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Jesus, the author of Baptism and the one who bestows the Holy Spirit upon us, is baptized by John the Baptist. In doing so, he shares more intimately a sacred relationship with us. As “children born of water and the Spirit”, we have received a calling to follow in His path of service by promoting the peace and love that flows from a life of justice and righteousness.

In a very real and powerful way we have entered into a covenant with God, through Jesus the Christ. What is a covenant? Put simply, it is an agreement. God said, “I agree to be your God and you agree to be my people.” This proposal was re-stated many times in ancient scripture, with varying degrees of success.

But now, Jesus has come into the world to actually become this covenant. He was the most profound agreement possible between God and humanity. He was both halves of the cov-enant, God’s and humans’. And, we want to know and believe this through an intimate and lively relationship with Jesus the Christ.

The Baptism of Jesus Christ is at the heart of his mission to bring us salvation and peace. We cannot know this on our own, but rely on the ministry of Jesus, the sacred scriptures, and the teachings of the Church to know and embrace the Baptism we have received. This brings us to conversion and discipleship.

We are baptized by both water and the Spirit, the beginning of a life with Christ, turning from Sin and Evil, to the ways to God’s Kingdom. We seek to live in the covenant, that is an intimate relation with God through Jesus the Christ, doing the mission of Jesus and a lifelong commit-ment to a life of spirit and truth.

Father Ken

MONDAY . January 11WORD & COMMUNION . 8amTUESDAY . January 12DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amWEDNESDAY . January 13 DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8am CONFESSION• Cana Room . 8:30-9amTHURSDAY . January 14DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amFRIDAY . January 15DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amSATURDAY . January 16DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amCONFESSION . Cana Room• 8:30-9am and 3:30-4:15pmWEEKEND MASS• Church . 4:30pmSUNDAY . January 17WEEKEND MASSES• Church . 8am LIVE-STREAMED . 9:30amNO FAITH FORMATION MONDAY . January 18WORD & COMMUNION . 8amTUESDAY . January 19DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8am‘WALKING WITH PURPOSE‘ BOOK CLUB • Zoom . 7pmWEDNESDAY . January 20 DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8am CONFESSION• Cana Room . 8:30-9amTHURSDAY . January 21DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amFRIDAY . January 22DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amSATURDAY . January 23DAILY MASS . LIVE-STREAMED• Church . 8amCONFESSION . Cana Room• 8:30-9am and 3:30-4:15pmWEEKEND MASS• Church . 4:30pmSUNDAY . January 24WEEKEND MASSES• Church . 8am LIVE-STREAMED . 9:30amFAITH FORMATION • Grade 2 In-Person . 10:30am• Confirmation Zoom . 10:30am

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BAPTISM OF THE LORD

2 WEEKSP L A N N I N G from the pen of father ken

• In thanksgiving from Cathy Wilhelms • In loving memory of Mark Benda and Randy Enger from Pat and Diane Allee• From the Hauser/Weber families• For the McNeel and Wilson families from Lynn and Rick Wilson• In loving memory of Ev Bouray from the Tolliver family• In loving memory of the Hotchkiss and McNulty families from Steve and Patty Hotchkiss• In loving memory of Ed and Dorothy Loucius• In loving memory of Ed and Edna Graf• In loving memory of our departed loved ones from Ken and Connie Frerichs• In loving memory of Thomas and Florence Woods and James and Vivian Cowan from Dick and Janis Woods• In loving memory of Charles and Muriel Peterson from Kim and Phil Vittorio, Jr.• In loving memory of my wife, Roberta from Dick Mack• In loving memory of Maddy Greene from her family

• In loving memory of Brian Keith, Dana Underhill, Bob Miller and Barry Miller from the Keith/Miller families• From Butch and Peg Schoenhard• In thanksgiving for the health of our family from Glenn and Sandy Busch• In loving memory of Jim Leahy from Cheryl and family• In loving memory of Don and Hazel Stephenson from Martha Heitter• In loving memory of Joe Gillespie from Barb Gillespie• In loving memory of the deceased members of the Conway, Bushey and Thrasher families from Mary and Chuck Bushey• In loving memory of Margie Luecke, Al DeMichele and Nancy DeMichele from Tony and Alicia DeMichele• In loving memory of Edward and Elizabeth Chick, Daniel Chick and Ivan and Dorothy Adams from Ed & Jeanne Adams• In loving memory of Jim Weber and Dan Weber from Dolores Weber and family• In loving memory of Gene Frey

Luminary LightsThank you to the following parishioners who made donations in memory of deceased or living loved ones to illuminate our campus on Christmas Eve

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In Loving Memory of . . .

