A St. Boniface Weekly Publication

Second Sunday of Lent

~ 24 Hours for the Lord ~ Lenten Penance Services ~ Catholic Men’s & Women’s Prayer Breakfasts

March 1, 2015

E V E R G R E E N 2

St. Boniface Catholic Church

110 North Buchanan Street

Edwardsville, Illinois 62025

Phone 618.656.6450

FAX 618.656.7669

www.st-boniface.com

Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner VF

Pastor

Rev. Harold Fisher, O.M.I. Rev. Steve Arisman

Spanish Ministry Deacon Daniel Corbett

Permanent Deacon/Tribunal Advocate Mrs. Robin Black-Rubenstein

Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Linda Daniels, Mrs. Benna Denue, Mr. Jack Hake, Mr. Kurt Hylla,

Mr. Martin Morrissey, Mrs. Sue Papajcik Pastor’s Cabinet

Sister Anna Flanigan, OSF Principal, St. Boniface School

Mr. Mike Scholz Principal, Father McGivney Catholic High School

PARISH STAFF

Mrs. Benna Denue Parish Office Manager and Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Robin Hake Business Manager

Mrs. Monica Zumwalt Assistant Business Manager

Mr. Michael Joslyn Parish Campus Maintenance Manager

Mr. Ryan Hentz Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant

Mr. Bill Doerr Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant

Sister Kathleen Ann Mourisse, OSF Director of RCIA/RCIC

Mr. Tom Ohren Visitation Minister Coordinator

Miss Jill Griffin Director of Worship & Music Dr. Marc Schapman Assistant Choir Director

Mrs. Barb Stamer Parish School of Religion Coordinator

Mr. John Lednicky Tech Specialist

Mrs. Judy Frank Mrs. Cindy Zurliene

Receptionists

Mrs. Linda Daniels Tribunal Advocate

Mrs. Sue Papajcik Safe Environment & Volunteer Coordinator

Mr. Marcelo Nieto Spanish Community Coordinator

Weekly Liturgy Schedule Saturday Vigil—4:15 p.m.

Sunday—8:15, 10:15 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Sunday—Spanish Mass—12:15 p.m.

Monday—5:45 p.m. Tuesday—8:00 a.m.

Wednesday—6:45 p.m. Thursday—8:00 a.m. Friday— 8:00 a.m.

(Recitation of the Rosary—weekdays 20 minutes before Mass)

Sacrament of Penance Wednesday—6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday—3:30 - 4:00 p.m.

or by appointment

RAFFLE CALENDAR WINNERS

February 16—$40 Dan & Barbara Martin—

Edwardsville, IL February 17—$140

Dave Wasmuth—Glen Carbon, IL February 18—$40

Aaron & Michelle Lippoldt— Worden, IL

February 19—$40 Michelle McKee*—Edwardsville, IL

February 20—$40 Ryan Brown—Edwardsville, IL

Febuary 21—$40 Betty Sanderlin—Virginia Beach, VA

February 22—$40 Brian Stanhaus—Edwardsville, IL

CONGRATULATIONS!

* Denotes Bonus Entry winner

Issue 328 ~ March 1, 2015

RCIA and RCIC candidates and catechumens at the Cathedral in Springfield celebrating the Rite of Election with Bishop Paprocki.

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Phone (618) 656-6450

Rest in Peace

Your prayers are requested for the repose

of the soul of

Karen Mateyka

May God grant her eternal rest.

st-boniface.com Visit the diocesan website @www.dio.org

Feed Your Body/Feed Your Soul with Sr. Kathleen Ann and

Barb Leardi

Saturday, March 7 10:00 a.m.—Noon

Call the Parish Office to register 656-6450. There is a suggested

donation of $5.00 to help defray the cost of the brunch, which will be

substantial and yummy.

Congratulations to

Kristen Gray &

Nicholas Latham

who were married recently at St. Boniface.

May God Bless You Always!

Free Lunch Friday Our upcoming volunteer days to help serve are March 13 and April 10.

Contact Robin Black-Rubenstein if you would like to volunteer

SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUR CHILD

“What Your Kids Are Doing On-Line”

Presented by Julie Smith, MS

Professor of Social Media

Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. St. Boniface School, gymnasium

S H E P H E R D ’ S N O T E S 3

Second Sunday of Lent + Reflection

Peter wanted to hold on forever to the vision of the Transfiguration. Without challenging Peter, Jesus leads the disciples back down the mountain. We need “mountain moments” that provide a strong connection to the Lord, but more

importantly, we have to come back down the mountain, to transfigure the routines of life into the extraordinary.

