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Holy Mass Saturday 5:00 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Monday– Friday 8:00 AM
Sacrament of Reconciliation Monday, Tuesday and Friday 6:00 PM;
Saturdays 4:00 PM; or by appointment
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S T A N D A R D D E A D L I N E :
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St. John the Baptist
Catholic Church
April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
320 South Depot Street, P.O. Box 276, Somonauk, IL 60552
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Phone: 815-498-2010 FAX: 815-498-2770
Pastor Rev. Kevin M. Butler
Parish Office and Rectory 815-498-2010
Office Hours M-Th 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Center 815-498-2627
Director of Sacred Music
815-498-2010 Mark Mackeben
Coordinator of Religious Education 815-498-2627 Judy Kreczmer
Bookkeeper 815-498-2010 Charles Durancik
Bulletin Editor 815-498-2010 Denise Ramos
Cemetery 815-995-7115 Jeff Weseman
Maintenance [email protected]
Secretary
815-498-2010 Denise Ramos
St. Vincent de Paul Society 815-826-1690
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church • Somonauk, Illinois
Dear Parishioners, I wish all of you a Blessed and Happy Easter! I hope you have a wonderful time with your loved ones today! We have so much to be thankful for. Most of all because we have a God who loves us. We are his precious sons and daughters. That is our truest dignity and identity. So often we are identified, or we identify ourselves with our sins or struggles, but our deepest dignity and identity comes from God. God sent his son so that He could become one of us, being born to us as an infant. Jesus loved us so much that He took on our human flesh; he took on our human frailty, that he may be like us in all ways but sin. And then, he would grow up in a family like us, and then die for us that we might have life. Think about that for a moment. Jesus loved us so much that he freely died for us. There is no greater love than that. And, we are called to love in the same way; to die to self for others to serve others. This is how we express our love for them. But, the story doesn’t end there. For, three days later Jesus rose from the dead. In doing to He proved that He is God. That is probably the number one thing that people deny in one way or another in our culture today, the divinity of Jesus. If Jesus is not God, we can create our own truth and justify our own life in whatever we want to do. But, if Jesus is God, which we know to be true, that changes everything. It means that there is objective unchangeable truth in the person and teaching of Jesus that we need to live our lives by. We seek truth from so many sources in our culture and change it to fit our whims. But it is Jesus himself who is truth incarnate who we are looking for in our heart of hearts. We yearn for intimacy with Jesus. And, He calls us today to a relationship with Him. If you have been away from the sacraments of the church now is the time to return back to the Father’s house. Let me know if there is anything I can do for you. Once again, Happy Easter! God Bless, Fr. Butler
WOMEN’S SOCIETY
MEETING Tuesday, April 6, 7 PM Speaker will be Fr. Steve
Sabo from St. Katharine
Drexel who will speak on,
“What a Delight to be a
Josephite”. Masks
required.
TEXT TO GIVE To donate to
St. John the Baptist
Phone number is 815-281-5155
Keyword is Easter
EASTER FLOWER OFFERING Leonard & Janis Anderson Bud Kessler
Ron & Joan Anderson Angie Kreczmer
Dorothea Benters Henry LaBoube
Thomas Benters Fred&Margaret LaBounty
Don Berberich David Lautwein Jr.
Mike Castle Frank Marquett
Florence Ciesielski Louis & Audrey Meyer
Aubrey Clapper Louis & Viola Meyer
Celestine Clapper Milas Family
Nicki Clapper Earl Murphy
Peggy Clapper Osifchin Family
Jim & Frances Connolly Mary Raspiller
Juliana Csiszer Jack & Jennie Sartore
Bette Dabney Don Sauter
Walt Dabney Ed & Celia Sauter
Frances Donato Dan Scholl
Durancik Fam Deceased Darl Scholl
Leonard & Mildred Felstead Daniel Schubbe
Tom Felstead M/M Leonard Schubbe
Clara Fischer Mike Schubbe
Elmer Fischer Henry Sherman & Fmly
Patricia Fischer Josephine Sherman
Richard Fischer Leslie Sunnen
Chuck Fox Helen Swinak
Ernest Fox Tony Swinak
Florence Fox Caroline Voytek
LaVerne Fox John Voytek
Al & Gen Frieders Roger Walz
Dave Frieders Mary Walz
Erin Frieders Wautier Family Deceased
Martha Green Ed & Sophie Weismiller
Marie Haupt Anna Werner
Richard Haupt Francis Werner
Jean Henson Frank Werner & Family
Stephanie Henson Helen Werner
Jack Hiemenz William Werner
MaryLou Hiemenz Robert Whiteaker
Linda Holohan Don Wiesbrook
M/M William Holohan Greg Wiesbrook
Bill Holohan Lois Zuege
Patricia Kauffman Richard Zuege
Raymond Kauffman Jr. Florence Zupancic
Raymond Kauffman III
Divine Mercy
Celebration Sunday, April 11
2-4 PM Adoration & Confession
Sung Chaplet at 3 PM
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Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord • April 4, 2021
Suzanne Burton, Patricia Butler, Jill Carlson Kathleen Carr, Karen Dillett, Patrick Doherty, Joann Duffy, Joan Frieders, Sharen Gavin,
Michael Geever, Brad Glass,Denise Green, Virginia Hann, Margaret Hardekopf, Marie Haupt, Linda Hickey, Jerry Hinterlong, Mary Holevas, Leslie Hollarbush, Ted Ivanauskas, Jim Johnson, Jan Magioni, William McKillip, Irene Osifchin, Noah Poland, Bob Scholl, Gavin Springsteen
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a “thank you” for their generosity.
New Members We welcome the
following new
parishioners to our faith community:
Leonel Magana and Lysett Alegria
Alizaey and Raziel Magana
Carl and Lois Pietras
Joseph Fanchi
SANCTUARY LIGHTS
Our candle offerings this week are special intention of:
Thanksgiving
Req by Mary Sidwell
Fr. Butler’s pilgrimage to the Holy Land that was
scheduled in January has been rescheduled
November 8-18, 2021
CALLING ALL EIGHTH GRADERS TO
HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS!! Join us at Steubenville Rochester on July 23-25.
In the midst of our broken and chaotic world, Jesus
wants to restore us to the glory for which he created us.
This summer, join hundreds of Catholic teens to
experience a weekend you'll remember for the rest of
your life. Contact Lisa Short at [email protected]
or 815-826-0282 for more information.
WOMENS SOCIETY GARAGE SALE Dropoff days-Wednesday April 14 and
Thursday April 15 8:30am-5:00pm Sale Days– Friday, April 16 8am-5pm
Saturday, April 17 8am-1pm Volunteers needed especially on Saturday to
pack up!
Under Mary’s Mantle is a Grief Support group
for those grieving the loss of a loved one this year
or last. We meet for one hour, five consecutive
Saturdays starting April 24-May 22.
ST. MARY’S CHURCH, PLANO
Front Door Entrance 1:00 PM No registration or fees. All denominations welcome.
Please contact Kathy Robbins at 815-970-4109 or
[email protected] for more information. If weather permits we will be meeting outside, due to Covid.
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April 5-11, 2021 Monday 8:00 am Jean Wegener Req by Dick & Marge Meyer Tuesday 8:00 am Vaughn Hauser Req by Scott & Cyndy Hauser Wednesday 8:00 am Richard Haupt Req by Marie Haupt & Family Thursday 8:00 am Wayne Kaufman Req by Jim & Gert Meyer Friday 8:00 am Roger Walz Req by Mary Walz Saturday 5:00 pm Ed & Dorothy Brennan Req by Elson-Killebrew Family Sunday 8:00am Richard Haupt Req by Marie Haupt & Family 11:00am Pro Populo People of the Parish
MASS INTENTIONS
LITURGICAL ROLES
APRIL USHERS
Saturday 5:00 pm N/A
Sunday 8:00 am N/A
11:00 am N/A
SUNDAY, April 4, 2021
Masses 6:30am, 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:00am
WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021
Followers of the Truth 8:45 am
RCIA 6:00 pm
Confirmation 7:00 pm
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021
Pray Rosary at Grotto 8:30 am
SUNDAY, April 11, 2021
Loss and Transition 9:00 am
Religious Ed 9:15 am
Divine Mercy Sunday
Adoration & Confession 2:00-4:00pm
THE WEEK AHEAD
ALTAR SERVERS
SCRIPTURE READINGS
April 10-11, 2021
Saturday 5:00 pm Lector N/A Extraordinary Ministers N/A Sunday 8:00 am Lector N/A Extraordinary Ministers N/A Sunday 11:00am Lector N/A Extraordinary Ministers N/A
April 10-11, 2021
Saturday 5:00 pm N/A
Sunday 8:00 am N/A Sunday 11:00 am N/A
Readings for the week of April 4, 2021 Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 or Lk 24:13-35 Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11 [1]/Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 [5b]/Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 [3b]/Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118:1-2, 4, 22-24, 25-27 [22]/Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, 19-21 [21a]/Mk 16:9-15 Next Sunday: Acts 4:32-35/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 [1]/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn 20:19-3