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St. John the Baptist “ G I L D E H A U S ” C H U R C H
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY--MAY 30, 2021
Contacts
Fr. Tim Foy, Pastor Email: [email protected] *Read Fr. Foy’s homilies at frfoy.wordpress.com Randall Smith, Deacon Phone 636-257-8222 Email: [email protected] Randy Maune, Deacon Phone 636-583-5344 Email: [email protected] Sara Maune, Parish Secretary—[email protected] Rectory Phone: 636-583-2488 Fax: 636- 583-6114 Parish Website: sjg-parish.org PSR Website: sjg-psr.org School email: [email protected] School Website: sjg-school.org School Office Phone: (636) 583-2392 Parish Center Phone: (636) 583-8414 (kitchen)
Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:30 am Weekday: Monday, Wed.- Friday 8:00 a.m. Tuesday 7:00 pm Sat. @ 6pm & Sun. @ 8:30 Masses are live-streamed Holy Days of Obligation 7:30 pm (vigil), 6:00 am , 8:00 am & 5:30 pm
Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer)
Monday, Wednesday, Friday following Mass 8:00 am
Adoration Every Tuesday beginning at 7:00 am.
Perpetual Help Devotions
Tuesdays at 6:45 pm followed by Mass at 7:00 pm
First Saturday Devotions Rosary 7:45 am • Mass 8:00 am
Confession
Sat. 5:00-5:45pm, Sunday 6:15-6:45am & 9:50-10:15am
7:00-7:30am Monday thru Thursday, Tuesday 6-6:30pm
or by appointment.
Baptisms
Parishioners are asked to please call the Rectory to make
arrangements.
Marriages
Parishioners are asked to make arrangements with the
pastor at least six months in advance.
Bulletin Deadline Please contact the Pastor or Sara Maune, Parish Secretary, at 636-583-2488 or email [email protected] by Noon on Wednesday.
Memorial Day
May 31
Upcoming Parish Event
May 29-30 Weekend Masses in Parish Center
May 31 Rosary Walk on the Katy Trail, 9:30am
June 1-4 Fr. Foy on Vacation
June 6 Corpus Christi 7pm
June 11-12 German Games June 21-25 Vacation Bible School (VBS) 5:45-8:15pm
June 23 Adult Vacation Bible School 6-8pm (Mystery of the Mass)
Aug 16 St. John’s School Open House & Ice Cream Social Aug 18 First Day of School
Parish Meetings
SUN:
MON: 5/31 Memorial Day
TUES: Quilting all day by the ladies of the parish. All ladies of
the parish are invited to attend and enjoy the day with them.
WED: none
Please patronize our Bulletin Advertisers and thank them for their support. This week’s featured advertiser:
Eureka Heating & Cooling
636-938-4605 www.eurekaheatingcooling.com
Liturgical Ministers Weekend of June 5-6
Lectors: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Mike Hoffman Sun. 7:00 a.m. Mary Patke Sun. 8:30 a.m. Rebecca Guzy Sun.10:30a.m. Vernon Schierhoff Eucharistic Ministers: Only One MAY be needed Sat. 6:00 p.m. Jon Derner, Rich Davis, Mike Whitworth Sun. 7:00 a.m. Joe Tobben, Mike Heitkamp Sun. 8:30 a.m. Becky Riegel, Mickey Howell Choir-Joette Schwoeppe Sun 10:30a.m. Randy Maune, Gail Schierhoff, Frank Marrocco Ushers: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Tom Frick, Mike Hellmann Sun. 7:00 a.m. Tim Nevills, Kevin Maune Sun. 8:30 a.m. Mickey Howell, John Busch Sun.10:30a.m. Vernon Brinker, Dave Brueggemann Servers: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Zach Hoffman, Preston Bockhorst, Lane Derner Sun. 7:00 a.m. Tim Straatmann, Wayne Sahm, Dave Patke Sun. 8:30 a.m. CaroleAnne & Margaret Ortmann, Colin Schmelz Sun.10:30a.m. Henry & Maria Maune, Riley Zeitzmann
Church Finances, Stewardship of Treasure
May 23, 2021 Envelopes $4,585.00
Loose $536.00 Helping Hands $103.00
On-Line Giving $1,945.00
Due to the start of the Church Addition project, weekday
Masses will be held in the Rectory (come through the front
door) starting Friday, May 28. The Rectory Chapel will be
open 7am-4pm on Mondays & Wednesdays with confes-
sion 7-7:30am, Thursdays 7am-12pm, Fridays 7am-9am. Tuesday
Adoration & Mass will keep its regular schedule in the Rectory
Chapel. Weekday Mass is still at 8am M-F with the exception of
Tuesdays which is 7pm.
