Week at a Glance 1800 EAST GRAND AVENUE, LARAMIE WY Second Sunday in Lent

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1 ST. PAUL S NEWMAN CENTER Second Sunday in Lent W hile he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. Lk 9: Ministry to the Students, Faculty and Staff of the University of Wyoming since 1957 UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:30 & 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Weekdays 5:00 p.m. Thursday Mass on Campus 12:20 p.m. Room 202 UW Union Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays and Wednesdays 4:00 p.m. Saturday, February 20 Second Sunday of Lent 5:00 p.m. Mass: Uvalda Vialpando Sunday, February 21 8:30 a.m. Mass: Kermit Brown 9:30 a.m. Living the Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Mass: Ronnie Sanchez 12:30 p.m. Community Mee ng and Pot Luck Lunch 5:00 p.m. Mass: St. Paul s Newman Center Community Blessing of Engaged Couples Monday, February 22 Noon: Medita on 5:00 p.m. Mass: Elly Kozlowski 6:00 p.m. Adult Confirma on Class 7:00 p.m. Rite of Chris an Ini a on for Adults Tuesday, February 23 1:30-3:00 p.m. Staff Mee ng: Parish Offices closed 5:00 p.m. Mass: Peter McGraw 5:30 p.m. Music Rehearsal 7:30 p.m. Catholics on Campus 9:00 p.m. Night Prayer Wednesday, February 24 9:00 a.m. Living the Eucharist Small Group 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconcilia on Week at a Glance 5:00 p.m. Mass: Kermit Brown 6:30 p.m. Middle School Youth Ministry 6:30 p.m. High School Youth Ministry 8:00 p.m. Carae Domini Thursday, February 25 5:00 p.m. Mass: Special Inten on 6:00 p.m. Living the Eucharist Small Group Friday, February 26 5:00 p.m. Mass: Flora Harokopis 5:30 p.m. Lenten Ladles 6:15 p.m. Sta ons of the Cross Saturday, February 27 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconcilia on Third Sunday of Lent 5:00 p.m. Mass: For the inten on of the Vaske family Sunday, February 28 8:30 a.m. Mass: Ruben Roybal 9:30 a.m. Living the Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Mass: St. Paul s Newman Center Community 5:00 p.m. Mass: Kermit Brown 6:00 p.m. Sunday Supper 6:30 p.m. Living the Eucharist Small Group 7:00 p.m. Marriage Prepara on General Session II 1800 EAST GRAND AVENUE, LARAMIE WY (307) FAX (307)

2 Lent Feed the Hungry, by dona ng to 40 Cans for 40 Days. Dona ons directly support the Laramie Soup Kitchen and the Interfaith Food Pantry. Bring items to Liturgy and place them in the basket in the altar area. Needs at this me include canned meats, vegetables and fruits, rice and beans, nonperishable food items of any kind, diapers and baby wipes, and personal hygiene products. Thanks for your generosity. Lenten Ladles Simple Soup Meal Join us on Fridays during Lent for this simple meal of soup and bread. This is another opportunity to sit down with members of our community and share conversa on and food. The meal is served at 5:30 p.m. following Liturgy of the Word and prior to Sta ons of the Cross. Sta ons of the Cross Walk the path of Jesus commemora ng His Passion on Fridays during Lent beginning at 6:15 p.m. in the Worship Space following Lenten Ladles. On Friday, March 4, the High School Youth will present S ll Life Sta ons. Please join us to pray this devo on in reflec ve medita on! Lenten Reflec on Booklet Looking for spiritual inspira on on your Lenten journey? Taking Lent to Heart will help you do just that. Each day offers a scripture, reflec on, a prayer, and an ac on. Booklets are in the entryway. Communal Reconcila on Join the Laramie Catholic Community for reconcilia on as we celebrate God s love for us. We will gather for this sacrament on Sunday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Worship Space. Diocesan Events Theology on Tap. Young adults! Please mark your calendars to join us for a Lenten Theology on Tap, Thursday March 3, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Suite 1901 in Cheyenne. We are very blessed to have the Sisters of Life to speak on Mercy. The Sisters of Life is a contempla ve/ac ve religious community of women founded for the protec on and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life. For more informa on Amy Larsen at alarsen@dioceseofcheyenne.org. A Parish Representa on needed for the Chrism Mass This year s Chrism Mass will be held at St. Patrick in Casper at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 17. The oils that will be used throughout the liturgical year to administer the sacraments are consecrated during this Mass and will be presented to someone from our