HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS

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2 HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS Week of January 23rd 7:00 a.m. M.T.W.T.F. Volunteers 8:00 a.m. M.T.F.S. Volunteers 8:00 a.m. Wed. School Mass Saturday, January 21st 4:00 p.m. +George Johnson by Harry & Mary Ann Johnson 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - Pedro Torres by Family Sunday, January 22nd 6:30 a.m. +Dorothy & August Engelhaugat by Family 10:30 a.m. +Ed Brandt by Nancy Goble 12:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - +Jose Barajas by Maria Barajas Monday, January 23rd 7:00 a.m. +Rollie Walter by Jerry & Marcia Aughenbaugh 8:00 a.m. +Frances Ege by St Mary s Altar Society Tuesday, January 24th 7:00 a.m. +Craig Gehant by Brian & Deb Corrigan 11:30 a.m. Mass at Hospital - +Phyllis Spitz by Delbert Spitz Wednesday, January 25th 7:00 a.m. +Tom Mahaffey by Deb, Jason, Megan, Ava & Macy Mahaffey 8:00 a.m. (School Mass) Living Members of Steve Nowaczewski Family Thursday, January 26th 7:00 a.m. +Rick Wujek by Roger & Jean Simkins 8:00 a.m. +Dudley Jones by Bernice Spanier Friday, January 27th 7:00 a.m. +Francis Michel by Mahaffey & Setchell Families 8:00 a.m. +Fran Larson by Rose Kobilsek Saturday, January 28th 7:00 a.m. Adoration with Confessions 8:00 a.m. +Marian Troupis 4:00 p.m. +Betty Shaughnessy by Jeff & Julie Winner & Family 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - +Rafael Martinez by Carolina Arteaga Sunday, January 29th 6:30 a.m. +George Malach by Pat Malach a.m. +Cathy Kilmartin by Scott Vickrey 12:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - Gonzalez Familia COMMUNION TO THE SHUT-INS FRIDAY, JANUARY 27TH HOME VISITS Priest NURSING HOMES Dr Michael Vercimak Weekend of January 28th & 29th 4:00 p.m. Kaelyn & Shawn Schwemlein - Ryan Stevenson 6:30 a.m. Herb Buchanan - Janet Stiel 10:30 a.m. Jack Beetz - Curt Lang - Bella Hagenbuch Sat. January 28th 4:00 p.m. Deb & Mark Wujek - Joe Spanier Sun. January 29th 6:30 a.m. Deacon Vince 10:30 a.m. Deacon Ray - Michael Wallace - Tom Schuhler Sat. January 28th 4:00 p.m. Kaela Bokus Sun. January 29th 6:30 a.m. Brian Corrigan 10:30 a.m. Clare Fischer Sat. January 28th 4:00 p.m. Gene & Mary Ann Brunner Sun. January 29th 10:30 a.m. Dave & Rita Jones Sat. January 28th 4:00 p.m. Gary Zinke - Volunteers Sun. January 29th 6:30 a.m. Joe Hochstatter - Volunteers 10:30 a.m. Alan Stiel - Wayne Whitmore Jr Homebound List If you have a family member or friend that needs to be added to the homebound list please call the rectory office at Confession Schedule Confessions will be heard 30 minutes prior to all weekend Masses. This schedule will take place at all three of our parishes. Francis Glaser

3 STS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH, PETERSTOWN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PEORIA JANUARY 22, 2017 Fr. Peter Pilon, Pastor Fr. Joel Phelps, Parochial Vicar SUNDAY MASS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: Sunday 9:00 a.m. CONFESSIONS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: 8:40-9:00 a.m. Sunday If anyone is interested in cleaning Sts Peter & Paul Church, call the Holy Cross Office at during office hours. Ask for Lorraine. Sun. Jan. 22 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of Wujek Family Sun. Jan. 29 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Joe Stremlau by Louise Stremlau USHERS Sun. Jan. 29 SERVERS Sun. Jan. 29 LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE Tom Sondgeroth, John Sondgeroth Mackenzie Hoffman MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Sun. Jan. 29 Dr Michael Vercimak, Tom Sondgeroth, Tom Burke LECTOR Sun. Jan. 29 Peter Schmidt Collection for January 15th Sunday Collection: $1, First Offering: FEAST OF THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL, JANUARY 25 PRAYER: God our Father, you taught the Gospel to all the world through the preaching of Paul Your apostle. May we who celebrate his conversion to the faith follow him in bearing witness to the truth. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. YEAR END TAX CONTRIBUTIONS To get a copy of your year end tax contributions call or come to the rectory Monday through Wednesday between 8:30 & 4:00 and ask for Mary Lou or Brian.

4 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Our Lady of the Cenacle Chapel Extended Eucharistic Adoration "If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the Eucharist and to Jesus...We must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist." - St. Teresa of Calcutta THE SUNDAY COLLECTION Sunday School Food Pantry Youth Ministry Solemnity of Mary $5, Adorers Needed: Mondays 3-4 p.m. Thursdays 9-10, 10-11, 11 a.m.-noon Fridays 10-11, 11 a.m.-noon Chapel Coordinator, Karen Brandner TRASH BAGS Give God what is just, not what is left! YEAR END TAX CONTRIBUTIONS To get a copy of your year end tax contributions call or come to the rectory Monday through Wednesday between 8:30 & 4:00 and ask for Mary Lou or Brian. We still have yellow & white trash bags. They are $10.00 a roll. Call the rectory at to place an order or stop in the rectory $$$ DAILY DOLLAR WINNERS $$$ Sat. Jan Keri Weber Sun. Jan Roger & Renee Bruno Mon. Jan Gianluca Mattioda Tue. Jan Mel Harth If you have recently lost a loved one, the newly formed Bereavement Ministry Team would love to hear from you & help you through your grieving process. Please call the rectory at to let us know - we want you to know how much we care. Wed. Jan Tom Sondgeroth Thur. Jan Holy Cross School Fri. Jan Kelli Full The 2017 Daily Dollars are here! A chance to win money and help our school! SUPPORT YOUR GENEROUS ADVERTISERS!!! They make our bulletin possible. Bereavement & Grief Ministry February 16th at 6:30pm, Room 105 Deacon Ray will meet regularly on the third Thursday of each month with those who are mourning, experiencing grief or loneliness providing teaching, comfort, consolation, and fellowship. Cathy J. Wolf, D.V.M. Mendota Companion Animal Centre th Avenue Mendota, IL Meeting dates for Peer Ministry At the Schimmer s 1500 Walnut Ave 6:30pm 8:00pm Monday, January 23rd We will be meeting weekly this semester.

