SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH JANUARY 20 2018 2 ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMES To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another, the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another, faith by the same Spirit; to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another, mighty deeds; to another, prophecy; to another, discernment of spirits; to another, varieties of tongues; to another, interpretation of tongues. 5130 Wilson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 THES 2:2-14 Parish Office Hours Monday Friday 8am - 4pm 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. Phone: 314.771.1228 FAX: 314.771.0454
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@stambroseonthehill.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 pm Sunday....7, 9 and 11 am Communion Service Saturday 7:30 am Holy Day Mass Schedule 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon Except if a weekend Confession Saturday 4:00-4:30 pm Adoration Each Friday 8:30 am-12 pm 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://school.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 at 314-686-9110. Classes are on Wednesday evenings, beginning Oct. 18 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 publication. 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, January 21 6:30 am Special Intention Tuesday, January 22 6:30 am WilMar 8:00 am Rose Salvio Wednesday, January 23 6:30 am Pat Valli Thursday, January 24 6:30 am Aster Galecia & Divina Riscar Friday, January 25 6:30 am Mary Toretta 8:00 am Francis & Salvatore Marchesi Saturday, January 26 7:00 am Communion Service 5:00 pm George B, Brissette Sunday, January 27 7:00 am Paul Tornetto 9:00 am Josephine & Ernestine Venegoni 11:00 am Alexandra Hayes Please Pray for those who have requested prayers: Caroline, Taryn, Bethany, Alexandra, Lisa, Josephine, Frank, Annie, Poteats, Tracey, Linda, Anne, Dani, Steve, Joe, Wendall, David, Frances Mike, Kevin, Mhealy, Mary Louise, Madalene, Laura If you have a prayer request, please contact Vicki at 771-1228 or e-mail her at secretary@stambroseonthehill.com. Each prayer request will be honored for a month. Call or email to replace a name. St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary 2018/19 Goal (July 1 June 30) $535,600 Weekly information Week ending: 12/30/2018 Amount budgeted: $ 10,300.00 Amount collected: $ 24,523.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 14,223.00 Year-to-date information Amount budgeted: $ 278,100.00 Amount collected: $ 311,642.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 33,542.00 St. Ambrose Students On Bishop DuBourg High School s Honor Roll First Honors 3.5+ GPA BROWN, ANASTASIA 11 FUSE, AUDREY 9 GLOSEMEYER, GARRETT 12 LONGLAND, CORIE 9 LORANGER, HANNAH 12 RANCILIO, MOLLY 10 RANCILIO, MIA 10 TOCKSTEIN, HARLEY 10 TUCCI, GRACEMARIE 12 Second Honors 3.0-3.4 GPA RUGGERI, DOMINIC 11 RUGGERI, ALLISON 9 SCHMUELLING, BRENDAN 12 STAHL, RICHARD 10 HEAD USHER SHORTLY WE WILL BE IN NEED OF SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER THE POSITION OF HEAD USHER AND THE DUTIES WITHIN THIS POSITION.
27th Annual St. Ambrose Trivia Night Catholic Men for Christ 2019 Conference will take place on February 2, 2019 at Touhill Performing Arts Center. Doors Open 8:00 a.m. Concluding Mass 4:00 p.m. Ticket Pricing: Saturday, January 26, 2019 St. Ambrose Gym & Café $200 per table of 8 Includes Beer and Soda Imo s Pizza will be available to order Doors open 6pm Games begin 7 pm All proceeds benefit St. Ambrose Athletic Programs For reservations contact Michelle Feltz (314)616-7482 or smfeltz@sbcglobal.net $35.00 EARLYBIRD PRICE NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 15 $40.00 October 16 - December 31 $45.00 January 1 - February 1 $50.00 At The Door/Day-Of $15.00 High School/College (always) NEW THIS YEAR! Deacon price is $10.00. Deacons must call the Box Office to purchase ticket at 314.516.4949 or purchase their ticket a the Box Office. Priests and Seminarians are free and must call the Office of Marriage and Family Life to register at 314.792.7185. If you prefer to register over the phone, please call the Touhill Ticket Office. Hours: Monday- Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with extended hours until 6 p.m. on Thursdays. 314.516.4949 or 866.516.4949. WEEKEND OF JANUARY 26 & 27 5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am Lector: A. Gayer E. Barney Students A. Danter Eucharistic V. Calcaterra D. Kuchta D. Allen M. Bishop Ministers: L. Tomlinson C. Crowe J. Allen R. Tintera J. Canino C. Sanders M. Kiser P. Opfer D. Seib M. McKeever Servers: B. Mazzola The Buckleys J. Warden A. Molli B Tatum L. Warden A. Molli C. Longland M. Wohlert M. Mense
