St. Mary s Catholic Church Annunciation Church of B.V.M., Shumway, IL +Bishop Thomas John Paprocki Father Charles Edwards, Pastor Father Mark Tracy, Parochial Vicar Reconciliation Time: Saturdays 4:15-5:00 pm Mass Times: Saturday 5:30 pm & Sunday 8:30 am Wednesday 7:15 am Ph #- Daytime St. Anthony 347-7129 Emergency 703-1042 www.stmarysshumway.org Other Parishes Mass Times: St. Anthony - Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 7:30, 9:15, 11:00 am Weekdays Mon-Fri 6:30 am & 8:30 am Wed. 6:30 am only Sat. 6:30am(First Sat. only) Sacred Heart Saturday 4:00 pm Sunday 8:30, 10:30 am, 5:30 pm Spanish 7:00pm Weekdays Mon-Fri 7:15 am 2 nd Mass on Wed. 8:30 am (school year) Victim Assistance Contact Information To Report Child Sexual Abuse by Church Personnel or to inquire about Safe Environment Programs in the Diocese of Springfield Contact: Patricia Kornfeld, Victim Assistance Coordinator PH: 217-321-1155 Email: pkornfeld@dio.org Child Abuse Reporting & Investigation number at 217-321-1155 or Children & Family Services Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE. Diocese Website: www.dio.org PRAYER LIST: Please remember them in your prayers! Contact info for Bulletin Announcements Donna Davis, 162 N. 3000 E. Rd, Stewardson, IL 62463 682-5707 or 690-2640 drosedavis@hotmail.com or stmarysshumway@gmail.com place note in bulletin box in the sacristy DECEMBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS Nov. 28 7:15 am Mass at St. Mary s. Nov. 29, 30, Dec 1.. PORTRAITS TAKEN FOR DIRECTORY Dec. 2 Parish Christmas Party Group Pictures taken for Directory. Youth Group 6-7 pm Dec. 5..715 am Mass Dec. 8..Bake Sale- After Mass Dec. 9 PSR and Bake Sale after Mass Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact St. Anthony s office (347-7129) at least 9 months before your anticipated wedding date to begin your spiritual preparation. One or both persons must be registered and actively living their faith at St. Mary s Church for at least 6 months to celebrate their wedding here. All couples planning to be married at our parishes must attend a Pre-Cana program, Natural Family Planning program and FOCCUS evaluation. For those who were former members here, they must be registered and actively living their faith at the parish where they reside. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated during Mass on Saturdays & Sundays (not during Lent or Advent). A family must be registered & actively living their faith at St. Mary s Church for 6 months to assure faith will be shared with the new born child. Godparents must also be registered in a Catholic parish or other Christian church & actively living their faith. A Baptism Class is held and is required for all parents. We ask that both parents attend this class together. Godparents are also encouraged and welcome to attend. For more information, please call the parish office (347-7129). 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 Cycle 7 opens Sept. 5, 2018 and closes Oct. 17, 2018. The courses run Oct. 21 Nov. 24, 2018 at a cost of $50 per course/$40 per seminar. For more information, visit our website at www.dio.org/catechesis/vlcff.html, the VLCFF web site at vlc.udayton.edu or contact the Office for Catechesis. Marita Kemme Rory Miller Velma Kirchhofer Danell Condron Norma Buhler Loretta Meek John Meek Doug Holland Dan Zacha Harlow Lawrence Abileen Bennett Kathy Brown Larry Storm Reagan McCormick Leon Vonderheide Caralea Smith Dale Worman Jim Slifer Beverly Storm Ted Hanfland Peg Storm John Sheehan Mitchell Coffin Louise McKay Dale Fitzpatrick Jack Hardiek Helen Leverton Elizabeth Weidner Rich Lauwerens Lanny Grove Dale Greuel Carl Zalman Fr. Ron Hilt Trip to Italy..Padua to Rome-- Fr. Chuck will be leading a pilgrimage to Italy next summer, June 12th to June 22nd, 2019. Leave on June 12th to arrive and Celebrate our parish feast day of St. Anthony of Padua with mass at the Cathedral of St. Anthony, Padua following by a Feast day dinner. We will then spend nine days traveling to and enjoying Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. We will tour many famous sites such as St. Peter s Basillica, the Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, Paantheon, Colosseum, The Benedictine Abbey of Monte Casino, built in 529. We will see the Basillica of St. Mark s in Venice, the Basillicas of St. Francis and St. Clare in Assisi, and many other famous spots. Cost for 11 day trip including Airfare, 4 star hotels, breakfast and dinner each day, and major taxes is $4150.00 per person (double occupancy), with a single supplement of $600.00. Come by the parish office for an itinerary sheet and more information. 1 10
