Happy Mother’s Day to all the Women of our Parishes.

May God bless you all.

ThE Messenger Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year A

May 14, 2017

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

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

Parish Priest: Reverend Aloysius Okey Ndeanaefo

PASTORAL STAFF Secretary: Amy Walch

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

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

Mass Intentions Phillip Gumbel, by Tony Kramer Beth Hawkins Porter and Son, by Margaret Mulcahey John Schweighart, by Jean Prentice NO MASS Camilla & Steve Pisklak by Tony Kramer Pat Thompson by Joun & Donica Thompson Woody Kramer by Tony Kramer Pat Thompson by John & Jan Barrett Lee Eversole by Margaret Eversole Clella Barrett by Doris Stone & Family Joseph Bosch by Jerry & Jo Derby

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

May 13 May 14

May 15 May 16 May 17

May 18 May 19

May 20

May 21

Mass Intentions

You are invited to request Mass Intentions for our parish-es. Please send them to the Parish Office. Thank you!

Prayer Requests

May 20th & 21st, 2017 4:00 pm LECTOR: Rosemary Raeske

USHERS: Rosemary Raeske

COMMUNION: Jerry Trammel &

Mike and Linda Pangburn

SERVERS: Ethan Carroll & Savannah Cler

GIFTS: Robert Kneer family

8:00 am LECTOR: Martha Williams

USHERS: John Barrett

COMMUNION: Beth Harbaugh & Justin Wood

SERVERS: Jacoba Harcar & Joey Keskey

Gifts: Joey Keskey

10: 00 am LECTOR: Lenny Buchholz

USHERS: Lenny Buchholz

GRADUATE’S MASS

COMMUNION: Ed Cler, Robert Kneer &

Stephanie Buchholz

SERVERS: Luke Buchholz & Luke Zimmerman

GIFTS: Tom Schuett

Collection Counters for May 14th, 2017:

All Eucharistic Ministers

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

Ministry Schedule

May 13: R1: ACTS 13:44-52 Gospel: JN 14::7-14 May 14: R1: ACTS 6::1-7

R2: 1PT 2:4-9 Gospel: JN 14:1-12 May 15: R1: ACTS 14:5-18 Gospel: JN 14:21-26 May 16: R1: ACTS 14:19-28 Gospel: JN 14:27-31A May 17: R1: ACTS 15:1-6

Gospel: JN 15:1-8 May 18: R1: ACTS 15:7-21 Gospel: JN 15:9-11 May 19: R1: ACTS 15:22-31 Gospel: JN 15:12-17

May 20: R1: ACTS 16:1-10 Gospel: JN 15:18-21 May 21: R1: ACTS 8:5-8, 14-17 R2: 1PT 3:15-18 Gospel: JN 14:15-21

Daily Scripture Readings

Week ending Sunday, May 7 , 2017 Sacred Heart Church Envelopes: $1,755.00 Catholic Times: $15.00 Catholic Communications $ 40 Memorial: $20.00 Building Fund: 451.00 Mother’s Day: $20.00 Maintenance Fund $ 311.00 ACSA $30.00 Order of the Deaf: $958.00 Loose: $159.50 Total Deposit: $3,759.50 St. Michael’s Church Envelopes: $915.00 Mother’s Day $250.00 Order of the Deaf: $209.00 Loose: $75.00 Total Deposit: $1,449.00

St Michael’s ACSA Report

2016/2017 Annual Catholic Service Appeal Goal: $3,171.00. Total Pledged: $3,200 Total Paid: $3,200 Amount needed to meet Goal: $0:00 (Met) Percentage of families pledged : 33% Thank you!!!

Sacred Heart ACSA Report

2016/2017 Annual Catholic Service Appeal Goal: $11,165.00. Total Pledged: $9223.13 Total Paid: $8,613.13 Amount needed to meet Goal: $1,941.87 Percentage of families pledged: 36% Thank you!!!

We pray for the following: Todd Bales, Teresa Balmer, Kay Barrett, Doris Birkner, Dorothy Boyd, John Brown, Martha & Pat Carr, Paul Cler, Jerry Derby, Pat Dillon, Malea Fonner, John Gilles, Faith Grave, Daphne Grise, Greg Gulick, Vicki Harmon, Lois Hart, Julie Harrison, John Hawkins, Hilli Houle, Bob Jones, Bud Kappes, Marge Koeberlein, Kiley Kramer, Cathy McCollom, Doris Miller, Betty Mulcahey, Alice Osborne, Anna Partenheimer, Millicent Riddle, Jerry Rund, Mary Margaret Rund, John Rotheker, Louise Schmidt, James Smith, Joseph Smith, Glenn Smith, Matt Smith, Rosemary Sprague, John Sullivan, Mary Tipsend, Susan Wilkey, Cathy Weatherford, Mike Webb, and Amy Wolfe.

