May 26, 2013 - Most Holy Trinity page 2 St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois Teutopolis, Illinois
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 2 From the Pastor Trinity Sunday. The mystery of the Holy Trinity lies at the heart of our Catholic belief. In the Scriptures, God is revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit one God, three Persons. The Divine Communion of Persons stands as a model for us in the present (Church unity, Communion of Saints) and a hope for our future (eternal communion with God). Corpus Christi. June 2 is the feast of the and of Christ, formerly celebrated as the feast of Corpus Christi. As part of the 7:00 a.m. Mass that Sunday, we will have our annual outdoor procession with the Blessed Sacrament. It is custom, as you know, to have the First Communion class walk in the procession. I would like as many of our first communicants to participate as possible. Please mark your calendars accordingly. Thanks! Out of Commission. I ll be seeing Dr. Boyajian at the hospital on May 28 to have a hernia repair done. I ll be out of a commission for a few days. It also means I ll miss the Memorial Day cookout since I ll be on clear liquids all day on the 27th. Your prayers would be appreciated. Congratulations. We congratulate Korey and Laura (Ruholl) Schumacher who were married at SFA on May 25. May God bless their life together with an everdeepening love. Help Needed. As she fights some major medical issues, Loretta Koester has put out a call for help with the Right to Life efforts in our area. As you know, Loretta was named the Effingham Daily News Citizen of the year for her decades-long effort to oppose abortion in the United States. She cannot be expected to carry on this fight by herself, though. Here are some of the things that need to be taken care of: the Right to Life newsletter, a prayer vigil and business meeting on the 3rd Monday of each month, periodic news releases, a January breakfast, a March rummage sale, a prayer day in June, the Crossroad Walkers in July, a booth at the county fair in August, Life Chain in October, and the National Night of Prayer in December. While Loretta has coordinated much of this by herself over the years, we would not expect one person to do it all. Perhaps what we need is a group of persons willing to form a Right to Life Committee to make sure that all these bases are covered. If you are willing to help with these efforts, please contact me immediately. Fr. Thinh. Fr. Thinh stopped by for another visit recently as he dropped off some more boxes. Br. Marc also came through last Saturday to drop off some of his things while helping another friar move to St. Louis. Summer Sunday Liturgical Ministries. People want to be comfortable during the heat of summer, and I understand this. However, I urge our liturgical ministers (ushers, musicians, readers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, and servers) to remember that you are performing a formal ministry at a formal ritual. Please dress appropriately. Shorts are not appropriate attire for those who minister at the weekend Masses. And, servers: please, wear shoes or sandals, not flip-flops. Thanks. Tempus Fugit. This coming week will mark the completion of my first full year at St. Francis and St. Rose. A lot has happened, and yet it sometimes feels as if I m just getting started. Thank you for your support and encouragement. Together let us grow into the people and the parish that God envisions us to be. Fourth Grade Servers. We do not schedule servers for the 8:00 a.m. Mass on Saturday. This would be a great time for our youngest servers to get some extra practice. Parents, if your child is willing to serve on Saturday morning, please check with me ahead of time we don t want all the kids showing up at the same time. Thanks! News from Italy. One of the members of the Sacred Heart Province, Friar Michael Perry, has been elected to serve as Minister General of the Franciscan Order. He will be filling out the term of Friar Jose Caballo who was named archbishop and appointed to a new position by Pope Francis. Mike has a variety of international experiences and has been serving as the Vicar General for the past several years. His election was not unexpected. Mass Intentions Monday, May 27, 9:00 am: Deceased Veterans of SFA Tuesday, May 28, 6:30 am: AID Tuesday, May 28, 8:00 am: AID Wednesday, May 29, 8:00: Herman Runde, Jr. Saturday, June 1, 5:30 pm: Don James Protecting God s Children session for any parent, grand-parent or great grand-parent still desiring to attend will be held on Monday June 10 in St. Clare Hall from 6:00-8:30. All adults of the parish are requested to attend a training before volunteering for any parish event. B&B continues on Sundays at 7:00 pm in St. Clare Hall. This week we will begin the early Church period parts I and II. Come see what stirred the shaken followers of Jesus.