9 Annual Catholic Services Appeal The programs, services, & ministries supported by the Annual Catholic Services Appeal meet the larger diocesan needs of Catholics and others in the Diocese of Springfield. As of Friday, Nov 23, 2018 125 Parish Families 23 Family Gifts $179.00 Average Gift Per Family $ 3,965.00 Total Pledge Gifts $ 11,508.00 ACSA Goal for 2018/2019 Simply make your check payable to ACSA (with St. Mary s of Shumway in the memo line), ACSA on the envelope, and drop it in the collection. Family Connection John 18:33b-37 Understanding today s feast of Christ the King may be particularly challenging. While most of us do not have direct experience with kings or royalty, we have a sense of who they are. We know that royalty have sovereignty over their kingdoms. We know that those who are subjects to royalty offer them allegiance and honor. To understand how Christ is our king, we extend and magnify what we know to be true of the best of human royalty. Christ s kingship extends to all places, all people, and all times. Christ manifests his kingship through his death on the cross in which he offered salvation to everyone. Those who can see with eyes of faith recognize Jesus to be our heavenly king. As you gather as a family, recall that this Sunday is the last Sunday in the Church year and on this Sunday we celebrate the feast of Christ the King. Talk together about what it means to be a king or queen. How do those who are subjects behave toward royalty? Invite children to role-play what one does in the presence of royalty. Read today s Gospel, John 18:33b-37. Ask your family to discuss these questions: Does Pilate treat Jesus like royalty? (No.) What does Jesus say about his kingdom? (It is not of this world.) Talk about how your family shows honor and obedience to Christ our King. Pray together the Lord s Prayer and ask God to help your family act in ways that show you recognize and honor Christ as King. Weekly Offering..Nov. 18, 2018 Adults..1327.00 Children..7.00 Loose..381.00 Justice/Hope.135.00 Cemetery 85.00 All Saints.20.00.Total..$1955.00 Dear Friends, Once again we are asking you to please keep our 8 year old son, Rory in your prayers. The doctors have been trying to locate the brain fluid leak he was experiencing and they finally did so by MRI. However, they found much more than expected and Rory will be undergoing MAJOR surgery this coming Tuesday, November 27 at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hosptial, St. Louis. It was found that he has many tears in his brain and the covering of the brain. Part of his brain is currently protruding down into his nose. The surgery will be similar to the one he WAS going to have in October but it will actually be EVEN MORE EXTENSIVE. He will have an incision from ear to ear and the doctors will try to fix everything that is leaking, operate on his brain, cut off dead parts that are protruding, and drill out his nasal passage and fill it back in with bone. They will also take fat from his stomach to fill in any gaps. Plates and screws will be inserted to hold everything in place. Needless to say Rory will be in the Intensive Care Unit for quite sometime afterwards. We want to say thank you ahead of time because you ALL have been so good to our family and we KNOW you will storm heaven with your fervent prayers for our little Rory. With Hope & Thankful Hearts, The Josh & Timber Miller Family KEEP CHRIST IN CHRISTMAS POSTER CONTEST AND AWARDS CEREMONY The Effingham Knights of Columbus will once again conduct a Keep Christ in Christmas Poster Contest. There are 4 divisions by ages as of November 1: 4 and under, 5 to 7, 8 to 10 and 11 to 14. If your child would like to participate, please contact Greg Koester at (217) 821-7731 to obtain the entry form. The winners of these divisions will advance to higher levels of competition. The deadline for submission is the week of December 3. There will be an awards ceremony for the Contest winners at 6:30 p.m. on December 19 prior to the Council meeting. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO ATTEND. The Council will offer Christmas cookies and hot chocolate. YOUTH ACTIVITIES RAFFLE FUNDRAISER The Effingham Knights of Columbus are conducting a raffle fundraiser with proceeds going towards various youth programs such as the Coats for Kids, contest awards, help kids attend March for Life, 5th Grade Vocations Field Trip and the Columbian Squires Circle. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20 with only 1000 printed. First prize will be the winner s choice of 1 of 2 firearms or $750. Second prize will be the winner s choice of 1 of 2 firearms or $500 or the prize can be a credit to the firearm of your choice. A valid FOID card is required to claim a firearm. The Grand Prize Drawing is at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 12 and the winner does not need to be present. Tickets are available from the officers and a number of members. Contact Greg Koester at (217) 821-7731 if you want to buy tickets or tickets to sell. EFFINGHAM K OF C CHILDRENS CHRISTMAS PARTY For members and prospective members is on December 2 with doors opening at 2:00 p.m. Santa Claus will arrive shortly thereafter. There will be games and refreshments prior to and during Santa s visit. There will be door prizes including a drawing for a girls bicycle and boys bicycle. EFFINGHAM K OF C ADULT CHRISTMAS PARTY For members and prospective members is on DECEMBER 16TH with doors opening at 12:00 p.m. please no kids under 18. Social Hour will be from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. with the meal served at 1:00 p.m. Live music starts at 2:00 p.m. and will play until at least 4:00 p.m. There will also be 50/50 and door prize drawings throughout the afternoon. 2
Mass Intentions: Saturday, Nov. 24 Don Brown Sr. by Jesse Davis Family Sunday, Nov. 25 Mike & Virginia Conder by Joe & Kay Conder Wednesday, Nov. 28- Henry & Dianne Merz 50 th Wedding Anniversary Saturday, Dec. 1 Shary Vonderheide by Leon Vonderheide Sunday, Dec. 2 Tina Vonderheide by Tracey Vonderheide Wednesday, Nov. 28 7:15am Volunteers Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018 Lector: Christy Brown Servers: Hannah & Aaron Wells Trey Brown Ushers: Doug Brown Jesse Davis Greeters: Jesse Davis Family Gift Bearers: Don Brown Family Euch. Min: Katrina Davis, Theresa Davis, Rosemary Holland Sunday, Dec 2, 2018 Lector: Jamie Vonderheide Servers: Samuel Vonderheide William Vonderheide Jack Holland Ushers: Jim Vonderheide Steve Vonderheide Greeters: Don & Marcella Antrim Gift Bearers: Josh Spannagel Family Euch. Min: Leslie Kemme, Barb Vonderheide Diana Vonderheide Money Counters: Connie Bales, Alice Richards Mardell Sheehan Carolyn Hackman Pray without Ceasing Congratulations on your Baptism Denver Caspary Curry Nov. 18, 2018 Parents Brent and Shauna Curry May the Lord bless you And keep you safe Take your hand when need be And fill your heart With his Love The Annual Family Christmas Breakfast will be Sunday, December 2. A catered breakfast will be served after 8:30 am mass. Sign up sheet will be in the cry room. Please sign up ASAP. Annual Cookie/Candy Bake Sale will be Sat. Dec.8 and Sun. Dec. 9 after the Masses. Proceeds will help fund the trip to Washington, D.C. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO SIGN UP!!! A COMMITTEE MEMBER WILL BE IN THE BACK OF CHURCH AFTER MASS TO HELP YOU SIGN UP! PICTURE WILL BE TAKEN ON THE FOLLOWING DATES: Thursday, Nov. 29 2pm-8pm Friday, Nov. 30 1pm-8pm Saturday, Dec. 1 9am-4pm GROUP PHOTOS FOR THE DIRECTORY Ministries Time of Photo Money Counters 9:30 a.m. Choir/Organist 9:35 a.m. Servers 9:40 a.m. PSR Teachers 9:45 a.m. Eucharistic Minister 9:50 a.m. Lector 9:55 a.m. Ushers 10:00 a.m. CCW Officers 10:05 a.m. Parish Council will be on a different day Youth Group 10:15 a.m. Sacristans-? 10:20 a.m. Environmental Committee 10:25 a.m. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! The Directory committee wants to include our parish history and include pictures of days gone by. So, if you have info, stories and pics you would like to share let one of the committee members know. Committee members include Amanda Kemme, Terry Hoene, Beth Spannagel and Rhonda Vonderheide, Rosemary Vonderheide and Donna Davis. November Committee: Joyce Hoene, Melissa Broeringmeyer, Leslie Kemme, Shirley Zacha, Dorothy Thomas, Christy Brown, Jane Emmerich Parish Council Meeting- Wednesday, Nov. 28, 7pm NO PSR on Sunday, Nov. 25 or Dec. 2 Wayne Vonderheide (11-25) 87 years old St. Mary s is needing a person to serve as our Catholic Charities representative. If you are interested contact Amanda Kemme. 217-821-9528 3 8
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