St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 26, 2017 601 N. 4th, St. Charles, MO 63301 Founded 1791 Parish Vision Statement: We are the parish that, through our communion with Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit: Welcomes all; Celebrates our unity, diversity, and traditions; Uses God s gifts to serve and teach others and be the face of Jesus Christ in the Community. Parish Office: 636-946-1893 www.borromeoparish.com School Office: 636-946-2713 www.borromeoschool.com Religious Education Office: 636-946-2916 email: sister@borromeoparish.com Latino Ministry, 636-946-1893 email: JorgePerez@archstl.org St. Vincent DePaul Society: 636-925-1616 leave a message after the recording Pastoral Staff: Father John Reiker, Pastor: johnr@borromeoparish.com Father Don Schramm, Retired, frdoncs@borromeoparish.com Deacon Don McElroy, Deacon Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon, Latino Ministry Coordinator Sr. Raquel Ortez, S.S.N.D. Director of Religious Education Ms. Kristin Williams, Youth & Family Minister Mrs. Donna Crawley, Office Manager Mrs. Mary DuBois, Office Secretary Mrs. Jackie Voelkl, School Principal Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors Mrs. Beth Duello, Director of Music Mrs. Lisa Delicath, Contemporary Youth Choir Mr. Juan Saldana, el coro Mr. Rob Iver, Parish Council Chairperson EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME FEBRUARY 26, 2017 Saturday: Sunday: Weekdays Schedule of Holy Mass 5:00 p.m. vigil for Sunday 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. in Spanish 6:30 a.m. Mass Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. Monday Friday Holy Days of Obligation: watch the bulletin National Holidays: 9:00 a.m. Parish Office Business Hours Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: Prep meeting First Monday of the Month. Call the parish office for more information. Sacrament of Matrimony: Contact the priest or deacon of your choice at least six months prior to wedding to begin preparations Eucharistic Adoration: Third Mondays, 8:30am to 6:30pm Third Saturdays, 8:00pm to 11:00am Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass Parish Hall Rental: Neal or Pat at 636-949-9722 (gym) Donna at 636-946-1893 (café) OUR WARM WELCOME TO ALL! We welcome all who come and worship with us. If you wish to join our parish faith family, or have a change in your contact information, kindly complete this form. You can return it to the Rectory, place in in the collection, or give it to a Priest or Deacon. Name Cell/Phone Number Address/Zip Email Please make the above changes to my parish record Interested in information about annulments/validation I wish to find out more about the Catholic faith Information on having my children baptized I would like to speak with a Priest/Deacon Please pray for:
Pastor s Column Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 26, 2017 JOURNEY TO THE FOOT OF THE CROSS - 10 THINGS TO REMEMBER FOR LENT 1. Remember the formula. The Church does a good job capturing certain truths with easy-to-remember lists and formulas: 10 Commandments, 7 sacraments, 3 persons in the Trinity. For Lent, the Church gives us almost a slogan Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving as the three things we need to work on during the season. 2. It s a time of prayer. Lent is essentially an act of prayer spread out over 40 days. As we pray, we go on a journey, one that hopefully brings us closer to Jesus Christ and leaves us changed by the encounter with him. 3. It s a time to fast. With the fasts of Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, meatless Fridays, and our personal disciplines interspersed, Lent is the only time many Catholics these days actually fast. And maybe that s why it gets all the attention. What are you giving up for Lent? Hotdogs? Beer? Jelly beans? It s almost a game for some of us, but fasting is actually a form of penance, which helps us turn away from sin and toward Jesus Christ. 4. It s a time to work on discipline. The 40 days of Lent are also a good, set time to work on personal discipline in general. Instead of giving something up, it can be doing something positive. I m going to exercise more. I m going to pray more. I m going to be nicer to my family, friends and coworkers. 5. It s about dying to yourself. The more serious side of Lenten discipline is that it s about more than self-control it s about finding aspects of yourself that are less than Christ-like and letting them die. The suffering and death of Christ are foremost on our minds during Lent, and we join in these mysteries by suffering, dying with Jesus Christ and being resurrected in a purified form. 6. Don t do too much. It s tempting to make Lent some ambitious period of personal reinvention, but it s best to keep it simple and focused. There s a reason the Church works on these mysteries year after year. We spend our entire lives growing closer to God. Don t try to cram it all in one Lent. That s a recipe for failure. 7. Lent reminds us of our weakness. Of course, even when we set simple goals for ourselves during Lent, we still have trouble keeping them. When we fast, we realize we re all just one meal away from hunger. In both cases, Lent shows us our weakness. This can be painful, but recognizing how helpless we are makes us seek God s help with renewed urgency and sincerity. 8. Be patient with yourself. When we re confronted with our own weakness during Lent, the temptation is to get angry and frustrated. What a bad person I am! But that s the wrong lesson. God is calling us to be patient and to see ourselves as he does, with unconditional love. 9. Reach out in charity. As we experience weakness and suffering during Lent, we should be renewed in our compassion for those who are hungry, suffering or otherwise in need. The third part of the Lenten formula is almsgiving. It s about more than throwing a few extra dollars in the collection plate; it s about reaching out to others and helping them without question as a way of sharing the experience of God s unconditional love. 10. Learn to love like Jesus Christ. Giving of ourselves in the midst of our suffering and self-denial brings us closer to loving like Jesus Christ, who suffered and poured himself out unconditionally on cross for all of us. Lent is a journey through the desert to the foot of the cross on Good Friday, as we seek him out, ask his help, join in his suffering, and learn to love like him. Jokes of the Week While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my uniform, she asked, Are you a cop? Yes I answered and continued writing the report. My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police. Is that right? Yes, that s right, I told her. Well, then, she said as she extended her foot toward me, would you please tie my shoe? A little girl had just finished her first week of school. I m just wasting my time, she said to her mother, I can t read, I can t write, and they won t let me talk! Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His Borromeo Family. A Holy Community through Holy Communion! Your brother in Jesus,