Weekly Collection

Pastoral Reflections

Through the power of the Holy Spirit, the Church contin-ues to grow in numbers. Luke spoke earlier of the remark-able generosity of the community of faith. They made their resources available for the less fortunate. Among these unfortunates were widows; they were especially vul-nerable because they often had no other means of sup-port. Jesus continues his “farewell discourse” by making a strong connection between loving him and keeping his commandments. Throughout the passage, Jesus will use words such as commandments, word, and words. The reader should understand all these terms as synonyms. They represent the totality of what Jesus says and what he reveals about God. Another advocate. One of the ways Jesus will main-tain a presence in the world after he returns to the Father is by sending another advocate. The Greek term is parakletos, which is often translated as “paraclete.” Jesus specifies that he will send “another advocate,” indicating that he himself was the first one. This advocate plays a role similar to a defense attorney. He is a teacher who bears witness to Jesus and serves as a prosecutor of the world. He is the Spirit of truth whom the world will re-ject, but the disciples will accept him because they know him. I will not leave you orphans. It is important for Jesus to reassure his disciples that they will not be left alone

when he returns to the Father. One way that Jesus will be present will be in the form of the advocate. Another way is through his Resurrection. The world will not see this, but the disciples will. This new form of life will also be extended to the disciples. All this will result in the under-standing, on the part of the disciples, of the divine mutu-ality that exists between God, Jesus, and the disciples. Jesus is in the Father, the disciples are in Jesus, and Jesus is in the disciples. This is how the disciples will share in the Father’s love. Keep my commandments. Jesus makes it very clear that simply knowing his commandments is not enough. The commandments have to be observed and put into practice. This is how the disciples demonstrate their love for Jesus: by keeping his commandments. Those who love Jesus, and therefore keep his commandments, are also assured that they will be loved by God. In addition to this, Jesus will also love the disciples and, in this process, reveal himself to them. All of this is aimed at encouraging the disciples to understand that Jesus’ departure will, in fact, be a saving event that will benefit them all.

Excerpts from “Sunday Homily Helps”, is used by permission of Franciscan Media. www.FranciscanMedia.org.©2017. All rights reserved.

Mother’s Day Gratitude Mother’s Day: Our Blessed Mother In the month of May, the Church calls us to open our hearts in a special way to Mary. Her presence in our lives is a moth-erly presence. We call her Our Blessed Mother. Indeed, from the Cross, Jesus gave her to us as our Mother and entrusted us to her as her children. Jesus’ words to John, the beloved disci-ple, were also addressed to all of us: Behold your mother! From the cross, Jesus gave us the beautiful gift of his mother to be our mother too. He made his mother the mother of all the members of his Mystical Body, the Church. Jesus invites us to accept Mary as our mother and to respond to her moth-erly love as true children. Mary always leads us to Jesus, her Son. When we go to her, we always meet Jesus, our Savior. She helps us follow her Son more faithfully. God has entrust-ed to her the role of maternal intercession for us. She is Our Mother of Perpetual Help: she sees our needs and is ready to come to our aid. Mary presents our needs to her Son and in-tercedes continually on our behalf. It is very fitting that we celebrate Mother’s Day. As we honor the Mother of God, our spiritual mother, we also honor our earthly mothers. Excerpt taken from: http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2012/05/may-mother%E2%80%99s-day-and-mary/

On Mother’s Day, we remember with gratitude and affection our mothers, living and deceased. Let us pray for all our moth-ers. And let us remember that we have a Mother in heaven, the Blessed Virgin Mary. We continue to rejoice with her during this Easter season. May the Mother given to us by Christ on the cross be ever at our side! We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Vir-gin.” Excerpt taken from: http://www.todayscatholicnews.org/2012/05/may-mother%E2%80%99s-day-and-mary/

Happy Mother’s Day!!!

St. Isidore, please pray that our Lord will pro-

tect and bless this garden, Its sprouting seeds, blooming

flowers and fruitful plants. Amen.