May 26, 2013 Most Holy Trinity page 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Liturgy Schedule 8th Week in Ordinary Time May 27 June 2 Mass at 9:00 am at Cemetery (weather permitting) Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am Mass at 6:30 am & 12:10 pm Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am St. Justin Mass at 8:00 am & 5:30 pm Corpus Christi Mass at 7:00, 9:00, 10:30 am Confession Schedule Saturday, June 1-3:30-4:30 pm Liturgy of the Hours with Friars Monday-Friday -- 11:45 am & 4:45 pm Please Note. No 6:30 am or 12:10 pm Mass on Memorial Day. Mass will be at 9:00 am at the cemetery, weather permitting, otherwise in church. The Parish Office will be closed on Memorial Day. The second Mass will be at 9:00 on Sunday, June 2nd because of the Corpus Christi procession after the 7:00 Mass. Pray for the Sick Please remember in your prayers: Cathy Green, Renae Roepke, Eddie Siemer, Cheryl Ann Huber, Chris Utz, Anna Habing, Jim Koester, Jack Hardiek, Toby McMahon, Paula Spencer, Gary Vahling, Lucille Worman Stewardship of Treasure Sunday Total Fiscal 5/19/2013 Year 282 Adult envelopes $7,553.50 $404,614.50 Other $415.00 $26,990.92 TOTAL $7,968.50 $431,605.42 GOAL $9,900.00 $465,300.00 Retired Diocesan Priests $2,596.00 Parish Calendar Monday, May 27 Parish office closed Tuesday, May 28 RCIA, 7:00 pm, Museum Meeting Room Thursday, May 30 Adult Choir, 7:00 pm Saturday, June 1 4:30 pm Sunday, June 2 Corpus Christi, Masses at 7:00, 9:00 & 10:30 am Eucharistic Day of Prayer, noon to 5:00 pm Benediction at 5:00pm Monastery Museum open 12:30-4:00 pm Planning Marriage Justin Deters and Wendy Preston Saturday, June 1, 2013 1:00 pm Day of Eucharistic Prayer. The U.S. bishops have asked all parishes to celebrate June 2 (Feast of the and of Christ) as a day of Eucharistic prayer. We will begin with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at noon and with Benediction at 5:00. At the top of each hour, we will have approximately 15 minutes of common prayer followed by 45 minutes for private prayer and devotions. Each hour will have its own prayer intention or theme: 12:00 Meditation on the Blessed Sacrament 1:00 Prayer for the Sick and Infirm of the Parish (this will include Anointing of the Sick at 1:30) 2:00 Prayer for Vocations to Religious Life and Priesthood 3:00 Prayer for World Peace 4:00 Prayer for a Greater Respect for Human Life Obviously, we don't expect anyone to be present for the entire afternoon. However, I would ask that you make an effort to attend one of the prayer sessions as well as the closing Benediction. Please make sure to bring your children to Benediction since they don't often get a chance to experience that form of prayer. Homebound Ministers Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound for Sunday, June 2nd are Rita Pals 857-3569 and Mary Runde 857-3276.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 4 Happy June Birthdays 6/6 Matilda Bierman (93) 6/11 Roger Renschen (85) 6/12 Anthony Schumacher (83) 6/15 George Westendorf (81) 6/20 Lorraine Deters (83) 6/21 Marian Schultz (96) 6/24 Paul Thoele (94) 6/30 Luella Buscher (88) There are still about 30 religion fees for this Year 2012-13 not yet paid. (Cost per student is $40.00 a year) If anyone would like to donate any amount to cover the cost of unpaid religious ed fees for this year, please place your check or amount in an envelope marked Rel. Ed. donation and place in the Sunday collection. We appreciate your generosity! It s a Blast at VBS! Come hear great Bible stories, sing, make crafts, play games, and eat awesome snacks at this year s St. Francis Vacation Bible School on July 1, 2, & 3! All children ages 4 those going into the 6 th grade this fall are invited to come join in the fun! Registrations can be found online at stfrancischurch.com! Note: The date for the closing program was listed in the original permission slip for Thursday in error. The closing program will be on the final day, Wednesday, July 3 at the time listed. Sorry for any confusion! RCIA will be meeting Tuesday, June 4 th at 7:00 pm in the Museum Meeting Room.. Come join us as we discover the faith heritage of 1.2 billion Catholics. This week s topic is Mary: woman of history and feasts. Next Baptism Prep Date is Thursday, June 6 at St. Rose. Please call to pre-register. Lost & Found A car key on a yellow, green & purple Bud Light keychain was found in front of church. Parish Office 203 E. Main St., P.O. Box 730, Teutopolis, IL 62467-0730 Office Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9:00 am -4:30 pm Phone...