Please consider these suggestions in shaping your own family s Lenten Plan: Use your CRS Rice Bowl and Lenten calendar daily to guide your Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving. As a family, read the Stories of Hope and daily reflections to inspire your Lenten Journey-and guide your Lenten almsgiving. Prepare simple meatless meals on Fridays throughout Lent, in solidarity with our brothers and sister around the world. Be sure to visit crsricebowl.org to watch videos of the people and communities your Lenten gifts are changing through CRS Rice Bowl. Rice Bowl Success Stories occurring here in the United States- Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky Centro Latino, a Catholic Charities-supported non-profit, works alongside the Latino population in the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky. That work includes what you may expect: distributing food and clothing, and providing opportunities for education. But Centro Latino also recognizes the importance of community and stability. "We need each other, says Ursuline Sister Lee Kirchner. Sr. Lee volunteers at the monthly Women s Meetings, offering reflections for the more than 100 women that gather. That s what we re trying to do: build a community among ourselves. For women like Katalina, a three-year attendee of these meetings, the community has given her more than the support she needed to learn English; it serves as an inspiration to give back. Women from the group volunteer at Centro Latino s food distribution center, assist in their local parishes and, of course, work with their peers in the Women s Meetings. As Sr. Lee notes, Shelby County is better for the work done by these women. Catholic Relief Service Rice Bowls for Lent Each Lent, we are invited into a season of spiritual reflection and renewal. CRS Rice Bowl is one way for families and faith communities to experience the season of Lent. Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. 75 percent of your Rice Bowl donations support CRS s humanitarian relief programs in nearly 100 countries. Additionally, Catholic Relief Services allows each diocese that participates to keep 25% of the collection in the local community to be used for hunger and poverty alleviation programs. In the Archdiocese of St. Louis, these funds support food pantries and other programs. Please take a Rice Bowl Today.
THIS WEEK WITH YOUR ST. CHARLES BORROMEO FAMILY MARRIAGE IN CHRIST HAS BEEN PROMISED Brianna Boschert & Eric Mitchell PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEW PARISHIONERS Anne Vitale and Daniel Terry, an engaged couple Frank and Chrissy Hinkel PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Ethel Elmendorf, Royce Melton, Nicholas Akers, (Grandson of Pat & Diana Akers), Florence Williams, Marty Waigand, Betty Phelps, Belle Keough, Delores Bizelli, Patricia Dickson, Ann Lamb, Joseph Thomas Beth Schroeder (1st Grade aide), Kathy Adams Brendan Myers,( grandson of Jim& Kathy Anderson), Connie Burbes, (daughter of Marianne Rauch), PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED Engracia Espinoza, grandmother of Fabiola Manzanarez SCB Book Club February 28 th at 6:30 in the church office For food and to discuss chapters 1-3 For more informa on contact Brenda or Fr. John @ (brenda.galloy@gmail.com or johnr@borromeoparish.com). Austen Ivereigh tells the story not only of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the remarkable man whose background and total commitment to the discernment of God s will transformed him into Pope Francis but the story of why the Catholic Church chose him as their leader. Amos/Hosea/Micah: A call to Jus ce: This 6 week bible study group will look into what God thinks about oppression, injus ce and neglect of the poor. These three prophets use blunt language to call each of us to return to the ways of the lord. Scripture Study stats the week of February 27 th and takes place every Wednesday or Thursday evening. For more informa on call Gregg Jost at 314-807-0386 or e-mail at gjost@101espn.com. Second Collection this Weekend of February 25/26 This week, our second collection will be for the Church, in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation today helps restore the Church and build the future in 20 countries, many of which still struggle to recover in the aftermath of Soviet rule. Funds from this collection help support reconstruction, education, formation, and poverty outreach. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee. Thank you for your generosity. Ash Wednesday Mass Times March 1, 2017 Mass times at St. Charles Borromeo Parish 6:30 a.m. Mass 8:00 a.m. Mass 1:30 p.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. Bilingual Mass Please come and join us for one of these Masses. W w
JOIN US FOR A MORNING OF FOOD, FUN and FELLOWSHIP! Chris s Cakes will be tossing pancakes on Sunday, March 5 th from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm to help benefit Charles Borromeo School. Saint TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED IN ADVANCE FOLLOWING ALL MASSES THE WEEKEND OF THE 18 th AND 25 th OR BY TURNING THE BELOW FORM INTO THE SCHOOL OFFICE. Advanced Ticket Prices: Adult $7.00 Day of Ticket Prices: Adult $8.00 Child $6.00 Child $7.00 SCB PANCAKE BREAKFAST TICKETS serving Sunday March, 5th from 8 a.m.-12 noon Family Name # of Adult Tickets # of Child Tickets Total Amount Enclosed *If not a current school family tickets may still be picked up from the school office.