PARISH CALENDAR Monday, January 21: Men clean church after 6:30 Mass RCIA 6:00 pm ED SAS PBJ 5:30 pm Hall St. Joseph Altar Mtg. LIT Crusader 6:00 pm Cafe Tuesday, January 22: La Festa booth captains 6:00 pm ED Wednesday, January 23: Ladies clean church after 6:30 mass Young Adults 6:300 pm Lit SAS Food Prep 6:00 pm Cafe Thursday January 24: Bible Study 6:00 pm If anyone would like tickets they can email me, Cathy Tornetto-Stewart at BCS0776@SBCGLOBAL.NET. If you have questions you can call me at 314-368-0005. Friday, January 25: Adoration Knit/Crochet Club Athletic Assn. Hall 8 - noon 9:00 am ED 6:00 pm Cafe Saturday, January 26: Children Italian Class 8 noon ED Athletic Assn. Trivia 6:00 pm Café Gym SVDP Collection Sunday, January 27: SVDP Collection 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
Paul Gitto and Becky Tower would like to thank all those who purchased notecards to help the St. Ambrose Society. Seventy boxes were sold, and Deacon Joe was presented with $700 to help those in need. There are just a few boxes remaining. If anyone would like to make a purchase, please call Becky at 314-406-0374. St. Ambrose Society JANUARY SCHEDULE Sandwich Program Monday, January 21, 6:00-7:30PM in Church Hall Prepare sandwiches for St. Patrick, St. Vincent DePaul, Biddle House and St. Peter & Paul homeless shelters St. Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter Thursday, January 24, 6:00-7:30PM in Cafe Prepare meals for SS. Peter & Paul homeless shelter St. Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter Friday, January 25, 6:15-8:00PM at SS. Peter & Paul Homeless Shelter Serve meals to the homeless 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 314-636-9110 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. New Candle Stations Coming Soon! Update annual of memorial candles The new candle stations are expected to be coming soon. The current candle stations have a number of candles with memorial plaques. The new candles will have labels. If you would like to renew or purchase a new memorial candle, write down what you would like to be written on the label with $125.00, send or bring it to the rectory office. The memorial candle will remain lit for one year. There will also be a station of candles, which can be lit for any donation amount and will burn for one day. St. Ambrose Organizations Save and take note of the following date for 2019 when you are scheduling your events. Christmas on the Hill Dec. 14, 2019 This will save any overlapping conflicts Next weekend. Jan. 26-27 is St. Vincent DePaul Collection
Eucharistic Adoration Hour of Power BIBLE STUDY JAN 17, TO FEB. 21 The sessions will be conducted by Harold Ernst and Deacon Joe Fragale. The new night for our study will be Thursday s. We will be in the church hall starting at 6:00PM and concluding by 7:30PM. As before, there will be no cost and all you have to do is show up. Bibles and any other necessary literature will be provided. If interested, please notify me at: jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com or 314.686.9110 St. Ambrose has Eucharistic Adoration each Friday in church from 8:30 am Noon. We are looking for volunteers interested in serving one hour or 30 minute time slots. If you are interested, please contact Bonnie Devoti @ devotij@gmail.com 314-223-1495 Loretta April @ lapril54@gmail.com 314-550-4049 This Photo by Unknown Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sodality Invites you to an evening with Nola Heidbreder Local Fiber Artist Tuesday, February 12, 2019 6:30 pm Church Hall SOCCER St. Ambrose is conducting an indoor Soccer program for boys and girls of the parish ages 5 12. BEGINNING IN EARLY FEBRUARY The program will be conducted at Vetta Soccerdome Webster Groves For more information, call Marty at 314-393-1164.
ANNUAL MONSIGNOR BOMMARITO S MOSTACCIOLI DINNER SUNDAY, MARCH 3 RD, 2019 12-6 PM ST. AMBROSE SCHOOL CAFETERIA Proceeds help fund the Msgr. Bommarito Endowment Fund c/o St. Ambrose Forever to help support tuition affordability! SAVE THIS DATE TOO Christian Elements of Great Literature at Pauline Books The Daughters of St. Paul are continuing their monthly literary discussions on the last Monday of each month, 7 pm at Pauline Books and Media, 9804 Watson Rd. in Crestwood. Ken Colston will lead discussions on the following works: Jan. 28: The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy Feb. 25: The Four Loves by CS Lewis Mar. 25: Everything that Rises Must Converge & Revelation by Flannery O Connor Admission is free; for more information call 314-965-3512. CONTACT INFO: Sr Laura Rhoderica Brown, fsp Pauline Books & Media 9804 Watson Rd St Louis, MO 63126 314-965-3512 (Book Center) 808-271-9450 (Cell Phone) FB: https://www.facebook.com/pbmstl Blog: http://visit.pauline.org/stlouis Pauline Books and Media is a Catholic book store owned and operated by the Daughters of Saint Paul.