Starting the weekend of May 29-30, weekend Masses will be
held in the Parish Center until fur ther notice.
Annual Catholic Appeal
Please return entire card, signed, whether you are able to
donate or not. If you haven’t received a card please call the
rectory. You can mail it in or return in the collection basket
by May 9. Please continue to send them in! Thank you to
those who have already donated!!
Calling All Green Thumbs!!
We are hoping to divide and conquer the landscaping
job of the parish grounds. This will give lots of oppor-
tunity for organizations, families, friends, classes, etc. to
take care of a smaller area and keep it beautiful through
out the growing season. We have divided the grounds
into sections:
1. Front of church, pieta shrine, east side of rectory and
the front left of the rectory (could be split more)
2. Front right and side of rectory & St. Isadore shrine
3. Behind school by the Quilting room *TAKEN*
4. In front of the Parish Center *TAKEN*
This would include weeding, planting, watering, mulch-
ing and fall clean-up of your area. To sign up for one of
these spots call the rectory 636-583-2488.
Only 2 spots left!!
SICK IN THE PARISH: Vernon Br inker , Debbie O’Malley,
Andy Tobben, Bob Hayden Sr., Willie Kessler, Rosie Spaunhorst,
Allen Gephardt, Rich Skiljan. We ask the Lord to bless all those
who are sick or injured in our community, those who are in a nurs-
ing home, and those homebound.
HOMEBOUND/SHUT-IN: Please keep in mind if you or some-
one you know is convalescing or returning from the hospital and
would like Communion at home, please call the rectory.
PRAYER CHAIN: Don’t forget to get help from our Prayer
Chain. It’s been around for a while now, so it’s easy to take it for
granted and overlook the POWER of united prayer. When you
have a pressing need, please don’t forget to make use of this re-
source of people who care and want to be there in prayer with you.
Call Laverne Schwoeppe at 636-742-5754 or 636-288-6382. She
will get the Prayer Chain members to pray with you. You do not
have to be a member of this Prayer Chain to make a prayer request.
May 31-June 6, 2021
Mon. 8:00 a.m. Priest Purgatorial Society (Rectory Chapel) Tue. 7:00 p.m. Fr. Gone/Communion Service (Rectory) Wed. 8:00 a.m. Fr. Gone Thur. 8:00 a.m. Fr. Gone Fri. 8:00 a.m. Fr. Gone Sat. 8:00 a.m. Delores Baker (Rectory Chapel) Sat. 6:00 p.m. Mary Ann Frick (Parish Center) Sun. 7:00 a.m. For the People (Parish Center) 8:30 a.m. Fred Mantels (Parish Center) 10:30 a.m. Otto Spaunhorst (Parish Center)
St. Francis Borgia Parish is hosting a Rosary
Rally on Sunday, June 13th at the Riverfront
Pavilion starting at 1pm. You are invited to join
us as we ask the Blessed Mother’s intercessions
for our personal needs and those of our society.
All are welcome to pray with us!
My name is Alan Weidemann and for my Eagle Scout Project I will
be building, installing, and maintaining an out-
door “Stations of the Cross” in the SJG Nature
Center. Donations would be greatly appreciated.
Please send donations through the collection
basket marked “Alan’s Eagle Scout
Project.” Thank you
*This will be a WCU matching
Funds project
Readings for the week of May 30, 2021
Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Monday: Zep 3:14-18a or Rom 12:9-16/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 [6]/Lk 1:39-56 Tuesday: Tb 2:9-14/Ps 112:1-2, 7-8, 9 [cf. 7c]/Mk 12:13-17 Wednesday: Tb 3:1-11a, 16-17a/Ps 25:2-3, 4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 [1]/Mk 12:18-27 Thursday: Tb 6:10-11; 7:1bcde, 9-17; 8:4-9a/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1a]/Mk 12:28-34 Friday: Tb 11:5-17/Ps 146:1b-2, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc-10 [1b]/Mk 12:35-37 Saturday: Tb 12:1, 5-15, 20/Tb 13:2, 6efgh, 7, 8 [1b]/Mk 12:38-44
SFB Parish is having a Rummage Sale, Friday, June 4, 8am-6pm, Saturday June 5, 8am-12pm. It will be set up out-side in the grade school pavilion. Drop off times for gently used goods are Wednesday June 2, 12pm-6pm, Thursday, June 3, 7am-12pm.
