ThE Messenger Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B

January 28, 2018

Serving the Catholic Parishes of Sacred Heart, Villa Grove, Illinois & St. Michael’s, Hume, Illinois

He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him. Mark 1:27

CHURCH CENTRAL OFFICE 206 N. Pine Street

Villa Grove, IL 61956 Phone Number: (217) 832-8352

Fax Number: (217) 832-8354 E-mail: villagrove.hume@gmail.com

Web Site: www.sacredheartandstmichael.com

Pastor: Reverend Aloysius Okey Ndeanaefo

PASTORAL STAFF Secretary: Amy Walch

DRE/Youth Coordinator: Mike Stauder Custodial Care: Michelle Albin & Jo LeMere

Maintenance: Scott Albin & Jim Balmer

OFFICE HOURS

Monday — Friday: 8:30 am — 1:30pm (Closed on Holidays and Holy days)

MASS SCHEDULE

Daily Mass at Sacred Heart Tuesday—Friday: 8:00 a.m.

Saturday Vigil at Sacred Heart: 4:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass at St. Michael’s: 8:00 a.m.

Sunday Mass at Sacred Heart: 10:00 a.m.

CONFESSION Saturday at Sacred Heart: 3:15 p.m. Sunday at St. Michael’s: 7:30 a.m.

Or by appointment

HOLY DAY MASSES 6:30pm: Vigil Mass at St. Michael’s

8am & 6:30pm Holy Day Masses at Sacred Heart.

Mass Intentions Joseph Bosch by Debra Kamredt

Russell Partenheimer by Phillip Partenheimer

Tom & Harriet Willey by

Tom & Kathy Hettinger

NO MASS

Bud Kappes by Michael & Madonna Schake

Bobbi Kramer by Tony Kramer

John Schweighart by Martha Yallaly

Jerry Waller by John & Jan Barrett

John Schweighart by Ruth, Roger & Karen

Schweighart

Joseph Bosch by Mike & Sandy Thompson

Martha Carr by Lee & Laura Diltz

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Jan. 29

Jan. 30

Jan. 31

Feb. 1 Feb. 2

Feb. 3

Feb. 4

Mass Intentions Requests

We welcome Mass Intention requests for our parishes. Please submit them to the Parish Office. Thank you!

Prayer Requests

February 3rd and 4th, 2018

4:00 pm LECTOR: Amy Walch

USHERS: Amy Walch

COMMUNION: Mike and Linda Pangburn &

Stephanie Buchholz

SERVERS: Lenny Buchholz

GIFTS: Robert Kneer Family

8:00 am LECTOR: Brian Smith/CCD Class

USHERS: David Smith

COMMUNION: Penny Cook & Steve Williams

SERVERS: Timmy Keske

Gifts: Timmy Keske

10: 00 am LECTOR: Sarah Hosler

USHERS: Sarah Hosler

COMMUNION: Tom and Kathy Hettinger &

Ed Cler

SERVERS: Hayden Hosler

GIFTS: Tom Schuett

Collection Counters for Feb. 4, 2018: All Eucharistic Ministers

Sacred Heart: 10:00 a.m.; St. Michael’s: 8:00 a.m.

Prayer Chain contact : Amy Walch (a.walch65@gmail.com)

Ministry Schedule

Jan 27: R1: 2SM 12:1-7A, 10-17 Gospel: MK 4:35-41 Jan 28: R1: DT 18:15-20 R2: 1COR 7:32-35 Gospel: MK 1:21-28 Jan. 29: R1: 2SM 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Gospel: MK 5:1-20 Jan. 30: R1: 2SM 18:9-10, 14B, 24-25A, 30-19:3; Gospel: MK 5:21-43 Jan. 31: R1: 2SM 24:2, 9-17

Gospel: MK 6:1-6 Feb. 1: R1: 1KGS 2:1-4, 10-12 Gospel: MK 6:7-13 Feb. 2: R1: MAL 3:1-4 Gospel: LK 2:22-40; OR 2:22-32

Feb. 3: R1: 1KGS 3:4-13 Gospel: MK 6:30-34 Feb. 4: R1: JB 7:1-4, 6-7 R2: 1COR 9:16-19, 22-23 Gospel: MK 1:29-39

Week ending Sunday, January 21, 2018 Sacred Heart Church Envelopes: $ 1,836.00 Utility Fund: $350.00 Building Fund: $75.00 Latin America: $25.00 Solemnity of Mary: $ 10.00 Catholic Times $ 95.00 Loose: $ 284.00 Total Deposit: $2,675.00 St. Michael’s Church Envelopes: $ 1,305.00 Christmas Offering $20.00 Catholic Children's Home: $25.00 Catholic Times: $40.00 Stained Glass Window: $220.00 Solemnity of Mary: $ 100.00 Loose: $0 Total Deposit: $1,710.00

Daily Scripture Readings

St Michael’s ACSA Report

2017/2018 Annual Catholic Service Appeal Goal: $5,003.00 Total Pledged: $4,350.00 Total Paid: $4,350.00

Amount needed to meet Goal: $653.00 Percentage of families paid: 33% Thank you!

