November 11, 2012-32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time page 2 St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois Teutopolis, Illinois 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. 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time November 11, 2012 Diocesan website: www.dio.org Pat Kornfeld, Victim Assistance Coordinator.. (217) 321-1155 Sacramental Celebrations Weekday Liturgy: See inside schedule Weekend Liturgy: Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 7:00, 8:45, & 10:30 am Holy Days Liturgy: Eve 7:00 pm; Day 6:00 am, noon & 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 pm Thursday before First Friday: 3:30-4:30 pm Anytime by appointment Sacrament of Matrimony: Arrangements must be made a minimum of 6 months in advance with the Pastor. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism Prep. class is required before baptism. Please call office to pre-register. Parish Pastoral Team Fr. John Eaton, OFM, Pastor Fr. Vernon Olmer, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. Ken Rosswog, OFM, Associate Pastor Maria Wargolet, Director of Music Ministry Theresa Draper, Coordinator of Music Ministry Anita Broom, Bookkeeper Bernice Matteson, Part-time Secretary Jane Miller, Part-time Secretary Ron Ruholl, Maintenance Religious Education: Sr. A. Pierre Wilken, OSF, Director of Faith Formation: 857-6404 Sr. Ann Siemer, SSND, Gr. Sch./Jr. Hi. DRE: 857-6477/3015 Lisa Siemer, Youth Director & Sr. High CRE: 857-1500 Carlene Rauch, Part-time Rel. Ed. Secretary: 857-6477 Parish Council: Jim Apke Bruce Buhnerkempe John Bushur Carrie Copple Jack Hardiek Duane Kremer Kay McMahon Deb Niebrugge Denise Will
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 2 From the Pastor Rest in Peace. Our sister Rose Hawickhorst passed away on October 30 at the age of 91. A simple memorial service was held on Friday, November 2, and then Rose was buried in St. Francis Cemetery. Kathy Hartke died unexpectedly as a result of complications from surgery. Her funeral Mass was at St. Francis on Tuesday, November 6; and the burial took place at SFA Cemetery. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them! Thanks! Ron Hartke told me how much he appreciated the quick response he got from our in-the-pew medical professionals when wife Mary Lynn had some difficulties at Mass a couple of weeks ago. Prayers Needed. In a parish this size, it is inevitable that a certain number of members will be standing in the need of prayer as an old song goes. Right now, we have several parishioners who are dealing with serious medical issues. Please watch the prayer list published in the bulletin and keep our infirm members in your daily prayers. We celebrated the Sacrament of Anointing on the feast of St. Luke (Oct. 18), but if you or a loved one would benefit from Anointing, please don t wait until the next communal celebration on February 11. Just let us know, and we ll gladly offer the Church s sacrament for your strength and healing. Bread for the World. SFA members donated $1315 to help Bread for the World combat world hunger. Way to go! Mass Stipends. There has been a surge in Mass stipends coming into the parish office. In many cases, people are requesting a specific date for a Mass. We will try to accommodate your wishes as best we can; however, we will not be able to meet every request. There will be cases when several people may ask for the same Mass on the same day. In such cases, it will be first come, first served. We trust in your understanding. We will try to publish the Mass intentions in the bulletin, but they will not be announced at Mass. OFM Meetings. I will be heading to St. Louis for Provincial Council meetings on the 15 th and will return late on the evening of the 17 th. Please pray for me while I am away and continue to ask the Holy Spirit to guide the work of the Council. In Case You Missed It Bishop Paprocki recently published this news release: I finished the St. Louis Marathon Sunday in 4 hours, 22 minutes and 53 seconds. I placed 743 out of 1749 overall, 5 out of 25 in my age division, and 508 out of 931 in the men's division. To date, $10,000 has been donated in support of my marathon