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SS. Peter & Paul School
“All Are Welcome” Preschool through Grade 8
317 Baldie St. Ionia 616-527-3561
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SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Ionia County
Community Mental Health
Open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturdays by Appointment
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24-hour Toll-free Crisis Line 1-888-527-1790
Pastor: Fr. Tom Brown
616-527-3610, ext. 12
616-755-1742 (evening)
Associate Pastor: Fr. Oscar Londoño, mxy
616-527-3610, ext. 14
Seminarian Intern: Johnathan Johnson 616-527-3610, ext. 39
Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 p.m.
Sunday: 8 & 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. (Spanish)
Reconciliation Schedule Wednesday: 6:00-6:45 p.m. (Spanish)
Saturday: 3:00–3:45 p.m. or by appointment
Daily Mass Schedule (subject to change) Monday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel
Tuesday: Communion Service, 7:30 a.m.
in the chapel
Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel
7:00 p.m. in the chapel (Spanish)
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium
Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the chapel
Sacraments For questions regarding Baptism, Marriage,
Anointing of the Sick, or any other sacrament,
please contact our parish office.
Prayer Chain If you have a prayer request for immediate need,
please call 616-522-0279, or 616-527-0438.
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INTERN’S INSIGHTS
I cannot believe it, but I just passed the halfway point in
my internship here at the parish, and I cannot believe how fast it
has gone. The seminary-required 3 months of internship are
over, and most of my classmates from seminary are leaving their
parishes to work at a hospital as chaplain’s for the summer. But
luckily for me, I feel extremely blessed that I get to stay at the
parish for another 3 months. It has gone by so fast and I have
done a lot, but I also feel like I am just getting started. I am
learning more and more names, where things are, and all the ins
and outs of parish life. Being halfway through also has made me
think back on all I have done.
At the parishes, I have done reflections at daily Masses
and one weekend Mass. I have led Bible Study sessions, RCIA
sessions, taught every level in the school (and played a lot at
gym and recess time), visited all levels of faith formation, been
in the hospitals, led Stations, and gone on Communion calls
(where I actually met my great great Aunt!). I led the Altar
Server Retreat (that was messy and wet), have improved my
Spanish a lot, and have loved being with the Hispanic Commu-
nity. Father Tom wouldn’t let me forget all the meetings as well.
This still only scratches the surface because, with all these hap-
penings, I have met all of you, and that has been the true joy of
my time here.
In my short time here, I have never felt so much love so
fast from a community. Everywhere that I have been plugged
into, there is a smiling face or a welcoming handshake. It has
made the transition to a new way of life so easy, and for that I
am very grateful. It has allowed me to discern my calling to the
priesthood in a new and deeper way, because if this is parish life
and this is what communities can be like, I think I am in the
right place.
Again, I just want to thank you all for the love and hos-
pitality you have shown me in these 3 months, and I cannot wait
to see what the next 3 months have in store.