(217) 857-6404 Fax...(217) 857-1031 Parish E-mail... stfrancischurch@mchsi.com Parish website: stfrancischurch.com Submit written bulletin notices by noon Monday. Diocesan website: www.dio.org Ember Beddingfield, Victim Assistance Coordinator.. (217) 321-1155 Religious Education News Grade School. Corpus Christi Sunday feast of the and of Christ is celebrated next Sunday, June 2. Grade 2 children who have signed up and practiced for this special occasion will be receiving a note in the mail this week reminding you of the details. If any other 1 st Communicant wishes to participate in the 7:00 Mass and procession, please be present and occupy the fourth center pew by the West side aisle. For further information, please call 857-6477. Thanks to all for participating and honoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. Grade 2 First Communion pictures The date on the group picture was incorrect. Spieth will be redoing these pictures and will let us know when they are finished. Please watch bulletin for this information. Congratulations to these students who received special recognition for their advanced scores on the Diocesan Religion Knowledge Test taken this past school year in 5 th Grade Sam Kingery 98%; Abigail Cothran 92%; Claire Bushur 90%; Mitchel Hardiek 90%; Olivia Niemerg 90%; Abby Bloemer 88%; Charis Coventry 99 %. God bless you and continue your study and practice of the faith! Recruiting The grade school morning religion program is in need of a person to teach the fourth section of Grade 2. The days of class are Monday, Thursday and Friday. (Friday may be shared with another person.) If any parent, grandparent or friend has a child in the First Communion Class next year, please consider volunteering. The benefits are immeasurable, unbelievable and everlasting! Call 857-6477. Thanks in advance for responding! Junior High. These Grade 8 students have scored in the Advanced category of their Diocesan Religious Knowledge Test taken this year Audra Breer 91%; Lauren Siemer 91%; and Lauren Ozenkowski 88%. Congratulations and continue your study and practice of the faith! Youth Notes. Junior High through college aged students come have a blast with us at Vacation Bible School & share God s Word in the process! We need people to act, sing, help with the games, help with the snack area, help with the crafts, or lead groups throughout the day! Permission slips are available online at the parish website. Don t miss out on this service opportunity! Teen Center has now gone on summer schedule. It will now be open the last Friday of each month beginning in June. June 28 will be the next time it is open! See you then!
May 26, 2013 Most Holy Trinity page 5 Ministry Schedule for June Servers: Please pick up your schedule from a church entrance. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion 5:30 pm Sat. 7:00 am Sun. *Rita Habing Tess Probst Lisa Siemer Laura Deters Lois Meinhart Lisa Starwalt Judy Bloemer Tina Brumleve Pat Buening *Tammy Willenborg Sharon Wente Bernice Broom 8:45 am Sun. 10:30 am Sun. *Theresa Funneman Sr. Sandy Sudkamp Cindy Kremer Jerry Brummer Donna Niemerg Karen Schumacher Carlene Rauch Marita Ruholl Angie Sheehan Angie Hotze *Jane Spiker Nicole Pals Holly Huber Liz Kremer Clean Linens: Donna Breer Lenora Drees Ruth Drees Mary Lou Gier Jean Habing Joey Flach Rich Walk Nicole Schabbing Rick Schumacher Mary Jo Kreke 5:30 pm Sat. *Tom Hemmen Don Buening Glen Waldhoff Doug Smith Joe Weis Donald Westendorf 5:30 pm Sat. 6/1 Travis Starwalt 6/8 Carl Schwinke 6/15 Scott Brumleve 6/22 Eric Isley 6/29 Larry Habing 5:30 pm Sat. Jane Meyer Marty Siemer 7:00 am Sun. *Mike Hardiek John Runde Joe Runde Steve Ruesken Allen Koester Larry F. Pruemer 8:45 am Sun. 6/2 Art Deters 6/9 Tom Miller 6/16 Maurus Schumacher 6/23 Bob Herd 6/30 Ken Ritz 7:00 am Sun. Sharon Wente Charlotte Wente Ushers 8:45 am Sun. *Pat Niemerg David J. Zerrusen Ken Ritz Mike Thoele Francis Uthell Maurus Schumacher Gift Bearer Families Readers 7:00 am Sun. 6/2 Mark Willenborg 6/9 Joe Runde 6/16 Doug Pruemer 6/23 Ray Deters 6/30 Harold Hartke 8:45 am Sun. Jill Schumacher Tina Vonderheide 10:30 am Sun. *Dan Beckman Steve Blievernicht Roy Brumleve Addison Brumleve Brock Brumleve Kevin Schumacher 10:30 am Sun. 6/2 Robert Haskenherm 6/9 Steve Blievernicht 6/16 Roy Brumleve 6/23 Dan Beckman 6/30 Darrin Mossman 10:30 am Sun. Paula Spencer Sue Esker Called to Remember Linda Bartlett of Titus 2 for Life will speak about the vocation of Biblical manhood and using it to make a difference in the world at a