Candidates and the Elect

Emily Albertina, Brady Arview, Braden Arview, Bristol Arview, Bryer Arview, Alex Bennett, Allyson Buehne,

Jon Daniel, Jeffrey Dobner, Michael Ezell, Jessica Grieshaber, Stacy Hayden, Taylor Knollhoff,

Deanna Lester, Tyler Mackey, Emily Kay McCullough, Sarah Park, Serena Han, Ella Peeler, Crystal Reiff,

Natalie Rosales, Magaly Sanchez, Oscar Sanchez, Kenneth Stryker, Steve Stryker, Abigail Winslow, Cindra Winslow,

Cameron Yobby, Leah Yobby, and Davis Young

Please remember them in your daily prayer

Pastoral Council Meeting ~ The parish Pastoral Council will meet on Tuesday, March 2 @ 6:30 PM in the Parish Office Conference Room. Agenda items include: Holy Week, 24 Hours for the Lord, Stewardship Council, preparation and celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage discussion, Feast of Saint Boniface celebration and much more!

Lenten Penance Services ~ Parish School—March 17 @ 10 AM, Parish Penance Service—March 22 @ 2 PM and RCIA/RCIC Penance Service—March 30 @ 6:30 PM

Bona thanks to the Rockers and Rockettees for cleaning out the Acorn Room storage closet. A much needed job completed! Bona thanks to our parish maintenance team (Michael, Bill and Ryan) and Ron Schmidt for clearing the parking lots, sidewalks, stairs and ramps after the recent snowfall. Bona thanks to everyone who remembered me in prayers, cards and gifts on the occasion of my birthday last week. May God bless you for your kindness!

Catholic Woman’s Prayer Breakfast ~ This year’s annual Catholic Woman’s Breakfast will be held at Saint Boniface on Saturday, March 28 beginning with Mass @ 8 AM. Breakfast will follow in the Lower Level of the Church. Patty Schneier is the featured speaker. Please contact the parish office for reservations.

Catholic Men’s Prayer Breakfast ~ St. Elizabeth Church in Granite City will host the annual Catholic Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, March 28 beginning with Mass @ 8 AM. Breakfast will follow. Fr. Chris Comerford, Pastor of Saint Elizabeth is the featured speaker. Please contact the parish office for reservations.

A note from the Campus Manager

For the past couple of months you have surely noticed the lift that

has sat proudly in the Church. Hopefully you have also noticed that

there are no lights out (except for a couple I can’t reach) as well since

that majestic lift was being used to change the 400 lamps hanging

above your head. 160 of these lamps were new, extremely efficient,

LED flood lights. With a life span of 20 years and the tremendous

energy savings of 19 watts compared to the 250 before moving to

LED from incandescent; it was an obvious choice. These lamps are

possibly one of the best investments made by the Church in recent

years, the savings in utilities and maintenance will be dramatic. 240

fluorescents were changed as well, along with the ballasts that drive

them, paying attention to replacing the clips that hold them and the

sockets that in some cases were failing. Beyond that, windows were

loose, sockets were hanging by the wires and in general, the

chandeliers were put back in good order for trouble free service in

the future. Finally, the 28 spot lights in the Church were changed

with many of the beam patterns being altered and then adjusted to

present the sanctuary in its magnificent glory. The project took

longer than I would have hoped but this is a terribly busy Church

and times when the lift could be used were limited. That said, the

finished product is illuminating the Church more evenly than before

with less “hot spots”, is more energy efficient and, one of the main

concerns, works with our dimmer panel. Michael Joslyn

FMCHS OPEN HOUSE and SHADOW DAYS

One great way to see Father McGivney High School and meet the faculty and staff is to

attend the Open House on Sunday, March 1 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Another option is a Shadow Day for current 8th graders interested in being a Griffin for a day and experiencing our classes, students and technology. If you or your 8th grader would like to schedule a Shadow Day, please contact the school office @ 855.9010.

