saint louis catholic church diocese of peoria princeton
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Saint Louis Catholic Church
Diocese of Peoria Princeton, Illinois
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time — February 10, 2019
Eucharistic Adoration is held in the Adoration Chapel at all times.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Benediction Tuesdays, 8 am - noon in the Chapel; Mondays & Thursdays in
the Church from 4 - 5 pm
Mass Schedule Monday & Thursday 5:15 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7:00 am
Saturday Vigil 4:00 pm, Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am
Confessions
Monday & Thursday from 4:30-5:00 pm Saturday 3:00-
3:45 pm By appointment; Please call the Parish Office.
616 S Gosse Blvd., Princeton, IL 61356
Phone/Fax: (815) 879-0181 E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stlouisprinceton.org
Office of Religious Education Phone 815-872-3199
Parish Office hours: Mon-Thurs~ 8 am -3 pm
Friday ~ 8 am - noon
“Put out
into
deep
water
and
lower
your
nets
for a
catch.”
- Luke 5
Dear St. Louis Parishioners, “The Teacher saw two boats moored by the shore; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their
nets. He then asked permission to board the boat, which was Simon’s, and requested him to put out a little from the land. Sitting on that improvised seat, He began to teach the crowds from the boat. Thus, the boat of Peter becomes the chair of Jesus.” This insight from our Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI invites us to ponder how subtly, yet strikingly the early call to discipleship issued to the humble fisherman in this weekend’s Gospel foreshadows his calling to become the first pope (recall that, in Biblical imagery, the chair symbolizes the seat from which the appointed one teaches with authority). As we read this call of the first pope, I would like to reflect upon the window (front cover) in our vestibule, which contains the crest of the pope at the time that our church was built: Pius XII. This crest makes clear use of the imagery of the Church as the boat of Peter, since it not only contains the typical papal images of the keys and the papal tiara, but these are centered around an image of Noah’s dove, which he sent out from the ark to search for dry land. The branch in the dove’s mouth is symbolic that the time of trial endured by the flood, during which time they found safe refuge within the boat, would not last forever. In fact, it’s end was in sight. For us, we don’t always know that the end of our trials is quite yet in sight, but we can remain confident and hopeful in this far simpler truth: this will not last forever. Pius XII was given care of the flock during a very difficult time in history, filled with trial. His role within the trials of the Second World War are often misunderstood or misrepresented. You can find some interesting information on Formed.org (access through the link on our website if you haven’t yet set up a login) in the video, “Pius XII and the Holocaust,” as well as other helpful resources about him and other popes throughout history, especially in the movies and documentaries under the “Watch” tab. Various other resources will tell a wide array of tales of some of the less saintly popes throughout history. Sadly, it would be unrealistic to pretend that all of these sometimes embarrassing, other times far more troubling, tales are all mere fabrications designed to discredit the Church. However, it would be equally unrealistic to presume that there is no distortion, misrepresentation, and even sometimes outright fabrication that does take place in efforts to discredit Christ’s Church, as He promised that His Apostles would be hated, as so many hated Him first. It can be difficult to sift through these different representations. So, we must simply be cautious and discerning, slow to react, since history shows us time and again how hasty reaction can make problems worse, and quick to pray for our Church, both for her freedom and for her purification. The history of the papacy may indeed be well summarized by the dialogue in this week’s Gospel between Our Lord and the first pope. Peter falls to his knees and begs Him, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” Jesus simply replies, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” No pope has ever been perfect. All were sinners, like you and I. But, all were called to be saints. Many cooperated with grace and became saints. Others, it certainly seems, did not answer this call to holiness. The process of responding to this call involves ongoing humility and repentance, courageously allowing the Lord to transform our lives each day. As we continue to pray for our Holy Father and all of our leaders, may we also strive to be faithful to this process in our own lives, that we may allow the Lord to transform us into the saints we were made to be.
