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, March 11 at St. Peter 6:00 P.M. +Fr. Bert Woolson by Carol Vires Tuesday, March 12 NO MASS

Wednesday, March 13 at St. Joseph 8:00 A.M. +Marcella Gilsinger by Paul & Brenda Gilsinger

Thursday March 14 at St. Joseph 6:00 P.M. +Fr. Mike Heppen, C.S.C. by Paul & Brenda Gilsinger

Friday, March 15 at St. Peter 8:00 A.M. +Leona Kinnaman by Linda Plake 4:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph 7:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Peter

Saturday, March 16 4:00 P.M. at St. Peter +Our Cluster Family 6:00 P.M. at St. Joseph +Joseph P. Gilsinger Family by Paul & Brenda Gilsinger

Sunday, March 17 8:00 A.M. at St. Francis +Mark Motkowicz by Helen Barker 10:00 A.M. at St. Peter +Beverly Loehmer by Friends 1:30 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph

LITURGICAL MINISTERS Saturday March 16 at 4:00 P.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Mike Jany Ministers: Judy Wilson, Viv Reinhold and Jane Rausch Servers: Bonnie Budd & Bill Girton

Saturday, March 16 at 6:00 P.M. (St. Joseph) Reader: Betty Curtis Ministers: Rich Hopkins, Shelley Werner & Brenda Gilsinger Servers: Cash Roth & Diane Kolish Ushers: Frank Boardman, Rich Hopkins and Rick & Lisa Foerg

Sunday, March 17 at 8:00 A.M. (St. Francis) Reader: Pat Ames Ministers: Carl & Rusty Federer Servers: Jonathan Ottow

Sunday, March 17 at 10:00A.M. (St. Peter) Reader: Tony Pesaresi Ministers: Dan Murphy, Linda Webb & Donna Nicholson Servers: Cale & Curtis Pesaresi Ushers: Bob Powers, Val Powers, Dave

Leonard & Chuck Rebeck

Oh, by the way, This week-end, we welcome three (3) of our faith-family as they

prepare for their First Holy Communion. Pictures are posted in the vestibule. Please pray with and for them as they take another step in their faith journey to the Kingdom.

Katilyn Baker Austyn Cotner Lillian Dell

As we journey through the blessed Season of Lent, there is the need to seek

God’s forgiveness for our turning away from Him. Listed below is the schedule for

seeking forgiveness within our Deanery. Please schedule a time for your family to

celebrate this Sacrament. First, however, a brief examination of what this Sacrament

is. Why? Origins? Why tell our sins to a priest? Why different names through the

centuries? A brief Reader’s Digest version:

Reconciliation Penance Confession What is the difference between Confession, Penance and Reconciliation?

These three names are commonly used interchangeably for the Sacrament in which sins are

forgiven.

The Sacrament is called “Confession” because the penitent makes a verbal confession of his or

her particular sins.

It is called “Penance” from another element of the Sacrament – the good action/prayer the priest

asks the penitent to perform/pray as a token of his or her sincerity, and as a way to bring some good

into the world in reparation for the sin committed.

And finally “Reconciliation” refers to the final effect of the Sacrament: the penitent is

reconciled with God and the Church.

What is the origin of this Sacrament? It is no exaggeration to say that the very reason that Jesus Christ came into the world

was for reconciliation: to reconcile us to the Father and to one another. The very first message in the New Testament, on the lips of John the Baptist, was: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” (Matthew 3:2) After the death of John the Baptist, this message was taken up by the Lord Jesus. During His life on earth, the Lord forgave the sins of various people He encountered. And after His Resurrection, he told His Apostles to preach repentance for the forgiveness of sins in His name to all the nations. (Luke 24:47)

Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest? This is founded on the clear instruction of the Lord. After His Resurrection, the Lord

appeared to His Apostles, breathed on them and said: “Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” (John 20:22-23)

Reconciliation Leads to Holiness

The beauty of the sacrament of Reconciliation is that whenever you confess your sins to the best of your ability and the best of your memory — when you don’t hold anything back and you are truly sorry and you have a firm purpose of amendment — you always leave the confessional with that confident assurance of God’s complete forgiveness.

Many people worry unnecessarily about the sins they might have truly forgotten in their Confession. But the human mind is not like a computer that can access all the data it needs at just the right moment. Our memories are dimmed with our fallen human nature. When you’ve

made a good Confession, all your sins are forgiven, so long as you have a contrite heart. God sees the interior of the heart. And if later you should remember some sin that you have forgotten to confess, just bring it up in your next Confession. It’s as simple as that.