Feast Day: May 15th

Patron Saint of Farmers & Laborers

Saint Isidore the Farmer ~1070 – 1130~

Announcements, Events and Activities

Congratulations to John and Donita Smith of St Michael’s who will be celebrating their 50th Anniversary this month on May 27th. We wish them many more years of happiness to-gether.

Mayslake Ministries Veterans’ Retreats

Free retreat at various dates and locations in the Midwest -

For many veterans, life, including their spiritual life, has

been forever changed by the experience of military service,

deployment, and mobilization. The Veterans’ Retreat is a

Christian-based program designed to help military men and

women come to spiritual healing and reconciliation with

God, their families and with one another. http://

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50th Wedding Anniversary

May Birthdays

Trinity Dome Collection

This weekend, Mother’s Day weekend, we are having a special collection for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immac-ulate Conception in Washington, DC. The Basilica is our na-tion’s preeminent Marian Shrine. The Trinity Dome is the cen-tral and largest dome of the Basilica. This “Crowning Jewel” will be adorned in mosaic and will depict the Most Holy Trini-ty, the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Immaculate Conception, and a procession of saints who have an association with Amer-ica and the Basilica. There are envelopes in the vestibule of the church if you still need one, please use this for your dona-tion to this collection and please write your regular envelope number on the envelope in order to have this donation added to your contribution statement for the year.

May Anniversaries Brian and Susan Wilkey 5/1 Tom and Gala Schuett 5/16 Tim and Celeste Rogers 5/16 Jeff and Deanna Blackford 5/19 John and Connie Gilles 5/21 Leonard and Stephanie Buchholz 5/22 John and Donita Smith 5/27 Fr Aloy’s Ordination 5/28 John and Particia Sullivan 5/28 Darrel and Millie Griffith 5/30

August 26 -27, 2017: This retreat is designed to energize the romance and renew the excitement of being in Love. Couples who stay successfully and happily married make their marriage a priority. They are not con-tent with having a marriage that is just ‘okay’, they want some-thing much more. Living in Love provides an opportunity for cou-ples to reconnect with their own personal love history and gain a renewed sense of purpose, hope and direction for their future. The cost is $150 per couple and this includes all retreat materials, meals and overnight accommodations. Scholarships are available. The retreat begins on Saturday morning at 9 a.m. and concludes on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. The retreat includes Sunday Mass and an opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation on Satur-day night. Reserve your spot today! http://www.dio.org/familylife/events.html

Living in Love Weekend Retreat

Elijah Carroll 5/1 Zane Hosler 5/2 Mike Fonner 5/7 Tommie Hooker 5/9 Randy Sulga 5/9 Leonard Buchholz III 5/11 Jerrad Zimmerman 5/11 Pete Myhall 5/11 Leonard Buchholz IV 5/12 Amanda Miller 5/12 Ruth Ann Smith 5/12 Pete Eisenmenger 5/13 Jackie Watson 5/15

Marci Howard 5/16 Olivia Wilson 5/16 Brian Smith 5/17 Keneth Wilkey 5/19 Tom Schuett 5/19 John Barrett 5/19 Mike Pangburn 5/20 Kim Keske 5/22 Doris Birkner 5/24 Kurt Zimmerman 5/25 Karen Hettinger 5/31 Darrel Griffith 5/31

Diocesan Synod Prayer

The Diocesan Synod Prayer is placed in the pews at both

our parishes. These prayers are to be said at the end of

announcements during weekend Masses. Please, join us

in praying for our diocese in this year of our Synod.

Adult Confirmation at Pentecost

Are you a practicing Catholic who has never received the Sacrament of Confirmation? If so, you are invited to talk with your pastor, parochial administrator, or pastoral facili-tator about what you can do to be confirmed on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 2017, at 2 p.m. at a special Mass at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Illinois. More information can also be found at our website: dio.org/catechesis/adult-confirmation.html

Pastoral Council Meeting

The Sacred Heart Pastoral Council: Thurs. May 18th at 6:30 pm while St. Michael’s Pastoral Council: Sun. May 14th at 7:00 am

The youth group would like to thank everyone for your support and generosity in making the pancake breakfast a success. Despite rainy weather, the AppleBee fundraiser was well attended and the youth raised roughly $1200 to-wards funding their mission trip. At present 40 students are scheduled to attend this year's mission trip to Farm-ington, MI. in June. Our deepest gratitude to everyone!

Youth Group Thank You