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1 ST. PAUL S NEWMAN CENTER Fifth Sunday of Lent Then Jesus straightened up and said to her, Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? She replied, No one, sir. Then Jesus said, Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more. Jn 8: 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. (no 5:00 p.m. on 3/13) Weekdays 5:00 p.m. Thursday Mass on Campus 12:20 p.m. (not on 3/17) Room 202 UW Union Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturdays and Wednesdays 4:00 p.m. Night Prayer Monday - Friday 9:00 p.m. There are many changes to regularly scheduled events due to Spring Break. Carefully check the Week at a Glance for those changes. Saturday, March 12 Fi h Sunday of Lent 5:00 p.m. Mass: For the inten on of Betsy Brewer 6:00 p.m. Anoin ng of the Sick Sunday, March 13 Daylight Saving Time Begins 8:30 a.m. Mass: For the inten on of Barbara Baker 11:00 a.m. Mass: St. Paul s Newman Center Community No 5:00 p.m. Sunday Liturgy due to Spring Break Monday, March 14 Noon Medita on 5:00 p.m. Mass: Special Inten on Tuesday, March 15 5:00 p.m. Mass: Special Inten on Week at a Glance Wednesday, March 16 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconcilia on 5:00 p.m. Mass: Special Inten on Thursday, March 17 Chrism Mass in Casper No 5:00 p.m. Daily Liturgy Friday, March 18 5:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion Saturday, March 19 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconcilia on Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 5:00 p.m. Mass: Edin Vaske and Chester McKee Sunday, March 20 8:30 a.m. Mass: For those discerning their voca on 9:30 a.m. Living the Eucharist Small Group 11:00 a.m. Mass: Kermit Brown 5:00 p.m. St. Paul s Newman Center Community 1800 EAST GRAND AVENUE, LARAMIE WY (307) FAX (307)

2 Be aware that during Spring Break, many of the staff will be away and the office will be closed on Monday, March 14 and Friday, March 18. The building will also be opened later and closed earlier during this break. Parish News High School Students are invited to the University of Notre Dame where college students will lead an explora on of God s call through authen c prayer, good conversa ons, and real life issues. You will hear some of the best speakers whose stories, witness, and humor will challenge you to expand your imagina on and deepen your faith. ND Vision is July 18-22, If you are able to par cipate, please contact Cassie Miller, ASAP at A deposit of $150 is due to the Newman Center office by March 18. Checks can be wri en out to SPNC with ND Vision in the memo line. Communal Reconciliation 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. Lenten Devotion and Discipline Opportunities Communal Reconcilia on Sunday, March 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Worship Space. Lenten/Easter Project Dona ons to support St. Joseph s Catholic School in the West Bank, Pales ne. 40 Cans for 40 Days Dona ons to support Interfaith and the Soup Kitchen. Daily Liturgy Monday - Friday at 5:00 p.m. Plan Ahead for Palm Sunday on March A couple of reminders regarding this day: For those who are sensi ve to smoke, incense will be used at the Sunday 11:00 a.m. Liturgy. Why Wear Red on Palm Sunday? Used twice during Holy Week (Palm Sunday and Good Friday), red is associated with passion and love in the world at large. Also associated with feast day of martyrs (those who witness to our Catholic faith to the point of giving their lives), the red liturgical color on these two days symbolizes the blood shed by Jesus. 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 Diocesan Events Chrism Mass Come and experience a very special liturgy. This year s Chrism Mass will be held at St. Patrick s 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. Since all the diocesan priests are par cipa ng, the 5:00 p.m. daily liturgy will not be celebrated on this day. Worldwide Marriage Encounter Jesus has such compassion on the woman in the Gospel reading today as he forgives her and gives her mercy and grace instead of judgment and condemna on. We are in turn called to extend that same love and compassion to others, especially in our marriage rela onship. 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

3 Incense During Holy Week These are the Liturgies when incense WILL be used: Palm Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Holy Thursday Easter Vigil Easter Sunday at 7:30 & 11:00 a.m. There has been a tremendous response to 40 Cans for 40 Days. Much needed food and personal items have been delivered to Interfaith Good Samaritan. Con nue bringing your items forward at the prepara on of gi s. Thank you for your generosity. We pray for our Catechumens, Christina Chestnut and Aubree Wallace who are preparing for Baptism and for our Candidates, Mike Chestnut and Matt Goetz, as they prepare for the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.The church has discerned their readiness for reception of the initiation From le, Chris na Chestnut, Mike Chestnut, and Aubree Wallace. Not pictured; Ma Goetz. sacraments this Easter Season. Please keep our Elect and Candidates in your prayers. Knights of Columbus FOUR WHEELER BENEFIT RAFFLE 2016 Honda Rancher 4x4 The Knights of Columbus, Laramie Council 2720 is selling to Laramie Special Olympics Thank You Last Sunday s Gi Offering $8,125 minus 10% the ($813) for our Lent/Easter Project (includes electronic dona ons) everyone must give according to what he has inwardly decided; not sadly; not grudgingly, for God loves a cheerful giver.. 