Our Holy Father, Pope Francis invites us to spend

24 Hours for the Lord

24 hour Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Beginning March 13 @ 2 PM through 2 PM on March 14

Friday—2 PM Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with Stations of the Cross (Church)

3 PM—6 PM—Confessions 6 PM—Stations of the Cross (Chapel) 7 PM—Song and Praise (Parish Choir)

11 PM—Night Prayer Saturday—6 AM Morning Prayer

9 AM—Noon—Confessions 2 PM—Closing and Benediction

Adoration sign up sheets are available in the Main Lobby

Holy Week Schedule

Chrism Mass at the Cathedral—March 31@ 6:30 PM

Holy Thursday—April 2 @ 7 PM

Good Friday— April 3—Service @ 3 PM

Easter Vigil—April 4 @ 7 PM

Easter Sunday—April 5 -@ 8:15 and 10:15 AM

P A R I S H C A L E N D A R 4

Liturgy This Week March 2-8

Monday @ 5:45 p.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Communion Service

Tuesday @ 8:00 a.m. ~ Church Lenten Weekday Communion Service

Wednesday @ 6:45 p.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday

Esther Watts

Thursday @ 8:00 a.m. ~ Church Lenten Weekday Carmelita Johnson

Friday 8:00 a.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Raymond Dittman

Third Sunday of Lent Saturday Vigil ~ Church

4:15 p.m. Rita Wilson

Sunday ~ Church 8:15 a.m.

Henry Haarmann 10:15 a.m. James Heth

12:15 p.m. Spanish Mass ~ Chapel Helen St. John 5:15 p.m.

St. Boniface Parishioners

March 2015

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Financial Peace Univ. 1:00 p.m. (AR); Tower Teens 6:30 pm (BL)

2

RCIA 6:30 p.m. (AR)

3 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Grief Support 8:45 a.m. (OR) & 5:15 p.m. (AR);

Handbell Rehearsal 6:30 pm (CH); Pastoral Council Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (PO)

4 Nia 8:05 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. (OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m. (S, OR, AR); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH)

5 Catholic Schools Marketing Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (PO); Theology on Tap 7:00 p.m. (BL)

6 Stations of the Cross 1:50 p.m;

Living Stations of the Cross 6:00 pm (CH) Day of Abstinence

7 Feed Body/ Feed Soul 10:00 a.m. (AR); Secular Franciscans Fraternity Mtg 5:30 p.m. (AR)

8 Financial Peace Univ. 1:00 p.m. (AR); Steeple People/Tower Teens 6:30 p.m. (BL)

9

Children’s Choir Rehearsal 3:00 p.m. (CH); RCIA 6:30 p.m. (AR)

10 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Rehearsal 6:30 pm (CH)

11 Nia 8:05 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. (OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m. (S, OR, AR); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); St. Vincent DePaul Society 7:00 p.m. (PO)

12

13 Stations of the Cross 1:50 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.; 24 Hours for the Lord Day of Abstinence

14 24 Hours for the Lord

15 Financial Peace Univ. 1:00 p.m. (AR); Living Stations of the Cross 6:00 pm (CH)

16

Children’s Choir Rehearsal 3:00 p.m. (CH); RCIA 6:30 p.m. (AR)

17 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Rehearsal 6:30 pm (CH)

18 Nia 8:05 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. (OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m. (S, OR, AR); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH)

19

20 Stations of the Cross 1:50 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.; Day of Abstinence

21

22 Confirmation Retreat (OR, CA, BL); Penance Service 2:00 p.m. (CH)

23

Children’s Choir Rehearsal 3:00 p.m. (CH); RCIA 6:30 p.m. (AR)

24 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Rehearsal 6:30 pm (CH)

25 Nia 8:05 a.m. & 9:15 a.m. (OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m. (S, OR, AR); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); St. Vincent DePaul Society 7:00 p.m. (PO)

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27 Stations of the Cross 1:50 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.; Day of Abstinence

28 Women’s Prayer Brakfast 8:00 a.m. (CH, OR, AR)

Sacred Scripture This Week

Readings for the Week of March 1, 2015

Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10

Monday: Dn 9:4b-10/Lk 6:36-38

Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12

Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20/Mt 20:17-28

Thursday: Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16:19-31

Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Next Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17/1 Cor 1:22-25/Jn 2:13-25

©Liturgical Publications Inc

AR—Acorn Room / BL—Bona Lounge / BR—Bride’s Room / CA—Chapel / CH—Church / EV—Evergreen Room / OR—Oak Room / PC—Parish Center / PO—Parish Office / S—School

Knights of Columbus Bar-B-Que

The Edwardsville Knights of Columbus invite you to come to the KC Hall, 7132 Marine Rd., Edwardsville, for a Bar-B-Que on Sunday, March 1 from 11:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m.

Mark your calendars for the annual Easter Egg Hunt which will be held Palm Sunday, March 29 at 1:00 p.m. at the KC Hall. Ages newborn to 10 years old welcome. The Easter Bunny will be there to meet the kids and pass out candy; bring your cameras. Refreshments immediately following the hunt. For more info. contact Scott Bayless, SJBayles@aol.com.

