St. Charles Borromeo Church

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1 St. Charles Borromeo Church December 30, 2018

2 December 30, 2018 Mass Intentions Monday, December 31 6pm St. Charles Ben Ragle Tuesday, January 1 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God 8:30am St. Charles Charleston Catholic Community Wednesday, January 2 St. Basil the Great; St. Gregory Nazianzen 7am St. Charles Tom Nelson Thursday, January 3 The Most Holy Name of Jesus 7am St. Charles Lyle Overton Friday, January 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton No Mass Saturday, January 5 8:30am St. Charles All Souls Intention 5pm St. Charles Frances Herman Sunday, January 6 8:30am St. Charles Alfonsina Schmidt 11am St. Philip s Charleston Catholic Community 5pm St. Philip s Intentions of the Celebrant LIVE THE LITURGY INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK Families are complicated systems. They can be the most transforming or the most hurtful of experiences. Our families of origin have a huge claim on who we are and who we will become. While families need to help us fulfill some of our human needs, this cannot be their sole purpose or focus. Healthy and happy families consist of folks who always have their eyes on the needs and best interests of the other individuals who make up their family unit. We live in the greater family of the world, which is also God's family. It can't only be about us. We must focus our gaze on the needs and well-being of our brothers and sisters. This whole seeing allows us to see others as God sees them. The Holy Family is the perfect example of how all families can work: our families of origin, the families in which we now find ourselves, and the family of our world. May we look to their example in helping us fine-tune our systems of family life so that God's presence can truly be revealed in and through them! THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED: December 31 and January 1 for the New Year Holiday. Stewardship of Treasure Dec. 16 We have 385 households in our Parish Family contributing: Envelopes $7, Loose EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer) 1, (Needed weekly) $6, Catholic Children s Home Christmas Food Pantry Giving Tree - Utility Fund Immaculate Conception Maintain St. Charles 1, Poinsettias Rent Retired Religious Total $11, Time Period: Jul 1 - Dec. 15, 2018 Year-to-Date Collected $175, Year-to-Date Expenses $202, Deficit/Surplus for Year ($27,046.93) NEXT SUNDAY Come and Celebrate Epiphany with your Parish Family! Join us at 12:30 pm in Moriarty Hall for this traditional parish festive tradition. Sign up sheets are in the vestibule and help is needed to cook, decorate, serve, provide music, or play one of the roles of the three kings. This year, special music is being planned to make the day even more festive. Everyone attending is also asked to bring a baby gift or donation to the Choices Pregnancy Center. Contact Christina Yousaf or Terry Coulton to see how you can help. SAVE THE DATE 2

