Weekday Masses MonFri 8.30 AMChapelSchool Schedule: Wed 8.30 AMChurch Saturday 8.30 AMChurch Sunday Obligation5.00 PM Sat., 7.00 AM, 8.30 AM, 10.00 AM 11.30 AM In SpanishVigil/Holy Day MassesChurch8.30 AM, 5.15 PM 7.00 PM In SpanishAdoration/BenedictionChapelTuesday 9.00 AM to 3.00 PM SacramentsAnointing of the SickIf you or someone you know would like to receive the anointing of the sick, please notify the parish office.BaptismFollowing the birth of your child, please contact theparish office.Catechetical Instruction (Grades 18)Confirmation Preparation Call Religious Education Office.MatrimonyA date cannot be reserved until checking with the church. Please call 912 months in advance. RCIA (Adult Initiation) If interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith, please contact Jane Olson at the parish office.ReconciliationSaturday: 4.00 4.30 PM, also by appointment.Communal Penance Services during Advent and Lent.Parish Registration We welcome new parishioners. Please come to the parish office to receive welcome information.Bulletin DeadlineFriday noon, one week prior to publication. Email to[email protected] or drop off to parish office. PastorVery Rev. James R. Keenan, V.F…………..Ext.211Parochial VicarRev. Jorge Bravo, CS.….…………………....Ext.212Residence (after 4 PM & weekends)1.815.625.4768DeaconsJohn Kellen and Larry ZitkusParish Office Hours8.30 AM Noon & 1.00 3.30 PM MondayFridayParish Administration Offices600 Avenue B Sterling IL, 61081….1.815.625.0640Fax 1.815.625.1684Email:………..stmary[email protected]Website: …………………...www.stmarysterling.comParish Staff…………...………….….1.815.625.0640Bert Davis, Bookkeeper……………..…...…..Ext.225Lupe Larson, Secretary………………………Ext.210Jane Olson, Pastoral Associate……………..Ext.220Sally Kellen, Shutin MinistryLori Murphy, Organist Maureen Nichols, Director of Bereavement CareCemetery Andres Quintana, Cemetery Manager……..Ext.222Religious Education Office….…..1.815.625.6688 (located in St. Mary School)Lisa Bales, Director…………….………..…..Ext.244Dianne Williamson, Secretary………...…….Ext.214St. Mary School6 West 6th Street…………….……...1.815.625.2253Rebecca Schmitt, Principal……………….....Ext.227 Jeannie Ramos, Bookkeeper…………….….Ext.221Robbin Clifton, Secretary………………….…Ext.223Newman Central Catholic High School1101 W. 23rd Street………………...1.815.625.0500Jennifer Oetting, PrincipalSt. Vincent DePaul Society 7 West 6th Street…………………....1.815.625.0311 Email………………………….…..svdpsaukvalley.orgHours: MondayFriday………..…12 Noon 2.30 PM June 2 nd , 2019 The Ascension of the Lord Mission Statement We are committed through the Holy Eucharist and Sacred Scripture to be united as a Catholic Community, loving one another as Christ loves us.
Religious Education Office….…..1.815.625.6688(located in St. Mary School)�Lisa Bales, Director…………….………..…..Ext.244�Dianne Williamson, Secretary………...…….Ext.214��
St. Mary School�6 West 6th Street…………….……...1.815.625.2253�Rebecca Schmitt, Principal……………….....Ext.227 �Jeannie Ramos, Bookkeeper…………….….Ext.221�Robbin Clifton, Secretary………………….…Ext.223��
Newman Central Catholic High School�1101 W. 23rd Street………………...1.815.625.0500�Jennifer Oetting, Principal�
St. Vincent DePaul Society �7 West 6th Street…………………....1.815.625.0311 �Email………………………….…..svdpsaukvalley.org�Hours: Monday�Friday………..…12 Noon � 2.30 PM
June 2nd
, 2019
The Ascension of the Lord
Mission Statement We are committed through the Holy Eucharist and Sacred Scripture to be united as a
Catholic Community, loving one another as Christ loves us. �
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Starting June 3rd the Daily Mass will be held in the chapel during the
summer months.