P A R I S H S C H O O L S 5

Dear Parishioners,

There is NO school next Monday, March 2, in honor of Casimir Pulaski Day. Casimir Pulaski Day is a legal holiday in Illinois, in the United States, on the first Monday of March. It celebrates the birthday of Casimir Pulaski, a Polish born soldier who contributed to the

United States' independence. St. Boniface School, is hosting Social Media and Your Child: What Your Kids Are Doing On-Line on Tuesday, March 3, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m., in the St. Boniface School gym. Julie Smith, Professor of Social Media at SIUE and Webster University, will be the presenter. There is no cost and all parents are invited and encouraged to attend. The eighth grade Confirmation Retreat is Sunday, March 22. Please remember to save the date for this important event.

God bless, Sr. Anna

Saint Boniface Parish School (Pre-K—8)

128 North Buchanan Edwardsville, IL 62025

Phone-618.656.6917 FAX-618.692.8385

stbschool@st-boniface.com

PARISHIONER INFORMATION FORM

Please complete and place in the collection basket or mail to: 110 N. Buchanan St., Edwardsville, IL 62025

NAME_________________________________________

ADDRESS______________________________________

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TELEPHONE___________________________________

E-MAIL ________________________________________

Please check the appropriate item(s):

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Parish School of Religion Wednesday Evenings

6:30—7:45 p.m.

Reminder that PSR will be cancelled if District 7 schools are cancelled.

PSR Calendar

Wed., March 4, 2015 Class 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Wed., March 11, 2015 Class 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Wed., March 18, 2015 Class 6:30-7:45 p.m.

Wed., April 1, 2015 NO CLASS, Spring Break

April 17, 2015 Confirmation

Father McGivney Catholic High School 142 Wilma Drive ~ Maryville, IL 62062 phone: 618-855-9010 ~ fax: 618-855-9011

email: info@mcgivneygriffins.com

World Day of Prayer

Church Women United ~ Winter Celebration St. John’s U.M.C. Rt. 143 ~ Edwardsville, IL

Friday, March 6, 2015 ~ 9:15 a.m.

Written by the women of the Bahamas (Please bring personal care items)

Alton Deanery Council of Catholic Women

Please join us for the meeting of the Alton Deanery Council of Catholic Women on Thursday, March 5 at St. Boniface Church in Edwardsville. We will begin with Mass at 8:00 am followed by a continental breakfast. Our meeting speaker Deacon Dan Corbett will encourage us in our Lenten journey. All are welcome. We look forward to seeing you there. For further information, contact Mary Ann Renken at 618-656-7802.

Catholic Men’s Prayer Breakfast “Batter Up: Baseball, Faith and the Church”

Saturday, March 28, 2015 St. Elizabeth Church

2300 Pontoon Rd, Granite City, IL

Mass with Bishop Paprocki at 8 a.m. followed by breakfast. Guest Speaker: Father Chris Comerford, Catholic Chaplin for the St. Louis Cardinals

Master of Ceremonies: Zip Rzeppa

Cost: $15.00/person (seating is limited)

Contact: Tom Cholevik 789-0337/notax62040@yahoo.com

Registration forms available in the church lobby and at the parish office. Please return reservations by March 17.

Spring Brunch & Fashion Show Fashion show presented by Christopher & Banks and CJ Banks at the Collinsville K.C. Hall, Hwy. 157, Collinsville, Saturday, March 28, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Doors open 9:30 a.m. Cost is $15.00, includes brunch and fashion show. Hosted by Collinsville Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary. For reservation information, contact Vicki at 618-345!4343, Ext 306, or vmolinar@saintspeter-paul.org.

F A I T H F O R M A T I O N 6

MINISTRY MINUTES

Reflection ~ Robin Black-Rubenstein

Romans 8:31b “If God is for us, who can be against us? On some days I might want to respond, “Here is my list.” Although an honest feeling some days, it isn’t the life-giving response of a hope filled follower. At least it does not seem it on the surface. However, how long was Jesus’ list of those who were against him? The Sadducees, Pharisees, Romans, Zealots and even sometimes His own Apostles were on the list of those who opposed Jesus’ message. Yet we know what happened at Jesus’ Baptism, “This is my beloved Son with whom I am well pleased.” We hear what God said at the Transfiguration “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” To be followers of Jesus sometimes means that we are working against the social norm. When we read the Gospels, we read of people that, after encountering Him, radically changed. God did not spare Jesus’ human flesh. Jesus allowed God’s will to be done. Jesus rose from the dead transfigured to a new life. Each day we have the opportunity to see forms of new life; a sunrise, a baby, the stars, an act of kindness, a second chance. These simple daily experiences help us to see beyond our list of dissenters and look towards shared life in Christ. God is for us!