3 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Classes resume next weekend, Sunday, January 6 th and Wednesday, January 9 th. As we begin the second semester, let us pray for the continued presence of the Holy Spirit to guide our students and especially for our catechists who give so selflessly to our students. SCRIPTURE STUDY Our Wednesday morning Scripture Study is taking a hiatus during the month of December. We will reconvene in January for the study of the Gospel of John and the Johannine Letters. Please consider joining our group in the study of this Gospel which is unlike any of the other Gospels. The Scripture Study will be for 14 sessions and we will begin on January 9. The sign-up sheet is in the hall. If you wish to have the study guide and commentary, there is a $17 fee. OUR WARMEST THANKS to the Youth Choir who made our Christmas Eve Service so beautiful by sharing their voices and leading us in song. This talented group of young men and women included: Jacasta Bower Phoebe Frey Abby Smith Scout Cougill River Monjardin Annabel Wehrle Piper Crowder Melaina Morrison Josie Wehrle Owen Dries Thank you to Mary White for giving of her time to guide and direct this group and to Glenna Murphy for accompanying them on the piano. The Youth Choir will have a concert at the Epiphany Dinner. THE CHARLESTON FOOD PANTRY collection will be next weekend, January 5 & 6, and the item is Pasta and Sauce. If you will be out of town, you may leave your donation at the church office any time. Upcoming items are: February Fruit and Fruit Juice March Hamburger Helper April Macaroni & Cheese SERVER SCHEDULE FOR NEXT WEEKEND: January 5 5:00 p.m. Nora and Lilly Gannaway January 6 8:30 a.m. Chase and Trenton King YOUR PRAYERS ARE REQUESTED FOR:...all homebound & nursing home parishioners...ben Campanis, Paxton Johnson, Marty Williams, Heidi Jedry, Mark Smith, and Mary Wehrle who have cancer...diana Ensign, Linda Dietzen, Robert Montgomery, Lewis Hankenson, Laura Cleaver, Lily Orchard, Nancy Jenkins, Lucy Campanis, Don Haughawout, Rosemary Strohl, Mary White, Mary Garrett, David Belford, Dr. John Grimes, and John (Richard) Luedke of our parish...those who have Alzheimer s and their families...all men and women serving overseas...donna Morton, family of Ann Stevens...Parker Burns and Issac Doll who have leukemia...jim Roller, son-in-law of Marilyn and Dan Klingenberg...Carla and Tom Murphy, sister and brother in law of Dora Wheeler...Tara Lynch, daughter of Annette Lynch...David Quinn requested by Cindy Livingston...A friend s improved health, requested by Katie Armstrong...Katie Armstrong s niece, Chloe, who is experiencing health problems...mary Alice Kramer who is in hospice...edwin Buxton, friend of Mike Miller...Ann Hogg, family of Jackie Bennett...Beth Ann Morgan special intention...cindy Guerrero, friend of Barbara Busch...the repose of the soul of Sandy McCausland, the stepmother of Ralph McCausland If you have a loved one who should be added to or removed from our parish prayer list, please call us at the office. If you wish, requests can be phrased to honor your privacy. PRAY WITH POPE FRANCIS. As you pray your daily offering throughout January, please include this special intention of our Holy Father: Young People That young people, especially in Latin America, follow the example of Mary and respond to the call of the Lord to communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world. 3

4 High School Youth The next class will meet Sunday, January 6. Upcoming Events January 12 Zip line in a Cave REMEMBER to pick up your 2019 St. Charles Calendar in the vestibule. Our thanks to Adams Funeral Chapel for once again sponsoring the calendars this year. START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT! Join us for Eucharistic Adoration January 4 and 5, and spend an hour with Jesus in prayer. Why not make it your resolution to come each month on the first Friday and Saturday? THE ST. CHARLES WOMEN will meet Monday, January 7, at 6:30 pm in Moriarty Hall. All women of the parish are invited. If you have any questions, please contact Renee Smith or Cindy Livingston. Calendar of Events 12/31 Office Closed New Year s Eve 6pm Mass St. Charles 1/1 New Year s Day 8:30am Mass St. Charles 1/2 Education Ministry Meeting 5:30pm 1/4 Traveling Rosary 10am Brookstone 1/4-1/5 Eucharistic Adoration 4pm-8:30am Church 1/5 Fatima Devotions 8am Church Food Drive 1/6 Food Drive Rel. Ed. K, 1-3, 7 & 8 9:45-10:45am Epiphany Dinner 12:30pm 1/7 SCW Meeting 6:30pm 1/9 Scripture Study 10am Rel. Ed. 4,5,6 3:15-4:30pm Pastoral Council Meeting 6:30pm LL KC Auxiliary Meeting 6:30pm KC Meeting 7pm KC 1/13 Rel. Ed. K, 1-3, 7 & 8 9:45-10:45am MEMORIALS FOR POINSETTIAS for Josephine Scholz and Edward O. Sherman were received after the bulletin was published. Mark your calendars for the fifth annual Winter Seminarian Dance on Saturday, January 26, 2019! The dance will be held in Moriarty Hall after Mass. The evening will be hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Council #4024. Donations will be accepted with proceeds benefiting seminarians who have lived or worked here at St. Charles. Daily Mass Scriptures 12/30/2018 Mon 1 Jn 2:18-21 / Jn 1:1-18 Tue Nm 6:22-27 / Gal 4:4-7 / Lk 2:16-21 Wed 1 Jn 2:22-28 / Jn 1:19-28 Thu 1 Jn 2:29-3:6 / Jn 1:29-34 Fri 1 Jn 3:7-10 / Jn 1:35-42 Sat 1 Jn 3:11-21 / Jn 1:43-51 Sun Is 60:1-6 / Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6 / Mt 2:1-12 SUNDAY SCRIPTURE QUESTIONS TO PONDER Holy persons, holy family. It is, perhaps, easy to see the holiness in the Holy Family and not in our own. But holy we are, too. We are holy because of God s loving-kindness and God living among us. Pope Francis says this clearly in Gaudete et Exsultate on the call to holiness in today s world. Let us look to the saint next door. Let us also be the saint next door. God, in creation, makes us holy. We are called to remain in holiness. Though we need help from God and from others, it is possible for each one of us. Who can I name as a saint next door? What do they do and say, not do and say, to make this so? What one holy and mercy work will I do in this Christmas season? What will I do and say to bring holiness to this sometimes-messy world? 4