FEBRUARY BOYS TEC WEEKEND: As I have mentioned a few times already in the announcements, I will be serving as Spiritual Advisor for the February Boys TEC (Teens Encounter Christ). These three-day retreats for teens ages 16-20 can be very powerful turning points in the lives of young people. I can personally bear witness to this, as it was a strong part of my own journey as a teenager. Not only was it influential in my eventual discernment of seminary, but also in my initial conversion back to the faith. I am sharing this with the whole parish for two reasons. First, I will be devoting the bulk of my time and attention that weekend (February 23-25) to the retreat. But, also because I want to extend a special invitation, along with our fellow parishioner Mario Carlone, who is the leader for the weekend, to any young men 16-20 to join us for this weekend away from the busyness and drama that so often clutters our lives. Come away with us to spend a weekend with the Lord and you will not regret it! Young ladies will have a similar opportunity next month with the Girls TEC (Mar 30-Apr 1). Please help us by praying for the weekend and by inviting any young people in these age groups to consider this great opportunity.
In Christ through Mary, Fr. Gifford
St. Louis, pray for us! Blessed Mary, Queen Mother of the King of Kings, pray for us!
Actual image of the Sea of Galilee taken in January by a pilgrim visiting the Holy Lands
Parish Staff Pastor Fr Daniel Gifford Email: [email protected] Deacon John Murphy Wk: 664-1155/Hm: 646-4723
Trustees Dan Legner Mary Paula Schmitt Admin Assistant Cathy Trowbridge Business Manager Renee Toomey
Director of Religious Education Julia Mead
Email: [email protected]
Youth Coordinator Caylee Kennedy
Email: [email protected]
RCIA Coordinator Susanna Prushinski Email: [email protected]
Maintenance Bill Uher
Parish Office
616 S Gosse Blvd., Princeton, IL 61356
Office hours: Monday - Thursday ~ 8 am - 3 pm
Friday ~ 8 am - noon
Phone/Fax: (815) 879-0181
Office of Religious Education Phone 815-872-3199
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stlouisprinceton.org
Other Sacramental Information
Marriages ~ Call the parish office at least eight months before the wedding.
Baptisms ~ Normally after 10:30 am Sunday Mass. Requires registration at St Louis Parish and participation in baptismal preparation (held the third Thursday of every odd month). Please wait until after the preparation to choose Godparents. Call parish office for more information.
Other Information
Rosary
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday after Mass Monday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday before Mass.
If going out of town
Locate Mass Times by visiting: www.MassTimes.org
Bulletin Announcements Submitted to Parish Office no later than noon on Tuesday for publication the following Sunday.
Joining the Parish
Please call the Parish Office for an appointment.
Eucharist Adoration is held in the Adoration Chapel at all times. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament/Benediction Tuesdays, 8 am - noon in the Chapel; Mondays & Thursdays in the Church from 4 - 5 pm
Mass Schedule ~ Monday & Thursday—5:15 pm
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday—7:00 am
Saturday Vigil—4:00 pm, Sunday—7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am
Confessions
Monday & Thursday from 4:30-5:00 pm Saturday 3:00-
3:45 pm By appointment; Please call the Parish Office.
SERVICE & FELLOWSHIP
Church Monetary Support for the weekends of January 26/27 and February 2/3, 2019
Weekly Budget $7,250.00
Amount Received Jan 26/27 $5,898.00
Amount Received Feb 2/3 $8,305.00
Amount Over/Under $297.00
Fiscal period July 1, 2018— February 3, 2019
Amount needed to date $232,000.00
Amount received to date $238,953.00
Over (Under) budget to date $6,953.00
Children’s Offering Total this weekend $25.93
Fiscal year total $540.90
Princeton Buddy Bags ~ a program to provide food on the weekends (during the school year) to children whose primary source of nutrition is the free breakfast/lunch programs at school, is having a chili supper fundraiser. The chili supper will be held Saturday, February 23rd @ the Hampshire Colony Church 5 pm - 7 pm. Tickets are $7 for adults and $3.50 children 10 and under. Menu is Chili or Chicken Soup, Crackers, drinks and dessert. Carry outs are also available. For tickets or more information contact Marcia Obenhaus at (815) 878-1812.