St. Boniface RCIA-RCIC

Monday, March 2 @ 6:30 p.m., Acorn Room in the Lower Level of the Church

Topic: Holy Orders and Call to Community

Presenter: Deacon Dan

Should Every Prison Sentence be a Life Sentence? Once, during a St. Vincent de Paul home visit by members of our parish conference to a person seeking our help, the visitors asked that person who was familiar to them and who had asked for help each year for a number of years why that person was not working in the field which they were trained to work. In tears, that person admitted to those visitors that there was a felony conviction for drug possession in their past and that person could never work in their chosen field unless that conviction was expunged. It seemed like that person was continuing to pay a debt to society for many years after they had fulfilled the terms of their conviction. I often wonder how many others are living in a kind of desperation because wrong choices in their youth have condemned them to a life without opportunity.

Each morning during the month of February, I have thought about that home visit when I pray for this month’s Papal intentions as a part of my morning offering. That intention is – That prisoners, especially the young, may be able to rebuild lives of dignity. In our country, in our own city of Edwardsville we do have a subclass of citizens who will have great difficulty finding gainful employment on their return to society. One out of every 28 children has a parent in that category and those children will also live substandard lives.

The Most Reverend Dennis J. Madden, the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore wrote an article about this very issue for the February 23, 2015 edition of America magazine. In that article he presented some dramatic statistics about the number of persons incarcerated in the United States. The United States has 5 percent of the world’s population and nearly 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. Today there are roughly 700 people in prison or in jail for every 100,000 Americans. The next highest incarceration rate occurs in the Russian Federation, which incarcerates 474 people for every 100,000 of its citizens. We are not more evil than the Russians! We simply choose to lock people up for nonviolent behaviors that other countries do not imprison people for.

Our Holy Father recently spoke about the challenges faced by inmates returning to society and the need for them to have hope. He asked that our prisons make strong efforts to prepare people for their reinsertion into society and he emphasized that the dignity of human persons must be at the center of all we do. During this Lenten season we need to quietly ask ourselves if the dignity of all persons is, indeed, at the center of our attitude of tolerance and forgiveness of others. If each of us were to be truly tolerant and vocally tolerant of others then, perhaps, our own United States would be putting less people into prison. Think about it because it starts with you and me.

~ Deacon Dan

Catholic Women’s Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, March 28, 2015

The annual Catholic Women's Prayer Breakfast will be held on March 28 at St. Boniface Church in Edwardsville. All women of our parish are invited to attend. The day will begin with Mass at 8:00 a.m. followed by breakfast and guest speaker Patty Schneier, who will speak on the impact that women from the bible can have on our daily lives.

Tickets are $15.00 and reservations are required. Please contact Emily Gates at 618-656-3566 for more information or to make a reservation. There are also reservation forms in the Parish Office.

Theology on Tap

Thursday, March 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Bona Lounge Topic: “Catholic Calisthenics: Sit, Stand, Kneel. Why Mass Isn’t Really Boring!” Presenter: John Bouc, Master of Arts Pastoral Studies, Liturgy Campus Minister ACHS, Dad of six