community to bring back to our parish. It is one of the most beau ful liturgical celebra ons of the year, and sure to renew and strengthen the faith of all in a endance! If you are interested contact Fr. Rob. Beginning Experience of Wyoming This weekend offers support and direc on to help resolve grief or anger that can follow the end of a marriage by divorce, separa on, or death with a posi ve experience of hope. You can an cipate a spiritually honest self-encounter as well as warm fellowship, and community. The next Beginning Experience is in Douglas and starts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 8 and runs through Sunday a ernoon at 4 p.m. April 10. The cost is $150.00, which includes sleeping arrangments, meals, and materials. Scholarships are available. Registra on deadline is April 5. Ask these team members for more informa on: Cur s at or westcur s2014@gmail.com, Diane at , Paule a at Worldwide Marriage Encounter Just as Peter, John and James experienced the Transforma on of Jesus, let Jesus transform your marriage. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are April in Douglas, WY, and November 4-6 in Clearmont WY at the Ranch at Ucross. For more informa on, contact Tom and Mary Frances at or tomm urke@gmail.com. Check out our websites at or on9.org

3 Campus Ministry Save the Date! Student SEARCH is Friday, April 15 - Sunday, April 17. This is one of the best opportuni es to get connected at the Newman Center. It is a studentled retreat that will help you dive deeper into your faith and develop personal rela onships with other students while ge ng away from the stresses of college life. More details to come. Brotherhood Dinners. All men are welcome to join this group weekly to enjoy dinner together and connect with other men to to see and understand the role of faith in one s daily life and in the larger society. Join us on Thursday evenings at 7:00 p.m. in the Men s House 1813 Garfield St. Looking for a Lenten Discipline? Add Daily Liturgy. In fact, frequent a endance at Liturgy is encouraged during Lent. Daily Liturgy is at 5:00 p.m. and Mass on Campus meets on Thursdays in the UW Union room 202 at 12:10 p.m. The next Sunday Supper is on February 28. Come enjoy a home cooked meal while building rela onships with friends and community members. Hey Students! The following are ongoing Campus Ministry events, times, and locations: Tuesdays at Emmaus House 7:30 p.m. Catholics on Campus Tuesdays at Emmaus House 9:00 p.m. Night Prayer Thursdays Mass on Campus 12:20 p.m. in the UW Union Sunday Supper (offered every other weekend) following the 5:00 p.m. Liturgy 6:00 p.m. February 28 Emmaus House Hours for study, games, and movies: Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Snacks are available. Thank You Last Sunday s Gi Offering $5,305 minus 10% the ($530) for our Lent/Easter Project $500 direct dona ons to Lent/Easter Project Ten the flock of God in your midst, overseeing not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it. 1 Peter 5:2 The Seminarian Educa on Appeal Thank you for your generosity in last week s second collec on. In add on to what was individually mailed in, we will send a check to the diocese for Seminarian Educa on in the amout of $ Readings for the Week of February 21, 2016 Sunday: Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Ps 27:1, 7-9, 13-14/Phil 3:17--4:1 or 3:20--4:1/Lk 9:28b-36 Monday: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-6/Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23/Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Ps 31:5-6, 14-16/Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Ps 105:16-21/Mt 21:33-43, Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Ps 103:1-4, 9-12/ Lk 15:1-3, Next Sunday: Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/Ps 103:1-4, 6-8, 11/11 Liturgical Publica ons Inc New To Our Parish? Would you like to become a member of St. Paul s Newman Center? Whether you are new to Laramie or new to our community, we welcome and invite you to stop by the office weekdays between the hours of 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. for membership informa on or go to our website at Our Mission As a Catholic community of Christian disciples filled with gratitude and the Holy Spirit, St. Paul s Newman Center celebrates and lives the Sacraments. We bring the Gospel to the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wyoming through vibrant liturgies, hospitality, authentic stewardship, education, formation, empowerment, and support.

