MARY QUEEN OF PEACE CATHOLIC CHURCH

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1 CATHOLIC CHURCH JUNE 8, 2018 CATHOLIC CHURCH FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 676 W. LOCKWOOD WEBSTER GROVES MISSOURI

2 PARISH 676 W. Lockwood Avenue Webster Groves, MO OFFICE HOURS Monday Friday 8:30 am 4:30 pm Saturday & Sunday CLOSED REV. JOHN ROGERS VIEN Pastor x. 113 REV. AARON P. NORD Part me Associate Pastor x. 117 REV. MR. THOMAS MULVIHILL Deacon REV. MR. JOSEPH WIENTGE Deacon MICHAEL NIEMAN Parish School Principal , x. 220 MELISSA HUNTER Director of Faith Forma on and PSR x. 223 ANDREW SHIPP Director of Youth Ministry x. 238 DR. MARC STRATHMAN Director of Music x. 114 BARB SCHLANGER Business Manager x. 111 ANNE STEFFENS Communica ons Coordinator x. 121 ANGELA FIORDELISI Administra ve Assistant x. 110 MARY ANN ZIMMERMAN Part me Pastoral Associate x. 125 HEATHER O KEEFE Safe Environment Coordinator haokeefe@mqpwg.org x. 122 SUNDAY EUCHARIST: 5:00 pm Saturday Vigil, 7:30 am, 9:00 am, 11:00 am & 5:00 pm Sunday WEEKDAY MASS: 6:45 am & 8:00 am Monday through Friday 8:00 am Saturday RECONCILIATION: Saturdays, 3:45 4:45 pm, and by appointment EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: The Blessed Sacrament is exposed a er 8:00 am Mass on the first and third Mondays of the Month, Adora on con nues all day, concluding with Benedic on at 9:00 pm. INFANT BAPTISM: Bap sms are celebrated on Sundays a er the 11:00 am Mass. Bap sm Prepara on Class is offered on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Rectory, and is required of first me parents. Contact the Parish Office to register. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: If you are an cipa ng surgery or are sick or homebound and would like to be anointed, please contact a Priest or the Parish Office. ADULT INITIATION: Adults are received into the Church through the Sacraments of Ini a on (Bap sm, Confirma on, and Eucharist) usually celebrated at the Easter Vigil a er par cipa ng in a process of Chris an forma on and educa on called the Rite of Chris an Ini a on for Adults (RCIA). Please contact the Parish Office for more informa on. CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: Couples wishing to be married at MQP should contact the parish as soon as possible a er engagement and at least six months before the proposed wedding date. At least one of the couple should be a prac cing Catholic, registered and living in the parish. A program of marriage prepara on is required. Please contact the Pastor or the parish secretary for more informa on. VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND RELIGIOUS LIFE: Any young man interested in the priesthood or any young person interested in the religious life is encouraged to contact the Pastor or to call the Archdiocesan Voca on Office at All Catholics are called to pray for an increase in religious voca ons. Bulle n Deadlines are Tuesdays at noon. Please submit to Anne at asteffens@mqpwg.org ASH WEDNESDAY The peniten al season of Lent begins this Ash Wednesday, March 6. Masses will be celebrated and ashes will be distributed at 6:45am, 8:00am, 9:15am (with our Parish School), and 7:00pm. FAST AND ABSTINENCE Ash Wednesday, March 6, and Good Friday, April 19, are days of fast and abs nence. Fas ng is for Catholics between the ages of and means one meal, two smaller meals, and nothing in between meals. Medicine and water are always allowed, and in cases of ill health, there is no obliga on. The Fridays of Lent are days of abs nence for all Catholics over age 14. Abs nence is refraining from ea ng meat. Let us remember and be mindful of this common penance as we journey through the days of Lent. LENTEN RECONCILIATION Lent is an opportune me to celebrate God s mercy in the Sacrament of Reconcilia on. All are encouraged to go to Confession during the season of Lent. Confessions are always heard on Saturday a ernoons from 3:45pm un l 4:45pm (except Holy Saturday, April 20).