Congratulations Graduates! St Mary’s Church would like to congratulate all of our grade school, high school,
and college graduates. �
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Starting June 3rd the new Parish Center office hours will be 8 AM- Noon and 1 PM- 3 PM.
Mass Intentions �
Mon June 3 8:30 AM †Dean Rohlik�� � � The Rohlik Family�� � � � � � � Tues June 4 8:30 AM †William Blair� Kathleen Williams � � � � Wed June 5 8:30 AM Ed & Janice Mulvaney�� � � Ed & Janice Mulvaney �� � � � Thu June 6 8:30 AM †Betty Murphy� The Murphy Family�� � � � � � � Fri June 7 8:30 AM Living & Deceased Mothers � � � � � Sat June 8 8:30 AM For the Parishioners of St. Mary � � � Church � �
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� Sat June 8 5:00 PM †Robert Cheshier� Jane Olson� †Gilbert Thome� �� Jean Thome�� � � �Sun June 9 7:00 AM †Michele Saunders Gould� †Lori Saunders � Mom & Dad � � � � � � � 8:30 AM †Margaret Lindsay� Kathleen Williams � � � �� � 10:00 AM †Patricia Flynn � � � � � �� � 11:30 AM †Rafaela Atilano�� � � � Manuel & Janie Atilano�
Liturgical Roles Lectors Sat June 9 � 5:00 PM Sharley Bailey � Maureen Madigan� � Sun June 10 � 7:00 AM Jesse Edmondson � � 8:30 AM Nancy Gehrke � Bert Davis� �10:00 AM Audrey Dekker� Darwin Mauch � � � � Eucharistic Ministers
Sat June 9 � 5:00 PM Gloria Olds � � Sun June 10 � 7:00 AM Paul Hess � � � 8:30 AM Sally Kellen � ��10:00 AM Tod Melton � Altar Servers � Sat June 9 � 5:00 PM Carter Mulderink � Olivia Mulderink � Mason Mulderink� � � Sun June 10� 8:30 AM Gianna Widolff� Wyatt Widolff � �10:00 AM Spencer Mauch � Reagan Hammes� Chloe Sosa �
“By 18 weeks in your mother’s womb, you could swim, somersault, suck your thumb, and even cover your ears if
you heard loud music.”
Sanctuary Lamp Memorials
The Sanctuary Candle will burn the week of
June 1-8 in memory of
Norm Heeren Given by
Rita Heeren
Collection Report 2018-19
May 25-26, 2019
5:00 pm Mass $2,371.00 7:00 am Mass $1,414.01 8:30 am Mass $1,403.00 10:00 am Mass $1,634.00 11:30 am Mass $923.13 Total Collection $7,750.14
NEEDED WEEKLY $11,060.00 Short $3,309.86
Envelopes this week 201�Debt Reduction Collection Current $500.00 Debt Reduction Reserve Balance $5,589.60 June Month Tithe $ 250.00 (Habitat�Dixon) �
sponsors needed. Please contact Ken Schaefer (815)
631-4457 or Phil Bellini (815) 631-5479 for
information. *The Golf Scramble is a scholarship
fundraiser for St. Andrew Grade School and Newman
Central Catholic HS students.
�Widowed Men & Women’s Retreat. This program is designed to help the widowed sort out these changes and learn to find joy in living again, while treasuring memories of their spouse. Join us for one of our upcoming retreats: June 22 & 23, 2019: St. Julie’s � Tinley Park, IL July 20 & 21, 2019: Holy Family, Inverness, IL Sept. 7 & 8, 2019: Mary Queen of Heaven, Elmhurst, IL For information or to register call: 708�354�7211 or e�mail them at [email protected] Website: joyfulagain.org�� Solar lights are prohibited at Calvary Cemetery. The lights interfere with the lawn mowing equipment used to cut the grass. �
The cemetery hours are dawn to dusk. The
main entrance to the cemetery is on East
Lefevre Rd. One arrangement is allowed per
gravesite.
