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St. Francis of Assisi Parish 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. Diocesan website: www.dio.org 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. Austin Albers, OFM, Pastor Fr. Vernon Olmer, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. Ken Rosswog, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. Jeff Holtman, OFM, Associate Pastor Br. Pauli Johnson, OFM, Pastoral Assistant 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 Trustees: Pam Hemmen & Terry Meyer Parish Council: Roy Brumleve Jodie Pruemer Sandy Fisher Louise Sheehan Ted Koester Tammy Willenborg Dean Kremer Steve Witges Doug Mette

Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

August 9, 2009

“I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;

this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die.”

—Jn 6:48-50

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary falls on a Saturday this year — August 15th. Therefore, it is not a holy day of obligation. Pope Pius XII declared the Assumption as a dogma of the Church in 1950. Today the Virgin Mother of God was taken up into heaven to be the beginning and the pattern of the Church in its perfection.

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Meditation for Sunday, August 9 Live in love, as Christ loved us and handed himself over for us as a sacrificial offering to God for a fragrant aroma. Ephesians 5:2 Even without a recession, selling a house can be difficult. I once heard that a realtor’s trick was to have the seller bake bread the morning of an open house so the first thing a potential buyer would experience was the fresh bread aroma of a homey kitchen. Before any word is spoken, the fragrance itself makes the buyer more interested. So, too, without an ounce of cologne, Jesus gave off a comforting warmth that welcomed people before he said a word, did a healing or made a miraculous multiplication of food and drink. Jesus had an “air” about him, even a fragrance, that made people feel at home with him. With Mother Teresa’s words, we can pray: Dear Jesus, help me to spread your fragrance everywhere that I go. Dear Jesus, flood my soul with your spirit and your love. Fr. James Krings LIVING FAITH

Traveling? Need to Find a Catholic Church for Sunday Mass? Go online to www.masstimes.org Look up by city name, zip code, state or phone number. This should give you the church address, a map to the church, the phone number and the Mass times. Keep holy the Lord’s Day. Attend Mass every Sunday.

Welcome! We welcome new couples to the parish:

Jacob and Kate (Slemer) Pruemer Douglas and Jackie (Niemeyer) Weaving

and children, Colten and Lincoln

Mission Coop Appeal Father Abelardo Gabriel and Brother Brian McLauchlin SVD of Divine Word Missionaries will be with us on Au-gust 15-16. They will speak about the missionary work of the Divine Word Missionaries. Father Gabriel is currently assigned at St. Anselm’s Church in Chicago, Illinois. The Divine Word Missionaries are an international reli-gious community of missionary priests and Brothers who serve in 70 countries. This mission appeal is part of the Mission Co-op Program of the Diocese. Please be generous in the second collec-tion to help support the missionary work of the Divine Word Missionaries. Their missionaries work in some of the most difficult areas of our world. There will not be an envelope in your boxed set for this collection.

From the Pastor If you have visited our cemetery recently, you might have noticed some improvements are being done. It won’t be too long and our present cemetery will be filled. The land north of the cemetery will open when needed.

In order to prepare for this expansion, we added what you might call small sidewalks. When someone is buried in the new section, the family can put their monu-ment right on the concrete sidewalk. This will insure the monuments from sinking or being crooked. I have seen this done at other cemeteries and it looks quite nice.

Also, this will reduce the excessive time needed for weed eating between headstones. We also did this in one part of the old cemetery, where some headstones were sinking quite badly.

This project has been okayed by the finance committee and the parish council. I believe you will like the improvements.

If you have any questions, you may talk to Ron Ruholl or myself. Thank you for your continued support.

May the Lord bless you and your family with good health and happiness. Peace, Love, Joy, Fr. Austin

Yes, I would like to become a member of St. Francis. Name_____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ City______________________________Zip_____________ Phone:(H)___________________(W)___________________

Please drop in the collection basket. The secretaries will be contacting you for more information.

Marriage Tip People have different prayer rhythms, but for many cou-ples first thing in the morning is a good time to pray. Never prayed together? Start with a memorized prayer or a Scripture passage. For daily marriage tips visit: www.ForYourMarriage.org.

