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St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2012

Parish Office 203 E. Main St., P.O. Box 730, Teutopolis, IL 62467-0730 Office Hours: Mon. -Fri. – 9:00 am -4:30 pm Phone....................................................(217) 857-6404 Fax........................................................(217) 857-1031 Parish E-mail ................... stfrancischurch@mchsi.com Parish website: stfrancischurch.com Submit written bulletin notices by noon Monday. Diocesan website: www.dio.org Pat Kornfeld, Victim Assistance Coordinator….. (217) 321-1155 Sacramental Celebrations Weekday Liturgy: See inside schedule Weekend Liturgy: Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 7:00, 8:45, & 10:30 am Holy Days Liturgy: Eve 7:00 pm; Day 6:00 am, noon & 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 pm Thursday before First Friday: 3:30-4:30 pm Anytime by appointment Sacrament of Matrimony: Arrangements must be made a minimum of 6 months in advance with the Pastor. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism Prep. class is required before baptism. Please call office to pre-register. Parish Pastoral Team Fr. John Eaton, OFM, Pastor Fr. Vernon Olmer, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. Ken Rosswog, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. J. Michael Ewert, OFM, Retired (In residence) Maria Wargolet, Director of Music Ministry Theresa Draper, Coordinator of Music Ministry Anita Broom, Bookkeeper Bernice Matteson, Part-time Secretary Jane Miller, Part-time Secretary Ron Ruholl, Maintenance Religious Education: Sr. A. Pierre Wilken, OSF, Director of Faith Formation: 857-6404 Sr. Ann Siemer, SSND, Gr. Sch./Jr. Hi. DRE: 857-6477/3015 Lisa Siemer, Youth Director & Sr. High CRE: 857-1500 Carlene Rauch, Part-time Rel. Ed. Secretary: 857-6477 Trustees: Terry Meyer & Tina Brumleve Parish Council: Jim Apke Duane Kremer Bruce Buhnerkempe Kay McMahon John Bushur Deb Niebrugge Carrie Copple Denise Will Jack Hardiek

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St. Francis of Assisi Parish Teutopolis, Illinois

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2012

Parish Office 203 E. Main St., P.O. Box 730, Teutopolis, IL 62467-0730 Office Hours: Mon. -Fri. – 9:00 am -4:30 pm Phone ................................................... (217) 857-6404 Fax ....................................................... (217) 857-1031 Parish E-mail.................... stfrancischurch@mchsi.com Parish website: stfrancischurch.com Submit written bulletin notices by noon Monday. Diocesan website: www.dio.org Pat Kornfeld, Victim Assistance Coordinator….. (217) 321-1155 Sacramental Celebrations Weekday Liturgy: See inside schedule Weekend Liturgy: Saturday 5:30 pm; Sunday 7:00, 8:45, & 10:30 am Holy Days Liturgy: Eve 7:00 pm; Day 6:00 am, noon & 7:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:30-4:30 pm Thursday before First Friday: 3:30-4:30 pm Anytime by appointment Sacrament of Matrimony: Arrangements must be made a minimum of 6 months in advance with the Pastor. Sacrament of Baptism: Baptism Prep. class is required before baptism. Please call office to pre-register. Parish Pastoral Team Fr. John Eaton, OFM, Pastor Fr. Vernon Olmer, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. Ken Rosswog, OFM, Associate Pastor Fr. J. Michael Ewert, OFM, Retired (In residence) Maria Wargolet, Director of Music Ministry Theresa Draper, Coordinator of Music Ministry Anita Broom, Bookkeeper Bernice Matteson, Part-time Secretary Jane Miller, Part-time Secretary Ron Ruholl, Maintenance Religious Education: Sr. A. Pierre Wilken, OSF, Director of Faith Formation: 857-6404 Sr. Ann Siemer, SSND, Gr. Sch./Jr. Hi. DRE: 857-6477/3015 Lisa Siemer, Youth Director & Sr. High CRE: 857-1500 Carlene Rauch, Part-time Rel. Ed. Secretary: 857-6477 Trustees: Terry Meyer & Tina Brumleve Parish Council: Jim Apke Duane Kremer Bruce Buhnerkempe Kay McMahon John Bushur Deb Niebrugge Carrie Copple Denise Will Jack Hardiek

