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Solemnity of the Most Holy

Trinity

May 27, 2018

Monday, May 28

9:00AM Deceased Members of St Mary's Catholic Church Tuesday, May 29 7:30AM Special Intention for Virginia Daniel

By: Sudmeier Family

Wednesday, May 30

6:00PM Linda Gregory †

By: SVDP Society

Thursday, May 31

7:30AM Bernice Edwards †

By: Edwards Family

Friday, June 1

7:30am Al Valadez † By Nevins Family Saturday, June 2 5:00 PM Eileen Kott †

By: Hinkle Family

Sunday, June 3 8:00AM Al Valadez † By: W Cacciatore 10:00AM Parishioners of St Mary

Saint Mary Catholic Church

www.saintmaryinbyron.org

Byron, Illinois

Memorial Day Mass Monday 5/28 9AM St Mary Cemetery, Byron

Fr. Howard Barch, Jr. Pastor 226 E. Second Street

PO Box 1070 Byron, Illinois 61010-1070

Phone: 815-234-7431 Fax: 815-234-2133

Sacramental Emergencies 563-542-1863

Email–hbarch@saintmaryinbyron.org Mass Times

Weekend: Sat. 5PM Sun. 8:00AM & 10AM

Communion Service Monday - 7:30AM

Weekday: Tues., Thurs, Friday: 7:30AM Wednesday 6:00PM

Holy Day Vigil-6:30PM/Holy Day-7:30AM, 6:30PM

Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday 8AM–9AM

Friday 8AM-9AM Confessions

Friday 8-8:30AM Saturday 3:30-4:30PM

Or by appointment

Please Pray for those who need

our Prayers

Justin & Anna Bonvallet & Family

For those who are Sick:

Karen & David Anderson

Jack Scullion

Virginia Prejena

* For all those who are

homebound, and

unable to attend Mass

All those on our prayer list and all

those serving in the Military

Pray for our priest,

Fr Barch on Thursdays

Parish Office Hours Mon-Thurs8AM-4:00PM

(closed 12-1PM for Lunch) Friday ·····8AM-12PM Phone (815) 234-7431 Fax ···· (815) 234-2133

SVdP Society …..(815) 406-8368 Parish Staff

Secretary/Bookkeeper: Nettie Pell ··· 234-7431

secretary@saintmaryinbyron.org

Music Coordinator: Mary Pearson440-8338

mary@saintmaryinbyron.org RE Coordinators:

Joetta Haas 985-0062 Joetta@saintmaryinbyron.org

Beth Hildreth 298-4358 beth@saintmaryinbyron.org

Deacon: Tom Petit ···· 335-4089

tom@saintmaryinbyron.org

2018 Goal

$34,455.00

Pledged as 5/7

$21,999.00

80 givers

$12,456.00 to go

64% to goal

Please remember to return your pledge card, every amount helps

A s we celebrate the 50 years of priesthood of Fr. William Budden this Sunday, we should reflect on Catholic Priesthood and what it means to us and to our world. Thank you Fr. Budden for your 50 years of faithful service, in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health!

What is the Catholic Priesthood?

Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J. “… What is the Catholic Priesthood? The Catholic priesthood is that institution which is absolutely necessary for Christianity. That's a large statement that the Catholic priesthood is absolutely necessary for the Church. So that without the priesthood there would be no Christianity left on earth. Remove the priesthood and you remove the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist in the world. Remove the priesthood and you remove the sacrifice of the Mass from the world. Remove the priesthood and you remove Holy Communion from the world. Remove the priesthood and you remove the sacrament of reconciliation from a very sinful world. Remove the priesthood and you remove the sacrament of anointing from the world. Remove the priesthood and you remove the divinely assured teaching of God's revealed truth from the world. In a word without the priesthood Christianity would be a memory but no longer a reality. It would cease to exist on earth in this admittedly, difficult valley of tears. Once more we ask what is the catholic priesthood? Our final answer is that it is the ministry of Christ continued on earth. No class of persons in the Church have been more often or been more earnestly exhorted by the Popes to recognize their role and to live up to it than priests. No single class of persons had more words addressed directly to them by the Second Vatican Council than the Church's bishops and priests. And no wonder the foundation for this dignity which as we saw is an absolute necessity is those who are priests are in the profoundest sense of the word, continuing the work of Christ on earth. They are engaged in the work that He began and that time and again He told the apostles and to those who they would ordain what He began they were to carry on … We need to hear this kind of language these days. To remind all of us priests, religious and the laity what the Almighty God has entrusted to weak vessels of clay. Nothing less than the dispensation of Himself and of His mercy to a sinful wandering and weary world. If that's the mystery of the priesthood and it is, there is also the scandal of the priesthood. That God should have endowed, what adjective could I use, weak human beings with so much power and so much poverty. But it is precisely because of this – what I call the scandal of Christ's giving so much to such little people that those of us who are not priests should beg daily the Living God to strengthen this weakness in His priests so that they might be – I don’t say worthy of their office – no one is worthy of his priesthood but that they might not impede the work of the Master who wants to save the world – that is why He died on the cross – but through them. We priests need to hear such language so that we might not be seduced by the world around us and not crushed by the evil spirit whose machinations – so the modern folks are saying – whose demonic machinations are mainly aimed at the Catholic Priesthood, because if as we have seen without the priesthood there cannot be Christianity left on earth. If human beings forget this, the devil does not. He knows as the priesthood goes so goes the Church. Pray that the Christ who ordained might keep us that we might not impede the work of salvation He has put into our most unworthy but priestly hands.” [http://www.therealpresence.org/archives/Priesthood/Priesthood_020.htm] Blessings, Father Barch