Sacred Heart ACSA Report

2017/2018 Annual Catholic Service Appeal Goal: $11,432.00 Total pledged: $8,145.00 Total paid: $7,085.00

Amount needed to meet Goal: $3,287.00 Percentage of families pledged: 30% Thank you!

We pray for the following: Todd Bales, Teresa Balmer, Kay Barrett, Doris Birkner, Dorothy Boyd, John Brown, Pat Carr, Paul Cler, Jerry Derby, Pat Dillon, Malea Fonner, John Gilles, Faith Grave, Denise Griffith, Daphne Grise, Greg Gu-lick, Vicki Harmon, Lois Hart, Julie Harrison, John Hawkins, Hilli Houle, Bob Jones, Marge Koeberlein, Kiley Kramer, Jen-nifer Larson, Doris Miller, Betty Mulcahey, Alice Osborne, Millicent Riddle, Phyllis Rund, Mary Margaret Rund, John Rotheker, Louise Schmidt, James Smith, Joseph Smith, Glenn Smith, Matt Smith, John Sullivan, Mary Tipsend, Barbara Way-mire, Martha Williams, Susan Wilkey, Cathy Weatherford, Mike Webb, and Amy Wolfe.

Weekly Collection

4:00 pm 8:00 am 10:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am

8:00 am

8:00 am

4:00 pm 8:00 am

10:00 am

Pastoral Reflections

In the first reading, the book of Deuteronomy is chiefly a long series of instructions given by Moses to the people of Israel. He prepares them for life on the other side of the Jordan River. His concern is that once they arrive in the Promised Land and enjoy all its comforts and abundance, they will begin to become complacent. They will forget they need God just as much in the Promised Land as they did in the wilderness during their 40 years of wandering. The ministry of Jesus consists primarily of two elements: teaching and healing. Seldom are we told precisely what Jesus taught, but often it is understood that he taught with authority and not like the scribes. His healings were often exorcisms where we find Jesus in battle with the forces of evil. In today's Gospel, we see Jesus in full action both teaching and healing. Jesus teaches with authority. Jesus begins his ministry at Capernaum which was located on the northwest bank of the Sea of Galilee. There was a synagogue at Capernaum and Jesus began his ministry by teaching there on the Sabbath. The actual content of Jesus' teaching is not given, but the people who heard it were astonished by his authority. He apparently did not make references to sources outside of himself as the scribes would have done. Jesus was his own authority. Encounter with an unclean spirit. In that same syna-gogue was a man with an unclean spirit. Unclean spirits

were understood to be the power of evil. Much of Jesus' healing ministry involves the power of evil against the power of God. Jesus, as the mediator of God's power, con-sistently defeats the power of evil. The process is similar in every exorcism: Jesus encounters a demon who recognizes him, he expels the demon, the demon departs, and finally, the people who witnessed the event respond with amaze-ment. The power of evil versus the power of God. Exorcisms are always about power. No one ever questions whether or not Jesus could do exorcisms. They would question the power he employed. Since Jesus would often heal on the Sabbath, the scribes and the Pharisees accused him of breaking the Sabbath law since healing was considered a work. They would then accuse Jesus of using the power of Satan to heal on the Sabbath. Jesus is not bound by the Sabbath laws. He is the fulfillment of the Torah and as such he is his own authority. He continues God's battle with the forces of evil. “He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” People are impressed by Jesus' capacity to cast out demons. However, Jesus does not want to be known merely as one more miracle worker. This is not the sum total of his work

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Coming Soon ~4, February, 2018~ The Presentation of the Lord ~February 2nd~

Busy, busy. All it took was Jesus to cure Simon’s mother-in-law for her to cook a meal for a house-hold of guests, and later, for the house to fill with everyone from town for even more healing. When Jesus sneaks off to pray, his disciples track him down and get him back to mercy work. • What do I see that needs doing? • How do I make time to pray in this busy world, in my busy life? • What is the mercy work I am called to do today?