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Liturgy Schedule 19th Week in Ordinary Time

August 10-16 Monday, St. Lawrence Mass at 6:30 am

Tuesday, St. Clare Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am

Wednesday, St. Jane Frances de Chantal Mass at 6:30 am

Thursday, St. Pontian & St. Hippolytus Mass at 6:30 am

Friday, St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am

Saturday, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary,

Mass at 8:00 am & 5:30 pm

Sunday, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass at 7:00, 8:45, 10:30 am

Confession Schedule Saturday, August 15 - 3:30-4:30 pm

Liturgy of the Hours with Friars

Monday-Friday -- 11:45 am & 4:45 pm

Stewardship of Treasure Sunday Total Fiscal 8/2/2009 Year 272 Adult envelopes $5,739.00 $33,031.00 Other 609.91 2,624.29 TOTAL $6,348.91 $35,655.29 GOAL $9,300.00 $46,500.00

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Pray for the Sick

Wednesday, August 12 • Summer Choir, 8:00 pm Thursday, August 13 • Holiday World Trip Saturday, August 15 • Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mass at

8:00 am (Not a Holy Day of obligation) • Confessions, 3:30-4:30 pm Sunday, August 16 • RCIA, 8:45 am, Museum Meeting Room

Parish Calendar

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially: Sidney Horn, Kris Gouchenour, Rebekah Volk, Sr. Clara Esker, Laurie Shook, Sue Esker, Marilyn Smith, Jodi Waymoth, Evelyn Krone, Agnes Kremer, Tif-fany Campbell, Steve Sehy, Mary Esker, Cathy Green, Irene Sandschafer, Dorothy and Ermand Thoele, Tom Stillwell

Sing-Along St. Francis Singers and Friends, 2nd Wednesday at Ever-green Nursing Center — August 12th at 10:00 am.

Homebound Ministers Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion to the homebound for Sunday, August 16 are: Lenora Drees 857-3583, Betty Koeberlein 924-4176, Deb Runde 857-6281 and Sharon Brummer 857-6092.

Note: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is not a holy day of obligation this year because it falls on a Saturday. Although, we will have an 8:00 am Mass for those who want to attend.

RCIA will be meeting at 8:45 am on Sundays in the museum meeting room. Anyone interested in joining may meet us there. We are at the inquiry stage which means just come and see—no commitments. Bring a friend, spouse or family member who has expressed an interest into why we do what we do. Call Sr. Pierre 857-6404 ext. 227 for more information.

Planning Marriage

Russ Deters and Jamie Meyer Saturday, August 15, 2009

1:00 pm

Bible Study meets the third Thursday, August 20 this month, in St. Clare Hall at 10:00 am. Our topic this month is: Who is my neighbor? Israel’s neighboring na-tions. Come join us for discussion and faith sharing. All are welcome.

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Religious Education News Special gathering for Dre’s, Cre’s, and all catechists—new & old-ministering in the Effingham Deanery –LIGHT, EVENING BRUNCH—being served at St. Fran-cis Museum along with an informative evening presented by Sister Jane Boos and Vicki Compton of the Diocesan offices, taking place from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. –explanation of the “Just Faith” program—follow-up action ideas to the Why Catholic? gatherings. NO charge; no obligations—just questions or comments. Must call 857-6477 to register. (Bring favorite snack or dessert.) Grade School—ATTENTION CATECHISTS—First meeting of the year will take place on THURSDAY, 8/20, in the museum dining room at 8:00 am, beginning with coffee and sweets and socializing. ATTENTION MASS WALKERS—First meeting of the year will take place WEDNESDAY, 8/19, in the museum dining room at 8:00 am, beginning with coffee and sweets and socializing. HS Religious Ed Our high school religious ed classes will begin on Sept. 16. We are in need of one teacher for the year and also for team teachers who would like to step forward for the year. Team teachers are people who will work with the regular religion class teacher and provide extra support – whether it is putting your 2 cents in for what the Church teaches or how you live the faith or for help in “crowd control” in the classroom.

In the last 5 years, we have had several recent high school graduates who sat in the classrooms and helped in lots of ways plus several parents who wanted to actively be in-volved in the religious ed department but without the pressure of preparing weekly lesson plans.

If you aren’t sure you’d like to actually be in charge of a class for a year, this is a great way to get your feet wet & see if this might be your calling! Please call the high school religious ed office to inquire.

