SATURDAY, April 1 Lenten Weekday 8:00A Rev. Paul T. Rindos 3:30P Confessions Vigil, Fifth Sunday of Lent 5:00P William Welch SUNDAY, April 2 Fifth Sunday of Lent 8:00A People of the Parish 10:30A Larry Wolpert MONDAY, April 3 Lenten Weekday 8:00A Cindy Crowl TUESDAY, April 4 Lenten Weekday 8:00A John & Alice Knighton WEDNESDAY, April 5 Lenten Weekday 4:30P Adoration / St. Mary’s 5:00P Confessions / St. Mary’s 6:00P Jose Alejos THURSDAY, April 6 Lenten Weekday 8:00A Rosemary Nobile 8:35A Confessions until 9:15A 9:15A Benediction FRIDAY, April 7 Lenten Weekday 8:00A James Knighton 7:00P Stations of the Cross / St. Peter Church SATURDAY, April 8 Lenten Weekday 3:30P Confessions Vigil, Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 5:00P Tammy Baker SUNDAY, April 9 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 8:00A Julie Kauffman Wolshire 10:30A People of the Parish

158 Envelopes out of 600 collected $ 4678.00 Loose Collection $ 306.78 Children’s Envelopes $ 6.00 Total Gifts to God $ 4990.78

To meet our budgeted expenses for the fiscal year,

the sum of $7,750 is needed on a weekly basis in the Sunday collection.

PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOMEBOUND Marg Barton Ray Baxter Deacon Jeff Baylor Helen Bologa Elizabeth Buzzendore John Collier Nellie Conlin Marilyn Drummer Peggy Fisher Abby Fritsch Diane Flanagan Jim Gambler Katrina Gibson Peg Hartman David Hauck Clyde Newcomer Kathleen Kauffman Paul Kline James George Teresa Knighton Olga Korol Greg Fisher Brian LaPrairie Beulah Livelsberger Mary Loreto Betty McBride Steve McBride Barbara McEvoy Ashley Mable Mary Maurer Karen Mundorf Ken Murphy Teresa Musser Kathleen Nobile Michelle Panyik Denny Raver Charles Rees David Riger Elliot Ross Lorraine Rupard Irene Shields Joanne Shillow Joe Shillow Joanne Skammer Kim Smith Kathryn Spangler Marguerite Spangler Joseph Spence Leo Storm Sharon Swanger Bev Thomas Caroline Weitzel Rick Noll Jack Aument Robert Dean Saxman Robert Gainer Henry Walsh

Readings for Next Sunday April 9, 2017

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord First Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7

Psalm Reading: Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Second Reading: Philippians 2:6-11

Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27:66

St Peter's Holy Name Golf Outing 2017 Please hold the date ! Our 37th annual golf event will be held on Saturday June 17, at Cool Creek Golf Club, Wrightsville. 4 Man scramble shotgun at 7:30. All invited.

LENT- N- LEARN Lent is a time for prayer, fasting, almsgiving…and learning more about our beautiful Catholic Faith. Join us every Thursday evening during Lent @ 7:00 PM in the parish center for our Lent N Learn series. Each evening will feature a guest speaker who will share with us an aspect of our faith. There will be time for questions and light refreshments will be provided. Keep watching the bulletin, our website and Facebook book page for a complete schedule of speakers and topics.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS…. There will be NO CLASSES for the students of Religious Education on SUNDAY, APRIL 9 AND SUNDAY, APRIL 16. May God bless you and your family with a very blessed Holy Week and Joyous Easter.

THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS are having their Annual Children’s Easter Party at the Council Home on Sunday, April 9th from 12-2pm. Food and beverages will be provided. Please RSVP to Luke Parrish at 818-8776 or via email at lukeparrish76@hotmail.com by April 6th.

Requiescat in Pace …

Our deepest sympathies, condolences and prayers go out to The Family of Barbara John.

May Her soul, and the souls of all the faithful departed, rest in peace. Amen.

Living Stations of the Cross Will be re-enacted by the members of the Columbia Youth Group on Wednesday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m. After the Stations the members of the Holy Name Society will host light refreshments and the raffling off of the twenty Easter hams in the Parish Center at Holy Trinity.

PLEASE NOTE: THE PARISH OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FROM HOLY THURSDAY UNTIL EASTER TUESDAY, THAT IS, FROM 3:30PM, WEDNESDAY, April 12, UNTIL 8:30AM TUESDAY, APRIL 18.