St. Gertrude Annual Picnic, Sunday, June 6, serving Chicken Dinner from 11-6, Drive thru or Walk up. Games, Raffle, Dark Sky Observers, Antique Tractor Display, Local Wine to buy. Room to socially distance to eat on campus, Brass Band 11-1, kids tractor pull,1-3pm, Blues Band 3-6pm
The Health Department currently has
Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson
vaccines available to the public Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am-3pm to
walk-in patients at 308 Hawthorne (the old
library) in Union. It’s a quick process but
you must wait 15 minutes after the vaccine is received.
They are now available to children ages 12 and up with a
guardian present.
JUNE 11-12, 2021
Back by popular demand German Games, with a few chang-es:
*Mass will begin our event on Friday night at 5:30 followed by “Horse Races”.
*Throughout the Games 6-Person teams (3 Men & 3 Wom-en) will be competing in various events starting with a 5K on Saturday at 8 am.
*Food and drinks will be available for purchase at all events.
*If you are interested in registering a team or sponsoring, please contact the rectory at 636-583-2488.
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Happy Memorial Day Weekend! We give thanks to our men and women who have defended our country at the cost of
their lives. Our nation remains a blessing to give thanks for and honor in the midst of our day to day lives. It is not perfect, nor
has it ever been perfect – but it is home. Our nation is divided, but in Christ we have the ability to see even those who are so
different than us (perhaps even opposed to us) as brothers and sisters. This ability to follow Christ has been enshrined in the
very Constitution that our military swear still an oath to support and defend. The boldest love of Christ is the love that is ex-
tended to those filled with hatred. Let us therefore honor those who have died to protect the freedom to teach this radical love
(and often died with the very same love of Christ inspiring their service) by extending this same charity to those on all sides.
Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity! This is another huge Feast for our faith when we contemplate the eternal mystery of
love. God has never been alone…..He did not create us out of some isolated experience of desperation with a need to make us
so that He could have something to do. No, God is and always has been a communion of three divine Persons. It sounds con-
fusing, and all analogies limp along being more unlike the truth of God than like the reality. Yet, it is worth trying on different
ideas, as long as we keep in mind that that they do not fully embody or exhaust the nature of God. Fulton Sheen compared the
Trinity to a man who had an idea in his head and love in his heart. In other words, the man is like God the Father. The Son
who is the Word of God is like the idea in His head – the most fundamental idea being the idea of identity – Who He is. God
the Father has always known Himself and that divine self-knowledge (knowing all of Himself) is the Word. Finally, the love in
His heart reflects the Holy Spirit and the love that He has for everything around Himself flows from a love and joy in His own
existence. He created us not out of a need, but out of love. He created us, so that He could love us. Love desires to be shared
and so God has created us in order to share His love with us, His beloved children. Praised be to God, the Father, the Son, and
the Holy Spirit!
God made us to love us, but He also gave us the ability to give Him back the greatest gift possible – that is the love of
His Son, Jesus Christ. We are united to Christ and capable of loving with His heart. With this in mind I bring up an important
subject: volunteering. One of the ways we can offer our hearts in unity with the heart of Christ and offer His love up to God is
through freely giving of our time. St. John’s Parish has been blessed by her parishioners and by many or all of you reading
with countless hours of service. However, today we find ourselves in serious need of more help. If you are able to work with
children in any capacity, please consider our PSR program that begins in the Fall….but we need people to agree to teach or act
as a coordinator soon, so that we can plan accordingly. We are also in need of assistance with the landscaping around church.
We have a need for those who can fight the army of invading weeds and bring a refreshing drink of water to our thirsty flowers
around our grounds. Please call the rectory if you are eligible for service and ready to enlist.