Christmas AltarThank you to the following parishioners who purchased the beautiful flowers

in memory of deceased or living loved ones to decorate our Christmas altar:

WEBSITEwww.stthomasfreeport.org THANK YOU!

• Helen Franz from Chuck Franz and family• Thelma and Louie from Fred and Rose Klipp• Don and Hazel Stephenson from Martha Heitter• the Sheets family from Florence Sheets• the Dalke family from Florence Sheets• Ransom and Marie Folgate from Bob and Susan Folgate• Bob Cregan and all deceased family and friends from Cheerie and family• Charles and Marilyn Cassin and Charlie Larson from Mark and Mary Miller• Joe Gillespie from his family• the deceased members of the Chick and Adams family from Ed and Jeanne Adams• our family members who have made their way to the arms of the Lord from the Fraser-James family• Jack Bushelle from Marge Bushelle• the deceased members of the Bushelle and Kuehl families from Marge Bushelle• Albin (Sam) Franz and granddaughter, Angela Franz from Maxine Franz and family• Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Vanderbilt, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Romanowski from Francis and Bette Romanowski• Mae Smith from Al Smith• Catherine McNeel from Stevan McNeel• the deceased members of the McNeel and Wilson families from Lynn and Rick Wilson• the deceased members of the Keleher/ Altifillisch families from Kevin and Liz Altfillisch• the deceased members of the Herrmann and McKenney families from Betty Herrmann• Michelle Berberet from Jim and Kathy Berberet• the deceased of the Fogel and Zumdahl families from Lynn and Linda Zumdahl

• Leo and Jean Benda, Leo and Pauline Allee from Pat and Diane Allee• Dr. Witold and Mrs. Vera Romuk, Mr. Roland and Mrs. Mary Tolliver from the Tolliver family• the deceased of the Beggin and Dittmar family from Bob Beggin• Valdemar and Rosemary Andersen from Kathy and Dick TerHark• William, Sr. and Priscilla Foley, Laverne and Barbara Blust from Bill and Lynn Foley• Ron Loring and Rich Heitz from Pat Heitz• Chuck and Pat Schmelzle with love from your family• Margie Luecke, Al and Nancy DeMichele, Ben and Alice Beirau, Robert and Margaret Luecke from Tony and Alicia DeMichele and family• Carol Ryan and Pollie Hanson from Wayne and Mary Drake• George Ritter and Ryan Herbig and their families from Bonnie Ritter• Ron Richter, Ken and Dorothy Raih from Carole Richter and the Arndt family• our departed loved ones from Ken and Connie Frerichs• Thomas and Florence Woods, James and Vivian Cowman from Dick and Janis Woods• the deceased of the Henk and Hennessy families from Gene and Ellie Henk• Charles and Muriel Peterson from Kim and Phil Vittorio, Jr.• Clark and Irene Kepple from Gloria Tibbitts• my wife, Roberta, from Dick Mack• the deceased members of the Schardt and Hammer families from Donna Schardt• the deceased members of the Dower-Christensen family• Raymond and Florence Casey from Mike and Judy Cook

• Roscoe and Eleanor Cook from Mike and Judy Cook• Joann Krumree, Claude Krumree and Patty Neman from Carla Crawford• the deceased family members and friends of Greg and Diane Lloyd• Karl G. Puskas from Setti, Carl and David, his wife and sons• the deceased family members of the Kaski/Brown/Grenzer families from Greg and Melinda• the deceased members of the Ingrassia, Schneider and Young families from Rose and Gary Young• Lisa Witynski from the Witynski family• Sherry Bell, and the Drees, Wagner, Heying, Schlichte and Pins families from Deacon Vince and Doris Drees• Caroline Schramm from Bill• James Hayner from Judith and all his families• Lisa Frank Goldberg and Linda Frank Wilkinson from Mom, Whitney, Elizabeth, Lori and Heidi• Dennis Frank from Lori Frank and Heidi Frank Ludolph• Maddy Greene from her family• the deceased of the Stambaugh and Hayes families from Ron and Lou Ann Hayes• Jim and Marj Myers and Clarence and Dorothy Schoenhard from Peg and Butch Schoenhard• the deceased of the Sullivan and Corrigan families from Elizabeth Corrigan• Dan and Jim Weber from Dolores and family• the deceased members of the Conway, Bushey and Thrasher families from Mary and Chuck Bushey• Bob and Rosemary Bauch from their family

• Dick and Mary Hauser• the souls of Jovencia, Felix, Jovito and Philip Rumbaoa from Jessie Augsburger

• For the living and deceased members of the Roach and Weber families from Janice and Ken Weber• For the living and deceased of the Dunn-Litow families from Helen Litow

For theIntentions of . . .