5 St. Charles Borromeo Church 921 Madison Ave. Charleston, IL Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Food Drive Rel. Ed. PreK, K, 1-3, 7 & 8 9:45-10:45am Epiphany Dinner 12:30pm 13 Rel. Ed. PreK, K, 1-3, 7 & 8 9:45-10:45am Rel. Ed. PreK, K, 1-3, 7 & 8 9:45-10:45am Grade 8 ACRE Test during class Squires Meeting 6pm Dec. 31 New Year s Eve Mass at 6:00pm St. Charles Office Closed 7 SCW Meeting 6:30pm 14 Blood Drive 4:00-7:00 pm Office Closed (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) 1 January 2019 New Year s Day Mass at 8:30am St. Charles Office Closed Education Ministry 5:30pm Scripture Study 10am Rel. Ed. 4,5,6 3:15-4:30 pm Pastoral Council 6:30pm LL KC Auxiliary Meeting 6:30pm KC Meeting 7pm KC Scripture Study 10am Rel. Ed. 4,5,6 3:15-4:30 pm Scripture Study 10am KC Officer Meeting 7pm KC Scripture Study 10am Rel. Ed. 4,5,6 3:15-4:30 pm Grade 5 ACRE Test during class 3 4 Traveling Rosary 10am Brookstone Fatima Devotions 8am Church Food Drive KC Auxiliary Winter Dance after Mass 31 Eucharistic Adoration 4pm-8:30am Church 5

6 ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL UPDATE: In Gratitude for God s Abundant Blessings Thank you to the parishioners who have pledged $17,760 towards our goal of $34,784. All money that is paid over our goal comes back to the parish, and if we do not meet our goal the parish must cover the difference. The diocese serves each of us, and our financial support is needed to continue God s work in the diocese ACSA Goal COURSES FOR ALL CATHOLICS University of Dayton Online Learning - Sign up for the online courses through the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF), a program of the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives at the University of Dayton. These adult faith formation courses support the Church's catechetical ministry and are for all Catholics. Registration for 2019 Cycle 1 is now open and closes January 16. The courses run January 20 through February 23, 2019 at a cost of $50 per course/$40 per seminar. The course calendar can be found at: vlcff.udayton.edu/calendar/#cycle_1_2019_english. For more information, visit our website at dio.org/ catechesis/vlcff.html or the VLCFF web site at vlcff.udayton.edu. IT S TIME TO RENEW your subscription to our diocesan newspaper, Catholic Times. At $15 annually, Catholic Times remains a bargain and a valuable way to keep informed on the vital issues that affect us and our faith. You can subscribe either digitally or through the mail with all the same stories, pictures and advertising. To receive it digitally, sign up online at ct.dio.org/gogreen. Please use the special envelope from your monthly packet, or put your money in another envelope marked Catholic Times. ST. CHARLES OUTREACH TO THE POOR is through the Coalition for People in Need (CPN). We have again committed $8800 in 2019 to assist our poor brothers and sisters in Charleston who need help with food, rent, utilities, gasoline, and medicine. You will find your CPN envelope in your January packet of envelopes. Please be generous so we can fulfill our parish s commitment. Thanks for caring! EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP Recognize God In Your Ordinary Moments Do you practice good stewardship with your family? Stewardship is about more than offerings to a church or charity. It is about continually giving of ourselves in a way that gives glory to God. Sharing our gifts with those in our immediate family honors God and is evidence of your gratitude for these people in your life. When we find ourselves lacking in gratitude, we should reflect on what life would be like without them. It is easy to take for granted those we see all the time. Hospitality is not just for the stranger or guest. Are we committed to a life of stewardship that not only serves as a good example, but also helps our relatives thrive? Using our gifts without wisdom might mean we have little to give to those we love. We are on the journey of life together, and no one exists in the Body of Christ alone. Stewardship is about the entirety of our lives. Our faith life is not reserved to Mass on a Sunday. It all begins and ends with those we love. -- Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS PRAYER FOR FAMILIES at the start of a New Year God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another. As we begin a new year, remind us of our truest values and our deepest desires. Help us to live in the goodness that comes from doing what you want us to do. Help us to put aside anxiety about the future and the past, so that we might live in peace with you now, one day at a time. Amen. 6