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The NEW ESTIMATED Jackpot for Newman's
"Mary" Queen of Hearts Raffle on 6/5 is
$1300. All drawings will be at Nick's Tap in
Rock Falls on Wednesday's at 7:30 PM.
Tickets available at Newman High School &
Nick's Tap.
Are you retired and looking for something to do? Good Neighbor Emergency Center has a place for you. One morning a month you, along with an experienced volunteer, can provide help for folks in our community in emergency situations. Volunteers meet with those in need at our office to assess needs and provide help. Interested? Call Dan Erisman (815) 632-6027, or Volunteer Coordinator to learn more about doing something import
Please Join Us For A Retirement Happy Hour Honoring�Mrs. Becky
Schmitt,�Principal at St. Mary's School, Sterling retiring after 25 years of
service. Friday, June 21st from 5�7 PM�at The Depot, 211 Locust St,
Sterling.� �
Let’s Feed Our Children” free Summer
lunch program is beginning soon.
“Sandwich Bags Sunday” will be
June 16th, Father’s Day. Please bring
your donation of fold-over sandwich
bags to the church or the parish center.
1 ticket = $5.00. Tickets are available in the church pews. Your envelope with the money and the tickets can be placed in the Sunday collection,
mailed or given to the parish secretary. Additional tickets are
available at the Parish Center. The Winner's name will be drawn at 12 Noon during the Sunday Summer
Brunch on July 28th. Brunch details
and support requests coming soon!!! �
The Sterling Municipal Band has expanded its Weds., concert performances at the Grandon Civic Center, to include pre-concert performances by local musical groups. Our concerts begin June 5th-August 7th.The pre-concert performance starts at 6:20 PM and play until 7:10 PM, then a break, followed by the municipal band at 7:30 PM. One of the groups scheduled to play is a favorite of the local Latino community, the Mariachi Campiranos. Their performance date is June 12th. We invite everyone to attend all of our free concerts where good music, food, non-alcoholic beverages, and desserts are to be found. Bring you own lawn chair if you do not wish to sit on the park benches. If you have any questions contact Gonzalo Reyes, at [email protected].
These retreats help young men and women in the discernment process for a religious vocation and are led by religious sisters and seminarians of the Diocese. Girls Retreat (entering 7th grade�college) June 23�26 Guys Retreat (entering 7th � 9th grades) July 7�9 Guys Retreat (entering 10th grade�College) July 21�23 All retreats held at the Bishop Lane Retreat Center. To register, visit rockforddiocese.org/encounter or call 815�399�4300.�
� Special Thanks To
Our Advertiser of the Week�
Mertes & Mertes, P.C.�
Golf Scramble
GET YOUR $5.00, 50/50 RAFFLE TICKET!�
Hospice Volunteer Training�
Joyful Again! Retreat
GOOD NEIGHBOR EMERGENCY CENTER �
Sandwich Bag Sunday
Calvary Cemetery�ENCOUNTER RETREATS �
Sterling Municipal Band �Parish Offices Summer Hours
Fathers’ Day Novenas�
Newman High School�
Calvary Cemetery�
R_tir_m_nt H[ppy Hour
Knights of Columbus
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Las horas de Centro Parroquial 8:00 AM�12:00 PM y 1 PM � 3:00 PM. Las oficinas de la Parroquia estarán cerradas a medio día 12:00 PM�1:00 PM. El número de las oficinas es 815�625�0640. �
�Las pláticas serán el 1 de Junio de las 2:00�4:00 PM, en el Centro Parroquial. Por
favor no traer niños. Únicamente para los padres y padrinos. Por favor llamar al Centro Parroquial con Lupe para confirmar su asistencia a las pláticas. � Les recordamos que para el 2020 ya tenemos abiertas las fechas si su hija tendrá una quinceañera ese año. Para que su hija aparte su misa para sus quince años deberá tener sus sacra-mentos, incluyendo el sacramento de la confirmación. �
