April 3, 2016-2nd Sunday of Easter St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 2 From Father Joe Pride is one of the capital sins, and we are well aware that our pride can get us into a great deal of trouble. But isn t there a good dimension to pride. Is it wrong for a father to be proud of his daughter if she pitches an outstanding game, or is it wrong for a mother to be proud of her son who catches a fly ball deep in center field and prevents the offense from scoring a couple of runs? The mission office for the diocese sent us a summary of the donations from the people of St. Francis Parish. These would be the second collections or special envelopes you see during the year. During 2015 the parishioners of St. Francis have contributed a total of $23,210.56! That is a Wow Moment! No other parish in the deanery comes close to this. At a staff meeting we decided to have only one collection instead of sending the basket around for a second collection. I am curious to see how this will impact our contributions to the special causes. May God bless your generosity to all of these good causes. Before we pat ourselves on the back too hard, out of the 22 parishes in our deanery 11 of them had a higher percentage of contribution per family! Ours is $19.46. The highest is St. Charles Parish in Charleston with an average contribution per family of $35.23. From Father Ed THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! What a great celebration of Lent and Holy Week we have had! I just want to say THANKS to all of you for the many hours of work that you did, and still do, to glorify God. And that we do here at St. Francis Give Glory to God in the Highest! And now let s have a 50-day festival of Easter, celebrating Jesus resurrected presence among us. Whenever anyone asks me how was my Easter, I immediately respond by saying, I don t know; it just got started! Speaking of Easter, if you haven t seen it yet, go on YouTube and put in the words That tomb is still empty to see a delightful video which perfectly describes Holy Week. It takes about 3 minutes and it is awesome! Check it out. ATTENTION YOUNG ADULTS (20-40-ish)!! We are having POTLUCK today (Sunday) from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. Please come and share your food (even the leftovers are good around T-Town!) and also your stories of Easter. All are welcome in this place! Happy Easter, STILL!! FrEd Year of Mercy & Care of Our Common Home (Laudato Si) We cannot hide. No out-ofthe-way room, no locked door keeps the Risen Christ away from us. He finds the way to us day after day. We recognize him, both in his repeated Easter greeting (Peace be with you) and in his badges beyond death (resurrected wounds in hands and side). We recognize him in bread and wine transformed. We recognize him in those who gather with us---those near, those across the room and those in between. Jesus is seen on Sunday. And we are seen by him, with him, in him. Like doubting-to-believing Thomas, we put our fingers and hands on him. And like the disciples, he breathes on us mercy and forgiveness. Who needs mercy and forgiveness this week? Who needs my merciful forgiveness? Perhaps it is someone I love. Perhaps it is someone I don t. RCIA We congratulate and celebrate the three newest members of our faith community: Britany McKibben (St. Francis) Dalton Hinterscher (St. Rose) and Kevin Debolt (St. Isidore). As they begin their transition into their respective faith communities, we welcome anyone new to our gatherings. We currently have three persons seeking information on the Catholic Church, so we continue our sessions with the topic, The new evangelization. Mass Intentions Monday, April 4, 6:30: Kimber Sturm Monday, April 4, 12:10: Jim Koester Tuesday, April 5, 6:30: AID Tuesday, April 5, 8:05: Leo and Emma Beckman Wednesday, April 6, 8:05: Herman Mette Thursday, April 7, 6:30: AID Thursday, April 7, 12:10: Henry and Mary Deters Friday, April 8, 6:30: Living and Deceased of Joseph Hutmacher Family Friday, April 8, 8:05: Dean Matteson Saturday, April 9. 8:00: Richard Thoele Saturday, April 9, 4:30: Thomas J. Overbeck Sunday, April 10, 6:30: Pro Populo Sunday, April 10, 8:30: Vincent Huelsing Sunday, April 10, 10:30: Joe Deters Holy Humor...Question: What is Justice? Answer: When kids have kids of their own.