2 Corinthians 9: Lenten/Easter Project St. Joseph s Roman Catholic School West Bank, Jifna, Pales ne This school s mission is one of reconcilia on amidst much violence. Educa ng children will give them employment opportuni es to deter violent choices. Beginning with our Ash Wednesday liturgy, and through direct dona ons and our Sunday the, we have raised a total of $6,778. Throughout Lent and into Easter Sunday let us con nue to be generous in our support of these efforts for a peaceful solu on to the violence in the Holy Land. Lenten Ladles Thanks to all who offered their me and culinary skills to Lenten Ladles. The rela onship building efforts of this event greatly strengthens the bonds of community among our members. Readings for the Week of March 13, 2016 Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Ps 126:1-6/Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11 Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, or 13:41c- 62/Ps 23:1-6/Jn 8:12-20 Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9/Ps 102:2-3, 16-21/Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95/Dn 3:52-56/Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9/Ps 105:4-9/Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 18:2-7/Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29/ Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Next Sunday: Lk 19:28-40/Is 50:4-7/Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24/Phil 2:6-11/Lk 22:14--23:56 or 23:1-49 Liturgical Publica ons Inc 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 Sacramental Preparation Rite of Chris an Ini a on Mondays, ongoing at 7:00 p.m. First Communion (age 7 or older) Thursday, March 22 at 6:00 p.m. Marriage Prepara on Natural Family Planning, Saturday April 23 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. in Bishop Newell Hall Infant Bap sm Sunday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireplace Room Monday, April 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Worship Space Sign-ups for Holy Week Recep ons Your help is needed for the Simple Meal on Holy Thursday and the recep on following the Easter Vigil on Saturday. Please sign-up in Bishop Newell Hall. Blessing of Easter Food Baskets In keeping with a Catholic tradi on, there will be a Blessing of Easter Food Baskets on Saturday, March 26. Baskets contain foods that will be used for the Easter dinner. The blessing will begin at 9:00 a.m. with Morning Prayer. 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 2016 Holy Week Palm Sunday of Our Lord s Passion Saturday, March 19 Sunday, March 20 8:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist (incense will be used) 7:00 p.m. Communal Sacrament of Reconcilia on Monday, March 21 Tuesday, March 22 Wednesday, March 23 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconcilia on Easter Triduum Eucharist of Our Lord s Supper Thursday, March 24 6:15 p.m. Simple meal (bring a salad or meatless dish to share) 7:30 p.m. Evening Eucharist of our Lord s Supper (gather in Bishop Newell Hall) Adoration following Liturgy until 12:00 midnight Good Friday of Our Lord s Passion and Death Friday, March 25 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer 3:30 p.m. Liturgy of Our Lord s Passion and Death Holy Saturday of Our Lord s Rest Saturday, March 26 9:00 a.m. Morning Prayer/Blessing of Easter Food Baskets Easter Sunday of Our Lord s Resurrection Saturday, March 26 8:00 p.m. The Easter Vigil Eucharist (a recep on to welcome newly bap zed will follow) Sunday, March 27 7:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist 9:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist 11:00 a.m. Liturgy of the Eucharist (incense will be used) *No 5:00 pm Eucharist Easter Sunday* Liturgical Ministry Schedule March 19/20 Saturday 5:00 Sunday 8:30 Sunday 11:00 Sunday 5:00 LECTORS J. Van Heule/M.Showacre J. Van Oss/D. Van Oss R. Perea/Ariane Eicke S. Maze/T. Julian SERVERS J. Van Heule H. Schlegel/C.Blackburn B. Fuller/C. Krueger/J.Adair R.Schuster HOSPITALITY French Family Kennedy/Blackburn Families Atencio Family K.Espinola/K. Julian/H.McKee EUCHARIST C. Vaske T. Schlegel A. Hayden S. Beck M. Hardjito R. Sax K. Krueger J. Spurny K. Harris P. Parish J. Adair B.Farley C. Kellogg T. Strube S. Brin J. Palm K. Kellogg M. Belser T. Cramer S. Palm Eucharist Bread: K. Kennedy There are s ll ministers needed for Triduum. Please help out by serving the Triduum Liturgies or any of the Easter Sunday Liturgies. Sign-ups are in Bishop Newell Hall. Cor ad Cor loquitur. Heart Speaks to Heart.