Change = CHANGE! Freeport Pregnancy Center is saving lives in record

numbers in our community! Recognize the Sanctity ofHuman Life by partnering with us in saving lives!

In November and December we saw

12 lives saved!It's our prayer that in 2021 we will see

100 lives saved!If our numbers continue to increase at the same pace,

Partner today by joining the Change for Life campaign!

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PO Box 568 Freeport, IL 61032

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS1400 Kiwanis Drive Freeport, IL 61032COMMUNITY

Eucharistic Adoration inOur Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Please come for a visit.

CentennialCelebration

Many months ago--long before COVID was even in our vocabulary--St. Thomas Parish staff was working on ideas for our 100th Anniversary celebration. But then the pandemic struck and plans everywhere stalled. Now, as we look ahead to this new year with hope on the horizon, we are re-adjusting our plans and looking forward to a post-pandemic celebration.

Memories Wanted!We want to hear and share your memories of St. Thomas Aquinas. We’ll publish some of them in the bulletin, on Facebook, and use them in our celebration. Maybe we’ll even revive some of those great traditions.

Please send your stories to us in any of the following ways: • EMAIL: [email protected] • FACEBOOK: message us at www.facebook.com/Stthomasaquinasfreeport • US MAIL: write or type your story and mail it to us at 1400 Kiwanis Drive, Freeport, IL 60132

Stay Tuned!We will keep you posted of our plans as they develop!

December 4, 1921-2021 Celebrating the Centennial Year of St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

DONATION RECOGNITIONKnights of Columbus Donate to Malcolm Eaton and Special Olympics in 2020

While the St. Thomas Knights of Columbus were unable to hold a complete Tootsie Roll drive this past fall for those with in-tellectual disabilities, several generous do-nations were received totalling $1233. This

amount allowed for two donations of $616.50 each to Mal-com Eaton Enterprises and our local Special Olympics.

Pictured above is Knight Tom Willison (right) presenting checks totaling $616.50 to Brian Babcock, Community Li-aison, Malcolm Eaton Enterprises.

If you are interested in knowing more about the Knights of Columbus, you can visit them online at www.kofc.org/en/who-we-are/our-story/index.html. Or, contact Tom Willi-son at 815-275-7111 or Nick Thompson at 815-745-2477 with questions about our local St. Thomas Council.

BABY BOTTLE

PROGRAM BEGINS

JANUARY 17!


FAITH FORMATIONWEBSITEwww.stthomasfreeport.org

Coming inJanuary 2021!

Drawing from her own experience of balancing marriage, motherhood and work inside and outside the home, Lisa helps uncover the key to living a busy life with inner calm, to stop striving and rest in God’s

unconditional love.

Lisa Brenninkmeyer is the founder and chief purpose officer of Walk-ing with Purpose, a swiftly-growing Catholic women’s Bible study of-fered in over 240 parishes in the

US, Canada and Europe.

Women’s Book Study at St. Thomas

Aquinas ParishTues, January 19-Tues, February 9

Book study will meet via Zoom at 7:00pm

For more information, please contact Lou Ann Hayes . 847-373-5745

[email protected]

‘

St. Thomas Aquinas

Parish is a faith

community under the

guidance of the

Holy Spirit dedicated

to proclaiming the Gospel

of Jesus through Word,

Sacrament, and Service

both to its parishioners

and the broader

community through

worship, prayer

and evangelization.

January’s Prayer

Intention:Say one Hail

Mary a day for all youth, that

they recognize the light of Christ.

the condition of being holy..deserving great respect.


THANK YOU!The cover photo of this

week’s Winter Wonderland is compliments of Mrs. Claudia Wenzel, Aquin

Preschool teacher.

All Are WelcomeAll of our events, meetings and celebra-

tions are open to everyone so please

mark them on your calendar and join us! (available in Google Play & The App Store) www.stthomasfreeport.orgConnect with Us!

815-232-3225

[email protected]

PASTOR Very Reverend Kenneth J. Anderson, V.F. 815-232-3225

PAROCHIAL VICAR Reverend Joel Lopez, OFS 815-232-3225DEACONS Kim Hemesath 815-541-6760 Steve Pospischil 815-233-2422 Vince Drees 815-233-1097

OFFICE MANAGEMENT BUSINESS MANAGER Karen Sopcic 815-232-3225 SECRETARY Sandy Roser 815-232-3225 PARISH HALL COORDINATOR Norma Langarica 815-232-3225

PARISH COMMISSIONS PASTORAL COUNCIL Dick Drogosz 815-233-0798 Cathy Finch 815-975-7621 Barb Hemesath 815-541-6761 Deacon Kim Hemesath 815-541-6760 Dan Moeller 815-235-9428 Deacon Steve Pospischil 815-233-2422 FINANCE COUNCIL Jim Brannick 815-232-6675 SPIRITUAL LIFE COMMISSION OPEN FAITH FORMATION COMMISSION OPEN PASTORAL CARE MINISTRIES Jan Moss 815-232-2259

FAITH FORMATION AQUIN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Aquin Administration: Elizabeth Heitkamp 815-235-3154 School Board Rep: Greg Guilliams 815-291-5839 FAITH FORMATION COORDINATOR Lou Ann Hayes 847-373-5745 YOUTH MINISTRY Jason Eilers 815-275-0895

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF COMMUNION Deacon Steve Pospischil 815-233-2422 LECTORS Deacon Steve Pospischil 815-233-2422 USHERS 4:30 pm OPEN 8:00 am Tom Kornfeind 815-233-4519 10:30 am Roland Caruso 815-291-4253 MASS SERVERS Diane Fiedler 815-369-4158 MUSIC COORDINATOR Laura Diemer 815-541-2596

GROUPS ST. THOMAS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Meetings 2nd Wednesday of each month Nick Thompson 815-745-2477 EUCHARISTIC ADORATION OPEN Please contact the Office 815-232-3225 SERVANTS OF MARY Mary Blair 815-235-3225 PARISH PRAYER TREE Please contact the Office 815-232-3225

MASS TIMES &INFORMATION

JANUARY 11-17, 2021

Watch daily Mass LIVE at 8am and Weekend Mass

LIVE at 8am on Sunday on our Facebook page,

website or through the ‘My Parish’ app!

DAILY MASS SERVICES(to be held in the church) MON 8am Word and Communion TUE 8am MASS • for Roger and Wilma Bingner WED 8am MASS • for Deceased Loved Ones of St. Thomas Aquinas ParishionersTHU 8am MASS • for Deceased Loved Ones of St. Thomas Aquinas ParishionersFRI 8am MASS • for Deceased Loved Ones of St. Thomas Aquinas ParishionersSAT 8am MASS • for Deceased Loved Ones of St. Thomas Aquinas Parishioners

WEEKEND MASSES SAT 4:30pm MASS • for Ron Hayes, Sr. SUN 8am MASS • for Bob & Mary Schmelzle SUN 9:30am MASS • for the People of the Parish

OFFICE HOURS MON-FRI 8am-10:30am SUN 9am-10:30am

PARISH REGISTRATION Registration forms are available in the office or www.stthomasfreeport.org.

BAPTISM Second Sunday of the month at noon or during a weekend Mass; preparation classes required. RECONCILIATION SAT 3:30-4:15pm WED & SAT 8:30-9am or by appointment CONFIRMATION Held every 2 years for 8th & 9th grade students. MARRIAGE Please contact church office to make an appointment with Father. ANOINTING OF THE SICK (formerly, LAST RITES) Please contact church office to arrange for anointing for some- one who is seriously ill or pre- paring for surgery. If ill, home bound or hospitalized, we can visit upon request. Anointing of the Sick will hopefully be available again on the first Friday of the Month following the 8am Mass in the chapel.

SACRAMENTSCOLLECTIONSC H R I S T M A S A N D M O R E !

OOPS--WE GOOFED! • Last week’s collections totals were incorrect. Here are the corrected to-tals. We’re sorry for any confusion!

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL COLLECTIONS FROM

DECEMBER 24-27 (including Christmas)

December 24-25 $7,858.13December 26-27 $8,366.20- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -CHRISTMAS (included in total above)Envelopes $10,685.00Online Giving 1,696.00Total $12,381.00- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -JANUARY 2-3Envelopes $2,010.00Loose Offering 252.00Total $2,262.00Online Giving $4,148.34- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Sunday Envelopes • Please drop your envelopes in one of the three offertory recep-tacles in the church, in the church office or in the mail.Online Giving• Please let us know if you’d like to start giving online today!

Our tithe for January will be sent to the Salvation Army of Free-port and Stephenson County.

OUR PARISHTITHE

Please pray for the repose of the soul of

Martha Kempel, wife of Donald Kempel;

Joan Sheehan, sister of Donna Schardt; and

for Mary Boomgarden, sister of Joan Kraft,

of our parish.

REPOSE OF THE SOUL


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