April 3, 2016 2nd Sunday of Easter page 3 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Liturgy Schedule 2nd Week of Easter April 4 10 The Annunciation of the Lord Mass at 6:30 am & 12:10 pm St. Vincent Ferrer Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am St. John Baptist de la Salle Mass at 6:30 am & 12:10 pm Mass at 6:30 & 8:05 am Mass at 8:00 am & 4:30 pm 3rd Sunday of Easter Mass at 6:30, 8:30, 10:30 am Confession Schedule Saturday, April 9-3:00-4:00 pm Liturgy of the Hours with Friars Monday-Friday -- 11:45 am & 4:45 pm Pray for the Sick Please remember in your prayers: Cheryl Ann Huber, Jack Hardiek, Lucille Worman, Agnes Kremer, Devin Mette, Harold Hardiek, Margaret Pruemer, Will Niccum, Joe Ruholl, Bill and Rosie Myers, Anne Nelson, Emily (Heuerman) McCabe, Lorraine Deters, Dolores Kingery, Claude and Geraldine Brumleve, Craig Lindvahl, Scott Repking, Andrea Wernsing, Elizabeth Weidner, Paula Spencer, Sr. Jane Marie Hotze, SSND, Martha Wente Stewardship of Treasure Sunday Total Fiscal 3/27/2016 Year 399 Adult envelopes $12,451.50 $342,870.50 Other $2,161.86 $31,203.45 TOTAL $14,613.36 $374,073.95 Assisi for Africa $174.00 $34,211.70 Holy Thursday Catholic Charities $2,354.25 Holy Land/ Good Friday $2,538.00 Seminarians $3,486.00 Parish Calendar Monday, April 4 Liturgy mtg., 7:00 pm, St. Clare Tuesday, April 5 Secular Franciscans meet, 6:00 pm, St. Clare Baptism Prep, 7:00 pm, St. Isidore Wednesday, April 6 Youth Choir, 3:30-4:30 pm Jr. Hi. & H.S. Religion, 7:20 pm Rosary, 8:00 pm, Chapel Thursday, April 7 Children s Choir, 3:30-4:30 pm Adult Choir, 7:00-8:30 pm Saturday, April 9 Confessions, 3:00-4:00 pm First Communion presentation, 4:30 Mass Sunday, April 10 First Communion presentation at all Masses Father/Son Mass and Breakfast, 8:30 am Young Adult Choir, 6:00-7:00 pm Protecting God s Children session will be held at St. Francis on April 14 at 6:30 in St. Clare Hall (857-6404). We highly encourage all those in any parish ministry, who have not already done so, to attend one of these sessions. Please call ahead to be sure enough materials are available. A reminder to all those receiving background check-up dates to please return them. Life Advocacy Day at the State Capitol on April 6th The Springfield Diocese and Catholic Conference of Illinois encourage attendance to share our concerns about respecting life at all stages and defending the freedom of conscience of healthcare providers and all citizens. The day begins at 10:00 AM with a meeting with Bishop Paprocki and Zach Wichmann, followed by individual meetings with legislators; lunch will be provided at noon. Questions can be addressed at 217-321-1161. To register, go to: www.dio.org/plasm/events.html. The KC Father/Son Mass will be on April 10 at 8:30, followed by breakfast at the KC hall. Holy Name Meeting, Monday, April 11, 7:30 pm Homebound Ministry Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound for Sunday, April 10th are Rita Pals 857-3569, Donna Spannagel 618-793-2000, Brenda Henry 857-3964.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois page 4 Easter Bake Sale Thank You The officers of the CCW would like to issue a huge thank you for such a successful bake sale and to all who supported our annual event. Thanks to Tom Weber and Weber Bros. Hardware for the use of their building and helping with the tables. Thanks to Kelly Heuerman and her neighborhood who volunteered their time to help work. A big thank you to all the ladies of the parish who donated so many items. Your Church community spirit is so much appreciated. Following is the list of raffle prize winners: Bunny Décor - Barb Cornell Easter Basket with Floral Bunny Kara Weichman R & F Basket Janice Heuerman Flower Arrangement Mitch McMahon Bear & Bucket Ella Wermert Scentsy Pot Diane Dasenbrock Flower/Candy Centerpiece Miles Drees Beaded Bracelet Chris Mette Bunny Wall Hanging John Pruemer Beaded Bracelet Aubrey Collins Egg Basket Wreath Mary Ellen Wente Beaded Bracelet Mary Lynn Hartke Spring Rabbit Figurines Carly Kingery Beaded Bracelet Rita Habing Easter Basket with Pink Bunny Miles Drees Beaded Bracelet Danielle Probst Bunny Wreath Anne Weis Cooler & Wine Dana Pals Easter Basket with Candy Lexi Starwalt Easter Basket with Purple Bunny Doris Probst Garden Basket Janet Dhom 4 lb Hershey Bar Janice Koester Door Prize Jane Ruholl Prayer Vigil - "I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan If you have a few minutes, we hope that you will come and join us in peaceful prayer at the Effingham Planned Parenthood referral center, 415 W Virginia, Effingham, every Tuesday from 10AM-4PM. We try to cover the full 6 hours, but occasionally it's just not possible. If you have questions, please call Peg Mihlbachler, 217-844-2172 Catholic Charities Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast will be held Thursday, April 7, from 8 to 10 am in the Conference Room at Catholic Charities. In honor of the dedicated service of Catholic Charities volunteers, all volunteers are invited to come by to enjoy a light breakfast prepared by Catholic Charities staff and socialize with other volunteers and staff. Religious Education News GRADE SCHOOL Children s Lenten box donations totaled $1,100.00, the amount which will go to the Catholic Relief Services for distribution to all the neediest people of the world. Congratulations and thanks to the children and parents, for reminding the children of their commitment to Almsgiving during the season of Lent. Grade 2 - Children are continuing to work on their First Communion home-study booklet. Parents, please return the response sheets for seating and photography information, if you have not already done so. This week Fr. Ed will be talking with children in Grade 2 regarding their First Holy Communion preparation on Monday in Rm. 2H. Report sheets