May God Bless You All,
Johnathan Johnson
Pastoral Intern
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The Ascension of the Lord
Acts 1:1-11/Ps 47:2-3,6-9/Eph 1:17-23/Mk 16:15-20 Saturday, May 12 3:30 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Russ and Margaret Breckon and Arlene Weaver (Tom Weaver and Sally Taylor families)
Sunday, May 13 7:30 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Leo Waterman and Babara Dunn (Judy Waterman) 11:00 a.m. Rosary 11:30 a.m. Barbara Lower (Tim and Donna Schafer) 1:00 p.m. Misa en español
Monday, May 14 - Saint Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17,20-26/Ps 113:1-8/Jn 15:9-17 12:10 p.m. Mary Kozicki (Father Tom Brown)
Tuesday, May 15 - Saint Isidore Acts 20:17-27/Ps 68:10-11,20-21/Jn 17:1-11 7:30 a.m. Communion Service 11:00 a.m. Wedding of Regina Shoemaker and Dirk Zylstra
Wednesday, May 16 - Easter Weekday Acts 20:28-38/Ps 68:29-30,33-36/Jn 17:11-19 12:10 p.m. Aloys Dietrich (Father Tom Brown) 6:00 p.m. Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 p.m. Misa en español
Thursday, May 17 - Easter Weekday Acts 22:30;23:6-11/Ps 16:1-2,5,7-11/Jn 17:20-26 8:00 a.m. People of Saints Peter and Paul Parish
Friday, May 18 - Saint John I, Pope and Martyr Acts 25:13-21/Ps 103:1-2,11-12,19-20/Jn 21:15-19 7:30 a.m. Souls in Purgatory
Saturday, May 19 - Easter Weekday Acts 28:16-20,30-31/Ps 11:4-5,7/Jn 21:20-25 8:30 a.m. Scriptural Rosary 11:00 a.m. Funeral of Susan Montgomery
Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1,24,29-31,34/1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13/Jn 20:19-23 Saturday, May 19 3:30 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Martin Kendregan and Jason Tate (Family)
Sunday, May 20 7:30 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Special Intention (Pat Brockman) 11:00 a.m. Rosary 11:30 a.m. Kenn and Katie Miller (Annie and Scott Jones)
God’s Housekeepers for this week
GENERAL CLEANING: Maria Cardenas, Teresa Nuñez, Mela Reyes, Carolina Velasco
VACUUMING: John and Phylllis Powell
OUR PARISH OFFERING - May 5/6, 2018
Adults $8,346.40 Students 5.70 Loose 596.55 Electronic Giving 1,280.00 Total $10,228.65 -5% Tithe -511.43 Net Total $9,717.22
Cemetery $550.00 Budgeted Weekly: $9,423.07 Surplus for the Week: $805.58
July 1 - May 6, 2018 Fiscal YTD Offertory Collection
Year-to-date: $407,112.76 Budgeted Year-to-date: $414,615.08 Deficit Year-to-Date: $7,502.32
Sunday, May 13th
7:30 a.m. Rosary (CH) Bethlehem Wood Carvers after all Masses (CH) 9:00 a.m. Coffee and Rolls (AH) 11:00 a.m. Rosary (CH) Monday, May 14
th
6:30 p.m. Scripture Study - The Seven Deadly Sins (PO) Tuesday, May 15
th
Wagon Wheel Fundraiser 6:00 p.m. English as a Second Language (AH) Wednesday, May 16
th
4:30 p.m. RCIA - Mystagogy (PO) 5:00 p.m. Hispanic Sacramental Preparation (VR/CR) 7:00 p.m. Choir Rehearsal (CH) Thursday, May 17
th
9:15 a.m. School Talent Show 5:00 p.m. Life Fit (VR) 6:00 p.m. English as a Second Language (AH) Friday, May 18
th
2:15 p.m. Heartland Health Care Center Communion Service Saturday, May 19
th
8:30 a.m. Scriptural Rosary (CH) 1:30 p.m. Ministers of Communion Conference/Training (CH) 3:30 p.m. Rosary (CH) Sunday, May 20
th
7:30 a.m. Rosary (CH) 9:00 a.m. Coffee and Rolls(AH) 11:00 a.m. Rosary (CH) 6:00 p.m. High School Youth Group (AH)
SS. Peter & Paul Parish Staff (616) 527-3610 Permanent Deacon Zenon Cardenas 527-8942 Secretary Cecilia Luke ext. 10 Office Manager Adam Rewa ext. 11 Pastoral Services Toni McKay ext. 13 Music Director Whitney Crooks ext. 30 Faith Formation Vanessa Booth ext. 21 Maintenance Dan Schmitz 527-3610 Cemetery Sexton Mike Bledsoe 527-3610
SS. Peter and Paul School www.ssppcatholic.com (616) 527-3561 Principal Julie Baty ext. 18 Secretary Diane Grummet ext. 23 Pre-School Audra Searfoss ext. 20 Daycare Audra Searfoss ext. 19