Se invita a cantar para la misa en español. Es una oportunidad de expresar su fe y participar plenamente junto con la comunidad. Siempre necesitamos voces.�Favor de llamar al centro parroquial.� ���Habrá una novena para los padres vivos y difuntos. Si usted gusta incluir a su padre en esta novena, hay sobres en la Iglesia o en el Centro Parroquial. Pase para apuntar el nombre de su padre. Se les pide una donación de $10.00 dólares. El ultimo día para apuntar el nombre de su para será el miércoles 12 de Junio.� ��Nuestro horario nuevo para el centro parroquial durante el verano. Comienza el 31 de Mayo 8:00 AM a 3:00 PM lunes a jueves, el viernes de 8:00 AM a medio día. Solamente hasta el 16 de Agosto.��
Reporte de la colecta 2018-2019 25 y 26 de Mayo, 2019
Semanal ¿Cómo vamos? 5:00 PM Misa en inglés $2,371.00 7:00 AM Misa en inglés $1,414.01 8:30 AM Misa en inglés $1,403.00 10:00 AM Misa en inglés $1,634.00 11:30 AM Misa de español $923.13
Domingo de la Ascensión de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo a
los Cielos 2 de Junio 2019
�¿Qué significa para nosotros la Ascensión de Jesús al cielo? Ciertamente que es un acto de amor de Jesús y una responsabilidad enorme porque nos ha querido enviar al Espíritu Santo, quién nos conducirá hacia la verdad y la verdad es Dios Padre, quien obviamente nos hará libres. El Día de la Ascensión es una solemnidad cristiana que se celebra cuarenta días después del domingo de resurrección (durante el Tiempo pascual) y que conmemora la ascensión de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo al cielo en presencia de sus discípulos tras anunciarles que les enviaría el Espíritu Santo. La doctrina cristiana sostiene comúnmente que Cristo ascendió en forma física al Cielo tras su Resurrección en presencia de sus Apóstoles. Se entiende por "ascender al cielo" una unión física con Dios Padre, es decir, asciende en Cuerpo y alma con su Padre, nuestro Padre Dios y no una transformación espiritual del individuo como es habitual en las experiencias místicas de otras religiones. Con nosotros sucederá diferente, porque Jesús siendo Dios no conoció la corrupción de la carne y por ende del pecado, sino que ha ascendido al Padre en Gloria, sin conocer la corrupción del Cuerpo físico que se descompone una vez puesto en el sepulcro. Este aspecto del misterio pascual se relaciona con la importancia dada por la teología cristiana a la corporeidad, que la Palabra de Dios asumió en la Encarnación, que es glorificada en la Ascensión de Cristo a la derecha de Dios Padre y que los muertos recobrarán, de alguna manera, en la Resurrección del fin de los tiempos. Demos gracias a Dios Padre eterno por habernos dejado a su Hijo para salvarnos, y al Espíritu Santo para santificarnos y llevarnos con Él a su reino celestial.
4 de Junio al 8 de Agosto Cada Martes, Miércoles y Jueves de 11:30 AM�12:30 PM
Macedonia Church St. Paul’s Church�1313 Woodburn 1701 16th Ave��
Sterling Mobile Sites:�SterLynn Apartments, �Douglas Park�Steelton �Salvation Army (back door)�Sterling Public library (at the back entrance)��
Rock Falls Sites:�Coloma Homes Rock Falls Methodist Church�401 West 18th 210 Fourth Avenue��
Rock Falls Mobile Sites�Rock Falls Public Library�CedarWood�Easy Living �
Ministros para el 9 de Junio �Lectores: Margarita Macías, Marisa Ocampo Ministro de Eucaristía: Rubén Cisneros, Aurora Abarca y Mónica Romo Monaguillos: Stefani Romo, José Valdez y Anahi Olivas Acomodadores: Olivero Martínez, Hugo Olivas, Roberto Flores y Pablo Vazquez