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STEWARDSHIP
Pro-Life Perspective ~ People cry over animal abuse commercials, so why don’t people cry for babies who are aborted? They are just as helpless as the animals, but they are humans- flesh and blood. Today’s society has misguided sympathies Choose LIFE!
Rescheduled Greenhouse Meeting will be on Thursday February 21st at 6 pm. We are getting closer in needing to put seeds in the ground and will have to hit the floor running! Please come prepared with ideas and
your availability to be in the Greenhouse this season. Things are warming up… at least in there! Alternate date is 2/28 if weather cancels us again!
LITURGY AND SACRAMENTS
Mass Intentions
Monday, February 11 Our Lady of Lourdes
4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration
5:15 pm + Dave Sawitoski by Jackie Davis
Tuesday, February 12 Weekday
7:00 am + Vince Racina by Barbara Bass
*9:00 am + Leon Lange by Lorraine Lang
Wednesday, February 13 Weekday
7:00 am + James D Prendergast
Thursday, Feb 14 Sts. Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop 4:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration
5:15 pm (L) Dexter James Brigham
Friday , February 15 Weekday 7:00 am + Mary Ellen Dugosh
Sat, Feb 16 Vigil of the 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00 pm + Jenny Hermeyer by C & K Hanson
Sunday, February 17 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 am + Ron Hulslander 9:00 am + Stevie Puhr by Eugene & Harriet Spiker 10:30 am People of the Parish
(L) Living intention *at Aperion Nursing Home
Liturgical Roles
Daily Servers For February 11-15
2-11 Brinley Kloepping 2-12 Brennan Roden, 2-13 J Carlone, 2-14 S & F Bystry, 2-15 D Mead
4:00 pm: Saturday February 16
Servers L, M & A Peacock
Lectors Peacock Family
Eucharistic Mandy Robinson, Sister Anne Germaine
Sacristan Mandy Robinson
Ushers John Brokaw, Joel Quiram, Ray Carrington
7:30 am: Sunday, February 17
Servers Servers needed, please check in with Sacristy
Lectors Joanne Stocking, Luke Atilano
Eucharistic Rita Tracey, Mary Harmon
Sacristan Lori Atilano
Ushers Bill Uher, Tom Ballard, Tom Tracey
9:00 am: Sunday, February 17
Servers D & T Daluga, Kyle Jaeger Lectors Tara Kunkel, Patty Daluga
Eucharistic Cathy Trowbridge, Patty Daluga
Sacristan Colleen Harmon
Ushers Don & Diane Evans, Tom Giehl, Hailee Pembleton
10:30 am: Sunday, February17
Servers Tom Makransky, Daniel Mead, Sara Ruiz
Lectors Dave Boylan, Emma Roden
Eucharistic Mandy Robinson, Tim Smith
Sacristan Tim and Aggie Smith
Ushers Andrew Sims, Pat Mason, Jeff & Michael Ellis, Maddie Walters
Home Ministry ~ Cathy Trowbridge, Patty Daluga
Nursing Homes ~ Mary Archer, Caylee Kennedy, Ginger Murphy, Sister Anne Germaine, Rita Tracey
Readings for the week of February 10, 2019
Sunday: Is 6:1-3-8/Ps 138:1-5, 7-8 /1 Cor 15:1-11 /Lk 5:1-11
Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35 /Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday: Gn 1:20—2:4/Ps 8:4-9 /Mk 7:1-13
Wednesday: Gn 2:4-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2, 27-30 /Mk 7:14-23
Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-5 /Mk 7:24-30
Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5-7 /Mk 7:31-37
Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-6, 12-13 /Mk 8:1-10
Next Sunday: Jer 17:5-8/Ps 1:1-4, 6 /1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26
Please pray for Vocations to the Priesthood and
Religious Life.