4 Dates for: Sacramental Preparation Rite of Chris an Ini a on Mondays, ongoing at 7:00 p.m. Adult Confirma on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. For those 18 years of age or older, who are a bap zed Catholic, and have celebrated the Sacrament of the Eucharist but were not confirmed. First Communion (age 7 or older) Thursday, March 10 at 6:00 p.m. Marriage Prepara on Second General Session Sunday, February 14 at 7:00 p.m. Infant Bap sm April 2016 (dates TBA) Staff (307) newman@newmancenter.org Pastor: Fr. Rob Spaulding ext. #105 rob@newmancenter.org Director of Campus Ministry: Amanda Castonguay (307) amanda@newmancenter.org Director of Pastoral Music & Liturgy: Maggie Warner ext. #101 maggie@newmancenter.org Director of Pastoral Ministry: Anthony Allen ext. #103 anthony@newmancenter.org Coordinator of High School Youth Ministry: Cassie Miller (307) cassie@newmancenter.org Parish Business Manager: Sandy Gaddis ext. #100 sandy@newmancenter.org Communica ons Coordinator: Myra Belser ext. #106 myra@newmancenter.org Administra ve Assistant: Kelly Fuller ext. #102 kelly@newmancenter.org Campus Ministry Interns: Brea Farley, Becca Thomson, Sandra Loza Music Ministry Intern: Blair Mothersbaugh Formation Bulle ns for Family Members who are Homebound If your loved one would like to receive a mailed copy of the bulle n, please contact Myra in the parish office at or myra@newmancenter.org Dates for: Family Faith Forma on 6:00 p.m. Tuesdays Middle School Youth Ministry 6:30 p.m. High School Youth Ministry 6:30 p.m. Living the Eucharist Small Group Discussion during Lent 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. Thursdays 9:30 a.m. Sundays Liturgical Ministry Schedule February 27/28 Saturday 5:00 Sunday 8:30 Sunday 11:00 Sunday 5:00 LECTORS C. Vaske/E. Hebbert K. Burkhart/K. Kennedy J. Oxley/R. Perea A. Thibault/L.Spaeth SERVERS T. Callaghan H. Schlegel Needed G. Kirk HOSPITALITY French Family Niemoller Family S. Nordquist/R. Sprinkle Needed EUCHARIST L. Kaiser C.Pridmore J. Hayden L. Kirk S. Kaiser D. Mercil C. Weber G. Kirk M. Vaske M. Belser T. Cramer R. Thompson D. Vaske J. Kennedy B. Pier J. Wolf D.Vaske T.Schlegel Needed Needed Eucharist Bread: B. Weber Cor ad Cor loquitur. Heart Speaks to Heart.

5 Second Sunday of Lent February 21, 2016 Keep the Vision By Janel Esker I think people can be divided into two categories: detail people and vision people. Some people are both, but many of us lean one way. Some are vision people, good at seeing the big picture. Others are detail people, focused on carrying out each small step to make the big picture happen. I am, undoubtedly, a detail person. I love a good to-do list (or several), and I m often consumed with crossing off as many items as possible. It feels oh so good! My near-obsession with details and to-do lists came to mind when I read Sunday Readings Genesis 15:5 12, The Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: To your descendants I give this land. Philippians 3:17 4:1 Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior. Luke 9:28 36 While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. St. Paul s description of enemies of the cross of Christ. He particularly notes, Their minds are occupied with earthly things. Oh dear. My lists are nothing but a bunch of earthly things. They re not all problems, but they can be distractions from God. On the other hand, today s Gospel account of Jesus transfiguration is all about vision. The disciples are given a privileged glimpse into Jesus glorified body and the glory of eternal life. What an incredible moment no wonder Peter wanted to build tents and remain there! I m sure the apostles believed they d never forget that experience. Yet we know Peter later betrayed Jesus, and the others abandoned him. They lost sight of the vision in the face of earthly concerns, which is easy to do. This Gospel challenges us to keep the vision of eternal life always in front of us, especially as we navigate the mess and to-do lists of everyday life. Our earthly concerns are ever before us, but so too should be our hope of sharing in Jesus glory. A Word from Pope Francis Our whole life rests on three pillars The pillar of the past is the choice. The Lord chose us. Each one of us can say: the Lord chose me, he loved me, he said come, and in Baptism he chose me to follow a path, the Christian path...[the future is] to walk towards a promise; he made a promise to us...[the present] is our response to this God who is so good, who chose me, who makes me a promise and suggests a covenant to me; and I make a covenant with him. Morning Meditation, The Pillars of Christian Salvation ; June 22, 2013 Lord, you desire to be with me and to walk with me along life s journey. Awaken in my heart a spirit of commitment to prayer and to the poor. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny Liguori Publications l Liguori.org