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Meditation The Jews murmured about him. (John 6:41)

Let’s face it. We all murmur and grumble. It’s one of the most popular ways we humans have come up with for expressing our disagreement or displeasure over some-thing. Elijah grumbled as he sought protection from Jeze-bel’s anger. He had just seen God perform a spectacular miracle, and still he complained: “This is enough, O Lord! Take my life” (1 Kings 19:4). Somehow, he lost sight of all God had done for him and could focus only on the immediate threat. It’s as if the problem before him was too big for God to handle! More than anything else, grumbling is a sign of unbelief. Elijah found it hard to believe and trust that God would continue to take care of him. Similarly, the people in to-day’s Gospel reading couldn’t believe that Jesus had the power to bring them spiritual salvation. They had just feasted on an overabundance of bread and fish that Jesus miraculously provided, but this sign simply was not enough to convince them that he was something special. This passage shows us how easy it is to doubt God when he says something hard to accept—no matter how many other miracles we have seen in our lives. And when we grumble, we risk missing out on what he is prepared to do for us today. We are so busy building arguments against God that we don’t have any time to build an argument for him. Jesus is the Bread of Life, and he wants to feed us with his grace today. He wants to show himself to us so that we never have a reason to grumble or doubt him. So re-ceive him in faith today. Be like Mary, who willingly accepted God’s plan for her to bear the Son of God. Or be like Peter, who, despite the grumbling around him, told Jesus: “You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God” (John 6:68-69).

“Jesus, teach me to trust in you more deeply today.” ~The Word Among Us

Help Needed! We are in need of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Com-munion for the 7:00 pm Mass on Tuesday, August 14th, the 12:00 noon Mass on Wednesday, August 15th, and the 7:00 pm Mass on Wednesday, August 15th. (Feast of the Assumption—Holy Day). Please come to the sacristy before Mass and see where you are needed. Thank you for your help!!

Baptisms We welcome those recently baptized into our faith family, Samantha Jean Habing, daughter of Gregory and Amy (Sultenfuss) Habing Addisyn Marie Meyer, daughter of Jonathan and Rhonda (Hoelscher) Meyer

First Saturday of the Month Mass and Devotion at St. Anthony Parish During Our Lady’s third apparition at Fatima she requested the following: :”My daughter, look at my Heart sur-rounded with the thorns with which un-grateful men pierce me constantly through blas- phemies and ingrati-tude. You, at least, try to console me, and tell peo- ple that I promise to assist them at the hour of death with all graces necessary for salvation all those, who, on the first Saturday of five consecutive months: Go to Confession (8 days before or after), receive Holy Communion, pray 5 decades of the rosary, and meditate on one or more of the mysteries for 15 minutes.” Beginning the first Saturday in September we will be answering our Blessed Mother’s request in praying the Rosary, offering Mass and closing with 15 minutes of meditation on the mysteries of the rosary. We will begin with the rosary at 6:10am, Mass at 6:30am and finish with guided meditations from 7:00-7:15am at St. Anthony Church. Prayer meditation cards will be available. ALL WELCOME! Any questions please contact Tessie Kabbes 347-8784.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN training will be Monday, August 13, in St. Clare Hall from 6:00-9:00 p.m. Anyone wishing to attend this session, please call the parish office to register and receive additional information. The ministries invited to attend this session are the Adult Choir members, cantors, musicians and Sacristans. All are welcome but these two ministries are especially invited.