3 A NEW WEEK FR. JOHN VIEN SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019 Last week, I wrote about some of the history and tradi ons of Carnival, and this week Carnival comes to its climax with the celebra on of Mardi Gras! These last days before Lent are an odd mixture of happiness and sadness. We say goodbye to the joys of winter me and we look forward to the coming of the Lenten Spring. In England, this coming Tuesday is called Shrove Tuesday and another word for Carnival (the fes ve me before Lent) is Shrove de. Shrive is an old word for having your sins forgiven. People would get ready for Lent by celebra ng the Sacrament of Reconcilia on and by asking forgiveness of one another. Then they would keep the discipline of Lent as their penance. Lenten penance is a sign of sorrow for injus ces and an act of thanksgiving for pardon. That was the serious business of Shrove de. Another task of Carnival was the ea ng up of Lent s forbidden foods. For over a thousand years, most Chris ans kept Lent by not ea ng any animal products. That was probably out of necessity. The coming warm weather would spoil foods in storage. Also, late winter and early spring are the animals birthing seasons. By not ea ng animal products at this me of year, people helped a new genera on get off to a healthy start. Chris ans thought that by not ea ng animal products during Lent, they could be er resemble Noah and his family aboard the ark. They could help prepare the world for a new crea on. (Have you ever considered that Noah and the Ark is a perfect metaphor for Lent? Just as God kept Noah and his family safe in the ark for 40 days and 40 nights while the earth was cleansed of sinfulness, so God keeps us safe in community for 40 days and 40 nights of Lent as we are cleansed of our sins and prepare for new life in the waters of bap sm.) At Carnival, all meat, bu er, cheese, and eggs got used up in a final feast before the Lenten fast. Making pancakes and doughnuts used up a lot of the ingredients. Russians call the days before Lent bu er week. In some countries, the last day before Lent is called Doughnut Day or Pancake Day. (Our neighbors next door at Webster Hills United Methodist Church are hos ng a Mardi Gras Pancake Supper this Tuesday night!) The Irish call it Ash Eve. The French call it Mardi Gras, which means Fat Tuesday. In Venice, at midnight on Ash Wednesday Eve, a straw figure named Carnevale, whose body has been stuffed with fireworks, is burned up in a fire in St. Mark s Plaza. In some places, last year s Palm Sunday branches are burned with an effigy of Old Man Winter, and so Lent s ashes get made at the same me that winter burns up! Enjoy these last days of Carnival, and enjoy your Mardi Gras celebra ons! But keep in mind that we only enjoy the fes veness of Carnival if we are going to be serious about the discipline of Lent. Please plan to begin your Lent this coming Ash Wednesday, March 6, by receiving ashes and celebra ng the Eucharist. Masses on Ash Wednesday are at 6:45am, 8:00am, 9:15am (with our school community), and at 7:00pm. May God bless our parish family during these joyful and holy days! * 8:30 pm Men s basketball, Gym MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019 * 8:30 am Eucharis c Adora on, Church * 3:00 pm Mission Carnival Set up, Gym * 7:00 pm Women s League Mtg., Msgr. Lubeley room * 7:00 pm Cub Scout Leaders, Board room * 7:00 pm Springfest Mtg., Holy Family room * 7:15 PM St. Vincent de Paul, O Toole room TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2019 * 8:00 am Mission Carnival, Gym * 9:30 am Quilters, Msgr. Lubeley room * 3:30 pm Basketball, Gym * 6:45 pm PSR * 7:00 pm Marke ng Comm. Mtg., Board room * 7:00 pm Bap sm Prep, Rectory * 7:00 pm FORMED Into the Desert Lenten Study, Holy Family room * 8:00 pm Young Families Organizing Mee ng in Msgr. Lubeley room * 8:30 pm Basketball, Gym WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 2019 * 9:15 am All School Mass * 3:00 pm Basketball, Gym * 3:00 pm Chess Club, Holy Family room * 7:00 pm Mass * 8:00 pm Basketball, Gym THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 * 4:00 am ENCOUNTERS 40 Hours of Adora on begins in Church * 9:00 am MOPS, Msgr. Lubeley room * 3:00 pm Basketball, Gym * 3:00 pm Children s Choir Rehearsal * 6:00 pm 11 AM Choir Rehearsal * 6:00 pm Cornerstone Scripture Study * 7:00 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal * 9:00 pm Rosary under the Por co FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2019 ENCOUNTERS 40 Hours of Adora on con nues in Church un l 8:00 pm * 3:00 pm 6th Gr. Girl Scouts, Msgr. Lubeley room * 5:00 pm Parish Fish Fry * 8:00 pm AA Mee ng, Msgr. Lubeley room SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2019 * 8:30 am Rosary * 3:45 pm Confessions * 5:00 pm Mass MARCH 3, 2019 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