6 Catholic Calendar: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle By Norman J. Muckerman, CSsR If you really want to become a saint, I suggest two ways you may accomplish your goal. The first would be to pray always, all the while loving God above all things and your neighbor as yourself. The second would be to die during February, because this bleak month has fewer saints days than any of the other eleven. Note that this feast, celebrated on February 22, features not a saint but a chair. It is (or was) a real chair, a true antique, since a piece of it dates back at least to the first century. It is also a symbolic chair insofar as the feast celebrates is its original owner St. Peter, the leader of the apostles and the first bishop of Rome. He reputedly used the chair to teach and baptize newcomers into the Christian faith. This tradition has been the basis for the use of a special cathedra (chair) on which all the popes and all their bishops have been seated when they officiate in their own cathedral church. On February 22, 2006, Pope Benedict XVI commented on Peter s arrival and stay in Rome. He recounted to an estimated eight thousand listeners that Peter, chosen by Christ as leader of the apostles, began his ministry as the first pope in Jerusalem, then moved briefly to Antioch, and finally settled in Rome, then the center of the world. He also died there, crucified head-down in the year 64. How do I make time to be with God in prayer? What worries, challenges, and earthly things can I hand over to God? This feast, however, does not celebrate Peter s martyrdom as much as his ministry. Jesus himself gave him the ministry, telling him, Feed my sheep (John 21:17). So while in Rome, Peter preached the gospel to all who would listen. His ministry and dying there sanctified and solidified the infant Church and, to some degree, even the city. It was in Rome, seated on his cathedra, that the first pope taught the people what Jesus had taught him and firmly established the religious entity that came to be known throughout the world as the Holy Roman Catholic Church. The Church has had its ups and its downs, its days of glory and nights of shame. Perhaps that is to be expected, since it is a church of sinners striving to become saints. Until the coming of the Spirit on the first Pentecost, its leader himself walked an uneven path sometimes bold and brave, sometimes bent and befuddled, sometimes doubting or denying even to the point of declaring under oath that he did not know the captured Christ. Peter was also a man who always repented and eventually rehabilitated. So has, and so will, the Church. As Jesus himself told Peter on the eve of the first Good Friday, I have prayed that your own faith may not fail; and once you have turned back, you must strengthen your brothers (Luke 22:32). That was and is both reassuring and renewing. A royal throne made of gold or precious woods and decorated with diamonds and other jewels symbolizes earthly authority and power. Likewise, a cathedra, a chair, even if made of straw, signifies these same spiritual gifts. A chair can also stimulate love, as the historic piece of furniture called the love seat implies. Hopefully, the authority that surrounds the chair of the pope will lead us to love and serve Creator and creature, just as Peter did, in our own life and death. WEEKDAY READINGS February Mon. Chair of Saint Peter: 1 Peter 5:1 4/ Matthew 16:13 19 Tue. Lenten Weekday: Isaiah 1:10, 16 20/ Matthew 23:1 12 Wed. Lenten Weekday: Jeremiah 18:18 20 / Matthew 20:17 28 Thu. Lenten Weekday: Jeremiah 17:5 10 / Luke 16:19 31 Fri. Lenten Weekday: Genesis 37:3 4, 12 13a, 17b 28a / Matthew 21:33 43, Sat. Lenten Weekday: Micah 7:14 15, / Luke 15:1 3, February 21, 2016 Copyright 2016 Liguori Publications, One Liguori Drive, Liguori, MO Liguori.org. Editor: Julia A. DiSalvo. Designer: Mark Bernard. Scripture quotations in this publication are from the New American Bible, revised edition, 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, DC. Pope Francis quotation is used with permission and copyright Libreria Editrice Vaticana For licensing information, call All rights reserved. Distribution rights granted only to license holders. BHW001