St. Jude the Apostle Church

St. Jude the Apostle Church
2801 West Sixth Street, Erie, PA 16505
Phone: (814) 833-0927
Fax: 833-9692

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Cursillo

Cursillo, an experience of faith for adults, is gearing up for the 2010 year.

Anyone who has gone on a Cursillo retreat before is encouraged to sponsor people to experience this short course on the faith.
The upcoming weekends this spring are as follows:

Men Feb. 18-21 Our Lady of Mercy
Woman March 11-13 Our Lady of Mercy
Men April 15-18 Our Lady of Mercy
Women May 20-23 Our Lady of Mercy

If you are interested in attending please contact Tom Snyder (870-9020) or Fr. Johnathan (833-0927).

St. Jude Hospital Ministry

A Ministry to visit the hospitalized of the St. Jude Parish family is in place and we are looking for volunteers to help in regard to visitation. Spiritual faith is essential to healing; it gives added energy to the healing process through inner strength and release of stress. Our Hospital Ministry's mission will be to bring God's healing love to patients and families of St. Jude Parish during their hospital stay by way of comfort, support and encouragement through the use of Scripture, the sacraments and prayer. For more information or to find out if you may be right for this Ministry, call Dick Brogdon at 450-9019 or Pat Casella at the St. Jude office at 833-0927.

Christ is counting on you...

Youth Group News

Dart Tournament: Tuesday, February 9th 4:00-7:00 (6-12) Well, your demand was answered and there’s another Dart Tourney on the horizon. It seems this favorite never goes out of fashion. (That’s certainly fine by me!) So, you’re invited to come and join the fun and see who walks away with the top prize, title, and bragging rights this time around. Pizza and snacks will be provided too.

Core Connections: Thursday, February 11th 4:00-5:30 (6-8) As per your requests we will be spending this meeting exploring the book of Revelation and what Biblical prophecy really means. What was the purpose of those who spoke it and those who wrote it down? And, most importantly, what does it mean for us today?

Hope & Power Tour: Sunday, February 21st 5:30-9:30 (9-12) This mini-retreat lead by the incomparable Fr. Steve Schreiber has been wildly well received at its stops around the diocese so far. So we will be joining the fun at the end of the month. The event includes speakers, music, prayer, praise, reconciliation and the Eucharist—plus snacks at the end too! It is absolutely free and all you have to do is call the Youth Office at 836-8541 to reserve your spot.

Golden Friendships

We will soon be starting up our Golden Friendships Program again. If you know of any St. Jude’s parishioners who are in Nursing Homes or Assisted Living facilities who would like to have an occasional visitor to bring them a parish bulletin please notify the rectory or call Patty Wellington
at 833-8760.

Food for the Needy

The containers of food that you see at the entrances of our church are donations by our parishioners for the St. Andrew Food Pantry. If you can spare some items for the hungry of our area, please leave something the next time you come to church. When we feed the hungry, we serve Jesus, "for I was hungry and you gave me to eat".

Are you a Founding Member of St. Jude the Apostle Church?

We are grateful to those who have contacted the Rectory office to help complete our files for our Founding members. If you have been a member of St. Jude the Apostle Church since 1955 or know someone who has, please contact the rectory at 833-0927.

St. Jude Parish

Mission Statement:

Inspired by the teaching and example of Jesus Christ, and in communion with the diocesan and universal church, we the members of St. Jude the Apostle Church are called to give witness by our commitment to the ministries of service, word and worship.

We strive to be a community that welcomes all, and that challenges our members to grow in the likeness of Jesus Christ as we work with Him to continue his mission.