M U S I C 7

NOTES FROM JILL

Kyle Boeser, grandson of Jacqueline Kamp and

Jerry & Audrey Boeser

Dan Boone, Parishioner

Major Eldridge Browne, son of Dallas & Imelda Browne

Lars Engeberg, son-in-law of Jerry & Sharon Hengehold

Brandon Effler, son of Lewis & Mary Effler

Mark Federspiel, nephew of

Floyd and Darrell Frey

Nathan Henning grandson of Theresa Lavelle, son of Kate & Jeff Geisen

Aaron Hines, son of Joseph & Connie Hines

Steve Jones, grandson of John & Bunny Beausang

Kraig Kline, brother of Kasey Johnes

Patrick Kohler, nephew of Shari & Bryce Renken

Andrew Kolakowski, son of Cindy Kolakowski

James Lavelle, son of Theresa Lavelle

Erin Long, granddaughter of Ann Hans

Nick McKenney, grandson of Jerry &

Judy Davis, brother of Emma & Logan

Adam Mitchell, nephew of Josh & Tracy McDonald

Michael Porter, son of Mary Porter

Ricky Ricciardi, son of Richard Ricciardi and

son-in-law of David & Kathy Viox

Brian, Stephen, and Peter Sambor,

sons of Frank & Gayle Sambor

Kyle & Jake Schaake sons of Mark & Patti Schaake

Beth McBride Shockey daughter of Pat McBride and the late

Ron McBride

Abe Stroot, nephew of Tim & Cheryl Green

Kevin Sullivan, son of Dennis & Catherine Sullivan

Jake Svoboda, son of Paul & Denise Svoboda

Sam Terry, son of Joe & Betsy Meyer

Nickolas Varady, son of Steve & Julia Varady grandson of Martha Hilt

Thomas Velez, son of Thomas & Kimberly Velez

Adam Wendel son of Donna & Kevin Wendel, brother of Amanda Wendel

Evan Zeller, son of Laren & Elsa Zeller and

grandson of Ed McCarthy and the late Janet McCarthy

Please Pray for our Military Men & Women

Liturgical Music for Next Weekend

Third Sunday of Lent March 7-8, 2015

Gathering Song: I Heard the Voice of Jesus - #466

Kyrie: from “Mass of Remembrance”

Psalm: Respond & Acclaim - p. 48

Acclamation: Respond & Acclaim - p. 49

Preparation of the Gifts: Your Words Are Spirit&Life #601

Eucharistic Acclamations: Mass of Creation

Communion Song: You Are Near -#436

Closing Song: Change Our Hearts -#668

UPCOMING EVENTS

EVENING PRAYER

Sunday, March 1 @ 4:30 p.m. Every Sunday of Lent in the Chapel, All are welcome!

TEEN/YOUNG ADULT CHOIR Sunday, March 1 @ 5:15 p.m. Mass

Rehearsal @ 3:30 p.m. All in Grades 6 through Adult are welcome!

TOWER TEENS MEETING Sunday, March 1 @ 6:3 0 - 8:00 p.m. We will be baking cookies for Hospice.

Meet in the school kitchen. All are welcome! CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Saturday, March 7 @ 4:15 p.m. Mass Warm up @ 3:30 p.m.

TOWER TEENS / STEEPLE PEOPLE MEETING Sunday, March 8 @ 6:30 p.m.

Vocations Panel & Dinner. All Jr. High & High School students are welcome!

BAKE COOKIES FOR HOSPICE TOWER TEENS

SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.

Tower Teens will be baking cookies for Hospice during our regular March meeting on Sunday, March 1 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Meet in the school kitchen (enter through main school doors by the gym) and be ready to mix, bake, taste, and have some fun while helping others. All children in Grades 6-8 are welcome!!

YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIES

EVENING PRAYER DURING LENT Sundays of Lent (Feb. 22 - Mar. 29)

Join Tower Teens & Steeple People for Evening Prayer every Sunday of Lent from 4:30 - 5:00 p.m. in the Chapel. Come enrich your Lenten journey with song, singing the Psalms, Proclaiming Sacred Scripture and personal reflections written and presented by the teens. All are welcome!

LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS Friday, Mar. 6 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 15 - 7:00 p.m.

Tower Teens & Steeple People present Living Stations of the Cross. Come pray with us with prayer, song, and reflection as we act out each of the stations of the cross in full costume.

S T E W A R D S H I P 8

Funeral Lunch Volunteers

March 2015 ~ Committee #2

Team Leader Betty Franke with Julie Davis, Carole Grapperhaus, Ned & Denise Guetterman, Kay Fisher,

Cindy Kolakowski, Theresa Lavelle & Judy Vieth

Stewardship Should Be a Way of Life in the School

Since stewardship is a way of life to embrace rather than a subject to study, we must handle it differently than any other curriculum item. Stewardship cannot be just one more report to write, test to pass, or service project to complete. The ultimate goal is to have students become God’s stewards, not just learn about stewardship. Students must see that stewardship is something we do constantly. Every decision we make is a stewardship decision.

To make stewardship a pervasive “way of life” lesson in the classroom, we must regularly reinforce several key stewardship concepts using a wide variety of strategies. We must talk about it in every circumstance, not just in religion class, or PSR class.

Three Critical Stewardship Concepts to Teach

1. Everything we have is a gift from God. Children must recognize that every single thing they have comes from God. God is in charge; they are not. Thus, God gets credit for what they have or do not have. As children fully understand this, some of the pressure they feel to have will begin to wane. We can reinforce this concept by always reminding children that God gets credit for all they have. Asking children to bring in pictures or write stories about the gifts God has given them is one way to teach this concept. There are no wrong answers here. Everything is a gift from God!