presentation on June 8 at 7:00 pm at Faith Lutheran Church, Shumway. All are invited to this message of encouragement for men, reminding them how desperately faithful and protective men are needed. For more information, visit www.titus24life.org, or call the Family Life Center at 342-5433. The Most Holy Trinity In the run-up to this Memorial Day weekend you've probably seen veterans out and about holding donation canisters and sporting little paper reproductions of poppies. It was Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae's famous World War I memorial poem, "In Flanders Fields," which inspired the remembrance poppy that is seen at this time of year. While McCrae popularized the red poppy that grew in the cemeteries of France, another man used a different plant to help people remember. Patrick, Apostle to Ireland, used a shamrock, a threepetal leaf to offer a visual explanation of the Holy Trinity, a theological concept that can be difficult to comprehend. Since the leaf is really one, even though it has three lobes, it was a perfect example of the triune God-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three persons in one God. In this Sunday's Gospel Jesus illuminates the mystery of the Trinity by telling his disciples that the Holy Spirit will guide them to the truth. Jesus indicates that the Holy Spirit shares what is his and he shares what is the Father's. Through centuries of reflection and theological discussion, the church slowly came to perceive the mystery of the Trinity as three persons in one God. While the Father is not the Son, and the Son is not the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is not the Father, all are God. Patrick's shamrock was his attempt to help people gain an insight into what is essentially a mystery beyond our understanding. What we do believe is that this God who is three persons is also pure and undivided love. On this weekend when we honor those who gave the full measure of their devotion by wearing red poppies, we also celebrate the One whose love and devotion to his people is undivided and unending. That One is God, the eternal loving Father, the Son who gave his life for us, and the Spirit that is poured into our hearts. 2013 Liturgical Publications Inc Here & There Chicken and Toast served at the KC Hall every Friday evening 5:30 to 7:30. All are welcome. Prayer Service for Phil Stock will be Wednesday, May 29, 6:00-7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Church, Effingham. Phil is currently receiving treatment in Barnes in St. Louis. Everyone is welcome. Benefit for LeAnn Schroeder Hardiek will be held on Saturday, June 1st from 2:00 pm-8:00 pm at the Office Pub, Effingham. Activities includes raffles, bags tournament, t-shirt sales, hot dog and hamburger sales. LeAnn was diagnosed with aggressive type 2 breast cancer. All proceeds will go to help pay for medical expenses and lost wages from missed work. Donations can be made to her account at any of the First National Bank of Dieterich s sites. Please contact Dannie Braun at 217-663-3567 or email Jennifer.dbraun@gmail.com with any questions. St. Charles Borromeo Church, Charleston, Summer Festival takes place on Sunday, June 9, from noon till 5:00pm. There will be a pork chop dinner starting at noon, a live auction at 3:00, crafts, gift baskets, $1,000 raffle, quilt raffle, cash prizes and numerous games for the entire family. St. Charles will also have their 4th annual Run for the Son 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, June 8. Race begins at 7:00 pm. For additional information contact Gabriel Grant at gabrielgrant@gmail.com.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 6 June 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Wedding, 1:00pm 2 Corpus Christi Mass & Procession, after 7:00am Mass Monastery Museum open 12:30-4:00pm 3 4 Secular Franciscans meet, 6:00pm RCIA, 7:00pm 5 6 Baptism Prep at St. Rose, 7:00pm Confessions, 3:30 Adult choir practice 7:30pm 7 8 Wedding, 1:00pm 9 K C Picnic 10 Fr. John gone Protecting God s Children, 6:00-9:00pm 11 Fr. John gone RCIA, 7:00pm 12 Fr. John gone 13 Fr. John gone 14 Fr. John returns Wedding Rehearsal, 6:00pm 15 Wedding, 16 Happy Father s Day CHWC leaves 17 CHWC gone 18 Fr. Ken s Birthday CHWC gone Secular Franciscans meet, 6:00pm RCIA 7:00pm 19 CHWC gone Annual Right to Life Day of Prayer, 7:30pm closing Mass 20 CHWC gone 21 CHWC gone Rosary, 9:30am Wedding Rehearsal 22 CHWC returns Wedding, 1:00pm 23 24 DeColores Board mtg., 7:00pm 25 RCIA, 7:00pm 26 27 Adult choir practice, 7:30pm 28 29 30