Happy 90th birthday to

Dolores Millard 6/11/1928 Send cards to Crimson Pointe Senior Living 7130 Crimson Ridge Dr Rockford, IL 61107

June 2 5 PM Extraordinary Ministers:

Deacon Petit Michael Mandzen Virgina Desjarlais Lector: John Desjarlais Altar Servers: Madeleine Brass Montana & Hayden Larson Ushers: Jeanie & Ralph Larson Dean Arnold

June 3 8 AM Extraordinary Ministers:

John Sudmeier Kathy & Kevin Connors Lector: Emily Miller Altar Servers: Natalie Ketter Logan Lalor Volunteer Ushers: Pat Hickey Richard Pell, Sr Ron Weber

June 3 10AM Extraordinary Ministers:

Rosemarie & Ron Edwards Liz Jurasek Lector: TBA Altar Servers: Lauren & Isaac Mondello Macey Stoddard Ushers: Michael Van Daele Phil Bratta Volunteer Generations at Neighbors 9:30AM

John Sudmeier Bonnie Scullion Comm. Service:

June 4th 7:30am John Sudmeier

“God Calls by Name ” Our name is something so important that when God calls, he does it by our name. We are so special that we are not called in a generic or group way, but we are called individually, personally. Our name is given by our parents because they have given us life. When we say our full name, we want to express who we are and where we come from. By saying "I am Gerardo Gomez", I am saying that my parents decided to give me that name, and that I belong to the Gomez family. And if I want to be more specific I could include my first name, and my maternal surname to indicate more specifically where I come from and who I am. When I arrived in this country, Father Lavan asked me two questions: what is your name? and How do you want us to call you? The first question was easy, I told him my name is 'Manuel Gerardo Gomez Reza'; but the second question was more complicated to answer. Even though I was 26 years old, I was never asked before 'how do you want us to call you'. I answered I have two names and two surnames call me as you wish, or make the best combination out of them. Father Lavan answered I'm going to call you 'Manny', and from that moment on, I've been Manny. There is something interesting and important that each culture contributes to a better understanding of what our name represents. In the Hispanic culture Mom and Dad give you a name, but when you grow up friends or family give you some nickname, or some way to identify you, that they will use for the rest of your life. In the culture of this country also Mom and Dad give you a name at birth, but when you have the use of reason you can say how you want to be called.

So, we discover, the name as something that we receive, but also as something that we decided to be, something that we embrace.

Something similar happens with our vocation, God calls us by our name and gives us a mission in life, but he respects our freedom. It is precisely in that freedom that we can choose to be what God wants

from us or something different that may not lead us to happiness. - Fr Manny

“Reflecting on the healed wounds of the

Risen Christ, we see that even our most

difficult trials can be the place where God

manifests his victory. He makes all things beautiful.

He makes all things new.” USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities 2017-2018 Respect Life Reflection, www.usccb.org/be-not-afraid

For all people: May God grant us courage to embrace

his precious gift of life, even in the most difficult of circumstances;

We pray to the Lord:

Vocation Corner

WORD

OF LIFE

Barb Johnson is providing leadership for this group. For such a ministry to succeed, we need to have two men and two women who would help with the meetings. These people will attend train-ing for facilitating meetings that may require a couple hours over two to three days. The goal is to have the first group begin by the end of August. Please contact Barb Johnson at (815)406-8019 to volunteer as facilitator or to become a member of the first group.