4 WE WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! ENCOUNTER 40 Hours with Christ Please consider star ng your Lent off with the Lord! 40 Hours of Adora on star ng Thursday, March 7th at 4:00 am through Friday, March 8th at 8:00 pm. Contact Kelly Mehan at for informa on and to commit to an hour! WATCH YOUR FOR A SURVEY FROM MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE. TAKE 90 SECONDS TO FILL IT OUT. YOUR ANSWERS WILL HELP US IMPROVE THE SUNDAY EXPERIENCE! WOMEN OF MARY, QUEEN OF PEACE! FORMED Please join the Women's League for coffee and dessert on Monday, March 4th at 7:00 pm in the Msgr. Lubeley room, as Melissa Hunter, MQP Director of Religious Educa on, leads us in an informa on session for our parish's new link: "Formed". "Formed" has been described as a Catholic "Ne lix", with shows and apps and readings for all ages! Bring your ipad or laptop (if you wish) for an evening of faith and fellowship. Get ready to head into the Lenten season with a whole new resource! No need to register just show up! LENTEN MORNING OF REFLECTION All women of the parish are invited, March 30th, 8:00 am to 11:00 am, to hear parishioner Tammy Kraatz share her love for Jesus and ways to focus on our Lenten journey. The event is free but please sign up so we have a count for breakfast. Contact Jean Brooking for info or to RSVP or jean.brooking@sbcglobal.net. SOCIAL JUSTICE FORUM ON IMMIGRATION Five speakers including a DACA status young adult, a Burmese priest and an immigra on lawyer, will share insights into the migra on issue, including ways we can all become involved. April 3rd from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, in the gym. This event is co sponsored with the Men's Club and all are welcome. SPRING FESTIVAL IS COMING! SATURDAY, APRIL 27 Raffle Tickets are for sale! FORMED Into the Desert Lenten Study Program Led by our favorite Associate Pastor, Fr. Aaron Every Sunday during Lent beginning March 10th following the 11:00 am mass in the Msgr. Lubeley room. Spend me with fellow parishioners learning about the power of prayer. WORDS TO INSPIRE THE FAITHFUL We are asking MQP families with Pre K 8th graders to sell just one cket. You can buy from them. Each cket is $100. Proceeds go to Mary, Queen of Peace parish, school and PSR $10,000 Grand Prize + (5) $1,000 prizes Only 400 ckets will be sold... great odds!! Credit card purchase: mqpwg.weshareonline.org Check purchases: Payable to Mary, Queen of Peace and drop off at MQP school office, PSR teacher or parish office Want to buy a cket? Contact Ellen at ellendolan@me.com "None of us is alone in this world. Each of us is a vital piece of the great mosaic." St. John Paul II

5 OUT OF THE MESS. From Melissa Hunter, Director of Faith Forma on I love to pray. Except when I don t have me. Or when I think I can handle things by myself. Or when watching Ne lix is more fun. Or when I think the bad things in my life are His fault anyway. Or when I remember that me that I did pray and then felt like He failed to answer me. Or when I think I don t deserve His help. Or when I m tried. Or when I m hungry. Or when I m just sort of indifferent to the whole God thing. Or when it simply is not on the list of things I ve got to get done today Prayer can be hard, but it can also be easy. Prayer can be a lot of work, but prac ce helps. No ma er what other words describe prayer, it s always also beau ful. And so, as a Parish this Lent, we are going Into the Desert* for 40 days, and we re going to find Jesus there. We re going to listen to Him. We re going to respond with our heads and our hearts. Because learning how to pray is fundamental to our faith. Plan for your study now! Find the study on our FORMED Community page Download the FREE Study Guide Schedule a me each week during Lent to watch the weekly session Invite some friends to join you Set an alarm for Fridays at 12:15 PM and join me LIVE on our Facebook page Join Fr. Aaron as he leads a FORMED study each Sunday of Lent (star ng March 10th) following the 11:00 am mass in the Msgr. Lubeley room. I ll be praying for you this Lent: that whatever commitments you make to growing your faith will be frui ul. Consider joining me on this Lenten journey. It will be exci ng to see what the Lord has in store for our Parish as we increase our