The German Games are soon approaching! Mass for St. John’s surprise birthday party will be on June 11 at 5:30 pm
in the Parish Hall. If you are 21 or older – get five of your friends (3 men and 3 women) and sign up to compete….or consider
coming out to try your luck at our “horse races” on June 11th …or the 5k run on June 12. Check out more details at German-
Games.org!
Our Vacation Bible School is gearing up for its June 21st debut. This evening program for K-5th grade children will
help children discover the mystery of Christ in the Mass….think how your children could benefit from a fresh outlook on the
Eucharist every weekend of their lives! If you would like to grow in your own appreciation of the mysteries, I will be holding a
mini vacation Bible School for adults on the mystery of the Mass…on Wednesday, June 23rd from 6 pm till 8 pm. All are invit-
ed to the rectory/parish chapel for study and prayer.
Dive into the mysteries of our faith online! A generous donation has now given our parish access to FORMED. This
site has tons of Catholic videos, books and audios available for free to watch streaming on your computer or smart tv. Simply
go to FORMED.org, click Sign up, select “sign up as a parishioner, find “St. John the Baptist Church” by parish name, address,
or zip code, enter your email….and you’re good to go!
Speaking of going….I’ll be going down to Bay St. Louis, Mississippi from Tuesday, June 1 through Friday, June 4th to
be with my family. We will have adoration and a Communion Service in the rectory chapel on June 1st….Wednesday through
Friday there will not be services at St. John’s. Please pray wherever you may find yourself and we will gather again on June 5th
for Corpus Christi!
Speaking of Corpus Christi – we will have our traditional procession on Sunday, June 6th at 7pm. Please come out and
give our cannons some support! May God bless you and be your Strength,
Father Foy
Monday, June 7, Monthly business meeting in the music room, 7pm, refreshments to follow
June 6, Sunday, Corpus Christi procession 7pm
For all First Degree members, it's now easier than ever to get your Second and Third degree and can be done from the comfort of your own home. For the time being, this is being held online at select times and takes approximately 45
minutes.
If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please contact Jon Derner at 314-808-2400.
Important: I f your address or phone number(s) have recently changed please let us know at the rectory 636-583
-2488 so we can update your information.
**Also, if you would like to join our parish we would love to
have you! Just give us a call, 636-583-2488 Or, register
on line at sjg-parish.org. Thank you!
St John’s School Lunch Menu
Have a great summer!!!
See you at the Open House & Ice
Cream social on August 16, 5:30-6:30!!
Flowers in Memoriam
You can donate fresh flowers for the altar any Sunday for $50. They can be for a special occasion, in memory of someone, or anonymous. Just drop a note in the col-lection basket with your requested date along with the donation.
Find us on Facebook!
St. John the Baptist-Gildehaus Church
St. John the Baptist School-Gildehaus
St. John the Baptist-Gildehaus PSR
Ready to sign up? Just go to www.osvonlinegiving.com/4878.
It’s quick & easy! Or, go thru myParish App and click on
“Giving”, then the blue “Donate” icon to set up an account or to
log in to your existing account.
Help Needed!! Positions Open!!
St John’s School is cur rently seek-
ing an After School Care Coordinator
& Assistants. Times needed are daily,
Monday-Friday from 3pm-6pm.
For more information contact
Joan Knight in the school office at 636-583-2392.
Parish School of Religion (PSR)
St. John’s is need of a Coordinator responsible for managing the PSR program, several teachers, and substitute teachers for the upcoming 2021-2022 year. A $25 per class stipend will be paid monthly for all positions plus extra for the Coordinator posi-tion.
Registration is required at https://www.preventandprotectstl.org
If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Adam Weber at [email protected] or 314-330-0599.
SJG Vacation Bible School
We hope you can join us for our first SJG Vacation
Bible School, “The Marvelous Mystery—The Mass
Comes Alive”. All children, grades kindergarten
through grade five, are invited to attend. Vacation Bible School
will be held in the SJG Parish Center, June 21—25, from 5:45—
8:15 p.m.
The cost is $25 for one child, $45 for two children, and $60 for
three or more children. Registration will begin April 24 and run
through May 8 for St. John’s students. Open Registration will be
May 9—May 21. A $5 fee late fee will be charged after May 21.
Please see table outside of church for Registration form and Vol-
unteer sign-up form. Registration and volunteer sign-ups can also
be found online at sjg-parish.org.