5 Fifth Sunday of Lent March 13, 2016 Can You Hear It? By Janel Esker The adulterous woman should have been stoned. Instead, the only sounds piercing the air were those of stones hitting the ground thud, thud, thud and sandaled feet trudging away in defeat shuffle, shuffle, shuffle. See, I m doing something new. It springs forth; do you not perceive it? The Israelites were grounded in memories of God s great deeds for them. To be told by God to remember not the events of the past and anticipate something new presented quite a challenge. Sunday Readings Isaiah 43:16 21 See, I am doing something new! In the desert I make a way. Philippians 3:8 14 I consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ. John 8:1 11 Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. Doing something new, Jesus turned the law upside down. His wisdom exposed the foolishness of the scribes and Pharisees. They could only shake their heads in silence, drop their stones, and shuffle away. We are the Israelite people. We are the woman caught in adultery. We are the stone-grasping accusers. We cling to our expectations of how God should act. We cling to sinful behavior. We cling to judgment of others. Yet God bursts forth with mercy and compassion. This God makes ways in wilderness, makes rivers in wastelands, and showers us with forgiveness and love. Mercy trumps vengeance. Compassion trumps violence. Can you hear the new thing God is doing? The woman caught in adultery heard it. The scribes and Pharisees heard it. It sounds like stones dropping. It sounds like accusers shuffling away. It is the mercy of God pouring down on us. Do you not perceive it? A Word from Pope Francis God promised to restore to unity and prosperity a people dispersed by disaster and division. For us, as for the people of Israel, this is a promise full of hope: it points to a future which God is even now preparing for us. Yet this promise is inseparably tied to a command: the command to return to God and wholeheartedly obey his law. God s gifts of reconciliation, unity, and peace are inseparably linked to the grace of conversion, a change of heart which can alter the course of our lives and our history, as individuals and as a people. Morning Meditation, The Pillars of Christian Salvation, June 22, 2013 What do I need to let go of from my past? To what new law, relationship, or reality is God calling me? Liguori Publications l Liguori.org

6 Embrace All Sinners, Including Ourselves By Jeanne Hunt For some, skipping stones is still a popular pastime. Stoning may not be a common or legal form of execution, but public killings still occur, and throwing insults, accusations, or judgments upon others always deadens our relationships with each other. Sometimes in family life, arguments begin with, Whose fault is this? Our energies would be better used to fix the problem, offer forgiveness, and make amends. That would leave the placing of any blame, guilt, or judgment to God (who I doubt is counting our mistakes). Let s follow Jesus advice, put down our stones, and embrace all the sinners in our midst, including ourselves. As a family, strive to make peace with one another regardless of who is responsible for the distress or separation. Ignore the little annoyances, and forgive those who trespass against us. Love the restless preschoolers and outrageous teenagers. Have listening hearts. Save the advice for those occasions when it really matters and is likely to be received. Jesus wants us to love one another and give up the eye-for-an-eye approach: the latter simply doesn t work. Spring Cleaning Since the topic of today s Gospel is adultery, this week is a perfect time to clean up sexuality within our homes: Discuss (or study) marriage and sexuality with older children and teens using the wisdom of our faith and Catholic resources, such as those that teach chastity and the Theology of the Body. Keep the topic and responses relaxed and ageappropriate, respecting both the listener and our need for privacy and discretion. Everyone, even younger children, can grow in appreciation for and support of marriage and family. Donate to or volunteer with a charity that serves these groups. Assist or pray for families you know who need extra help. Have spouses set aside some time to pray or read the Bible together. Together they can evaluate their relationship in terms of spirituality, sexuality, and family planning. Most households have easy access to television, radio, and the Internet, which engage us with the news, arts, sciences, literature, and religion. Sadly, these gifts also come with nearly instant (and potentially continuous) exposure to images, lyrics, and videos that contradict our faith and promote sinful behavior and attitudes. Increasingly sophisticated security features offer parents greater control over what information and media enters the home and the digital worlds of each family member. Parents are responsible for protecting their sacred spaces, their domestic Church, from temptation and corruption through formation and prevention. The first step in this task is setting a healthy and positive example: This Lent, create (or review) your family s digital agreement or contract basic rules and guidelines on expected behavior. Review the privacy settings on all TVs and smart devices. Block all pornography and X-rated material and sites from everyone and everything. Let your cyberspace be a place where goodness and the highest ideals are proclaimed. Without invading or judging (remember the Gospel?) take an inventory of the music, books, and subscriptions within your home. If any items are troublesome or not edifying, strongly request its disposal and offer to replace it with a better option. Lord, your grace and love make me whole. Help me to trust in the endless possibilities of the present moment. From Mindful Meditations for Every Day of Lent and Easter, Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny WEEKDAY READINGS March Mon. Lenten Weekday: Daniel 13:1 9, 15 17, 19 30, / John 8:12 20 or John 8:1 11 Tue. Lenten Weekday: Numbers 21:4 9 / John 8:21 30 Wed. Lenten Weekday: Daniel 3:14 20, 91 92, 95 / John 8:31 42 Thu. Lenten Weekday: Genesis 17:3 9 / John 8:51 59 Fri. Lenten Weekday: Jeremiah 20:10 13 / John 10:31 42 Sat. St. Joseph: 2 Sam. 7:4 5a, 12 14a, 16 / Romans 4:13, 16 18, 22 / Matthew 1:16, 18 21, 24a or Luke 2:41 51a March 13, Liguori Publications, One Liguori Drive, Liguori, MO Liguori.org. Editor: Julia A. DiSalvo. Designer: John Krus. 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