Fish Fry Season Is Upon Us ! Our Lenten Fish Fry is in full swing! Please r eserve a Friday or two during Lent to join us in some great meals and also to donate a few hours for set-up, food serving, and clean-up. If you are available to help, please call Mary Phyllis Hartman at 684-2087 ASAP. We pray that many will help St. Peter’s have another successful season. The Annual St. Peter Lenten Fish Fry will be held on all Fridays in Lent (except Good Friday) from 4:00-6:30PM in the Parish Center. Dessert donations from parishioners with last names starting with the letters T, U, V, W, X, Y, & Z requested for Friday, April 7.

PASTOR’S CORNER

We often hear people saying, "I don't need any guidance, I just follow my conscience", are they right? NO, because, the claim they make, that their conscience will tell them what is true or false, right or wrong is baseless. Actually, what they are really doing is following their feelings or personal preferences that are subjective to them regardless of what may be the objective right and wrong or good and evil or what we call the objective and universal moral principles. "Conscience is a judgment of reason by which the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act. It is a unique faculty or power given to us by God to guide us to do good, right, true and just. It is a person's "most secret core and sanctuary", where a person can sense the inner voice of God calling them "to love and to do what is good and avoid evil" (CCC#1776). In other words, Conscience reminds us to do good and avoid evil, that is, to make a judgement about the good and evil in a particular situation and to bear witness after the fact to the good or evil that we have done. This impels us to form our conscience to judge between good and evil in the light of the scripture and as taught and interpreted by the teaching authority of the Church. If we fail to do this, then our conscience is not formed and therefore, cannot be depended upon. A good conscience enables us to choose to do good in order to choose God, grow in freedom, sanctify ourselves, and let God's grace work in us to make us "children of God, adoptive sons, partakers of the divine nature and of eternal life. Fr. Swamy

LANCASTER CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL How would you like to own a piece of the Old Rossmere Stadium? You can! Catholic High's own art teacher, Mr. Dick Ressel, is crafting a few limited edition commemorative sculptures made from the actual turf from the 50-yard line. Visit www.lchsyes.org/rossmereauction/ for more information on how to bid! On Wednesday, April 5, Catholic High will provide an opportunity for students, faculty, staff, families, and businesses throughout the community to participate in the One Day of Giving. The One Day of Giving is a vital part of the Annual Fund, and without it, frankly, Catholic High's doors would not stay open. Please consider donating on this special day and stay tuned for more details as we get closer to the One Day of Giving on April 5! Lancaster Catholic's Fine & Performing Arts department is proud to announce April & May events including "Going Home", "The Confessionals", and "Shrek the Musical. Visit www.lchsyes.org/FPAupcomingevents/ for more information (dates, times, ticketing, etc.). Hope to see you there!

Catholics between the ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast on Good Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 years of age and older must abstain from meat on Good Fri-day and all the Fridays of Lent.

JOB OPPORTUNITY for a PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: St. Joseph’s Parish, Lancaster, is seeking a PT Pastoral Associate who will be responsible for supporting the Pastor in fulfilling the parish’s mission of being a community of Intentional Disciples whereby all members are empowered to live their baptismal graces. The Pastoral Associate’s primary responsibility will be facilitating pastoral care. Must be a Catholic in good standing and have a working knowledge of Church teaching, Catholic sacramental theology, current liturgical norms and practices of the Church and Diocese. Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology, Pastoral Studies, or related field; or a certificate from a lay ministry formation program. Experience in parish liturgy and with the RCIA process is preferred. Submit resume to St. Joseph Parish, c/o Personnel Coordinator, 440 St. Joseph Street, Lancaster, PA 17603; or email to leetrish@aol.com no later than April 7, 2017.

THAT MAN IS YOU! 6:15 AM Saturdays - St. Peter Parish Center

April 1st, 2017—NO SESSION Meet to Carpool to Diocesan Men’s Conference 6:30 AM April 8th , 2017—Double Session! - Find God in Other People. Make it Easy to Be Good and Hard to Be Bad

April 15th 2017—NO SESSION Holy Saturday/Happy Easter!

April 22nd, 2017— FINAL SPRING SESSION A New Springtime of the Human Spirit!

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS SCHOOL Please consider donating to our 3rd Annual Color Explosion. Our goal this year is $30,000. If your business would be interested in becoming a Corporate Sponsor contact the office for Sponsorship information. Enrollment for the 2017-2018 is filling up fast. We only have a few more opening in our Preschool and Kindergarten classrooms. If you would like more information or to schedule a tour please contact Mandee L Sahd-Havrilla at 684-2433 or 449-5442.

Catholic War Veterans will be outside the church before all Masses next weekend. It is time for their “Cross of Peace” campaign. Money raised is used to underwrite an honorarium awarded to a deserving graduating senior at LCHS. Your gen-erosity is greatly appreciated during this annual fundraiser. Columbia Post 1306 is the only Catholic War Veterans Post in all of Lancaster County.