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ST. PAUL’S NEWMAN CENTER UNIVERSITY Ministry to the Students, Faculty, and Staff CATHOLIC of the University of Wyoming since 1957 1800 EAST GRAND AVENUE LARAMIE WY, 82070•4316 COMMUNITY (307)745•5461 www.newmancenter.org

04 . 15 . 2018 this week . . . Third Sunday of Easter April 14 - April 22

SAT 14 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation Third Sunday of Easter 5:00 p.m. Mass: Antoinio Caputo

SUN 15 8:30 a.m. Mass: Thomas Robert Belser 9:30 a.m. Diving Deep 11:00 a.m. Mass: Fred Baumgart 5:00 p.m. Mass: St. Paul's Newman Center 6:00 p.m. Sunday Supper

MON 16 12:00 p.m. Meditation 4:00 p.m. Family Faith Formation 5:00 p.m. Mass: 6:00 p.m. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

TUE 17 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting/Parish Officed Closed 5:00 p.m. Mass: 6:00 p.m. Family Faith Formation 7:00 p.m. Young Adults Social at Altitudes

Then he opened their minds to understand WED 18 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation the Scriptures. And he said to them, “Thus it is 5:00 p.m. Mass: written that the Christ would suffer and rise from 6:00 p.m. Middle School Youth Ministry the dead on the third day.” - Lk 24:45-46 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus 7:00 p.m. Theology on Tap at Altitude 7:30 p.m. High School Youth Ministry

THU 19 12:25 p.m. Mass on Campus Theology on Tap 5:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion Come gather for fellowship and faith on Wednesday, 5:45 p.m. Music Rehearsal April 18 at 7:00 p.m. at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery, 320 S. 2nd St. Catholics students and young FRI 20 5:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion adults gather to take a look at their Catholic faith and SAT 21 Upperclassmen Retreat in Cheyenne how it pertains to their role in today’s Church. A topic 4:00 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation is chosen and presented. This evening's Fourth Sunday of Easter presenter is Fr. Bill Hill. A question-and- 5:00 p.m. Mass: St. Paul's Newman Center answer session follows. Newman Center SUN 22 8:30 a.m. Mass: Mark Kluz will spring for appetizers 9:30 a.m. Diving Deep 11:00 a.m. Mass: Kay Tencick 5:00 p.m. Mass: St. Paul's Newman Center 6:00 p.m. Sunday Supper Sacraments Thank You Youth Confirmation Last Sunday, April 8 Congratulation to our youth who were received through the gift of the Gift Offerings Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation last week. $12,937 including our tithe ($1,294) Janika Baron Omar Gardea Tiahna Vasquez for our brothers and sisters in need Zuleika Gardea Julissa Gardea Angelina Vasquez Antonio Cortez Michael Jaskolski Avery HIlton Curtis Lewis Janey Adair America Isidro We have raised $19,862 for the Mahlon Morris Jose Aldaz Romero family who lost their home and belongings in the fire May the Holy Spirit help them to grow in faith, hope, and love, so they may at Wade’s Mobile Home Park. know peace, truth, and goodness. Please Note: We will be accepting donations for this cause through this Children Celebrating First Eucharist Sunday, April 15th. Our parish Community offers congratulations to the children who will receive the Sacrament of Eucharist for the first time this Easter Season: “You shall love the Lord your God… Owen Meyer Maggie Sanford Alexander Burhart You shall love your neighbor as Isabella Benson Zowa Peterson Nolan Chamberlin yourself.” Evolet Ascencio Sarah Riley Maddox Dorrell Matthew 22:37 Cesar Aldaz Kimlee Pearson Myah Johnson Caylee Alburn Sloane Claude Cole Zimmerman Margaret Smith May you always welcome the loving presence of Jesus in the Eucharist.

