HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2018 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS
White & Yellow Garbage Bags
We again have garbage bags.
They are $10.00 a roll. Come to the Parish Office
to get your bags.
Saturday, October 6th
4:00 p.m. +John Pohar & Clarence Grabowska by Family 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - Parishioners
Sunday, October 7th 6:30 a.m. +Nadine Holdenrid by Tim & Lori McConville
10:30 a.m. +Ray & Mary Full by Family
12:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - +Jose Barajas by Maria Barajas
Monday, October 8th 6:30 p.m. +Leslie Gordon Jr by Family
Tuesday, October 9th 7:00 a.m. +Rita Weber by Mr. & Mrs. Gary Winner
11:30 a.m. Mass at Hospital - +Fr Mark Pilon by Joe &
Pam Elliott Wednesday, October 10th
8:00 a.m. +Edward Lauer by Paul & Rose Faber Thursday, October 11th
7:00 a.m. +Karen Zolper by Joe Zolper
Friday, October 12th 8:00 a.m. +Robert & Edna Fetzer by Deane & Phyllis
Vogel Saturday, October 13th
7:00 a.m. Adoration with Confessions 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of Whitmore
Family by James Whitmore
4:00 p.m. +Cole Daniel Petty by Joe Zolper 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - NO MASS
Sunday, October 14th 6:30 a.m. +Julie Faber by Tim & Lori McConville
10:30 a.m. Parishioners
12:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - Rosario & Manuel Magallanes by Daughter
COMMUNION TO THE SHUT-INS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12TH HOME VISITS Marjorie Hanisch NURSING HOMES Dave & Rita Jones
Week of October 8th 6:30 p.m. Mon. Volunteers
7:00 a.m. Tue. Thu. Volunteers
8:00 a.m. Fri. Sat. Volunteers 8:00 a.m. Wed./School Mass
Weekend of October 13th & 14th
4:00 p.m. Tristan & Taylor Joyce - Alex Mandujano
6:30 a.m. Bob Merritt - Bill Joerger 10:30 a.m. Jorge Mandujano - Alondra Sandoval -
Cassandra Gonzalez
Sat. October 13th
4:00 p.m. Deacon Ray - Kay Brunoehler - Lori McConville Sun. October 14th
6:30 a.m. Deacon Hector 10:30 a.m. Deacon Hector - Jacie Bend - Brenda
Schroeder
Sat. October 13th 4:00 p.m. Clare Fischer
Sun. October 14th
6:30 a.m. Gwen Krenz 10:30 a.m. Kane Clendenen
Sat. October 13th
4:00 p.m. Yvonne Smith Sun. October 14th
10:30 a.m. John McCauley
Sat. October 13th 4:00 p.m. Gary Zinke - Volunteers
Sun. October 14th
6:30 a.m. Mark Jones - Volunteers 10:30 a.m. Ken Kurth - Volunteers
The Parish Office will be closed
Monday, October 8th in observance of Columbus Day.
As we bring our roofing project to a close, we are still accepting donations for our part of the cost of the new roofs.
Fr. Peter Pilon, Pastor
SUNDAY MASS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: Sunday 9:00 a.m.
CONFESSIONS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: 8:20 - 8:50 a.m. Sunday
STS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH, PETERSTOWN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PEORIA
OCTOBER 7TH, 2018
Sun. Oct. 7 Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Joe Stremlau by Louise Stremlau
Sun. Oct. 14 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Special Intention of Kuczek Family
LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE
SERVERS Sun. Oct. 14 Bailey Engels
MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST Sun. Oct. 14 Penny Vercimak, Tom Burke, Duane Krzyzek
LECTOR Sun. Oct. 14 Karen Stremlau
Collection for September 30th
Sunday Collection: $1,162.00 Farm Collection: 100.00
St Mary’s Altar Society Dues are now due!
PARISH FARM ENVELOPE
Just a reminder that this envelope is for the expenses associated with the Peterstown farm. Farmers from Sts Peter & Paul give of their time and equipment to farm the farm. This donation helps cover expenses like seed, fertilizer and insurance. Proceeds from the farm go toward tuition at Holy Cross School for Peterstown families. Please help to support the parish farm and in turn support the catholic education of our children.
Prayer for Respect of Life
Heavenly Father, the beauty and dignity of human
life was the crowning of your creation. You further
ennobled that life when your Son became one with
us in his incarnation. Help us to realize the
sacredness of human life and to respect it from
the moment of conception until the last moment at
death. Give us courage to speak with truth and
love and with conviction in defence of life. Help us
to extend the gentle hand of mercy and
forgiveness to those who do not reverence your gift
of life. To all, grant pardon for the times we have
failed to be grateful for your precious gift of life or
to respect it in others. We ask this in Jesus' Name.
Amen.
Our Lord sometimes makes you feel the weight of the cross. This weight seems unbearable but you carry it because in His love and mercy, the Lord helps you and gives you strength. —St Padre Pio
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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Tue. Sept 25 2247 50.00 Cecilia Bonnell
Wed. Sept 26 2045 50.00 Brenda & Earl Barnickel
Thur. Sept 27 2996 50.00 Jack Dannis
Fri. Sept 28 7059 50.00 Leonard Andruniak
The 2018 Daily Dollars are here! A chance to win money and help our school!
THE SUNDAY COLLECTION
Sunday School Food Pantry Air Conditioning
09/30/18 09/30/18 09/30/18 09/30/18
$5,653.38 455.00 102.00 57.00
Bereavement & Grief Ministry
October 18th at 6:30pm, Room 105
Deacon Ray will meet regularly on the third Thursday of each month with those who are mourning, experiencing grief or loneliness providing teaching, comfort, consolation, and fellowship.