7 Parish Office & Rectory 921 Madison Ave. Charleston, IL Phone: Fax: Office Hours: 8:00am-4:00pm Moriarty Hall: Luisa DiPietro Memorial Library in Moriarty Hall open by appointment Hedwig Haus: Diocesan Vocations Office ext. 182 Diocesan Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation To report allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by clergy -- even if it is in the past -- individuals are encouraged to call (217) Individuals may also contact the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Abuse Hotline at ABUSE, or your local police authority. BAPTISM: Prior to Baptism of an infant, parents are to attend a Pre-Jordan class, preferably before the birth of the baby. Please call the office well in advance for information. COMMUNION TO THE HOMEBOUND: Those who are homebound and wish to receive Communion, please call the office at MARRIAGE: Preparations for marriage begin at least 6 months prior to the wedding. Please contact the office to set an appointment with Fr. Hyland. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES: Religious education classes for grades kindergarten through 12th are offered on Sundays and Wednesdays during the regular school year. In addition to these classes, parent sessions are also required for the reception of the sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Communion. Dates will be announced. RCIA RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS: Adults and children who wish to learn more about Catholicism, becoming a Catholic or help with the RCIA may contact the parish office. SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING OF THE SICK: This sacrament offers the healing strength and peace of Christ to anyone who is seriously or chronically ill, hospitalized or about to have surgery. Please call the office for arrangements. BABYSITTER Need a good Catholic babysitter? Call the office at for a list. NEW PARISHIONERS: To register, please contact Fr. Hyland at or by at hsmith@dio.org to set up an appointment. Parish Staff Fr. Hyland Smith, Pastor hsmith@dio.org Deacon Jeff Beals, Pastoral Associate Permanent Deacon jbeals@dio.org Reba Kortte, Office Manager office@saintcharleschurch.org Angie Buescher, Youth Minister Buescherangie@gmail.com Ray Kuznicki, Custodian Glenna Murphy, Pianist & Music Liturgy Chair glennamurphy@hotmail.com Phone: Allan Horney, Choir Director alhorney@eiu.edu Phone: Pastoral Council Members Jeff & Jo Coon, Deb Cuddy, Derek Hennig, Kathy Hussey, Matthew Mittelstaedt, Mindi O Rourke, Anne Wend, Christina Yousaf Youth Members Abby Geisler, Logan Williams, Holly Higgins, and Bernie Jackson Finance Council Members Mark Bates, Dan Ensign, Rance Higgins, Ken Mitsdarfer, Bob O Rourke, Ryan Siegel, Ed Wehrle, Jan Ziebka Tom West, Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Kim Hogan, KC Women s Auxiliary President Cindy Livingston and Renee Smith, SCW Co-Chairs Rosary Wednesday-9:30 a.m. St. Charles The Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. St. Charles Before Weekday Mass 6:30 a.m. St. Charles Tuesday 3:30-4:30 p.m. St. Philip s Wednesday 8:00-9:00 p.m. St. Philip s By appointment call to schedule Eucharistic Adoration Eve of First Saturday: 4:00 p.m. - 8:30 a.m. First Saturday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday: 8:00 p.m. St. Philip s ST. CHARLES BORROMEO FACE BOOK facebook.com/stcharleschurchcharleston Connect with your Parish Family on our facebook page. Keep up with parish activities and find inspiration for your daily prayer and meditation. 7