $1,653.00

Loose Collection: $25.00

Catholic Moment: $301.00

P of F: $383.00

February 3 & 4, 2018 General Offering: $2,534.00

Loose Collection: $261.00

Children’s Offering: $18.02

Votive Lights: $24.00

First Offering: $5.00

P of F: $832.00

Catholic Moment: $832.00