Readings for the Week of April 15, 2018 Retreats and Service Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/Ps 4:2, 4, 7-8, 9 [7a]/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48 Upperclass Student Retreat Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 [1ab]/Jn Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22, Cheyenne 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, All UW Juniors, Seniors and Graduate students are 17 and 21ab [6a]/Jn 6:30-35 invited to a two day retreat to reflect on and discuss Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a [1]/Jn vocation discernment, relationships, and parish life 6:35-40 beyond graduation. For information, contact Lillie: Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20 [1]/Jn 6:44-51 [email protected]. Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Ps 117:1bc, 2 [Mk 16:15]/Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42/Ps 116:12-13, 14-15, 16-17 [12]/Jn 6:60-69 OKC Habitat for Humanity Mission Trip Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/Ps 118:1, 8-9, 21-23, 26, 28, 29 Have you ever used a hammer? Now is your chance! [22]/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Come test your skills on the Oklahoma City Habitat Observances for the Week of April 15, 2018 Mission Trip, May 13-19. College students are invited Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter to build a home for a family in need. The cost is still Tuesday: Income Tax Day Saturday: St. Anselm, Bishop & Doctor of the Church being determined but will include housing and food. Next Sunday: Fun events are also worked into the schedule. Contact 4th Sunday of Easter; World Day of Prayer for Lillie if you are interested. Vocations; Earth Day

eucharist times & Dates to Remember sacramental preparation Upper Classman Retreat information April 21-22 Saturday UW Finals Week 5:00 p.m. May 7-11 Sunday UW Graduation 8:30, 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday May 12 5:00 p.m. Oklahoma Habitat Mission Trip Thursday-Mass on Campus May 13-19 12:25-UW Union Rm 202 Thursday-Misa En Español 5:00 p.m. Living & Giving in Christ “As Christian stewards, we receive God’s gifts gratefully, cultivate them reconciliation responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others, and return them with Wednesday & Saturday increase to the Lord.” 4:00 p.m. As stewards, we are first and foremost disciples and as disciples, followers of (or by appointment) Jesus, we realize that God has given us everything we have. More importantly, God has given us everything we need and knowing that, we RCIA move from an attitude of scarcity to one of abundance. Are you interested in exploring Our gifts come from the abundance of God’s grace. the possibility of becoming Catholic? Rite of Christian This Sunday, we kick-off the 2018 Diocesan Appeal and Initiation Classes meet on St. Paul’s Newman Center’s goal is $81,580 Monday evenings. Call Anthony Living & Giving in Christ calls ALL parishioners to support the local Church Allen for more information. through their gifts of time, talent, financial resources and prayer.

infant baptism Anyone interested in having their Young Adult Social baby baptized needs to attend An evening of community building is planned for graduate baptism preparation sessions students and young adults. On Tuesday, April 17, come enjoy that explore the meaning of the a glass of wine while mingling with members of your faith Sacrament of Baptism, explain the Rite of Baptism, and support community. Meet at Altitude Chophouse and Brewery at 7:30 p.m. parents and godparents in the Christian role of sharing faith with Interfaith Good Samaritan baptismo infantil their children. Email Anthony for Walk, Wheel, or Run. Cualquier persona interesada further information Show support for those in need by en tener a su bebé bautizado participating in this event on Sunday, necesita asistir a las sesiones de preparación del bautismo. new to our parish? would April 29 at 2:00 p.m. Meet at the Las próximas sesiones serán you like to become a Civic Center SE door. Following the lunes abril 30 y martes mayo member? walk/race, stay to enjoy music, food, 1 a las 6:00 p.m. Estas sesiones Whether you are new to Laramie fellowship and fun. Pledge forms exploran el significado del or new to our community, we are available in Sacramento del Bautismo, welcome and invite you to stop explican el Rito del Bautismo y by the office weekdays between Bishop Newell Hall. apoyan a los padres y padrinos the hours of 9:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. Registration begins at en el papel cristiano de for membership information or 1:00 p.m. compartir la fe con sus hijos. contact us at [email protected] "Heart Speaks to Heart" 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.