run for vocations to help pay for the education and formation of our seminarians. I am grateful for the generous support for the training of the future priests of our diocese. New Collection. Over the years, the Diocese of Springfield, like many dioceses throughout the US, took up an annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development. Bishop Paprocki has decided that the need in our own diocese is so great that we will no longer take up the CCHD national collection. Instead, the bishop has instituted the Diocesan Campaign for Justice and Hope. That collection will be taken up next weekend, November 17 18. The funds collected will be used to alleviate the needs of the poor in our own diocese. Please do what you can to help. Mass Intentions Monday, November 5 6:30 am: Rudolph Slemer + 12:10: AID (For the intention of the donor) Tuesday, November 13 8:05 am: AID (For the intention of the donor) Wednesday, November 14 8:05 am: AID (For the intention of the donor) Thursday, November 15 12:10 am: Leroy Ordner + Friday, November 16 8:05 am: Heinrich Grunloh Saturday, November 17 8:00 am: Genevieve Schniederjon + 5:30 pm: Frank and Florence Uthell + Sunday, November 18 7:00 am: Dolores Thoele 8:45 am: Mildred Thoele 10:30 am: Pro Populo (For the people
November 11, 2012 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time page 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Liturgy Schedule 32nd Week in Ordinary Time November 12 18 St. Josaphat Mass at 6:30 am & 12:10 pm St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am St. Albert the Great Mass at 6:30 am & 12:10 pm St. Gertrude St. Margaret of Scotland Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am St. Elizabeth of Hungary Mass at 8:00 am & 5:30 pm 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass at 7:00, 8:45, 10:30 am Confession Schedule Saturday, November 17-3:30-4:30 pm Liturgy of the Hours with Friars Monday-Friday -- 11:45 am & 4:45 pm Sing Along St. Francis Singers and Friends will be singing at Evergreen Nursing Center on Wednesday, November 14th at 10:00am. Pray for the Sick Please remember in your prayers: Cathy Green, Renae Roepke, Eddie Siemer, Cheryl Ann Huber, Chris Utz, Anna Habing, Mack Kitten, Jim Koester, Tom Vonderheide, Jack Hardiek, Chuck Stevens, Toby McMahon, Mary Lynn Hartke Stewardship of Treasure Sunday Total Fiscal 11/4/2012 Year 314 Adult envelopes $9,975.50 $149,594.00 Other $700.26 $9,968.60 TOTAL $10,675.76 $159,562.60 GOAL $9,900.00 $188,100.00 All Saints Day Collection $2,544.75 Parish Calendar Monday, November 12 Liturgy mtg., 7:00 pm, Museum Dining Room Men s Holy Name mtg., 7:00 pm, Museum Meeting Room Protecting God s Children, 6:00-9:00 pm, St. Clare Tuesday, November 13 RCIA, 7:00 pm, Museum Meeting Room Wednesday, November 14 Children s Choir, 3:30-4:30 pm Teen Choir, 6:00 pm Confirmation practice and reconciliation, 6:30-8:30 pm Jr. High and H.S. Religion, 7:20 pm Thursday, November 15 Bible Study, 10:00 am, St. Clare Monastery Museum Appreciation Dinner, 6:00 pm, Kountry Kitchen Adult Choir, 7:00 pm Friday, November 16 Rosary, 9:30 am, Church and St. Clare Saturday, November 17 Confessions, 3:30-4:30 pm Sunday, November 18 Secular Franciscans meet, 2:00 pm, Church B & B, 8:00-9:30 pm, St. Clare Campaign for Justice and Hope - Next weekend, November 17/18 is our first annual Diocesan Campaign for Justice and Hope (DCJH). This collection gives Catholics an opportunity to fulfill their moral obligation to reach out in solidarity to those who suffer and lack basic human necessities. Like all Catholic ministries, it reaches out to the broader community, without regard to race, ethnicity or religion. This DCJH collection replaces the Catholic Campaign for Human Development collection. All the money collected will be given out, through a grant process, to local programs and organizations that give realistic hope to the poor to break out of the cycle of poverty. For more information, email DCJH@dio.org or visit the website at www.dio.org. Please use the envelope included with your set. Thank you. Homebound Ministers Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound for Sunday, November 18th are Lenora Drees 857-3583 and Deb Runde 857-6281.