All Moms Of Young Children Join us for the next meeting of the St. Charles Borromeo Parish Moms Group WHEN: Monday, February 27, 2017 6:30 pm 8:00 pm WHERE: In the St. Charles Room (behind the café) We welcome mom and parishioner Maureen Prinster, who is a registered dietician. She will share with us easy and healthy snack and meal ideas for our busy families! This meeting is for the Moms only RSVP to Christine Woody, christinemsw1@yahoo.com or 314-503-7277 Mom s Group February 27, 2017 Healthy Snack and meal ideas. Lifeline Feb 28, 7 p.m. in Church Ash Wednesday March 1 Ash Wednesday Mass times 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. (Bilingual Mass). 1st Lenten Fish Fry March 3, 2017 from 4-7 p.m. Cleanup to follow after. Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. right after Fish Fries in the Church Fr. Don Schramm s 50th Anniversary March 12 Mass at 4:00, Celebration to follow in Gym. Ladies Sodality White Elephant Auction/Meeting in the Café March 14 at 7:00 in the Cafe. Blood Drive in the Gym-March 21, 2017 from 2:45-5:45 p.m. PSR Parent First Communion Event in Café on April 23 from 9:45-11:00 a.m. SCB Dinner Auction April 28, 2017 Rite of Confirmation Mass, Thursday May 4 Celebration of Sacrament of First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. in Church Men s CRHP Weekend May 6/7, 2017 Sunday, February 26, 2017 First Communion Parent Meeting 10-11:30 Cafe Boy Scouts Movie 5:30 9 p.m. Café High School Youth Group 7 p.m. St. Charles Room Monday, February 27, 2017 Junior Engineers 3-4:30 p.m. St Charles Room Girl Scouts Troop 4245 St Charles Room 5 p.m. Mom s Group 6-8 p.m. in Café Parish Unity Committee 7 p.m. Church Office Tuesday, February 28,2017 Junior Yoga-3-4:30 p.m. St. Charles Room RCIA 6:30 p.m. John XXlll Room Book Club 6:30 p.m. in Church Office Lifeline 7:00 p.m. in Church Wednesday, March 1, 2017 Quilting in Church Office basement 8:30-noon School Parent Night 4-9 in St. Charles Room/Café Emaus for Women Church Office 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017 Boy Scouts 7 p.m. in Cafe Youth Group Core Team 7-8 p.m. Church Office Friday, March 3, 2017 Faculty Meeting School dismisses at noon First Lenten Fish Fry 4-7 p.m. in Cafeteria and St. Charles Room Stations of the Cross 7 p.m. in the Church Sunday, March 5,, 2017 Platica 9:30 a.m. in Church Office School Pancake Breakfast 7 a.m. 11 a.m. Café High School Youth Group 7 p.m.in St Charles Room Men s CRHP 14 at 7 p.m. in Church Office A prayer for Ash Wednesday Gracious God, today begins a period of inner reflection and examination. The days stretch before me and invite me inward to that silent, holy space that holds your Spirit. This special time beckons me to see my life through Christ's eyes and the truth and reality of your love incarnate. Give me the grace to enter the space of these days with anticipation of our meeting. And, when I open my soul to your presence, let your loving kindness flow over me and seep into the pockets of my heart. I ask this for the sake of your love. -Source-Catholic Online
PADRE DONALDO 50 AÑOS DE SACERDOCIO Te invito a acompañarme en dar gracias a Dios por los 50 años de Sacerdocio. Misa de Acción de Gracias, acá en San Charles Borromeo Domingo, 12 de Marzo, 2017, a las 4:00 de la tarde. - Recepción después en el Gimnasio Padre Donald C. Schramm, Ordenado 11 de Marzo, 1967 Dios todopoderoso y misericordioso, Quien ortorgaste al Bendito Cura de Ars, celo pastoral maravilloso y gran fervor para la oración y la penitencia, concede, te imploramos, que por su ejemplo e intercesión, nuestros sacerdotes parroquiales podrán ganar las almas de sus hermanos y hermanas para Cristo, y con ellos alcanzar la Gloria eterna. Por Jesucristo, nuestro Señor. Amén. POR FAVOR, NADA DE REGALOS, MAS QUE TO PRES- ENCIA FR. DON 50 YEARS A PRIEST Please join me in Mass of Thanksgiving for 50 years of Priesthood, Here at St. Charles Borromeo, Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Reception to follow in Parish Gym. Fr. Donald C. Schramm Ordained March 11, 1967 Almighty and merciful God, Who did bestow upon the Blessed Cure of Ars wonderful pastoral zeal and great fervor for prayer and penance, grant, we beseech you, that by his example and intercession our parish priests may be able to gain the souls of their brothers and sisters for Christ, and with them attain to everlasting glory. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. NO GIFTS OTHER THAN YOUR PRESENCE, PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!! St. Charles Borromeo Dinner Auction will be held at the Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center on April 28, 2017. The Time is yet to be determined, but this is a fun night for all. More info to follow, as planning is just getting underway. Mes de Gracia + Oración (Un Retiro en Cada Día de la Vida) Si tu deseas Tener una vida más consistente en oración? Ir a un Retiro pero no puedes encontrar tiempo? Explorar diferentes formas de Oración? Hablar privadamente con un compañero espiritual experto? Ser más consiente de la presencia de Dios en tu vida? Esto es para ti!!! El retiro comienza el 23 de abril y termina el 21 de mayo. Se trata de un retiro dirigido individualmente a la medida de tus propios deseos profundos. Durante todo el mes se invitará a cada participante a orar privadamente cada día y luego quedar confidencialmente con un compañero espiritual experimentado durante una hora cada semana. Reuniones con compañeros espirituales llevará a cabo el jueves por la mañana, tardes o noches, en la conveniencia de cada participante. Parejas comprometidas también tienen la opción de participar como pareja. Los compañeros espirituales no son miembros de nuestra iglesia. Compañeros espirituales bilingües (o traductores) están disponibles si se solicita. Folletos y formularios de inscripción están disponibles en la iglesia. Para más información, visite www.momentsofgraceandprayer.org o contactar a Kristin Williams al 636-946-1893 o kristin@borromeoparish.com. MONTH OF GRACE + PRAYER (A Retreat in Everyday Life) Do you wish to Have a more consistent prayer life? Go on retreat but can t seem to find the time? Explore different ways of praying? Speak privately with an experienced spiritual companion? Become more aware of God s presence in your life? Retreat starts April 23 and ends May 21. This is an individually directed retreat tailored to your own deep desires. Throughout the month each participant will be invited to pray privately each day and then meet confidentially with an experienced spiritual companion for one hour each week. Meetings with spiritual companions take place on Thursday mornings, afternoons or evenings, at the convenience of each participant. Committed couples also have the option to participate as a couple. The spiritual companions are not members of our church. Bilingual spiritual companions (or translators) are available if requested. Brochures and registration forms are available in church, and for even more information, visit www.momentsofgraceandprayer.org or contact Kristin Williams at 636-946-1893 or send me an email at kristin@borromeoparish.com
Borromeo Youth Ministry News For any information about our St. Charles Borromeo Youth News, please email kristin@borromeoparish.com or phone me at (636) 946-1893 ext 119 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 26, 2017 SCB High School Youth Group(8th-12th Graders) Regular Meetings from 7-8:30 p.m. in the St. Charles Room every Sunday, unless otherwise noted. Interested in volunteering at Mount Carmel Senior Living Center? We ll have Mass, lunch and a fun activity with the residents 10 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. RSVP to Kristin. Upcoming Events for High School Youth Group February 26 Student Leadership Meeting 6 p.m. St. Charles Room February 26 Youth Group Coalition for Life! #Lifesquad March 2-Project Life Deposits are due. March 5 Youth Group End it Movement March 12 T.B.D. March 19 Volunteering at Mt. Carmel 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Interested in keeping the fire going from the Pro-Life March? Want to learn more about the Pro-Life Movement? Come to Youth Group on 2/26/17 in the St. Charles Room! Coalition for Life will be joining us for #Lifesquad! Bring cash as they will bring some things you may wish to purchase. Do you want to do something meaningful this summer? Do you enjoy serving others in the community and making new friends? Consider doing a week of service and fun with youth groups from the whole area this summer with Project Life! June 11-16th in Perryville, Mo. Cost: $220/teen, $120/ chaperone. Open to 8th graders and high schoolers. A $50 deposit is due Mar. 2nd. Questions? Email Kristin. Are you interested in sponsoring a teen to go to the Steubenville Conference this July? We re looking for a few sponsors from the parish to provide financial assistance to those who want to attend, but cannot afford it. Contact Kristin Williams at kristin@borromeoparish.com for more information. SCB Middle School Youth Group ( 6th and 7th Graders) Regular Meetings from 6:30 8 p.m.in the St. Charles Room on the first Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted. Upcoming Events for Middle School Youth March 7 Youth Group Group March 31 Volunteer at the Fish Fry Our Shift is from 5:15-7:15 p.m. RSVP to Kristin! Kristin Williams Youth and Family Minister