Staff (307)745-5461 Diocesan Events [email protected] Beginning Experience (BE) offers healing and renewal to Pastor: Fr. Rob Spaulding divorced, widowed, and separated men and women. This ext. #105 [email protected] weekend offers support and direction to help resolve grief Director of Campus Ministry: Lillie Romeiser or anger that can follow the end of a marriage by divorce, ext. #104 [email protected] separation, or death. It can be a time for a real awakening, Director of Pastoral Music & Liturgy: Tom Quinlivan a re-evaluation, and a new beginning. The next BE weekend ext. #101 [email protected] is in Casper beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Friday April, 27and Director of Pastoral Ministry: Anthony Allen runs through Sunday at 4:00 p.m., April, 29. A donation of ext. #103 [email protected] $150.00 includes room, meals, and materials. Scholarships Parish Business Manager: Sandy Gaddis are available. Register by April, 25. For more information, ext. #100 [email protected] contact Curtis at 307.240.1232 or email: Communications Coordinator: Myra Belser [email protected], Diane at 307.262.4142, or ext. #106 [email protected] Pauletta at 307.267.6375 Administrative Assistant: Sandra Loza Worldwide Marriage Encounter in Spanish ext. #102 [email protected] A Weekend of Discovery – A Lifetime of Love Music Ministry Intern: Blair Mothersbaugh May 12-13, 2018 Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church Jackson, WY. Contact Silvino and Grace Nunez 509-331-4365 Encuentro Matrimonial Mundial en Español Un fin desemana de descubrimientos. Una vida Thanks to all who were present for last llena de amor. week's Town Hall Meeting. A overview of the La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las last meeting was presented along with some Montañas exciting initial design ideas. You are invited to Jackson, WY. El 12-13 de Mayo review materials on our website: Llama a Silvino y Grace Nuñez www.newmancenter.org/building-faith- 509-331-4365 building-space/

Liturgical Ministry Schedule April 21-22 5:00 PM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM 5:00 PM Lector R. Ballard/J. Ballard K. Kennedy/M. Chamberlin A. Hayden/E. Bremer A. Nirider/E. WInnop Altar Server M. Sanchez K. Greenwald J. Baron R. Blackburn EMoHC S. Beck J. Roznowski B. Pier J. Palm K. Downey J. Neimoller C. Novotny S. Palm M. Downey Needed C. Miller E. Thielk D. Aneiros B. Alvarez C. Weber J. Harlow C. Aneiros Needed S. Brin B. Kroger Hospitality Robillard-Smith Family Pridmore Family Jarvis Family Blackburn Family

Eucharistic Bread: G. Cotterman Third Sunday of Easter | April 15, 2018

Putting Our Fears to Rest A Word From Pope Francis By Mary Katharine Deeley Jesus tells us that the path uring a particularly difficult period at one place I worked, I would come home to encountering him is to Dat night and rehash conversations and events, wondering whether the outcome find his wounds. We find would have been different if I’d said or done something else. Jesus’ wounds in carrying out I wonder whether the apostles asked themselves the same kinds of questions after works of mercy, giving to … the crucifixion. “Should we have done something differently? Could we have prevented the body of your wounded this somehow?” Perhaps they locked the door because they were afraid they’d be put to brother, because he is hungry death too. … because he is incarcerated, When we’re in a bad situation, sometimes all we want to do is hide. It’s a child’s because he is in the hospital. response: If I don’t look at it, maybe it will go away. But the locked door was no barrier, These are the wounds of Jesus and Jesus came and stood in their midst. Rather than ridicule their fear, he gently put it today. to rest: “Peace be with you.” The more Jesus talked, the more they heard, and they came —Homily, feast of St. Thomas to know that the peace of the Lord is not like the world’s peace. the Apostle, July 3, 2013 It’s not a temporary measure that will only give way to more turmoil. Jesus calmly and lovingly put their fears to rest. It wasn’t that the world was suddenly going to be welcoming; rather, they would be confident in the new life that was in them and in the grace Christ alone can give. Jesus does this for us as well. He walks through the locked doors of our hearts and blesses us with peace. The more we listen to Jesus’ words, the more we can understand and witness to his truth. Is the Lord with you today? +

Sunday Readings Acts 3:13–15, 17–19 Lk 24:35–48 The author of life you put to [Jesus said,] “Thus it is written death, but God raised him from that the Christ would suffer and • Is there an area of my heart the dead; rise from the dead.” and life where I need Jesus’ healing? 1 Jn 2:1–5a • Am I confident in God’s He is expiation for our sins, and power to raise me up out of … for those of the whole world. my weakness?