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 4 Attention Parishioners - Every year our first and second grade children fill shoe boxes with small gifts to send to the children in countries throughout the world their mission project as a way of letting them know that they are loved by God and others. This year, eighty-one children in grades 1 and 2 are filling shoe boxes, which will be shipped out by the end of November. The cost of mailing each box is $5.00. Once again, the religion office is asking parishioners if they would like to help our children mail these packages by providing the cost. If you would be willing to help, please place $5.00 in an envelope marked Shoebox and place in the collection basket within the next two Sundays. (If you send a check, please make it out to St. Francis Church with a notation Shoebox. ) We will see that these boxes get shipped out in a timely manner and we thank you for becoming a partner in helping our children work for the missions. RCIA meets after the 8:45 Mass in the museum meeting room on Sunday mornings. A second meeting time is Tuesday evenings at 7:00. No commitments, no pressure, just a desire to know more about the Catholic Church. Next week s topic is Tradition/tradition in the Catholic Church. Please come join us and bring a friend. Bible Study sessions will be on Thursday, November 8 th and the 15 th due to the length of the film. We meet at 10:00 a.m. in St. Clare Hall. Come join us. All are welcome. Bring your lunch and join the conversation after the film. Our next great woman: Bakhita, part 1. Protecting God s Children training will be Monday, November 12 th in St. Clare Hall from 6:00-9:00 p.m. All women of the parish are invited especially those belonging to CCW. Please call the parish office to register for materials. B & B Sunday continues. Join us in St. Clare Hall from 8:00-9:30 p.m. Bring your Bible and favorite beverage and join us for an informal discussion in a relaxed atmosphere. All are welcome. Get ready. Advent quickly approaches. The parish is offering Fr. Robert Barron s Catholicism series for 3 weeks during Advent. Mark your calendars and prepare to be pleasantly surprised by this unique presentation. More information will be coming. Baptism Prep will be held on Friday, December 7th at St. Isidore (Brian & Karla Slifer s home) Please call 217-536-5573 to register. Religious Education News GRADE SCHOOL- GRADE 4 Personal Safety Training video takes place in St. Clare Hall on Monday, Nov. 12, for grades 4Me and 4 Mi. Reconciliation takes place on Monday in Church for grades 4S, and 5S. Grade 3 classes meet in Mus. D. Rm. for prayer service. On Thursday, Nov. 15, Reconciliation takes place in Church for grades 5B and 6C; Personal Safety Training video takes place in St. Clare Hall for grade 5S. Other grades 5 and 6 meet in Mus. D. Rm. for Prayer Service. PRE/K classes meet in Museum Dining Room during the l0:30 Mass. This week the children will be focusing on the widow who put a small amount in the collection basket all that she had. Jesus praised her for her generosity. JUNIOR HIGH - Youth in rooms 8P and 8S will be gathering in room 8P to view the Personal Safety Video. Grade 8 classes 8H and 8N will learn about the social orders of the Church, which sprang up to meet the needs of the people outside the confines of the monasteries. Grade 7 students will continue to learn about how to live out their faith. HS Religious Ed Sophomores & Sponsors: Confirmation Practice is this Wednesday, November 14 beginning at 6:30 pm in church. We ll have reconciliation, practice and a chance for the 2 of you to answer questions together. Confirmation is on November 28 at 6:30 pm. We are looking forward to your receiving this awesome sacrament! Youth Notes: Youth Councils meet TODAY, Sunday, November 11 in the Teen Center! Junior High meets at 6:30 and High School meets at 7:30. Bring a friend & come hang out with us! Teen Center will not be open on November 16. Enjoy the deer hunting/shopping weekend with your family! Marriage Preparation Pre-Cana will be held here at St. Francis on January 27, 2013. Please call 857-6404 to pre-register. Please note that there are limited spots available. FOCCUS will be held here at St. Francis on January 5, 2013. Please call 857-6404 to pre-register. These are required for your marriage if you have scheduled your wedding here at St. Francis.