St. Therese, Patroness of Vocations,
pray for us!
Pictured below are last weekend’s blessing of candles on the Feast of the Presentation and
blessing of throats for Feast of St. Blaise.
Jr. High Youth Ministry ~ Our next Jr. High Youth Ministry night is Wednesday, March 6 from
6-7:30 pm! This is Ash Wednesday, so there will be a 5:15 pm Mass and then youth ministry will follow. We'll have games, snacks, and be talking about Lent!
High School Youth Ministry ~ We'll meet again this Sunday night, February 10, from 7-9 pm. Come enjoy games, snacks, time with friends, and opportunities to grow in your faith. This is for all high school students, so bring a friend!
FAMILY DISCIPLESHIP
YOUTH DISCIPLESHIP
Word of God Prayer Group ~ This Women’s Prayer Group continues to meet on Fridays at 8 am in Harkrader Hall. All women are welcome. If you have any questions, please —call Sister at 815-876-7315
Women’s Retreat ~ A Women’s Retreat will be taking place at the Community of St. John in Princeville, Illinois March 21-24. A flyer with more information is on the bulletin board outside the Parish offices. All ages are welcome and registrations can be made with Br. Emmanuel, our Guest master, at the following e-mail address: [email protected]. Please indicate if you will be commuting or need accommodation (recommended) and which meals you will be taking with the Community.
ADULT DISCIPLESHIP
Parents’ Night of Recollection ~ Kick off the Lenten season with this evening of recollection for all parents of the parish with children “in the nest” - babies through high school. On Wednesday, March 6th immediately following the Ash Wednesday 5:15 pm Mass, we will gather for an evening of prayer and fellowship. We’ll begin with a light meal being served and child care will be available. In addition to a time of spiritual renewal, we will be offering some new resources to parents. Be sure to mark your calendars for this great opportunity! Please let us know how many from your family plan to join in the meal so we can plan accordingly. Contact Julia, 815-872-3199 | [email protected].
Second Sunday Stay & Play takes place this
Sunday, February 10th following the 10:30 am Children’s Mass. All parishioners are invited to come to the gym for coffee & donuts, while the children play and the adults visit. Our host family is Jeff and Rachel Bystry and their children Angelo, Patsy, Faustina, Simeon, Milo and Justice. ‘Hope you can join us!
Boys TEC Feb. 23-25, 2019 Girls TEC Mar. 30 - Apr. 1, 2019
Register by calling 815-866-1172 or email [email protected].
Confirmation students Maddie Walters and Kyle Jaeger with Caylee Kennedy, Youth Coordinator and Fr. Gifford
at the Confirmation Retreat in Hennepin.
Emmaus Days 2019
Participants deepen their faith and focus on discerning God’s will through prayer and the sacraments. By listening to and spending time with priests and seminarians, participants get a glimpse into their lives.
Session 1 is for those who are in college, as well as single men in their 20’s and 30’s who are discerning their vocation. Session 2 is for High School Juniors and Seniors, Session 3 for Freshman and Sophomores, Session 4 for seventh and eighth graders. Here are the dates for this summer’s Emmaus Days retreats:
Session 1 Session 2
June 7-10, 2019 June 28-July 1, 2019
College Age & Young Adult High School Juniors/Seniors
St. John Catholic Newman Ctr. St. John Catholic Newman Ctr Champaign, IL Champaign, IL
Sessions 3 and 4 will be held at Peoria Notre Dame High School. Led by seminarians, participants hear God’s call to become real Christian men. The experience includes prayer, talks and activities like basketball, soccer, ultimate frisbee and card games. Session 3 Session 4
July 7-10, 2019 July 10-12, 2019
High School Freshmen/Sophmores Seventh & Eighth Graders
Peoria Notre Dame School Peoria Notre Dame High School Peoria, IL Peoria, IL
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