prayer! *Into the Desert is a Study on FORMED.org. Access the content TODAY by crea ng an account on mqpwg.formed.org. Have ques ons? Melissa! Melissa Hunter serves as the Director of Faith Forma on at MQP. She spends most days trying to sort through the mess of her life so she can see Jesus. You can reach her via at mhunter@mqpwg.org LENT IS COMING! Watch your snail mail for an envelope from Mary, Queen of Peace. Inside, you'll find a le er from Father John that includes the Mass mes for the Triduum, a spiritual Lenten calendar of short, daily reflec ons on Lenten themes, and a page of Lenten Opportuni es at Mary, Queen of Peace Keep watching our website mqpwg.org for more informa on! Monthly Offertory Summary Month of February, 2019 Last Four Weeks Offertory $ 72,133,Last Four Weeks Electronic Giving $ 72,262 Last Four Weeks Offertory Budget $ ( 136,000) Surplus/ Shor all: $ 8,395 Weekly Goal $ 34,000 Year to Date Offertory Summary July 2018 through June 2019 YTD Offertory Actual $ 1,137,960 YTD Offertory Budget $ (1,190,000) deficit $ (52,040) Year to date weekly average $ 32,513 Society of St. Vincent de Paul $ 907 Improvement $ 1,250 Total $ 2,157 Please call the parish office, , if you are interested in enrolling with online giving. FISH FRY! FISH FRY! FISH FRY! Our first MQP Fish Fry is just ONE WEEK AWAY! Join us March 8, 2019! Online ordering, Live music and fish cooked onsite! This year we have more food, more serving lines and more sea ng!!! PLEASE CONSIDER VOLUNTEERING FOR THIS PARISH EVENT! We have lots of open spots and need your help!!! Visit to sign up. Just click on the Fish Fry Banner on the homepage! There is a posi on for everyone! MARCH 3, 2019 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

6 SUNDAY 3 MONDAY 4 TUESDAY 5 WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY 8 SATURDAY 9 SUNDAY 10 Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time READINGS: Sir 27:4-7 1 Cor 15:54-58 Lk 6: :30 am People of Mary, Queen of Peace 9:00 am Joyce Clemens 11:00 am Joan Zieger 5:00 pm Melba Willman READINGS: Sir 17:20-24 Mk 10: :45 am Timothy Kiely, Sr. 8:00 am Joe Grimm READINGS: Sir 35:1-12 Mk 10: :45 am Vince & Be y Beck 8:00 am Joyce Clemens READINGS: Jl 2: Cor 5:20 6:2 Mt 6:1-6, :45 am Timothy Sheahan 8:00 am Josephine Morgenthaler 9:15 am Rosalie Spenner 7:00 pm Will Smit, Jr READINGS: Dt 30:15-20 Lk 9: :45 am Lisa Knuckles 8:00 am David Mansfield READINGS: Is 58:1-9a Mt 9: :45 am Be y Hodapp 8:00 am Will Smit, Jr. READINGS: Is 58:9b-14 Lk 5: :00 am Brooks/Gibson Families 5:00 pm Marvin Froesel First Sunday of Lent READINGS: Dt 26:4-10 Rom 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 7:30 am Kay & Bob Roth 9:00 am Joyce Clemens 11:00 am People of Mary, Queen of Peace 5:00 pm Gary Pitzer Servers 8:00 am March 4 March 9 Mon. Anna Loeffelman, Aidan Brawer Tues. Anna Loeffelman, Aidan Brawer Wed. Claire Baxendale, Kaitlyn Torack, Margo Tuffli (9:15 ASM) Thurs. Mary Grace Thomas, Jane Nordman Fri. Kate Cooper, Josh Watkins Sat. Kate Cooper, Josh Watkins Lectors March :00 pm Aimee Bergan, Mike Brennan 7:30 am Pa y Baxendale, Chris Lawhorn 9:00 am DeAnn Wilson, Nicole Nester 11:00 am Heidi Sallee, Margaret Sharpe 5:00 pm Dominic Fiordelisi, Mia Fiordelisi Eucharis c Ministers March :00 pm Frank Bufe, Ann Finke, Chris Franko Torack, Beth Rogers, Bruce Tuffli, Patricia Tuffli Al Poelker, Julie Poelker, 7:30 am Jeane e Bright, Doey Boldt, John Boldt, Abby Cole, Barb Eichner 9:00 am Laura Boeker, Helen Grimm, Susan Doyle, Jennifer Grimmer, Jayne Lynch, Tim Mullarkey, Tina Tlapek, Lisa Underriner 11:00 am Kelly Hewle, Grace Mehan, Chris Stephens, Tammy Fleischut, Tom Mehan, Marla Sawyer, Hospitality Ministers March :00 pm Tim Kavanaugh, Tim Milford, Dana Schopflin, Gary & Joann Schell, Will Torack 7:30 am Chris ne & Larry Johnson, Krista Gluck, Phil Whi ngham 9:00 am Peggy & Jim Mack, Tom & Tina Tlapek, Chris & DeAnn Wilson 11:00 am Steve Bumbera, Rod Goelz, Bob Helmer, Mary Grassi, Judy Murnan, John Schulte Hospitality Desk March :00 pm Ryan Flavin, James Rempe 7:30 am Trish Goldberg, Julie Tucker 9:00 am Tina Tlapek, Andrew Loeffelman 11:00 am Lisa Cushing, Jan Schuster We pray for the repose of the soul of Dennis John Fesler (father of Mark Fesler) May God welcome him home, fill him with peace and bless all those who mourn his loss. Servers March :00 pm Thomas Rempe, Nicholas Ridgway, Mary Grace Thomas 7:30 am Billy Albus, Patrick Brennan, Gabby Van Ness 9:00 am Freddie Grimmer, Kate Hulsen, Jack Hulsen 11:00 am Keegan Cushing, Timothy Kilcoyne Ball, Gino Stephens 5:00 pm John Bush, Finnegan O Keefe