SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 3, 2019 EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit.. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thorn bushes, nor do they gather grapesf rom brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks. LK 6: 39-45 5130 Wilson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Parish Office Hours Monday Friday 7:00am - 4:00pm Phone: 314.771.1228 Fax: 314.771.0454 St. Ambrose School Phone: 314.772.1437 www.stambroseonthehill.com PARISH MISSION STATEMENT We, the members of St. Ambrose Parish, believe that, through our faith and baptism, we have been called to give witness to the values of Jesus as expressed in the Gospel and teachings of our Church.
SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH STAFF IMPORTANT INFORMATION Msgr. Vincent Bommarito........Pastor Rev. Mr. Joseph Fragale.Deacon Sharon Gambaro..Bookkeeper Vicki Calcaterra...Secretary Parish Office Directory: 771-1228, mailbox #: Msgr. Vincent Bommarito... 1 frvinceb@gmail.com Vicki Calcaterra... 2 secretary@stambroseonthehill.com Sharon Gambaro. 3 sgambaro@stambroseonthehill.com Joe Fragale.. 4 jfragale@stambroseonthe hill.com Masses Monday - Friday...6:30 am First Sunday if possible Italian Mass...11:00 am School Masses (While School is in Session) Tuesday & Friday.8:00 am Weekend Masses Saturday.....5:00 pm Sunday 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 am Communion Service Saturday 7:30 am Holy Day Mass Schedule 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon Confession: Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm Adoration: Each Friday 8:30 am-12 noon when school is in session. Rectory Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 7 am - 4 pm Use entrance located between rectory and school. St. Ambrose School 5110 Wilson Ave. (314) 772-1437 http://www.stambroseonthehill.com Barbara Zipoli.......Principal 114 bzipoli@stambroseonthehill.com Linda Gambaro........Secretary 116 Marriage Call the pastor to discuss your wedding arrangements. You may have a wedding at St. Ambrose if you have been an active member of the parish for at least six months. RCIA Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please speak with Deacon Joe Fragale. Classes are on Wednesday evenings, beginning in October and continuing until Easter. Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors If you would like to volunteer to help with this ministry, please call the rectory. St. Vincent de Paul Society For more info please call 289-6101, ext 1131. Choirs To join the Sunday choir, contact Gary Scott at the rectory. Bulletin Articles are due at least 8 days before distribution. E-mail articles to Vicki Calcaterra secretary@stambroseonthehill.com PSR Contact the South City Deanery PSR Nancy Haselhorst at 314-773-3070. Leave a message. Children s Liturgy of the Word This is a short worship service for children aged 3-10 years. The service is offered during each 9 am Sunday Mass during the school year.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK Monday, March 4 6:30 am Biago Pietroburgo Tuesday, March 5 6:30 am Cronan Family 8:00 am Johanna Pozzoli Wednesday, March 6 (Ash Wed.) 6:30 am Johanna Marciano 9:00 am Sharon Dalba Thursday, March 7 6:30 am Sarah Marchesi Friday, March 8 6:30 am Frances & Salvatore Marchesi 8:00 am Catherine Mastroianni Saturday, March 9 7:30 am Communion Service 5:00 pm George & Betty Pirone Sunday, March 10 7:30 am Anthony Grimoldi 9:00 am People of the Parish 11:00 am John & Connie Marino St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary 2018/19 Goal (July 1 June 30) $535,600 St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary Week ending: 2/10/2019 Amount budgeted: $ 10,300.00 Amount collected: $ 6,793.00 Surplus (Shortfall): ($ 3,507.00) Year-to-date information Amount budgeted: $ 339,900.00 Amount collected: $ 367,148.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 27,248.00 St. Ambrose Bible Study - Update Thanks to all who joined us this past six weeks. We concluded our six week session this past Thursday. We will now take a break and a time will be determined for the next series of studies in the next 2-3 weeks. I anticipate it will be some time during lent. Please stay posted for bulletin announcements regarding the next six week schedule. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions @ jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com or 314.771.1228. MARCH 9 & 10 5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am Lector: A. Gayer R. Zapf School Kids R. Tintera Eucharistic V. Calcaterra E. Barni P. Shaver M. Kiser Ministers: P. Opfer D. Allen M. Wohlert M. Bishop L. Tomlinson J. Allen A. Sheers D. Carnaghi J. Canino P. Hovey J. Kelly A. Danter Servers: F. Ferrara The Buckleys L. Marcallini F. Winter G. Ferrara L. Marcallini H. Winter K. Verzino A. Tucci M. Ruggeri