Our Lady of the Cenacle Chapel Extended Eucharistic Adoration
"This is the wonderful truth, my dear friends: the Word, which became flesh two thousand years ago is present today in the
Eucharist." -St. John Paul II
Adorers Needed:
Mondays 9-10 a.m., 2-3, 3-4 p.m. Tuesdays 2-3 p.m.
Wednesdays 3-4 p.m.
Chapel Coordinator, Karen Brandner 1-815-915-6635
STATE FARM
KURT BRUNO Agent, Parishioner
1103 Main St
Bus: 815-539-3878 Fax: 815-538-5878
www.kurtbruno.com “The Greatest Compliment You Can Give is a Referral.”
Give God what is just, not what is left!
The St. John’s Altar & Rosary Society will be sponsoring a bazaar, raffle, and luncheon in the St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church Hall in Walnut, Illinois on Friday, October 12, 2018 from 10am to 1pm. The doors will open at 10am, when arts, crafts, baked goods, and raffle tickets will be available. The luncheon will be served from 11am to 1pm. The luncheon menu is beef, turkey, dressing, a full salad bar, dessert and beverage. Cost is $8.00 for adults; $5 for children ages 5-12; children age 4 and under free. Raffle items and their donors include:
3 - $100.00 Cash by 3 Parishioners, Avanti Gift Pack by Avanti Foods Co., Tied X-Long Twin Quilt by Stab & Stitch Quilters, Oil Change by Fisch Motors, $25 Gift Card by Princeton Wal-Mart, 7 Embroidered Dish Towels by Stab & Stitch Quilters, Guido’s Gift Bag by Guido’s Coiffure, Shear Delight Basket by Shear Delight, CFSB Gift Bay by Citizens First State Bank, Bird House by Parishioner.
Raffle ticket donation is $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. All raffle drawings will begin at 1pm. Need not be present to win.
IRA Required Minimum Distributions Donation Opportunity
There is good news if you have reached age 70 ½ and you would like to help (your parish, school, ministry). If you have an IRA, the government requires you to take out a certain amount each year and be subject to federal tax. However, the law allows you to donate this amount directly to (your parish, school, ministry) during 2018 and have it distributed free of federal income tax! What a wonderful opportunity for those 70 ½ to help (parish, school, ministry). Please contact the person that handles your retirement plan or your tax advisor.
Ronald L. Montavon
OSF Medical Group - Family Medicine 1405 E 12th St. | Suite 600 1404 Washington Street
Mendota, IL | (815) 538-7200 Mendota, IL | (815) 538-1825
TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CURSILLO ULTREYA
O n October 13 the monthly Cursillo Ultreya will be held at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 725 4th St.,
La Salle, Illinois. Mass commences at 5:15 p.m. conducted by Fr. Paul Carlson. Following Mass a potluck dinner will be hosted in the gym. M/C for the evening will be Christine Liesse who will introduce the evening's speaker, Pam Destri. Topic of her talk will be "Are you prepared for His coming?"
This Ultreya is sponsored by the Illinois Valley Cursillo organization. All people who have attended a three-day spiritual renewal experience, such as Cursillo, Via de Cristo, Walk to Emmaus, Tres Dias, The Way are invited to attend. Others curious, are welcome. Thank you very much!
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat
Rachel’s Vineyard, a retreat for women and men struggling with the pain of abortion will be held the weekend of October 12-14th, in the Peoria area. If you are a mother, a father, a grandparent, who has suffered the loss of abortion in your family -- you need not suffer alone. Start your healing journey today by attending a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. Registrations are currently being accepted for this October 12-14th weekend retreat. Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew and rebuild hearts broken by abortion. Scholarships are available upon request. For additional information, please call 309-264-1489, or email [email protected], or visit www.rachelsvineyard.org.
All communications are confidential.
Missionary Disciples: Stewards of the Gospel
Pope Francis is urging Catholics across the globe to make a radical shift in their outlook on life and become “Missionary Disciples.” The pontiff maintains that only by making this radical turn toward an “evangelizing” way of life can we truly experience the joy and peace of Christ Jesus.
We are receiving a “wake up” call from the Holy Father, reminding us of the urgent need to reach out and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Good stewards are natural evangelizers and understand the need to share their faith with others. In their pastoral letter on stewardship, the United States bishops wrote:
Every member of the Church is called to evangelize, and the practice of authentic Christian stewardship inevitably leads to evangelization. As stewards of the mysteries of God (cf. 1 Cor. 4:1), people desire to tell others about them and about the light they shed on human life, to share the graces and gifts they have received from God, especially knowledge of Christ Jesus.
How do Catholics answer that call? First, as Catholic Christians we need to be mindful of the renewal of our own Baptismal promises at Easter and educate ourselves in our faith. Good stewards understand the need for ongoing formation and catechesis in their every-deepening relationship with Christ. Secondly, we must never forget the witness value of our own lives. Through our everyday actions, lived in Christ, we give the world the clearest sign of God’s presence among us and within the Church. Third, inspired by the Holy Spirit, we must proclaim the Good News in words. Fourth, we must be willing to dialogue in a spirit of love and respect. We must listen with tolerance to others’ disbelief, doubts, pain and suffering. Our sharing of the Gospel should not be demanding or coercive. The sole desire of authentic evangelizers is to bestow freely with patience and love what they themselves have freely received.