Liturgy Schedule 19th Week in Ordinary Time

August 12, 2012 Monday, SS. Pontian and Hippolytus Mass at 6:30 am Tuesday, St. Maximilian Kolbe Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am & 7:00 pm Wednesday, ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED

VIRGIN MARY Mass at 6:00 am, 12 noon, & 7:00 pm Thursday, St. Stephen Mass at 6:30 am Friday, Mass at 6:30 & 8:00 am Saturday, Mass at 5:30 pm Sunday, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass at 7:00, 8:45, 10:30 am

Confession Schedule Saturday, - 3:30-4:30 pm

Liturgy of the Hours with Friars

Monday-Friday -- 11:45 am & 4:45 pm

Stewardship of Treasure Sunday Total Fiscal 8/5/2012 Year 290 Adult envelopes $8,174.00 $46,680.00 Other $567.27 $2,936.04 TOTAL $8,741.27 $49,616.04 GOAL $9,900.00 $59,400.00

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Pray for the Sick

Monday, August 13 • Protecting God’s Children, 6:00-9:00 pm, St.

Clare Hall Friday, August 17 • Rosary, 9:30 am, Church Saturday, August 18 • Confessions 3:30-4:30 pm

Parish Calendar

Please remember in your prayers those who are sick, especially: Cathy Green, Renae Roepke, Eddie Siemer, Cheryl Ann Huber, Chris Utz, Anna Habing, Mack Kitten, Jim Koester, Tom Vonderheide

Homebound Ministers

Holy Day This Week Feast of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary August 15th — Holy Day of Obligation Vigil Mass on Tuesday, Aug. 14th: 7:00 pm Masses on the Holy Day: 6:00 am, 12 noon, and 7:00 pm

Glorious things are spoken of you, O Mary,

who today were exalted above the choirs of Angels into eternal triumph with Christ.

Entrance Antiphon

RCIA sessions are being held now. We meet after the 8:45 mass on Sunday mornings in the museum meet-ing room. No hassles, no pressure, no commitments—just come and check us out. Next week’s session: Confirmation

BIBLE STUDY meets the third Thursday of the month. Our next session will be on Thursday, September 20th at 10:00 a.m. in St. Clare Hall. This season’s ses-sions are based on a series of videos: Women of Faith. We will be watching videos on the lives of Mary Magda-lene, Gianna Molla, Hildegard of Bingen and Bakita. Most of these are newly canonized saints by Pope John Paul II. Join us as we watch and discuss the life and times of some awesome women.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Homebound for Sunday, August 19th are Lenora Drees 857-3583 and Sharon Brummer 857-6092

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come

to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22-23

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Religious Education News GRADE SCHOOL—Religion classes and church services for all grades begin on Monday, August 20…grades 5 and 6 will meet in the classrooms; grades 3 and 4 will meet in Church for a prayer service—singing practice and directions; grades 1 and 2 will meet in the classrooms. Please check the website—st.francischurch .com—under religious education to know the schedule of the daily religious education classes. Catechists and Mass supervisors may pick up their class lists and folder (if not already having done so) from the parish office entrance on the round table by August 15, Feast of the Assumption, or Sunday, August 19. Any materials not claimed will be delivered to your class-rooms or handed to you personally on your first day. God bless your teaching and ministry with the children.

Find Help for your Troubled Marriage through the next RETROUVAILLE Program that starts September 21-23, 2012 with a Weekend (Friday night thru Sunday), and has six follow-up sessions held over three months. You need not be Catholic to attend and we can work with people having financial difficulties. For confidential information, call1-800-470-2230 toll free or visit www.retrouvaille.org.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter In the second reading St. Paul reminds us that we are to be imitators of God. Since we are his beloved children we are called to live in love with one another just as Christ loved us. Attend a Marriage Encounter weekend and learn how to truly love your spouse unconditionally. Allow God to transform your marriage relationship by gaining the tools to love your spouse more and receive the joy that it can bring. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend in this area is on September 28th to 30th. To register or for more information call 314-469-7317 or go online to www.stl-wwme.org.

Holy Humor...Dressed for Temptation Struggling to make ends meet on a first-call salary, the pastor was livid when he confronted his wife with the re-ceipt for a $250 dress she had bought. “How could you do this!?” “I was outside the store looking at the dress in the window, and then I found myself trying it on,” she ex-plained. “It was like Satan was whispering in my ear, ‘You look fabulous in that dress. Buy it!” “Well,” the pastor replied, “You know how I deal with that kind of temptation? I say, ‘Get behind me, Satan!” “I did,” re-plied his wife, “but then he said, “It looks fabulous from back here, too!”