By Richard Rohr, O.F.M. and I were asked to list the adjectives each of us would use to describe Jesus. My list included words such as compassionate, self-confident, humble, hristian history reaches its us to relational or spiritual power, where forgiving. When our leader brought us Ccrescendo in the resurrection. The we are not just changed but transformed. back together as a group she suggested risen Jesus is the final revelation of the that the qualities we had identified heart of God—a God who teaches love Redemptive Forgiveness represented not so much what Jesus rather than hate, forgiveness rather than Many of us identify more easily with the was like, but what each of us wanted in blame, nonviolence rather than violence. judging God we may have encountered in ourselves. Jesus is the divine lure who Recall Jesus’ encounters with his childhood: the one who knows our every invites us forward in our humanity, disciples after his resurrection. He came sin and metes out punishments, the one enticing us into these virtues by his own to his followers with whom he had spent we must attempt to placate and please. full living of them. The qualities I had three years, the people closest to him Often, we are more comfortable living on my list are indeed qualities Jesus who had nevertheless rejected, betrayed, with a fearsome God than one whose possessed. But the reason we want to and abandoned him. Following his love is boundless. But by his life, death, embrace them is because Jesus has set the resurrection Jesus had the opportunity to and resurrection Jesus challenges us to standard, the ideal for humanity. chastise them. And yet, in all four Gospel new heights of redemptive forgiveness. In Jesus we see the divine being who accounts we see that the risen Jesus Most of us cannot go for long without is also the perfect human being. Jesus neither berates nor blames his disciples. thinking a judgmental or accusatory comes in human form to show us the face Indeed, Peter, who had betrayed him thought about others. So often, there of God, who is eternally compassionate three times, is given three chances to say is someone we’re judging, accusing, and joyous, standing with us in our “I love you” to his master. blaming. To live in the good, to live in sufferings and joys. As Christians, our There is nothing to fear in the risen the love, to live without a need to judge— vocation is to unite with Christ crucified Christ. We have in him the perfect icon that’s major surgery! None of us reaches and risen. + of a God who is safe. We have a God that point early in life, but when we’re who does not blame, punish, threaten, or there we know we’re transformed. We’re dominate. We have a God who breathes free. We are at one with the risen Jesus. forgiveness. The entire biblical tradition Once we have a personal experience has been moving to this moment in our own life of the risen Christ where God is identified with universal upholding, loving, and freeing us, then Risen Lord, your resurrection forgiveness. we have nothing to fear. That’s how revealed to the world the hope Jesus’ resurrection tells us that there is secure Christ makes us, because we have and promise of new life. Help me no victory through domination. There is a center point. We have received the gift to be a faithful, hopeful, loving no such thing as triumph by force. By his of the Spirit. presence to all people. life, death, and resurrection Jesus stops From Hopeful Meditations for Every Day the cycle of violence, challenging the Divine Lure of Easter Through Pentecost, notion of dominating power. He invites During a retreat, my fellow retreatants Rev. Warren J. Savage and Mary Ann McSweeny

Monday, Easter Weekday: Thursday, Easter Weekday: WEEKDAY Acts 6:8–15 / Jn 6:22–29 Acts 8:26–40 / Jn 6:44–51 Tuesday, Easter Weekday: Friday, Easter Weekday: READINGS Acts 7:51—8:1a / Jn 6:30–35 Acts 9:1–20 / Jn 6:52–59

April 16–21, 2018 Wednesday, Easter Weekday: Saturday, Easter Weekday: Acts 8:1b–8 / Jn 6:35–40 Acts 9:31–42 / Jn 6:60–69

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