2. We must be grateful for the gifts we receive. Gratitude is a forgotten virtue today. We are so busy thinking about what we want next that we forget to be grateful for what we have now. Yet, contentment comes only when we are grateful. Children must be reminded constantly to be grateful to God and to others for the blessings they have.

We have a responsibility to share our gifts. Jesus said, “Much will be required of the person entrusted with much and more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more” (Lk 12:48). Compared to children throughout the world, most children in our country today have been entrusted with “much” if not with “more.” By learning about the poor and needy throughout the world, children will recognize how blessed they are and see that they have a responsibility to help those less fortunate. They also are capable of understanding the concept of the tithe and our Lord’s numerous parables on giving, sharing, and caring for others.

Robin Hake, Business Manager, rhake@st-boniface.com

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Monday, March 2, 2015 – Shirley Lanham, Sue Papajcik and Cay Hartnagel

February 16-22, 2015

Weekly Sales

YTD Profit July 2014-Present

SCRIP $5,260.00 $12,172.79

Weekly Financial Report February 16-22, 2015 Operating Income and Expenses

Church & School Income

Envelopes 16,272.95

Loose 920.53

Electronic 4,045.00

Stock Dividend/Matching 500.00

Misc Income (Baptisms, weddings, etc.) 468.00

Pre-School Tuition 660.00

Tuition 9,969.00

School Fees 6,100.00

Hot Lunch 950.60

Extended Care 994.50

Gift Shop 82.35

Total Operating Income 40,962.93

Church & School Expenses

Utilities 5,514.07

Repairs & Maintenance 2,141.47

Hot Lunch Program Costs 0.00

Ext Daycare Program Costs 0.00

Misc Operating Expenses 2,334.56

Insurance-Property & Liability, WC, Auto 11,160.09

Athletic Expense 105.00

Gift Shop 0.00

Payroll & Fringes 13,103.50

School Supplies 0.00

Total Operating Expenses 34,358.69

Net Surplus/(Shortfall) 6,604.24

Other Collections (Restricted Funds)

ACSA 429.00

Angel Fund 178.00

St. Vincent de Paul 1,275.00

FMCHS Tuition Fund 20.00

CCIF (building improvements) 0.00

Building (debt reduction) 335.00

Diocesan Collections - Sent to Diocese 376.00

E V E R G R E E N A N N O U N C E M E N T S 9

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND —MARCH 7-8, 2015

Circle of Moms—Upcoming Events

Mom’s Evening Circle ~ Wednesday, March 4 at 7:00 p.m. ~ Art with Allie – in the Bona Lounge ~ Come paint a spring canvas with us! Cost $20 for an evening of fun with friends. Don’t worry if you have never painted before. It’s super easy and Allie brings everything you need!

Kid’s Play Circle ~ Tuesday, March 17 at 10:00 a.m. ~ Edwardsville Children’s Museum.

Other Event ~ Saturday, March 14 ~ Hearts at Home Conference – Bloomington, IL ~ One day conference cost is $98, which includes 3 or 4 workshops, two general sessions, and lunch. Workshops on everything from dealing with tantrums to teens who think they rule the world, as well as spouse relationships and single parenting. There are workshops for any mom!

Stillwater Senior Living

Edwardsville's newest option for assisted living is having a community-wide open house, Sunday March 1 from 11:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at 1111 University Drive. All are welcome to stop by, take a tour, enjoy some refreshments and sign up for attendance prizes. For more information 618-692-2273 or email: info@stillwaterseniorliving.

Ministries Vigil—4:15 p.m. Sunday—8:15 a.m. Sunday—10:15 a.m. Sunday—5:15 p.m.

Ministers of Holy

Communion

John and Jenny Sanford 692-9815

Linda Daniels Lesia Frey Terry Frey Marc Kamp Barb Leardi

Melissa Litterst Jeff Litterst Ed McCarthy Jeff Papajcik Kate Watts

Michael Watts

Robin Black-Rubenstein Elliot Frey

Linda Gamboa Dan Gamboa Sheila LeGate Jim McCracken Diana McCracken Kara McGarrahan