November 11, 2012 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time page 5 40 DAYS FOR LIFE -- 608 babies saved that we know of during this Oct 26 Nov 4 Fall national campaign!!! Thank you to all who prayed and fasted for an end to abortion, with a special thanks to attendees of our two Eucharistic Days of Prayer, and two hours of prayer at Planned Parenthood! Participation, with 29 churches and groups from our region contributing, has been a resounding success! Every day of the 40 day campaign was filled with prayer, and four of those days included public prayer outside Planned Parenthood. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of people prayed for an end to abortion in our deanery. To read inspiring stories from the campaign, go to www.40daysforlife.com and click on Blog near the top of the page. Prayer Vigil for Life will be held at Sacred Heart Church, Effingham, on November 19th. Rosary will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by Mass at 6:30 pm and then the business meeting will follow in the parish center near the church. Everyone is urged to join us in prayer for an end to abortion. Embracing the Year of Faith The Effingham Deanery Council of Catholic Women would like to invite all Catholic Women of our Deanery to our fall meeting on Tuesday, November 13th, at St. Mary Help of Christians, Green Creek,. Our evening will begin at 6:00 pm with Mass celebrated by Rev. Robert DeGrand followed by registration in the parish hall. As this is the Year of Faith, we will explore our faith through the Saints. Sr. Ann Pierre Wilken, O.S.F. will be our guest speaker focusing on how we are also saints in the making through our friendship with Jesus. We invite all the parishes of our deanery to send representatives from their women s groups to share in an evening that will support, empower, and educate us in spirituality, leadership and service calling us to a deeper active faith. Come enjoy good company, a great speaker, round table discussion and dessert! If you have any questions please call President Judy Repking at 217-536-9301 or email her at repmail@frontiernet.net. Be a friend and bring a friend. DCCW will hold the Living Rosary and Fellowship at Blessed Sacrament Parish, 748 W. Laurel, Springfield on Monday, November 19, 6:00 pm. All parishes in the diocese are encouraged to attend this family event. RSVP to Blessed Sacrament 217-528-7521. Lost and Found A little boy s olive green, (orange lining) size 4T coat has been found in the Mini Park. Please call or come to the parish office to pick up. Thank you. To the Parents of Servers: I am trying to finalize the serving schedule for the Christmas Masses. As you know, on Christmas Eve there is a 5:30 pm Mass at which there are 4 servers (from Gr. 5-12) and a 10:30 pm Mass at which there are 12 torch bearers (from Gr. 4,5,6,7,8) and 5 servers (from Gr. 8-12). On Christmas Day there is a 7:00 am Mass at which we need 4 servers (from Gr. 4-12) and an 8:45 am Mass at which we also need 4 servers (from Gr. 4-12). If you and your family are planning to attend any of these Masses, and your child is interested in serving the Mass or being a torch bearer, please notify me. I am well aware that some families celebrate their family Christmas on Christmas Eve and some on Christmas Day. To help me avoid a lot of scheduling hassles, I would appreciate knowing if your child could and would possibly be able to serve any of these Masses. I ask that you please contact me at 821-9950 by Wednesday, November 21, if your child is willing and able to serve any of these times. This way I can have these assignments listed in the December schedule. I am also trying to schedule servers for the Masses on the holy day, January 1 (Mary Mother of God). Mass times are on Monday, December 31 (New Year s Eve) at 4:00 pm and 5:30 pm and on Tuesday, January 1 at 8:45 am and 10:30 am. If your child is willing to serve any of these Masses, please let me know by November 21. Thank you for any help that you