Taking SCB School Board Applications for Year 2017-2018 The School Board of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School is seeking new members for the 2017-2018 school year! Interested applicants must either be a current member of the parish or have a child enrolled in our day school. You do not need a background in education. Our School Board operates strictly as an advisory board. We offer opinions and guidance on school policies, calendar and tuition. Every Member serves a three (3) year term. Applications can be found in the school. Call 636-946- 2713. Please return applications to the school office by March 8, 2017. If you have any questions, please call Jenny Gray at 636-328-3115. La Junta Escolar de nuestra Escuela Católica St. Charles Borromeo está buscando nuevos miembros para el año escolar 2017-2018! Los solicitantes interesados deben ser miembros de la parroquia o tener un hijo matriculado en nuestra escuela. Para ser miembro no se necesita tener estudios de educación formal. Nuestra junta escolar es estrictamente un consejo asesor. Ofrecemos opiniones y orientación sobre las políticas escolares, el calendario y la matrícula. Cada miembro sirve un periodo de tres años. Las reuniones se celebran una vez al mes. En la oficina de la escuela pueden pedir la solicitud para ser miembro. Si está interesado favor de llenar y regresar las solicitudes a la oficina de la escuela antes del 8 de marzo Lifeline Mark the Date February 28, 2017 Next Lifeline will be held on February 28, 2017 at 7 p.m. in the church. This is an hour spent meditating and praising Jesus in music, and reflection. Don t you owe yourself the gift of God right before Lent? Come and join us and see what everyone has been talking LADIES SODALITY MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 14 AT 6:30PM in the Cafe'...WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION NIGHT. Bring those items you received as a gi but don't care for...books you've read...perfume you bought and now don't want. knick knacks... jewelry...cosme c items. Scarves, etc...you get the idea. WE will auc on everything off & you can go home with some fantas c treasures and have fun bidding. Of course we will have great desserts. Anyone with a March Birthday be sure to come & get your birthday gi. For informa on or if you need a ride call Barb at 636 947 3939. Lenten Tea- Ladies, get your ideas together for our upcoming Lenten Tea. To be held on Saturday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m. in the Café. $10.00 per person and you decide the theme, then decorate your table and supply your own food. We supply the coffee, tea and lemonade. The winning table gets a trophy and bragging rights for a year and a gift for each person at the table. Proceeds to benefit Holy Angels Shelter. Fr. Bob Gettinger usually comes by to share the morning with us. We also have a silent auction. Any questions, Call Barb at 636-947-3939. Save the Date for our Next Blood Drive March 21, 2017 in our SCB Gym 2:45-5:45 p.m.
Readings of the Week Monday: Sir 17:20-24; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 10:17-27 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12; Ps 50:5-8, 14, 23; Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 -- 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Dt 30:15-20; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 9:22-25 Friday: Is 58:1-9a; Ps 51:3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Saturday: Is 58:9b-14; Ps 86:1-6; Lk 5:27-32 Sunday: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Ps 51:3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]; Mt 4:1-11 February 26, 2017 Family Gospel Reflection Today s Gospel reading is from part three of the Sermon on the Mount s three-part instruction by Jesus on the way of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. Part three deals with trusting God and performing deeds of loving service to our neighbor. The Aramaic word mammon does not have a negative connotation. It means property or money. What Matthew is pointing out is that since human beings are not self-sufficient, we are dependent on something outside ourselves. It should be God, not the material goods we own. This is not to say that we don t need material goods. But the reading goes on to remind us not to be anxious. Look at the beauty of nature. The birds do not sow or reap. The flowers do not work or spin cloth. Yet they are provided for by God. Human beings are worth much more than these. How could God not provide for us as well? If what we place first in our lives is God s kingdom and his justice, we will have what we need. Matthew concludes by reminding us to address each day s problems as they come, confident that we are in God s loving care. He is a loving father who holds the whole world in his hands. He will certainly care for us. Reflect with your family: How does it make you feel to know that God will take care of you? How much time do you spend each day wondering what to eat. or what to wear? What other things could you be doing instead of wondering about food or clothes? What things are standing in your way as you try to live as God intended? Your Loving Sacrifices Make All The Difference Contributions for February 19, 2017 Offertory envelopes: $10924.50 