SS. Peter & Paul Parish - Pastoral Council David Fitzpatrick, Chairman Patricia Klein Deb Trierweiler Chris Brown Yolanda Preston Tony Velasco Deb Campbell Karen Thelen
SS. Peter & Paul Parish - Finance Council Deb Conrad Jane Hemenway Dave O’Mara Ron Drysdale John Klein Denise Peabody Jason Eppler
SS. Peter & Paul School - Board of Education Nick Cusack Kevin Heinlein Brian Siemen Troy Droste Matt Johnson Kristi Wizorek Jessica Drown Laurie Palmer
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Liturgical Ministers for Saturday & Sunday, May 19th/20th
4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Lector: Johnathan Johnson Denise Peabody Jacqueline Franz
Ministers of Madolyn Richardson, David Richardson, Mike Gallagher, Sue Huver, Ron Drysdale, Johnathan Johnson,
Communion: Jane Emelander Veronica Meyer Volunteer
Altar Servers: Elliot Rewa, Carmen Rewa Matthew Meyer, Sam Eppler Rachel Siemen, Gracie Morgan
Hospitality: Carol Cope, Mary Lou Mulick, Eppler Family, Deborah Porter Anderson Family, Linda Droste,
Garry Mulick Dane Droste
Please Pray For . . .
We continue to pray for all who need healing in body, mind, or spirit. If you would like to add or remove a name, please call the parish office. Be sure you have the consent of the person or a family member. Names will remain on the prayer list for three months and then be removed. Requests may be renewed.
Nichole Munsell Cindy Moon Pat McKinstry Brian Lyons Chad Wickerink Sandy Randall Steve Bailey Danna Dingman Sue Tucker Gary Glownia Sandra Weber Roy Cook Diane Wilson Tom Renucci Lisa Tompkins Amy Grill Chuck Stevens Allen Coble Julie Black Dalilah Tubergen Karen Perry Lorie Shaw Patty Seif Frank Lattimore
Carolyn Krycinski Jon Caswell Jack Clayton Jean Barker Karen Hoskins Mary Kimball Michele Cahoon Dominic Essich Susan Renee Montgomery Mike Boog Jane Emelander Georgia Sibert Traccie Lower The Unborn John McKay Ivan Stebbins Kim Mailand Jessica Drown Ian David Faist Michael Fowler Therese Perrien Kirsten Buys Johnson Suzanne Rosenburg Joe & Sandy Meyers
Deborah Kaminski Sue Swinehart Irene Kneale Annie Bales-Ludwick Ashley Sue Montgomery Maria Martinez Dorcas Spurlock Melissa McKinstry Mary Lou Greenhoe Mary Duncan Steve Bollinger Larry Lafler Cheryl Pinnow Larry Northrup Mchalie Walter Janet Beeman W. Patrick Burns Marcia Cook
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Ionia 616-527-1530
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Receive. Believe. Share.
Recibir. Creer. Compartir.
Ascension of the lord
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS!
Copies of the MAY Prayer Calendar
are available on the table in the back of the church.
COME and ADORE! Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.,
in the CHAPEL
May is the Month of Mary
We invite all parishioners to gather before weekend Masses in May to pray the Rosary. We will begin at 3:30 p.m. before the 4:00 p.m. Mass on Saturdays, and on Sun-days at 7:30 a.m. before the 8:00 a.m. Mass and 11:00 a.m. before
the 11:30 a.m. Mass. We will use the standard format so as to finish 10 minutes before Mass-es begin. VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED TO LEAD THE RO-SARY. Please contact Toni McKay at the parish office to be added to our schedule.
A Flower Shower for Mary, the Mother of God
at Masses this Weekend! On Mother’s Day we honor all moth-ers, including the Blessed Virgin Mary. You are invited once again this year to bring an offering of flowers to Mass in honor of our Blessed Mother this weekend, May 12/13. Before Mass begins, you will be invited to present the flowers at Mary’s altar. If you’d like and are able, bring extra flowers to share! Let us shower all mothers with love and thanksgiving on their very special day.