PARISH CALENDAR Monday, March 4: Men Clean Church after 6:30 mass St. Joseph Altar Mtg. 6-8:00 pm LIT RCIA 6:00 pm ED Tuesday, March 5: FIAO Italian Class 7-9 pm Hall Wednesday, March 6: Ash Distribution ALL SCHOOL MASS 9:00 am SAS Food Prep 6:30 pm Cafe SVDP 7:00 pm ED Thursday, March 7: Bible study 6-7:30 pm CH FIAO Italian Class 7-9 pm Hall Friday, March 8: ALL SCHOOL MASS 8:00 am Mass Adoration 8:30-noon Crochet/Knitting 9-Noon CH Parish Prayers Please pray for those who have requested prayers, Steve, Wendall, David, Frances, Mike, Kevin, Mhealy, Mary Louise, Madalene, Laura, Judy, Daniel, Lisa, Josephine, Frank, Poteat, Dani, Joe, Linda, Charlie, Ernie If you have a prayer request, please contact Vicki Calcaterra at 771-1228 or e-mail her at secretary@stambroseonthehill.com. Each prayer request will be honored for a month. HOST AN ITALIAN STUDENT Looking for host families for CIEE high school exchange students from Italy and other countries. I have 4 Italian girls looking for a home for next school year. If interested, call Celia Mullikin at 314 973-1802 or email at ccteach6@sbcglobal.net WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ST. AMBROSE PARISH? If you are not currently registered in another parish and wish to join our parish, please complete this form and place it the collection basket or mail it to: St. Ambrose Rectory, 5130 Wilson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. We will see that you receive a registration form. NAME: ADDRESS: ZIP CODE: PHONE #: E-MAIL
Our Adoration Chapel is almost finished. We will be expanding our Eucharistic Adoration hours, which are currently only on Friday mornings, to include Monday evenings starting March 18th and Wednesday evenings starting March 20th from 4:00 pm 8:00PM. These additional hours are those who would like to just stop by Church and spend any amount of time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament or for those who would like to volunteer for the ministry of being an Adorer. Adorers are asked to sign up for a one hour time slot. The Blessed Sacrament cannot be exposed during these additional hours without the presence of an Adorer. Entrance to the Church for Adoration will be through the side door in the school yard. The front doors of the Church will be locked during hours of Adoration. After each mass this weekend, including Saturday evening, the Church Hall will be open and we will have refreshments, literature on Eucharistic Adoration and people available to answer any questions you may have. Please join us and learn more about this wonderful ministry of prayer! If you can t make it to the Church Hall over the weekend; please see the inserts in this weekend s bulletin to learn more about Adoration, sign up as an Adorer and much more. St. Ambrose Society March Schedule Fr. Dempsey Home Wednesday, March 6, 6:00-7:30PM in Café. Prepare meals for homeless veterans at Fr. Dempsey s Fr. Dempsey Home Thursday, March 7, 3:15-5:00PM Serve meals at the Fr. Dempsey Home St. Peter & Paul Community Center Friday, March 15, 4:30-6:30PM at St. Peter & Paul Community Center. Serve meals to homeless Sandwich program food prep Saturday, March 16, 8:30-10:30 in Church Hall. Prepare food for sandwich night on February 18 Sandwich Program Monday, March 18, 6:00-7:30PM in Church Hall Prepare sandwiches f for St. Patrick, St. V. DePaul, Biddle House & St. Peter & Paul homeless shelter St. Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter Wednesday, March 20, 6:00-7:30PM in Café. Prepare meals for St. Peter and Paul homeless shelter St. Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter Friday, March 22nd, 6:15-8:00PM at Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter. Serve meals to the homeless Please call me or email Bonnie Devoti with any questions you may have! Bonnie Devoti 314.223.1495 or devotij@gmail.com Deacon Joe 771-1228 ext. 4 or jfragale@stambroseonthehill
SENIOR CITIZEN CLUB S Next luncheon is March 14th with traditional St. Patrick s day fare. Please pay the increased yearly dues of $15.00 on this day. So we know how many to plan for, please call Vicki @ 645-3113 leave a message by Feb 28th. Those who have a January, February, March birthday are asked to bring a dessert to share PLEASE ARRIVE AT 10:30 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sodality Will host an evening of service for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of St. Louis. We will be filling plastic Easter Eggs for their upcoming Hunt for a Cure event. Please join us on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at 6:30pm in the church hall. All are welcome!!! Save The Date American Red Cross BLOOD DRIVE The next blood drive on SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 from 8 AM 1 PM. Please visit the American Red Cross website (www.redcrossblood.org), select Find a Drive, and click Advanced Search. Enter 63110 in the Zip Code area, then select Choose My Dates (April 28, 2019). The schedule is open for your convenience. Thank you!