Loose: 1138.51 Matching Gifts 655.00 Total Offerings: $12781.01 Help a Student $225.00 Capital Improvents $545.00 Matching Gifts-Corporate $400.00 St. Louis Review $170.00 CRHP Donations $1516.00 WE THANK EACH OF YOU for the great love you show to our Borromeo Family carrying on the work of Jesus and to those in need-by the generosity you display when you share your Treasure, and all God s gifts to you, given for others. February 26: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time: Jesus tells us that our heavenly Father knows all that we need, and so we need to let tomorrow take care of itself as today has troubles enough of its Stewardship Prayer Almighty and ever-faithful Lord, gratefully acknowledging Your mercy and humbly admitting our need, we pledge our trust in You and each other. Filled with desire, we respond to Your call for discipleship by shaping our lives in imitation of Christ. We profess that the call requires us to be stewards of Your gifts. As stewards, we receive Your gifts gratefully, cherish and tend them in a responsible manner, share them in practice and love with others, and return them with increase to the Lord. We pledge to our ongoing formation as stewards and our responsibility to call others to that same endeavor. Almighty and ever-faithful God, it is our fervent hope and prayer that You who have begun this good work in us will bring it to fulfillment in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
Ministry List March 4/5 (Volunteers needed for Greeters and Gi Bearers) Saturday, March 4 5:00 pm L/C: Linda Beeson, Tom Schneider Lisa Delicath EM: Cup Bridget Ohmes, Michelle Grunder Darrell Fuse, Peter Mihelich HOST: Erin Doughty, Tim Delicath SERV:: Aidan & Gabe Doughty, Angelina Ra ni USH:: Jim Lammert, Don Richardson John Williams, Frankie Fessler GB: Volunteers please GR Volunteers Please Sunday, March 5, 2017 7:00 am L/C: Bill Cartwright Mary Baronovic EM: Deby & Jim Yates, Pat Brown SER: 2 volunteers please USH; Josey Page, David Schaeffer Carl Hoeman, vol please GB: Volunteers please GR: Volunteers please 8:30 a.m. Mass L/C: Kevin Tollefson, John DuBois Children s Choir EM: Rich & Blanche Wessler Joe & Gerry Kloeppel HOST: Sarah Hord, Kathy McElroy SERV: Mallory Murray, Volunteer please USH: Ken Kapellar, Rich Wessler Charlie Schroeder, Ron Rozycki Kyle Kitzmann, Volunteer please GB: Volunteers please GR Volunteers please 10:00 a.m. Mass L/C Joe Briscoe, Judy O Connor Choir EM cup-paul Luebbers, Colleen Harmon Marge Pohl, Pa York Host: Brenda Galloy, Jenny Luebbers Servers: Nicholas Burke, Thomas & Michael Smith Ushers: Greg Grotegeers, Gary Snyder, Gary Steins, volunteer please GB: volunteers please GR: Harrie e Wayne, volunteer please 11:30 am Bilingual Mass L/C: Nereida Labron-S, Rosa Mar zez-e el coro EM cup-misael Alavardo, Martha Fuentes Rosa Mar nez, Rosa Alvarado Host: Dionicia Zamundio, Ampelia V Servers-Itzel Antonino and her father, Oscar Anna Elli Guerrero, Melissa Guerrero Ushers: Adolfo Zamores, Jesus Manzanarez Volunteers please GB: to be determined before Mass GR: volunteers please MASS INTENTIONS Monday, February 27, Weekday 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00 a.m. Helene Schuetz 1st Anniv Tuesday, February 28, Weekday 6:30 a.m. Shirley Melton 8:00 a.m. Joan Hamel Wednesday, March 1, Ash Wednesday 6:30 a.m. Maggie Cartwright 8:00 a.m. Sharon Malpeidi 1:30 p.m. Douglas Boschert 6:30 p.m. Gordon Mudd Thursday, March 2, Thursday after Ash Wednesday 6:30 a.m. Jack Pickering 8:00 a.m L&D Knights of Columbus 823 Friday, March 3, Friday after Ash Wednesday 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00 a.m. John Kreutzer 9:15 a.m. Florence Black Boschert (Windsor) Saturday, March 3, Saturday after Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:00 p.m. Donald Rankins 10th Anniv Sunday, March 5, First Sunday of Lent 7:00 a.m. Mary Ann Boschert 8:30 a.m. Our Parish Family 10:00 a.m. Rose O Brien 11:30 a.m. Henry Elmendorf Servers, 8:00am, February 27 March 3 Monday, Feb 27 Mia Gotsch, Abby Kretzler, Melissa Garcia Tuesday,Feb 28 Mia Gotsch, Abby Kretzler, Melissa Garcia Wed, March 1, Mia Gotsch, Abby Kretzler, Melissa Garcia Thurs, March 2 Nick Burke, Kyle Prinster, Josh Williams Friday, March 3 Nick Burke, Kyle Prinster, Josh Williams Meal a Month for February 25/26 The next collection will be February 26. The items needed are: Jelly: Dry Soup: Can Chicken-Dish Liquid Laundry Liquid Toothpaste Kleenex We are also collecting 15 oz can Ravioli for the Mini Vinnies. Thanks for all your Support of this life sustaining Ministry. Fish of St. Charles County Thank you for your generous donation this past month of January 2017. Your 349 items allowed us to continue supplying food from our pantry to those in need. First time referrals are often amazed when they see the cart load of food they are receiving. Thank you all again for your generosity.