Rose of Lima Rose's baptismal name was Isabel, the daughter of Gaspar Flores and Maria de Oliva. But she was such a beautiful baby that she was nicknamed "Rose." It was a name that she took as her own at her confirmation. But she did not desire her beauty and considered it a dis-traction from her real love, Jesus. When her parents wished to marry her off, Rose refused, wanting to remain a virgin for Christ. Rose fasted regu-larly and prayed constantly. Her holiness became re-nowned. Even though she hoped to become a nun, her father would not permit it, and so Rose practiced the spiri-tual life as a lay member of the Third Order of St. Domi-nic. When Rose died at the age of thirty-one, her funeral was held at the cathedral in Lima and attended by many digni-taries. Numerous miracles were attributed to her. Pope Clement X canonized her in 1671, making her the first saint of the Americas.

Stewardship Corner Have you ever taken a moment to figure out how much time, on the average, you spend a week volunteering in your church or in your community?

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Happy Birthday, Fr. Mike Ewert! Thursday, August 16th

God bless you with health, happiness & holiness.

Word of Life In only the last few years we’ve experienced rampant dis-regard for religious beliefs in this country with the ap-proval of embryonic stem cell research; legal justification for the torture of prisoners; the provision of tax dollars to abortion providers; the HHS mandates; and, most re-cently, a redefinition of marriage by many of our leading political figures. We can see that there is a loss of a sense of truth here, and objective moral norms—rules of con-duct that apply always, to everyone, everywhere—and an “eclipse of a sense of God and of man.” ...To this culture of death the Church boldly and joyfully promotes the culture of life. We recognize that we hu-mans are at our best when we give ourselves away in self-less love and live no longer for ourselves, but for another. This is what Pope John Paul the Great calls the “law of the gift,” echoing the words of Jesus that, “No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” ~Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of New York and USCCB President, True Freedom: On Protecting Human Dignity and Religious Liberty, p. 30

Are we going to have a sign or not? I know several of you have expressed questions regarding the new signage for the parish. Yes, we are moving ahead. Part of the process was letting the diocesan office know we were planning this. They highly suggested we wait for Fr. John to arrive. Unfortunately, being summer time and changes in schedules, both his and mine, have created a lag in the process. As soon as we get the go ahead—very soon I hope, we will be on track and the new sign will be installed. Thank you for all of your support and patience in this endeavor. Nothing is easy or simple!

Prayer Vigil for Life St. Elizabeth of Robinson will host the August 20th prayer vigil for life. Fr. Ndeanaefo, pastor, will be cele-brant and homilist for the 6:30pm Mass. Praying the Scriptural Rosary will begin at 6:00pm. Current pro-family legislation and information on local pro-life events will be on the evening’s agenda. Everyone is invited to join us in prayer for an end to abortion.

Relics of Padre Pio Our Sorrowful Mother’s Ministry is hosting the relics of Padre Pio in Vandalia, IL. Veneration dates: Tuesday, August 14, Tuesday, August 21 and Wednesday, August 22 from 10 am—2 pm, 5 pm—8 pm. Two retreats with Fr. Ermelindo who lived with Padre Pio for many years will be held August 15-16 and Aug. 17-19. For more information: www.osmm.org or call Mariann 618-292-8039 or Ann 618-267-3876.

Socials St. Anthony Parish Picnic will be held Sat., Aug. 11, from 5 pm to midnight & Sun., Aug., 12 from noon to midnight. Chicken & roast pork dinners will be served Sunday, 11 am to 6 pm. Top prize on the raffle: your choice of one of 2 vehicles or $17,500 cash. Annual Picnic at St. Mary’s Church in Brussels, IL on Sat, & Sun. August 11th & 12th. Kabobs, fish & beef sandwiches will be served on Sat. evening, beginning at 5:00pm. A chicken & beef dinner with dumplings will be served family style on Sunday from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Turtle soup will be served Sunday evening.