ATTENTION ALL MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION, AND ANYONE DESIRING TO INQUIRE ABOUT BECOMING A MINISTER:
Ministers of Holy Communion Conference Saturday Afternoon, May 19th, SSPP Church
1:30 - 3:45 p.m. Facilitated by Johnathan Johnson
ALL MINISTERS OF COMMUNION ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THIS TIME OF
PRAYER, SHARING, TRAINING, AND INSPIRATION!
Please register now by contacting the parish office or emailing [email protected] or [email protected].
Wanted/Needed! The SSPP Liturgy Commission is
seeking parishioners to volunteer as part of a committee for planning our patron saints’ feast day festivities on Friday, June 29
th. We want to get a good jump
start on this, and already have an initial sketch drafted. You’re gonna love it - but we welcome any ideas you may want to offer! We hope to break down the ele-ments into smaller pieces among com-mittee members so as to make it easier for people to help. To inquire/volunteer, contact the parish office, or any of our Liturgy Commission members: Mary Cusack, Shana Herrman, Helene Dunn, Jackie Franz, Toni Montgomery, Laurie Tjalsma, Patricia Klein, Toni McKay, Johnathan John-son.
Water, Word and Why it ALL Matters Is God calling you? The answer is yes, He calls us every day. Join us as we reflect on the most essential elements of being a Catholic, and how we can apply those truths immediately to our everyday lives. Katheryn Mulderink will give us the tools to embrace our baptismal grace, understand our mission, and set the world on fire with God’s love on Monday, May 14
th,
from 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the St. Edward’s Parish Family Center Library. All are welcome for this wonderful presentation; Cate-chists will earn 2 hours of certification. Please RSVP to 616- 374-7253 through the Parish Office, or email [email protected].
You won't want to miss youth group on Sun-day, May 20
th,
from 6-8 p.m. Seminarian Johnathan Johnson will have an uplifting faith forming event. Come for the fun and a BBQ! This will be the last youth group until the fall.
Don't forget that we are also hosting Coffee and Rolls in Apostles Hall after the 8 a.m. Mass on Sunday, May 20
th. If
you (or your parents) would like to make something, please contact Mr. Heinlein. Don't forget to like our Facebook page and sign up for the Remind App! 1 Thessalonians 5:16
May 13, 2018
CSA - Catholic Services Appeal Update Thank you for your generosity to the CSA 2018. Your continued support will enable our diocesan ministries and programs to reach out to thousands of our brothers and sis-ters in need. We’ve now received 155 pledges totaling $55,088.70. We are 86% of the way to reaching our $63,988 goal. Thank you to everyone who has pledged so far!! Re-member that any amount collected over the goal will stay in the parish.
Faith Formation Religious Education Vanessa Booth [email protected]
Sandra Thelen [email protected]
A special Thank You to our Catechists Amy Pung, Lori Lamphere, David Petersen and all of the parents for their role in preparing these children to receive the Body & Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.
May 20 - YOUTH GROUP 6-8 p.m. (ALL CONFIRMATION
STUDENTS NEED TO ATTEND as part of their Confirmation
preparation.
Coffee and Rolls
This Sunday, May 13th
, following the 8:00 a.m. Mass
in Apostles Hall
OUR HOSTS: THE HEINLEIN FAMILY
We invite you to support this ministry by hosting a Sunday morn-ing event, and/or by attending after Mass. To volunteer to host, please contact Diane Grummet at the SSPP School Office: 527-3561, or sign up at the entrance to church!.