Oficina: Tel: (636)946-1893 Fax (636)946-5598 26 Febrero 2017 11:30 a.m. L/C: Ampelia V-S, Misael Alvardo-E el coro EM Cup Araceli (Chely) Garcia, Gabriela Quiroz Hermila Murillo, Fabiola Manzanarez HOST: Guadalupe Damian, Rogelio Guerreo-V Servers Jimenia & Veronica Castro, Liliana Barcenas Ushers Adolfo Zamores, Jesus Manzanarez volunteers please GB: to be determined before Mass GR: volunteers please LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES Domingo: Octavo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Inicio de la Cuaresma en el calendario juliano Miércoles: Miércoles de Ceniza; Ayuno y abstinencia Viernes: Santa Katharine Drexel; Abstinencia; Primer viernes; Jornada Mundial de Oración Sábado: San Casimiro; Primer sábado LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Sir 17:20-24; Sal 32 (31):1-2, 5-7; Mc 10:17-27 Martes: Sir 35:1-12; Sal 50 (49):5-8, 14, 23; Mc 10:28-31 Miércoles: Jl 2:12-18; Sal 51 (50):3-6ab, 12-14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 -- 6:2; Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Jueves: Dt 30:15-20; Sal 1:1-4, 6; Lc 9:22-25 Viernes: Is 58:1-9a; Sal 51 (50):3-6ab, 18-19; Mt 9:14-15 Sábado: Is 58:9b-14; Sal 86 (85):1-6; Lc 5:27-32 Domingo: Gn 2:7-9; 3:1-7; Sal 51 (50):3-6, 12-13, 17; Rom 5:12-19 [12, 17-19]; Mt 4:1-11 Que: Open House Event Cuando: Sunday, March 5 from 1pm to 4pm. Donde: Kenrick- Glennon Seminary Detalles: Visitors will be able to tour the campus, learn about what seminarians do during the week and how seminarians live, and pray at the magnificent chapel of St. Joseph. Hispanic seminarians will be on-site to welcome Hispanic visitors and make them feel at home. Para más información contacten al Diacono Jorge Los talleres mencionados aquí son para aquellos que deseen tener un Poder Notarial preparado en caso de una emergencia. St. Francis Community Services, una agencia de Catholic Chari es, es una de las agencias copatrocinando estos eventos. Quienes asistan deben primero solicitar y completar un cues onario. Para solicitarlo envíen un mensaje a: info@mica-project.org Quisieras ser parte de algo muy grande? Te gusta actuar? Únete al grupo del Vía Crucis, será una experiencia inolvidable y que mejor servicio para nuestra comunidad. Para más información contactar al Diacono Jorge o Manuel Guerrero Do you want to be part of something big? Do you like to act?... Please prayerfully consider being part of this year s Live Via Crucis. It is an experience you will never forget and a great way to be part of the community. For addi onal informa on, please contact Deacon Jorge or Manuel Guerrero Llamado a todos los jóvenes músicos de SCB!!! Si tu tocas algún instrumento musical (o quieres tocar algún instrumento) o si te gusta cantar. Porque no unirte al grupo juvenil del coro para ayudar a celebrar algunas de nuestras misas. Para mayor información hablar con el Diacono Jorge o Manuel Guerrero.
Around Town. Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 26, 2017 St. Joseph/Josephville K of C Breakfast Today, Sunday, Feb. 26 from 8am-noon at 1410 Josephville Rd., Wentzville, MO. Menu includes eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy. Adult $8, children ages 5-12 $5, ages 4 and under free. For more info call 636-332-6676. St. Charles Kiwanis Tuesday, February 28, 2017 PANCAKE DAY 65th Annual Pancake Day 6 a.m.-7 p.m. at Blanchette Park All you can eat and drink. Pancakes, Sausage, Coffee and Milk For additional info, call John Pallardy at 314-960-4009 Sausage Breakfast and Bake Sale Immaculate Conception Church 14060 N State HWY 94 West Alton, MO Sunday, March 5, 2017 7:30-11:30 a.m. All you can eat Adults $8.00 ea/ Children 5-11 $4.00 ea Children under 5 are Free Knights of Columbus Council 823 Ash Wednesday Fish Fry March 1, 2017 at 20 Westbury Drive Serving Time 6-7 p.m. Please call by Tuesday, February 28th after 4 p.m. for Reservations 636-949-0222. Cost is $8.00 per person Knights of Columbus Council 823 will host a School Chicken Dinner Sunday, March 12. This is to benefit St. Peters, St. Charles Borromeo and St. Cletus Schools. Cost for Adults $10.00 Children 12 and over $5.00 Children 6 and under Free Carry Outs Available Serving Time 1-6 p.m. 20 Westbury Drive 636-949-0222 Donations of a Dessert are always appreciated! Marriage Encounter On a Marriage Encounter weekend, married couples have a chance to rekindle communication and renew their appreciation for one another. Marriage Encounter weekends will be presented on April 21-23 and August 4-6. If you would like to apply, go to www.stl-wwme.org or call 314.649.7317. Annual Quilt Social March 12 at St. Francis Memorial Hall 2nd & Washington Street Portage des Sioux, MO Doors open at Noon 20 games of bingo, Quilt Raffle 50/50 Singles again is a support group for separated, divorced and widowed. Singles Again meets at St. Cletus Church the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:15 PM for their general meeting. St. Cletus is at2705 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles, MO. Come and meet for friendship and support. All faiths are welcome. Contacts are Rick Pass 618-520-0966 (rickgoblues@yahoo.com) and Rose Kaiser 636-332- 1959.. Divorced, Widowed to Transitioning Singleness Care and Share is now on one with Lee Schellert. Please contact him at 636-946-7782 for any questions. There will be a prayer breakfast for women at Immaculate Heart of Mary in New Melle on Saturday, March 4 following the 8:00 am Mass. The theme will be Lent: Spring Cleaning for the Soul with Julie Bostick from the Archdiocesan Office of the Laity and Family Life as featured speaker. There is no fee to attend but we need a headcount. Please make a reservation by calling the parish office at 636-398-5270
Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2017 *Part 1* Dear Brothers and Sisters, The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift. Lent is a new beginning, a path leading us to the certain goal of Easter, Christ s victory over death. This season urgently call us to conversion. Christians are asked to return to God with all their hearts (Joel 2:12) to refuse to settle for mediocrity and to grow into friendship with the Lord. Jesus is the faithful friend who never abandons us. Even when we sin, he patiently awaits our return: by the patient expectation, he show us his readiness to forgive (cf. Homily, 8 January 2016). Lent is a favorable season for deepening our spiritual life through the means of sanctification offered us by the Church: fasting, prayer and almsgiving. At the basis of everything is the word of God, which during this season we are invited to hear and ponder more deeply. I would now like to consider the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (cf. Lk 16:19-31). Let us find inspiration in this meaningful story, for it provides a key to understanding what we need to do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life. It exhorts us to sincere conversion. 1. The other person is a gift. The parable begins by presenting its two main characters. The poor man is described in greater detail: he is wretched and lacks the strength even to stand. Lying beside the door of the rich man, he fed on the crumbs falling from his table. His body is full of sores and dogs come to lick his wounds (cf. vv.20-21). The picture is one of great misery: it portrays a man disgraced and pitiful. The scene is even more dramatic if we consider that the poor man is called Lazurus; a name full of promise, which literally means God helps. This character is not anonymous. His features are clearly delineated and he appears as an individual with his own story. While practically invisible to the rich man, we see and know him as someone familiar. He becomes a face, and as such, a gift, a priceless treasure, a human being whom God loves and care for, despite his concrete condition as an outcast (cf; Homily, 8 January 2016.). Lazarus teaches us that other persons are a gift. A right relationship with people consists in gratefully recognizing their value. Even the poor person at the door of the rich is not a nuisance, but a summons to conversion and to change. The parable first invites us to open the doors of our heart to others because each person is a gift, whether it be our neighbour or an anonymous pauper. Lent is a favourable season for opening the doors to all those in need and recognizing in them the face of Christ. Each of us meets people like this every day. Each life that we encounter is a gift deserving acceptance, respect and love. The word of God helps us to open our eyes to welcome and love life, especially when it is weak and vulnerable. But in order to do this, we have to take seriously what the Gospel tells us about the rich man. 2 Sin Blinds us The parable is unsparing in its description of the contradictions associated with the rich man (cf. v. 19). Unlike poor Lazarus, he does not have a name; he is simply called a rich man. His opulence was seen in his extravagant and expensive robes. Purple cloth was even more precious than silver and gold, and was thus reserved to divinities (cf. Jer 10:9) and kings (cf. Jg 8:26), while fine linen gave one an almost sacred character. The man was clearly ostentatious about his wealth, and in the habit of displaying it daily: He feasted sumptuously every day (v. 19). In him we can catch a dramatic glimpse of the corruption of sin, which progresses in three successive stages: love of money, vanity and pride (cf. Homily, 20 September 2013). The Apostle Paul tells us that the love of money is the root of all evils (1 Tim 6:10). It is the main cause of corruption and a source of envy, strife and suspicion. Money can come to dominate us, even to the point of becoming a tyrannical idol (cf. Evangelii Gaudium, 55). Instead of being an instrument at our service for doing good and showing solidarity towards others, money can chain us and the entire world to a selfish logic that leaves no room for love and hinders peace. The parable then shows that the rich man s greed makes him vain. His personality finds expression in appearances, in showing others what he can do. But his appearance masks an interior emptiness. His life is a prisoner to outward appearances, to the most superficial and fleeting aspects of existence (cf. ibid., 62). The lowest rung of this moral degradation is pride. The rich man dresses like a king and acts like a god, forgetting that he is merely mortal. For those corrupted by love of riches, nothing exists beyond their own ego. Those around them do not come into their line of sight. The result of attachment to money is a sort of blindness. The rich man does not see the poor man who is starving, hurting, lying at his door. Looking at this character, we can understand why the Gospel so bluntly condemns the love of money: No one can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or be attached to the first and despise the second. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money (Mt 6;24). (letter to be continued next week)
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