The Society of Saint Vincent dePaul is starting a Bereavement Group for the parish.

Adult Choir TBA Baptism Preparation Class Call the office to register. Bingo at Neighbors Rehab. Center June 9th 9:50– 10:50am We need people to attend please ! Golden Agers June TBA rosary 11:30AM All are WELCOME! Knights of Columbus Sept 4 Meet @7:15PM with Rosary in Church Meeting to follow

Mass at Generations at Neighbors June 12 9:30AM Mass at Prairie View-Winnebago June 13 9:30AM Pastoral Council TBA Prayer Shawl Meeting May 22 9AM R.C.I.A. (call the office)

Rosary at Neighbors Friday’s 10:00AM please join SVdP Society June 7 Room 204 8:30AM

· Totus Tuus Camp June 10-15

· Vintage Christmas Garage

Sale

Save items for 9/21-9/23 Sale

Mary Zamastil Eubanks Family

Rebecca Donovan Mark Winterton Marvin Gile Rachel Nosko Carol Stein Joe Petit Bernice Haws Barb Grubb Richard Hamas Katherine Boos John Hess Jim Meissen Steve Zamastil Dolores Millard Evelyn Poliska Kathy Rudy Joe Gleiter Sr Loren Van Degraft Father Budden Father Kramer Carrie Beck Joe Cerasa Doris Vogel Dottie Foy Karen Anderson

May God bless all of our high school

and college graduates! May you always walk with God in

all that you do and know the support of your parish family.

WE ARE A STEWARDSHIP PARISH

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR

May 19th & 20th

Envelopes $ 5568.00

offertory $ 298.26

Building $ 65.00

$

DSP Collection-payments $ 775.00

Bonvallet Family $ 2791.00

SVdP $ 127.20

SVdP - Kids $ 21.25

Children's collection goes to SVDP

Carol DeBarer, friend of Shirley Barber Kim Westerman, daughter of Steve & Mary Zamastil

Mary Alice T, sister of Bonnie Scullion Charlie Mayton, son of Cathy Phillips

Nancy Davis, mom of Sabina Kruse Mary Hoernecke, friend of Kim Hughes Monty Gile, son of Marvin & Doris Gile

Ann Lyon, sister of Dave Lyon Morgan Gile, granddaughter of Marvin & Doris Gile

Roy & Hazel, White,& Friend of Scullion Family Salvador & Christina Carmona, parents of Bernie Gleiter

Dan Wilhelm, nephew of Bonnie Scullion Wiiliam Gorski, brother of Diann Frison & Paulette Stoll

Paula Sittler, sister of Pat Michalak Sister Mary Augusta , Aunt of Sue Breytspraak

Come help

with

Register now for Totus Tuus summer camp

here at St. Mary! June 10-15

7th-12th grade, Sun.-Thurs. 7-9:15pm 1st-6th grades Mon.-Fri. 9am-2:15pm

(Based on grade they will be in next fall.) Forms are available at both church entranc-

es or on the website. Please register in advance if you can.

Don’t miss out on the fun!

Families/individuals are needed to provide meals for the Team: dinner at your home Sunday or Monday night or

lunch at the church Monday, Tuesday or Thursday. Please contact Beth Hildreth at

beth@saintmaryinbyron.org or 815-298-4358 if able to help.

Marcia Hogan Tagra GrennanMary Mandzen Nora Skurski Kathy Schramer Sorge Family Eleanor Kane Pat Michalak Bev Arnold

Congratulations to Maddie Harvey & Emily Miller

for being awarded the St. Timothy Youth Award! They were selected to receive this award

based on these qualities: · living as a disciple of Christ, setting a positive example for other youth · witnessing to their faith by exhibiting Catholic morals

and integrity · demonstrating Gospel values through service to others · exhibiting Christian leadership in parish, school and/or

community settings Thank you for living out your faith

courageously and joyously

Saturday, June 9

9:50-10:50am Generations at

Neighbors

SURPRISE we did it. Thanks to all that helped

out with the party; from the Knights, cantors,

planners, guests, and decorators.

God bless you with a jubilant heart on

your jubilee anniversary, Father Barch

Happy Silver Jubilee Fr Barch

On Sunday, May 20th Adrian Miranda, Erica & Fabian Murillo made their

First Holy Communion. Thank you to Joetta for preparing them for this

special Day.

May this life-giving Bread

always feed your soul and

nourish your spirt.