BETHLEHEM WOOD CARVERS - May 12 and 13 For centuries the Christians of Bethlehem district have earned a living by carving olive wood religious art to sell to visiting pil-grims. Fewer pilgrims are journeying to the holy land today, making it difficult for Christian artisans to support their families by dignified work of their hands in the land of Christ’s birth. Because of the lack of work, there has been a dramatic rise in Christian emigration from the holy land. Christians are now less than 2% of the population. Since the start of its mission, Bethlehem Wood Carving has helped hundreds of struggling families. Through his own experience, the founder has made it possi-ble for Catholic Christians in the holy land to maintain a healthy livelihood and their ancestral homes. Your purchase will make a difference in the lives of many Christians. Items will be available for purchase following all Masses, in church, on the weekend of May 12/13. We gladly accept all major credit cards, checks, and cash.
Celebrating Our Graduates!!
Our annual Graduation Mass will be on Sunday, June 3
rd, at
11:30 a.m. All 12th grade stu-
dents registered with our parish will receive a special invitation. Included in this invitation is a request for a photo of the grad-
uate that we can include in our special graduation section of the bulletin on that weekend. Please send photos, along with your RSVP form, to the parish office by Friday, May 25
th. We would also like to include our college graduates’
information and photos. If you know of someone from our community who has or will be graduating from college this spring (or last fall), please contact Toni McKay at the parish office as soon as possible.
Out with the old and in with the new: Gather 3 coming soon to a pew near you! We are excellent singers here at SSPP so I have decided to upgrade our hymnals. Gather 3 is the newer and updated version of our current hymnal. You can purchase a hymnal for the parish for $25, and can even have it personalized! Labels can be desig-nated as a memorial gift to the parish or a donation. More information to come!! Are you as excited as I am?!
Whitney
NEW MONDAY NIGHT SCRIPTURE STUDY BEGINS MAY 14!
A DEEP LOOK AT SIN AND VIRTUE Join fellow parishioners, along with Bishop Robert Barron, for this engaging presentation concerning the seven deadly sins, those great spiritual blocks that inhibit our flourishing in relationship with God and one another. Based on Dante’s writings, the seven deadly sins corre-spond to the seven levels of Dante’s Mt. Purgatory. Pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, avarice, and lust are all present-ed as patterns of dysfunction within us that lead to unhappi-ness. However, Bishop Barron shows us how to counteract these seven sinful patterns through a conscious process of opposition, which are the “seven lively virtues." The seven lively virtues offer antidotes to each sin and help set us on the right path to healing and happiness. Contact Toni McKay at the parish office to reserve your study materials ($16).
Our Parish Purpose Statement - Saints Peter & Paul Parish
Our Pastoral Council has been working intensely with Father Tom to develop a Pastoral Plan for our parish. Parish Pastoral Planning is a prayerful and participative process through which a parish characterizes itself as a particular community of faith by developing its own purpose statement, assessing its strengths and resources, as well as its limitations and needs. All of this leads to making recommendations to the pastor concerning establishment of priorities and goals, and devising ways to accomplish its mission. Parish Pastoral Planning helps to answer the questions: Who are we as a parish? What are we called to do? How are we best going to do it? All of us are called to participate fully in the life and mission of the Church. The mission of the Church is rooted in the mission of Christ who commanded everyone - clergy, religious, and laity - to "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15). From its earliest days the Church has responded to this mission in various ways depending upon the times and circumstances. Creating this statement of our parish’s purpose was a great challenge. The council could have simply quoted the parish purpose from the great commission of Matthew 28: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Jesus’ commission rings loud, yet there is great need in the world for the Catholic faithful to be moved to a renewed zest for the gospel, both personally and in sharing it with others. By establishing a purpose statement for our parish, the council hopes to eliminate any question as to our parish’s sacred purpose, and to ensure that the work of the parish, in all its forms, is directed toward this purpose. Our parish purpose statement: Our sacred purpose as Saints Peter and Paul Parish is to . . . use our God-given gifts . . .