5 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. We are the people who walked in darkness After our baptism, we were presented with a candle representing the light of Christ. One of the greatest gifts I ve had in life is to be able to witness people coming closer to Christ through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and even more special is the occasional adult who has yet to be baptized. For most of us, we were baptized as infants and so did not have to put any study or effort into our conversion into a life of grace in Christ. When an adult comes to that point of conversion however, there is something supremely special about the baptism. There has been much study, and even anguish, in many instances, has gone into the decision to become a baptized Catholic Christian. These people know they have walked in darkness and can testify to the light that shines out from the Catholic Church. Some of these adult converts have commented that upon entering the church, they have been able to sense an almost palpable presence. Think about that; with the exception of Good Friday, the Real Presence of Jesus Christ is present in the tabernacle on the high altar and in the Cenacle Chapel as well. And what of us? What do we say, or what do we think when presented with the thought of the Light of Christ in our own lives? In the letter to the Corinthians, Saint Paul urges all of the Christian community there to be of one mind and purpose; in agreement in all that they say, and have no divisions among them. It should be the same for us. The goal in life for each of us must be to become saints in heaven after this life on earth has come to its end. If we are to achieve that end, then it necessarily follows that we must also be of one mind and purpose, and in agreement in what we say about our faith. There is a term, Cafeteria Catholic that refers to those Catholics who pick and choose which of the Church s teachings they will follow. We must not be of the Cafeteria variety. If we are at odds with certain Church teachings, the onus is on us (no pun intended) to do the necessary work to understand what is in our makeup that causes us to disagree. If we believe in the promises of Jesus Christ, then it also follows that it is our understanding that is wrong, not the Church s teachings or doctrines. Jesus promised to send his Holy Spirit to teach and remind us of everything he (Jesus) said and taught (see John 14). The Holy Spirit lives in the Church, and likewise, when we are in good standing and living in grace, the Holy Spirit lives in us as well. In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul emphasizes the Spirit living in us and says, You are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by all, shown to be a letter of Christ administered by us, written not in ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets that are hearts of flesh. Such confidence we have through Christ toward God. Not that of ourselves we are qualified to take credit for anything as coming from us; rather, our qualification comes from God, who has indeed qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter brings death, but the Spirit gives life (2 Cor. 3:2-6). Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men In the Gospel, as Jesus begins to gather his disciples, he tells them Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. These new disciples immediately drop what they are doing and follow Jesus. Why do you suppose they were so easily predisposed to follow him? Did they see his light? I can tell you they were of one mind and purpose when Jesus came along. They were looking forward to the coming Messiah. As we should also. They had Jesus as their Teacher and Master in the Incarnation. We will have Jesus when he comes again, riding on the clouds with great power and glory. We had better get ready! Like us on at by Brian Corrigan

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8 HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS Pope Benedict XVI s Prayer for the Unborn Lord Jesus, You who faithfully visit and fulfill with your Presence the Church and the history of men; You who in the miraculous Sacrament of your Body and Blood render us participants in divine Life and allow us a foretaste of the joy of eternal Life; We adore and bless you. Prostrated before You, source and lover of Life, truly present and alive among us, we beg you. Reawaken in us respect for every unborn life, make us capable of seeing in the fruit of the maternal womb the miraculous work of the Creator, open our hearts to generously welcoming every child that comes into life. Bless all families, sanctify the union of spouses, render fruitful their love. Accompany the choices of legislative assemblies with the light of your Spirit, so that peoples and nations may recognize and respect the sacred nature of life, of every human life. Guide the work of scientists and doctors, so that all progress contributes to the integral well-being of the person, and no one endures suppression or injustice. Give creative charity to administrators and economists, so they may realize and promote sufficient conditions so that young families can serenely embrace the birth of new children. Console the married couples who suffer because they are unable to have children and in Your goodness provide for them. Teach us all to care for orphaned or abandoned children, so they may experience the warmth of your Charity, the consolation of your divine Heart. Together with Mary, Your Mother, the great believer, in whose womb you took on our human nature, we wait to receive from You, our Only True Good and Savior, the strength to love and serve life, in anticipation of living forever in You, in communion with the Blessed Trinity. $$$ THE DAILY DOLLAR REMINDER $$$ Please continue to sell our 2017 Daily Dollar calendars or return them. Please return to one of the following: Holy Cross or Sts. Peter & Paul collection basket or mail to Holy Cross Church at 1010 Jefferson St, Mendota, IL. Thank you. Where there is no obedience, there is no virtue; there is neither goodness nor love. And where there is no love, there is no God. Without God, we cannot reach Heaven. These virtues form a ladder; if a step is missing, we fall down. St Padre Pio

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