Through the intercession of St. Blaise, bishop and martyr,

may God deliver you from ailments of the throat and

from every other evil. In the name of the Father,

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Blessing of St. Blaise

Feast Day: February 3rd

Saint Blaise ~d. c. 316~

At the end of the fourth century, a woman named Etheria made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Her journal, discovered in 1887, gives an unprecedented glimpse of liturgical life there. Among the cele-brations she describes is the Epiphany, the observance of Christ’s birth, and the gala procession in honor of his Presentation in the Temple 40 days later. (Under the Mosaic Law, a woman was ritu-ally “unclean” for 40 days after childbirth, when she was to pre-sent herself to the priests and offer sacrifice– her “purification.” Contact with anyone who had brushed against mystery-birth or death-excluded a person from Jewish worship.) This feast empha-sizes Jesus’ first appearance in the Temple more than Mary’s puri-fication. The observance spread throughout the Western Church in the fifth and sixth centuries. Because the Church in the West celebrated Jesus’ birth on December 25, the Presentation was moved to February 2, 40 days after Christmas. At the beginning of the eighth century, Pope Sergius inaugurated a candlelight pro-cession and a blessing and distribution of candles which contin-ues to be a part of the celebration known as Candlemas.

Online Ministry Schedule The ministry schedule for St. Michael and Sacred Heart parishes are posted online on our church website: www.sacredheartandstmichael.com

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Announcements, Events and Activities Feast Day of Saint Blaise

Yes, the ads on the back of the bulletin will mostly come from local businesses to support the printing of the weekly bulletin, but individuals can also help!

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John Sullivan of St Michael's Parish is celebrating

his 90th birthday next month! He will be the hon-ored guest at a coffee and donut social hour in the hall immediately following morning mass on Sun-day Feb 12th. Everyone is wel-come to come and wish him a Happy Birthday. Congratulations John!!

February Anniversaries

Feb 02 Tom & Barb Bosch Feb 11 Marc & Mary Hildreth Feb 19 Mike & Sandy Thompson Feb 25 Tom & Kim Derby

Knights of Columbus Meeting

The Knights of Columbus will meet in the hall at St Michaels church immediately following the 8am mass on Sunday Feb 4th .

Feb 01 Benjamin Wilkey Feb 03 Luke Zimmerman

Feb 04 Mike Gibson Feb 05 Robert Greger Feb 05 Rosemarie Marlatt Feb 06 Tita Fleener Feb 08 Zita Bryant Feb 09 Sara Carroll Feb 09 Mya Irvin Feb 11 Marc Hildreth Feb 11 John Sullivan Feb 14 Allison Kneer Feb 16 Michelle Albin Feb 16 Katelyn Stokes Feb 16 Lindsey Stokes Feb 20 Tony Kramer Feb 20 John Thompson

Feb 22 Sandi Landeck Feb 23 Carly Eads Feb 24 Alice Mitsdarfer Feb 25 Mary Bryant Feb 28 Mary Jeanne Brown

February Birthdays

Saturday, February 3rd is the feast day of Saint Blaise. Father Aloy will have a blessing of the throat during all weekend masses. Sacred Heart: Saturday, February 3, 4:00 p.m. St. Michael’s: Sunday, February 4, 8:00 a.m. Sacred Heart: Sunday, February 4, 10:00 a.m.

Just a little reminder that Lent begins early this year. We are less than a month out now from Ash Wednesday which is ironically celebrated on Valentine’s Day. This also mean that the men’s Annual Fish Fry is coming up too! It will be on Friday Feb 16th. Please save that date so that you can volunteer to help and donate desserts. Those sign up sheets will be up soon.

Upcoming Fish Fry

Catholic Times Just a note about the Springfield diocesan publication, “The Catholic Times”. This is the diocesan “newspaper” that is distributed to EVERY Catholic household within our diocese. So, if you are NOT receiving your weekly copy, please let the parish office know so that we can be sure to update your name and address in the roster the diocesan office is using to be sure you receive it, also if you are getting more than one copy please let us know that as well. Along that note, the parish is billed $15 per registered Catholic household for those subscriptions so please consider using your marked envelope to place your contribution in the offering basket to help the parish offset this expense.

Special Birthday

If for some reason your spe-

cial day is not listed, we

apologize. It probably

means that we don’t have it

in your records. Please let

the office know and we will

be sure to get that updated.