Logansport Deanery Lenten Penance Service

Schedule 18 March, 7:00 p.m., All Saints, Logansport 1 April, 6:30 p.m., St. Joseph, Delphi

19 March, 7:00 p.m., St. Anne, Monterey 9 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph, Rochester

20 March, 6:00 p.m., St Peter, Winamac 10 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Charles, Peru

26 March, 7:00 p.m., OLOL, Monticello, 11 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Patrick, Kokomo

28 March, 7:00 p.m. St., Joseph, Pulaski 11 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Joseph, Reynolds

1 April, 7:00 p.m., St. Francis, Francesville

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

With St. Francis as part of our Cluster, I am a member of the Westside ministerial

association. Multiple services are planned for the various churches around Francesville. Looking

ahead, St. Francis will host the evening of Wednesday, 10 April. We begin with a soup and bread

supper (thanks to the ladies for providing multiple delicious soups

and breads) at 6:15 p.m. followed by a Catholic prayer service at

7:00 p.m. Because this is an ecumenical gathering, each church

follows a liturgical rite proper to their faith tradition. None of the

services have inter-communion. What I usually do is to pray the

Way of the Cross (there are a number of options available!). The

participation is great. Other churches don’t have such a tradition.

This is open to all. Mark your calendar. Come and pray with us!

Rachel is one a few selected persons from our Local Church to attend a Diocesan workshop: Catholic Standards for Excellence which is led by the Leadership Roundtable. This is a fully funded program by the Lily Foundation (you’ve heard of that Foundation). As such, the Business Office will be closed Monday and Tuesday as she will be attending a two-day overnight diocesan workshop. Please understand: the Business Office is for Cluster Business. The Rectory is the rectory, I am still here.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch….fr. K

Quick one-liners for you:

◼Next week-end is our monthly Lazarus collection for the less fortunate in our

community. Immediate needs requested by the Pulaski County Food Pantry are spaghetti, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, soup, hamburger helper, macaroni & cheese and kleenex.

◼The St. Joseph Christian Mothers will be changing dates for their March

meeting due to other commitments. Please note, the ladies will meet on Saturday, March 16th, NOT March 23rd. Thank you!!!

◼I had lunch with a vegan last week. We’ll meat again! LOL ◼The Christian Mothers of St. Joseph are asking for donations for the upcoming raffle at the Chicken and Noodle Dinner. Please call Marilyn Boardman at 278-7298 as soon as possible to include your prize on the ticket.

St. Francis St. Joseph St. Peter

Weekly Cluster Activities Monday, March 11 Tuesday, March 12

7:30 P.M. K of C Meeting at the K of C Hall 6:00 P.M. First Communion Class at St. Peter

Wednesday, March 13 Friday, March 15

5:30 P.M. RE Classes at St. Peter 4:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Joseph

Saturday, March 16 7:00 P.M. Way of the Cross at St. Peter

7:00 P.M. Christian Mothers Meeting at St. Joseph

PRAYER REQUESTS: Please keep the following individuals in your prayers: Rick Alber, Randy Baker, Helen Barker, Pat Barngrover, Ray Berger, Gayle Conner, Danielle Dommer, Helen Ford,

Steve Fulmer, Lucas Hoelscher (Hank & Faye Hoelscher’s grandson), Frances Hoover, Mary Ann Johnson, Theresa Logan, Ethel & Ralph Loehmer, Greg Loehmer, Dorothy Malchow, Bob Meyer, Rosalia Najera, Patricia O’Donnell, Linda Potempa, Helen Scheffer, Tom Schmicker, Kyson Shidler & Loretta Wilson (Rhonda Jany’s Mother)

Please remember in your prayers all of our Cluster family and friends who mourn the loss of a loved one, all who have no one to pray for them, those who have died through violence or natural disasters

and all who have died recently. Please notify the Cluster Office at 574.946.4906, if a loved one is admitted to the hospital,

rehab center, nursing home, or is homebound. fr. K CANNOT make calls to people that he is NOT AWARE OF. Thank you!

March 3, 2019

General Offerings: $355.00

Loose Collection: $50.00

Catholic Moment: $44.00

Ash Wednesday: $100.00

March 2, 2019

General Offerings: $923.00

Loose Collection: $107.00

Catholic Moment: $122.00

March 2 & 3, 2019 General Offering: $1,734.00

Loose Collection: $497.50

Children’s Offering: $9.00

Votive Lights: $21.00

Catholic Moment: $40.00

Ash Wednesday: $115.00