Sacrament of Baptism Baptismal classes (for the first child only) will be held on the second Sunday of the month after the 9 am Mass. Baptisms will be scheduled after completion of baptismal classes. For information and to schedule a class, please call Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-686-9110 or by email jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com. Baptisms are performed on the first and third Sunday of the month at Noon, and at 12:30 pm for visiting priests/deacons. The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis NEEDS YOU! Would you like to come to the most beautiful building in Saint Louis and volunteer one morning or afternoon a week. There are opportunities waiting for you as a Greeter or Tour Guide. Greeters sit at the desk in the vestibule and welcome people from around the world. Greeters are needed Monday thru Friday from 10:00 to 1:00 or 1:00 to 4:00. Tour Guides are needed on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings to share the beautiful mosaics in our Cathedral Basilica. You will receive training if interested in becoming a Tour Guide or a Greeter. Please prayerfully consider giving your time and talent for a few hours a week to share this great treasure of our faith. Thank you. Please contact Sister Pat Donnelly at 314-373-8241
is on again for Sunday, June 23, 2019 1-5pm Ticket sales begin April 22, 2019 We are excited to have another House Tour this year as last year was an amazing achievement! Thanks The 2019 Hill House Tour Organizing Committee invites you to participate, hoping to build on the remarkable blueprint left by the 2018 organizers and to top last year s success. Houses: Have you considered showing your home? We are looking for: Homes that are rehabbed and new. A home as a creative, lived in space where you made the best of your lot size and/or existing building structure. The homeowner makes decisions on what spaces tour visitors will see. Sponsors: Funds raised through advertisement paid for the printing of the tour book and ticket last year, and along with ticket sales contributed a significant amount toward the Hill Neighborhood Center. Six hundred ticket holders plus their personal networks will see your 2019 ad. Inexpensive advertising prices range from $25-$100 (due April 5 th ). Individuals are also welcome to purchase a space in support of the House Tour. Volunteers: The glue that holds it together! Please consider volunteering. The Hill Neighborhood Center * 1935 Marconi Ave * St. Louis MO 63110 314-260-9162 * HillNeighborhoodCenter@gmail.com EUCHARISTIC ADORATION There have been many questions surrounding Eucharistic Adoration. As part of our program we will be having an informational meeting after each mass the weekend of March 2 nd and 3 rd. There will be people available to answer questions and plenty of literature to take with you to expand your knowledge of this ancient Catholic practice. If you are interested in volunteering before our informational meetings to be an Adorer, please contact Bonnie Devoti or me at any time. Our contact information is below. Please join us for one of these meetings and if you have any questions, feel free to contact us! God Bless, Deacon Joe Fragale Bonnie Devoti 314.223.1495 or devotij@gmail.com
SAVE THE DATE St. Louis Friends of Birthright th 18 Annual Run for Life and Learning Saturday, March 30 Creve Coeur Lake Join us for a timed 6K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Fun Run, and ¼ Mile Kids Run with FREDBIRD. Proceeds enable women who are financially stressed by an unplanned pregnancy to continue their education. REMINDER Spiritual Socials Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/ stambroseyag/ Mary Kreienkamp The Young Adults is a faith community for all aged 21 39. They will be meeting the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 7 9 pm in the Parish Hall. The evening gatherings will be a time to share in faith and fellowship. Bring along your kids if needed. Thanks and God Bless, Matt Stuckel YAG Faith and Fellowship Coordinator Friends of Birthright Run/Walk Committee stambroseyag@gmail.com REGISTER AT run4lifeandlearning.eventbrite.com or email run4lifeandlearning@gmail.com or 314-852-2305 for more information
Cake and Cookies Needed for St, JoSeph S AltAr Please consider baking or buying a cake or other goodies to place on his altar to sell. Bring all items to the cafeteria on Saturday, March 16, anytime between 8:30 am and 3:30 pm. Volunteers Needed St. JoSeph S AltAr Sunday March 17th Please call or email Jane Torretta 324-223-0848 janetorretta@hotmail.com