Andrew McGarrahan Angela Paul

Alan Rubenstein

Jerry Davis Michael Gray (sub req.) Emma Lee Heinz Marilee Heinz Mary Metz

Adam Milburn Jenny Milburn Kit Morrissey

Sister Kathleen Mourisse Mary Westerhold

Volunteer Needed

Peggy Pace Scott Pace Barb Stamer

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Readers

Barb Leardi 656-3917

Andrew Otrembiak Jackie Dezort Phillip Daniels

Dan Gamboa Tiffany Brase

Mark Luchtefeld

Christy Lombardi Kelli Bishop Joe Lombardi

Pat Oser Ingrid Lozowski Charlene Dupent

Ushers

David & Susie Knetzer 960-5677

Brian Jones Kevin Kretzer

Randy Otrembiak Greg Stovall Keith Sutorius James Trebing

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Ray Kerkemeyer William Lanham Bill Schwarz

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Volunteer Needed

Dan Boner Floyd Frey Don Lange Bryce Renken Debbie Ross Gary Ross

Jeff Wiedman Daniel Willis

Diane Jacober Hunter Klette Dave Knetzer Joe Lautner Sadie Lautner Craig Riley Albert Schug

Volunteer Needed

Altar Servers

Fr. Jeff 656-6450

Owen Davis Joshua Otrembiak

Jack Perulfi

Kurt Brase Shivani Greene Zachary Paul

Madeleine Grimes Anna Lombardi Ben Lombardi

Philip Dillier Eleanor Stamer Sydney Weedman

Sacristan

Mary Westerhold 656-6536

Jeff Litterst Sharon Hengehold Mary Westerhold Barb Stamer

Greeters

Nora Meyer 656-5248

Betty Franke Anna Jaworski

Tim Harr Mary Jo Schmidt

Verna Fears Barb Gieseking

Craig Riley Volunteer Needed

Children’s Liturgy

of the Word

Barb Stamer 692-0991

Cheryl Green Tim Green

No Children’s Liturgy Nicole Schapman Sarah Garman

Barb Stamer Emily Cecil

Cantors

Jill Griffin 610-6972

Children’s Choir Celeste Korte Emily Moore Brandon Kozak Cheryl Green

Scrip Sales Liz Lane

Jamie Leardi Andrea Lueking Regina Svoboda

Jenny Etcheson Jennifer Winfield

Janice Gallaher Sarah Kolesa

FINANCE COUNCIL Cindy Clark, Louis Carnoali, Pete Deakos, Chris Gelsinger, Robin Hake, Brian Jones, Celeste Korte, Mark Luchtefeld, Randy Uebinger & Kay Wasmuth

PASTORAL COUNCIL Robin Black-Rubenstein, Maria Carrion, Cindy Clark,

Deacon Dan Corbett, Lacey Gelsinger, Rich Hahn, Jim Jatcko, Arthur Langston, Georgann Lautner, Jeff Litterst, Marisa Nieto,

Sue Papajcik, Lauren Serfas & Mary Westerhold

SCHOOL BOARD Karen Burkart, Celeste Korte, Sarah Kreke, Louis Carnoali, David Dempsey, Kip Heinle, Kurt Hylla & Brianna Oller

MEETINGS Pastoral Council .....................................1st Tuesday School Board ................................................Monthly Finance Council ......................................... Quarterly St. Vincent de Paul .............2nd & 4th Wednesday

OTHER EVENTS Quilters ................. Wednesday 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. P.S.R. ................ Wed. 6:30-7:45 p.m. (school year) R.C.I.A. ............................... Monday 6:30-8:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal ..................... Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH is open for prayer and visits: Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. Saturday: 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m.—6:30 p.m.

***** BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE

IS MONDAY AT 4 p.m. ***** Contact Cindy Zurliene at the parish office 656-6450 or czurliene@st-boniface.com (email preferred)

SACRAMENTS

Baptisms ~ Please contact the Parish Office for registration information. Prior to baptism, parents are required to attend a one-hour seminar.

Parents may attend the seminar before their child is born.

Penance ~ Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Or by appointment.

Communal services are celebrated during Advent and Lent.

Marriage ~ If you are considering marriage, a minimum of six months is required for preparation. A wedding date cannot be set until after the first meeting with the pastor. At that time, the diocesan and parish guidelines

will be explained.

Anointing of the Sick ~ Parishioners who are seriously or critically ill, or having surgery, should contact the pastor for the celebration of the

sacrament.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults ~ The R.C.I.A. is an ongoing formation process for adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic and would like to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First

Eucharist. Call the Parish Office for additional information.

PARISH REGISTRATION New parishioners are always welcome!

You may register in person or by calling the Parish Office. Forms are on the counter in the gathering area.

ST. BONIFACE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Our Parish cemetery is located one mile north of the church on Frederick Street. Contact the Parish Office or Jerry Hengehold at

656-2550 for additional information.

Victim Assistance Coordinator Patricia Kornfeld

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