Every parishioner is called upon to exercise the divinely-inspired calling and gifts conferred in Baptism for a particular function in carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ.
to awaken faith, inspire discipleship, and trust in God’s plan . . . Being a member of Saints Peter & Paul Parish is not only aimed at one’s personal sanctity. We are called to bring Christ out into the world, wherever our journey takes us, to affect the sanctity of all people. Each of us is to exude our Catholic faith as to rouse faith in others, to be an example of Christian discipleship, and to exemplify trust in God’s divine plan in all things.
so that all who enter our doors may receive, believe, and share God’s love. Whether one “enters our doors” by simply coming into contact with a parish member, or physically passes through the doors of our church building, our purpose is the same: To stir the hearts of people, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to become open to receive all the Lord unconditionally offers to every person, to attain certainty in the Gospel message, and to share in God’s love by embracing his love personally and becoming a vessel in bringing his love to others.
RECEIVE. BELIEVE. SHARE.
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN PRAYER
Heavenly Father, we thank you for always being
present to us in the Church which you gave as the means
for our salvation and that of the whole world. A Church
through which life-giving and sustaining graces are
poured into and over us by the holy Sacraments. A
Church which is truly your “body” here on earth. We are
members of that body, filled with the Holy Spirit and
bountiful graces, and compelled to use the blessings,
gifts, and favors which have been given us to build up
that body.
Renew us with your grace and the gifts of the Holy
Spirit that we may give serious thought to how each of us
can better use our time, talent, and treasure to build up
your Church and to love better our brothers and sisters
who make up your holy Church.
May the Parish of SS. Peter and Paul continue to be a
community of believers who are willing to spend time
learning about God’s Word and will, about the words and
works of Holy men and women who have loved
Jesus and his Church, and may we then serve one another
and our fellow human beings, in showing
them God and his Holy Church.
This we pray, dear Father, through our
Lord Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns
with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one
God for ever and ever. Amen.
The Stewardship Campaign Prayer was written by
a Saints Peter and Paul Parishioner.
Liturgical Ministers – May 2018
Date/Mass
Time
Lector Ministers of Com-
munion
Altar Servers Hospitality
May 5
Saturday
4:00 p.m. Mass
6th Sunday of
Easter/First Com-
munion
Dan Lower Johnathan Johnson
Gail Lower
Denny Hybarger
Gracie Morgan
Sophia Rewa Carol Cope Theresa
Scholtens
May 6
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Mass
6th Sunday of
Easter
Johnathan Johnson Cheryl Hildebrandt
John Hildebrandt
Walt Downes
Nicole Trierweiler
Ava Perry Trierweiler Family
Jim Huver
May 6
Sunday
11:30 a.m. Mass
6th Sunday of
Easter
Ryan Ford Ron Drysdale
Mellissa Harvey
Volunteer
Aden Wenzel
Joseph Harvey Patricia Klein
Ford Family
May 12
Saturday
4:00 p.m. Mass
The Ascension of
the Lord
Kara Griffith Johnathan Johnson
Richard Esparza
Kay Conner
Joseph Harvey
Tiffany Ferguson Julie Bennett
Theresa Scholtens
May 13
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Mass
The Ascension of
the Lord
Marilyn Flanagan Donna Holberg
Robert Holberg
Johnathan Johnson
Avery Roundtree
Addyson Roundtree Judy Hamblin
Pat Brockman
Mary Perrien
May 13
Sunday
11:30 a.m. Mass
The Ascension of
the Lord
Johnathan Johnson Ryan Ford
Johnathan Johnson
Volunteer
Hannah Wirtz
Caitlin McGuire Linda Droste
Dane Droste
Date/Mass
Time
Lector Ministers of Com-
munion
Altar Servers Hospitality
May 19
Saturday
4:00 p.m. Mass
Pentecost Sunday
Johnathan Johnson Madolyn Richardson
David Richardson
Jane Emelander
Elliot Rewa
Carmen Rewa Carol Cope
Mary Lou Mulick
Garry Mulick
May 20
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Mass
Pentecost Sunday
Denise Peabody Mike Gallagher
Sue Huver
Veronica Meyer
Matthew Meyer
Sam Eppler Eppler Family
Deborah Porter
May 20
Sunday
11:30 a.m. