SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We, the members of

St. Ambrose Parish, believe

that, through our faith and

baptism, we have been

called to give witness to

the values of Jesus as

expressed in the Gospel

and teachings of our

Church.

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Seventh Sunday in

Ordinary Time The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the whole Israelite community and tell them: Be holy, for I, the LORD, your God, am holy. “You shall not bear hatred for your brother or sister in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow citizen, do not incur sin because of him. Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against any of your people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.” LV 19:1-2, 17-18 5130 Wilson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 7:00am-4:00pm Phone: 314.771.1228 Fax: 314.771.0454 St. Ambrose School Phone: 314.772.1437 Emergency: 314-920-7924 www.stambroseonthehill.com Emergency # 314-920-7924

Msgr. Vincent Bommarito…...…..………..….Pastor Rev. Mr. Joseph Fragale…………………….Deacon Sharon Gambaro………………………..Bookkeeper Vicki Calcaterra…………………..……….Secretary

Parish Office Directory: 771-1228, mailbox #: Msgr. Vincent Bommarito……..………….…… 1 frvinceb@gmail.com

Vicki Calcaterra…………...…………………… 2 secretary@stambroseonthehill.com

Sharon Gambaro……………………………….. 3 sgambaro@stambroseonthehill.com Joe Fragale…………………………………….. 4 jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com

Masses

Monday - Friday…………………...............6:30 am First Sunday if possible Italian Mass……...11:00 am

School Masses (While School is in Session)

Tuesday & Friday ………………………….8:00 am

Weekend Masses Saturday………………...…………………..5:00 pm Sunday…………………… 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 am

Communion Service Saturday ……………………………………7:30 am

Holy Day Mass Schedule 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon

Confession: Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 pm

Adoration: Each Friday 8:30 am-12 noon

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 4:00 - 8:00 pm

St. Ambrose School 5110 Wilson Ave.

(314) 772-1437 http://www.stambroseonthehill.com

Barbara Zipoli……………...……..…..Principal 114 bzipoli@stambroseonthehill.com Linda Gambaro ………...…….………Secretary 116

Marriage

Call the pastor to discuss your wedding arrangements. You may have a wedding at St. Ambrose if you have been an active member

of the parish for at least six months.

RCIA—Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in learning more about the Catholic faith, please speak with Deacon Joe

Fragale. Classes are on Monday evenings, beginning in October and continuing until Easter.

Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors

If you would like to volunteer to help with this ministry, please call the rectory.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

For more info please call 289-6101, ext.1131.

Choirs To join the Sunday choir, contact Gary Scott

at the rectory.

Bulletin Articles are due at least 10 days before distribution.

E-mail articles to Ashley Hackmann bulletin@stambroseonthehill.com

PSR

Contact the South City Deanery PSR Nancy Haselhorst at 314-773-3070.

Leave a message.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is a short worship service for children aged

3-10 years. The service is offered during each 9 am Sunday Mass during the school year.

Saint Ambrose Catholic Church

Parish Staff—Important Information

Rectory Office Hours:

Monday - Friday - 7 am - 4 pm

Use entrance located between rectory and school.

Emergency # 314-920-7924

FEBRUARY 29 & MARCH 1

5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am

Lector: A. Danter T. Buckley Students Italian Mass

Eucharistic P. Opfer C. Crowe J. Kelly L. Cottone

Ministers: L. Tomlinson J. Sanders M. Wohlert D. Carnaghi R. Brissette E. Barni G. Decker G. Decker R. Tintera C. Schmid Longland J. Johnson

Servers: A. Walsh M. Buckley G. Gibbons S. Nugent J. Warden J. Buckley E. Kelly B. Tatum L. Warden C. Longland F. Curran

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal classes (for the first child only) will be held on the second Sunday of the month after the 9 am Mass.

Baptisms will be scheduled after completion of baptismal classes.

For information and to schedule a class, please call Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-686-9110 or by email jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com. Baptisms are performed on the first and third Sunday of the month at Noon, and at 12:30 pm for visiting priests/deacons.

Mass Intentions For This Week

Monday, February 24 6:30 am Robert J. Ziegler

Tuesday, February 25 6:30 am Peggy Bartoni 8:00 am Verna Adamo

Wednesday, February 26 6:30am Mary Beth Krull 9:00am Tony Spoto 12:00pm Kathy Ventimiglia Thursday, February 27 6:30 am Judy Lewis DeWolfe Friday, February 28 6:30 am Regina Lynn Rao 8:00 am Josephine & Sal Marchese Saturday, February 29 7:30 am Communion Service 5:00 pm Mary Lou & Skip Johnson Sunday, March 1 7:00 am Vivian Boer 9:00am People of the Parish 11:00am Virginia & Vincent Grillo

St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary 2019/20 Goal (July 1 – June 30) $551,668

Weekly information Week ending: 02/02/2020 Amount budgeted: $ 10,609.00 Amount collected: $ 10,073.00 Surplus (Shortfall): ($ 536.00)

Year-to-date information Amount budgeted: $ 339,488.00 Amount collected: $ 380,288.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 40,800.00

Please pray for those who have

requested prayers.

Kyle, Celeste, Jan, Vasiloff, Maria, Toni, Jan, Tony, Janice, Maria, Mary Louise, Sue, Mary, Ben, Maryanne, Al, Lynn, John, Dani

If you have a prayer request, please contact Ashley

at bulletin@stambroseonthehill.com or call

314-771-1228

Each prayer request will be honored for a month.

Please Pray For

Pierina Pozzo, David Merlo

Janice Hughes, David Fleshman

Edward Pisoni

May their souls and all the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.

PARISH CALENDAR Monday, February 24: RCIA 6-8pm ED Adoration 4-8pm Italian Class 7-9pm LIT Crusaders 7:00pm CAFE Tuesday, February 25: Italian Class 6-9pm ED & LIT Wednesday, February 26: Adoration 4-8pm Thursday, February 27: Italian Class 6-9pm ED & LIT Friday, February 28: Crochet & Knit 9am-12pm ED Adoration 8:30am-12pm 4pm-8pm Sunday, March 1: Monsignor’s 12-6pm CAFE Pasta Dinner Misiercordia 12-3pm HALL

We are in

need of

ushers. Call

Deacon Joe

in the

rectory if

interested!!!

About the Society of St. Vincent de Paul February 23: Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges us by saying: “You must be perfected as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This month, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to assist Neighbors in Need in our area. Thank You!

For assistance with rent, food, clothing, utilities, prescription medication or transportation, please call: 314 289-6101 Ext. 1131

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ST. AMBROSE PARISH ?

If you are not currently registered in another parish and wish to join our parish, please complete this form and place it the collection basket or mail it to:

St. Ambrose Rectory, 5130 Wilson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110.

We will see that you receive a registration form NAME: ___________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: ________________________________________________________________

ZIP CODE: __________ PHONES: ________________________________________ EMAIL____________________________________________________________________

Please remember that a mass

intention is being offered for

one of your deceased loved

ones; please notify the ushers before mass. You have first

privilege to present the

offertory gifts.

ST. AMBROSE SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB

Yearly dues of $15.00 are asked prior to the March 12th

Party. Please send it in an envelope addressed Senior Citizens and place it in the

collection basket or mail it to the rectory 5130 Wilson, STL, 63110

so there's no traffic jam at the door in March.

Looking for HOST FAMILIES for high school

exchange students coming in August from ITALY and other countries in Europe, Asia and

South America. If interested in this

rewarding experience, call Celia at 314 973-1802 or

email… ccteach6@sbcglobal.net

Eucharistic Ministers Needed

Please consider being a Eucharistic Minister at

mass. If you are interested, please

contact

Debbie Carnaghi at 314

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Dear Parishioner’s,

The St. Ambrose Society has had an overwhelming response from our community to volunteer and help our cause to serve the poor in so many ways. As a result of this, you will see our schedule has expanded in

February and we will be increasing our service to the St. Louis community significantly in March. We will

be needing your continued support in prayer, volunteering & in-kind donations. Please consider joining us

to help prepare meals in the cafeteria or go with us to the different soup kitchens to serve. If you are

interested, please contact me at jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com or 314-686-9110.

God Bless,

Deacon Joe

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

…“Pause before the tabernacle by yourself, for no special reason, even without saying a word, simply remaining in Christ’s presence, contemplating the supreme gesture of love contained in the consecrated Bread”. - Pope John Paul II

Our current Eucharistic Adoration hours are:

MONDAYs: 4:00 – 8:00 PM

WEDNESDAYs: 4:00 – 8:00 PM

FRIDAYs: 8:30 – NOON and 4:00 – 8:00 PM

Contact one of us if you would like to become a WEEKLY or SUBSTITUTE Adorer!

Bonnie Devoti at devotij@gmail.com 314.223.1495 or

Caroline Ernst at caroline.c.ernst@gmail.com 314.606.1872

Pray, Fast, & Grow in Charity . "Dust thou art, to dust returnest" is taken from the psalm of life by Henry Longfellow.

This is a line which is further taken from the bible in Ecclesiastes 3:20.

"A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth carries a message of hope and encouragement. It

encourages people to live their lives to the fullest, using the short time we have here on Earth as

a gift. The poem is a message to future generations to find work and action that gives them

purpose and passion…and so Lent begins.

40 days to pray, fast and grow in charity. We need this time each year to step back and

reexamine our lives, to turn away from our sins and to grow in the virtues God so deeply

desires to bestow upon us. The 40 days of Lent are to be an imitation of Jesus’ 40 days in the

desert. In fact, we are called not only to “imitate” Jesus’ time in the desert, we are called to live

this time with Him, in Him and through Him. Source “My Catholic Life”

As you begin your Lenten journey,

• spend additional time to PRAY, i.e., attend weekday mass, walk the Stations of the

Cross, make a visit to our Adoration Chapel.

• FAST, not only according to the laws of the Church, but extend your fasting to exhibit

self-control in other areas of your life, i.e., control anger management, eliminate gossip.

• GROW in CHARITY by volunteering your time or an in-kind donation to the

St. Ambrose Society, St. Vincent DePaul Society, or visit a home-bound parishioner

unable to make a trip to mass, the grocery or pharmacy.

During these next 40 days, imitate Jesus’ time in the desert, through your prayer, fasting and

selfless acts of charity. Hopefully we will develop new habits, while growing our St. Ambrose

Community to be a stronger, peaceful place to work and pray!