have been handed to the children in grades 3 through 6 on Wednesday of the past week. Please review the grades with the children, encourage their improvement if necessary, sign the report sheets, and please return by Wednesday, April 6. Many thanks for your cooperation. Thanks to Fr. Ed for doing the Catechesis of Baptism with Grade 1 children on this past Thursday, in anticipation of the Baptism of Austin Hepner and his brother this weekend. Congratulations to Austin and to Carson Hepner and WELCOME to the St. Francis Community of Faith! Grade 5 - Students received their report sheets in class this past week. Results of the Diocesan Religion Test will be mailed to the parents this week. JUNIOR HIGH - Students received their report sheets on Wednesday. Included in the envelope was a letter showing the individual results of their religious knowledge diocesan test. Please encourage your student to work on the area that needs some improvement, and please return the report sheet, signed, to the religion teacher at their next class session. Thanks. God bless all of our efforts to help our youth grow in faith, hope, love, and service to God and others. Scrip Cards are on sale at Niebrugge Financial Monday through Friday every week! We also sell them Saturday mornings at the parish office! Thanks for putting your regular shopping/dining dollars to work and supporting our youth in the process! Youth Notes Youth Councils meet TODAY, Sunday, April 3 in the Teen Center! Jr. High meets from 6:30 7:30 & High School meets from 7:30 8:30 pm. See you there! God Bless Those Serving our Country. Anthony Vahling, Jeremy Deters, Caleb Hoene, Kevin Wernsing, Cody Bushue, Leighton Blankenship
April 3, 2016 2nd Sunday of Easter page 5 Reflection for the Second Sunday of Easter Have Mercy on Us Once I was dead, but now I am alive...revelation 1:18 One of the most attractive attributes of God in our time is mercy. Pope Francis is a great apostle of mercy and has thus captured the imagination of people around the world. We recognize that this world is marred and that we, too, are flawed. At some deep level, we sense the need for Divine Mercy. St. Faustina, a Polish nun and mystic, claimed that God asked her to promote a devotion to the Divine Mercy. This devotion spread and is particularly recognized today on this Divine Mercy Sunday. In the face of so much violence and brokenness in the world, we can feel overwhelmed and helpless. May we not give in to despair, but rather pray to our merciful God who can save us (and who already has). Let us recite often St. Faustina s prayer in the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy: For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. LIVING FAITH Msgr. Stephen J. Rossetti Parish Mission Face of the Father s Mercy at St. Elizabeth Church, Robinson on April 3-5. Sunday it begins at 5:45pm. Monday and Tuesday begins at 6:00 pm. Fr. George Knab will be the presenter for this mission. Sacred Heart Parish Mission Mercy ~ Ordinary & Divine A Life of Mercy Mission will be held on Monday and Tuesday, April 11 and 12, 6:30 pm each evening, featuring Julie Carrick and her Catechetical Ministry. 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 Diocesan Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation Number.. (217) 321-1155 Calling all Gardeners! The Catholic Charities Food Pantry would appreciate donations of home-grown produce. Please consider planting a few extra plants in your garden this spring for the Food Pantry, or donate any extra produce your garden yields this season. They will gladly accept any type of vegetables or fruit. Food Pantry donations can be dropped off at the Food Pantry door on the east side of the building Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, 8:30-11:30 am and 12:30-4:00 pm. This would be a great way to perform the corporal work of mercy, of feeding the hungry in our area during this Year of Mercy! PTA Annual Breakfast at Sacred Heart Parish Center will be held on Sunday, April 3, 7:00 am to noon. An art auction and raffle will also be featured. Benefit Card Party for Meals on Wheels will be held at the Dieterich Civic Center on Sunday, April 3rd, beginning at 6:00 pm. Pinochle, solo and pitch will be played and chicken track Dominoes. The cost is $6.00 and also includes lunch. Come and enjoy the evening, and you may win a prize. The Andrew Gobczynski Big Heart Foundation is holding its annual Wine Event on Saturday, April 23, from 4:00-9:00 pm at Village Wine and Gifts. Donations are $10 at the door and $25 for a Wine Passport, which provides six tastes of wine or craft beer. The Andrew Gobczynski Big Heart Foundation is a local 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who face adversity in the Effingham and Teutopolis communities. The foundation supports Teutopolis High School through annual scholarships and Sportsbacker donations. The foundation also supports local chapters of charities as well. We hope to see you on Saturday, April 23! Attention Singles! (ages mid 30s to 50s) Interested in making new Catholic friends? Renewing your relationship with God? Finding peace and meaning in your life? If so, register today for a life-changing REFLECT weekend retreat at King s House Retreat Center, Belleville, IL (20 min. from downtown St. Louis), on April 15-17, 2016. Cost is $195 for materials, meals and a single room. Take a chance and get involved...you won t regret it! Call 312-532- 8286, e-mail reflect.stlouis@gmail.com for details. St. Anthony Parish Treasure Sale - One man s junk is another man s treasure. Come find your treasures! Friday, April 15-8am to 4 pm, Saturday, April 16-8am to 12pm. (Bag sale 10-12 noon). St Anthony Parish Center. All proceeds benefit St. Anthony Grade School and High School.
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