“Every Life A Gift” You are invited to attend the Family Life Center 2012 Fundraising Banquet to be held on Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Thelma Keller Convention Center. Seating at 6:30pm ~ Dinner at 7:00pm. Featured Speaker is Bob Reccord. Please rsvp before September 8, 2012 at 217-342-5433. Dinner is complimentary. The opportunity to make a financial gift will be extended.

Anniversary Celebration for Couples Married 50 years or longer Come to a special celebration at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield on September 16, 2012 starting at 1:00 pm with a musical program, Holy Mass with renewal of wedding vows starting at 2:00 pm, with a reception afterward. If you or your loved ones have been married 50 years or longer and would like to receive a special certificate, please call the Office for Marriage and Family Life at 217-698-8500, ext. 121., or email potoole@dio.org. Check the Catholic Times for a registration form to mail in.

Lord, I ask that You grant me plenty of work to do,

health and joy in simple things, an eye for beauty, a tongue for truth,

and heart that always loves.

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Use Holy Water

Among all the many sacramentals of the Church, there is one so ordinary, so commonplace and so readily accessible to every-one that people are inclined to forget it and neglect using it. The use of Holy Water is no recent innovation but a time hon-ored tradition in Holy Mother the Church. It has been used in all Catholic churches throughout the world and among all the faithful since the very beginnings of Christianity. Holy Water has its great efficacy from the prayer of Holy Mother the Church. The prayer the priest prays to bless water states the benefits of using Holy Water with faith in God. “Oh, God, grant that this water may be endowed with divine grace to drive away devils and to cast out diseases, that what-ever in the houses or possessions of the faithful may be sprin-kled with this water, may be freed from everything unclean and delivered from everything hurtful...Let everything that threatens the peace or safety of the dwellers therein be ban-ished by the sprinkling of this water, so that the health which they seek by calling on Thy Holy Name may be guarded from all assault.” When entering and leaving church, devoutly bless yourself with Holy Water as you make the sign of the Cross. Take some Holy Water home, and use it to bless yourself and your chil-dren.

“By this Holy Water and by Thy Precious Blood wash away my sins, O Lord!”

Bring in the Healthy Harvest Buying locally at farmers' markets is a healthy investment for you and your community. Buying locally is good for you: food tastes better and is more nutritious when it's fresh. Fresh pro-duce is a great way to move towards a healthier lifestyle. Buy-ing locally is good for your community: keeping local farmers and producers in business supports the local economy. Buying locally is good for farmers: when farmers sell directly to their neighbors, farmers can afford to stay on their land, producing an abundance and variety of food while being good stewards of the land. Buying locally is good for the environment: reducing the travel distance food takes saves energy and reduces packaging. Take some time to educate yourself on where food comes from and choose food items that have a positive impact on your body and your health.

Holy Trivia

Biblical Women

1. Mary’s cousin and mother of John the Baptist 2. An 84-year-old prophetess who saw the infant

Jesus at his purification in the Temple 3. Wife of David and mother of Solomon 4. Daughter of a priest of Midian who became

the wife of Moses 5. The two sisters of Lazarus.

Marian Feasts

1. Observed on December 12, Mary appeared to Juan Diego

2. Highlights both the human and divine mother-hood of Mary on January 1.

3. This Church dogma teaches Mary was bodily taken into heaven

4. Theological belief that holds Mary was con-ceived without Original Sin.

5. Mary accepts the invitation from the angel to bear God’s Son.

Women of Scripture

1. Referred to as “mother of all the living.” 2. Though she doesn’t get much credit, she as-

sisted her brother during the Exodus. 3. This lady admitted a Canaanite general into

her tent where she proceeded to kill him with a mallet and tent peg!

4. A woman of ill-repute who aided the spies of Joshua.

5. While taking a bath this woman was spied by King David. It led to a series of unfortunate events.

ANSWERS Biblical Women 1. Elizabeth 2. Anna 3. Bathsheba 4. Zipporah 5. Mary and Martha Women of Scripture 1. Eve 2. Miriam 3. Jael 4. Rahab 5. Bathsheba Marian Feasts 1. Our Lady of Guadalupe 2. The Mother of God 3. The Assumption 4. The Immaculate Conception 5. The Annunciation