HAVE YOU MET GOD? Mark your calen-dars for Wednesday, September 2, from 6:30-9:00 pm for Discovering God in the Ordinary, a regional retreat experience. This presentation sponsored by RENEW In-ternational is for all parishioners from parishes involved in “WHY CATHOLIC?” Check the posters at the en-trances of church for more details. Registration is re-quired by August 20th. Please call the parish office to register. 857-6404 or 857-6404 ext. 227.

“WHY CATHOLIC?” season two is ap-proaching. Please consider joining a small group to dis-cuss THE CREED this year. Do you know the meaning behind what you are saying? Did you know that argu-ments were fought over the wording of each particular line in the Creed we say at Mass? This Fall’s session promises to enlighten and create a greater appreciation for the truths of our faith as outlined in our Sunday Creed. Sign-up Sunday is approaching. Think about it. Talk to your neighbors and friends. Commit to joining a small group this year.

Heartfelt Thanks to all who participated in our Baby Bottle Fundraiser. We have a grand total of $3,464.73 — with some bottles yet to be returned. As we continue all of our programs at the Family Life Center, you will be a part of all of them. —Family Life Center Board of Directors And thanks for the support of Catholic Charities through your generous donation during our Annual Collection. Your support enables our local office to maintain and ex-pand services to our sisters and brothers in need. Without your support, in the form of prayer, time and finances, Catholic Charities could not carry out its mission. May God continue to bless you for your generosity. Peace and all good! Gratefully, Sister Carol Beckerman, OSF, Staff, Board Members, Volunteers of Catholic Charities in Effingham

Prayer Vigil for Life Monday, August 17, St. Charles Borromeo Church, Charleston. Rosary at 6:00 pm, Mass at 6:30 pm, busi-ness meeting follows. Life Banquet The annual Life Banquet will be held on September 24th in the Keller Convention Center. If you would like to support the ministry by hosting a table, please call the Family Life Center at 342-5433 by August 10th.

Holy Humor.. A Catholic guy goes into the confessional box. He notices on one wall a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest Cuban cigars. Then the priest comes in. “Father, forgive me, for it’s been a very long time since I’ve been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting these days.” The priest replies, “You’re on my side. Get out.”

Found: Ball glove & croc shoes. Both are in office.

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Teutopolis Park District News August 11th … deadline to sign up for the Mixed Doubles Tennis League. Players may sign up as a “team” or as a “single” and a partner will be assigned. August 27th … deadline to sign up for Fall Soccer. For more information and to download forms, visit www.teutopolisparkdistrict.com

Life Teen Olympics Effingham Area Life Teen at Sacred Heart will be hosting their annual Life Teen Olympics kickoff on August 16. The games will start after the 5:30 pm Mass behind the school. All area teens are invited to attend. Wear clothes that can get wet and dirty. Call Rob Grupe at 217-821-9583 for more information.

Picnic this Weekend St. Anthony’s Parish in Effingham invites you to its an-nual picnic at the high school grounds on Saturday, Au-gust 8 and Sunday, August 9. A complete dinner of roasted pork or chicken with all the trimmings will be served on Sunday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm in their air-conditioned parish center. There are games for kids of every age. This year’s Grand Prize is a choice of a 2010 Sierra, Malibu or Avenger; or $17,500 cash. Come join in the fun.

HOLIDAY WORLD! We still have a few seats available for our trip to Holiday World in Indiana on Thursday, August 13. The trip is now open to anyone in the parish – anyone younger than incoming 8th grade MUST be accompanied by an adult. Cost is $48 and that includes the transportation and the ticket into the park and water park. Please call the HS religious ed office as soon as possible to reserve your seat on the bus. Forms are available at the entrance of church or on the parish website!

Don’t forget your SCRIP CARDS! Want to help the youth program in the parish? Do you shop at places like Wal-Mart or IGA or eat at places like Niemerg’s or Joe’s Pizza? You can put your regularly spent dollars to work for the youth program by participat-ing in the gift certificate program called SCRIP. Stop by on Saturday mornings from 8 – 12 at the entrance to the parish office and purchase Scrip Cards – regular gift cer-tificates to places that you normally frequent! We pur-chase the gift certificates at discounted rate from the re-tailers. You purchase them at face value, just like you would from the retailer. The difference in cost is profit for our youth! It’s an awesome program and has been going great! Thanks to all who support our youth pro-grams in so many ways!