can give me! Barb Runde God Will Provide The jar of flour did not go empty, nor the jug of oil run dry 1 Kings 17:16 Sometime ago I was a parishioner at a parish where the pastor held a strong belief in the providence of God. At first I thought him a bit naïve, but that judgment changed when I saw the effects of his trusting spirit. The parish was in a low-income part of the city and had few financial resources. The pastor was a generous man and often gave from his own pocket when someone came to him in financial distress. The amazing thing is that there was always enough money to manage salary payments and take care of material things in need of repair. Just when the cupboard seemed empty, along came a surprising donation that helped the parish squeak by. (The pastor s kindheartedness was contagious. It stimulated the generosity of others.) I think of this when I want to hoard my time, money or personal talents. That s exactly the time when I need to be like the widow of Zarephath and share what I have, even if it seems meager. LIVING FAITH Sr. Joyce Rupp, O.S.M.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 6 Turkey Bingo will be held today, November 11th at 7:00 pm at the Teutopolis Grade School Auditorium Doors open at 6:30 pm. Bingo workers at 6:15 pm: Callers Paul Grunloh and Charlie Kroeger Ticket-takers: Gerald Runde and Rick Siemer Others: Francis Uthell, Mark Weber, Harold Drees, Steve Witges, Doug Giles, Terry Probst, Tim Thoele, Steve Westjohn, Tom Rauch, Larry Funneman, Steve Deters, Roy Kremer, Kevin Schumacher, Tony Esker, Dave Meyer, Steve Kroeger, Jim Quatman, Doug Pruemer, Vernon Ruholl, Gary Woerman, Jack Hardiek, Tom Uthell, Robert Uthell, Steve Mette, Tom Hotze, Don Bergfeld, Tony Pals, Johnny Meinhart, Nick Deters, Alan Goeckner, Duane Kremer, Ryan Witges, Todd Probst, Dean Kremer, Rich Niebrugge, Dan Ruholl We Welcome to our Faith Family the Newly Baptized Bryson Robert Meyer Son of Derek and Brittany (Castle) Meyer Cameron Robert Kremer Son of Robert Kremer and Trisha Funneman Welcome to Those Recently Registered: Jason and Amber (Huston) Webb and children: Camden, Khye and Brady Daniel and Emily (Mader) Zerrusen and children: Brennan and Caleb Virgil Krone Stewardship Corner As we practice stewardship, we find that we grow spiritually and that our faith is deepened. Here and There Events Today, November 11th CCW Breakfast at the Grade School Auditorium after 8:45 am Mass. All women of the parish are invited. Turkey Bingo at the Grade School Auditorium at 7:00 pm. Annual fall brunch at St. Mary Help of Christians (Green Creek), serving 7:00 am noon. Breakfast at St. Thomas Parish Center, Newton, serving 8:00 am 11:00 am. All proceeds benefit St. Thomas School Brunch at St. John Lutheran Church, Dieterich. Serving 7:00 am 12:30 pm. Fall Dinner at St. Mary s Church, St. Elmo. Serving from 11:00 am 2:00 pm. Friday Night Buffet at the Teutopolis K C Hall. Serving 5:00 8:00 pm. Country Rhodes Fish Fry to be held on Friday, November 16th at Holy Cross Parish Center, Wendelin. Serving 4:30-7:00 pm. Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored by the Dieterich Women s Club will be held on Sunday, November 18th at the Dieterich High School Gym. 12:00-4:00 pm. Free admission. Teutopolis Alumni and Friends dance will be held on November 21st at the K of C Hall, featuring TJ the DJ. Doors open at 8:00 pm. All proceeds to benefit Postprom and the K of C Scholarship funds. Please be sure to tell all your friends and past classmates. It is sure to be a good time! You can help save lives, and help a Teutopolis High School student receive a scholarship! Plan to donate blood with the American Red Cross on Mon., Nov. 12th at Teutopolis American Legion from 1:00-6:00 pm. Based on the units of blood the Red Cross collects at our drive, a designated scholarship amount will be awarded to a student at our school Plus, everyone who attempts to donate will receive a scratch card with a pin number redeemable for prizes online! Make an appointment to give blood by calling 1-800-RED CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org. Holy Humor Sign on the tomb of an atheist: Here lies an atheist. All dressed up and no place to go.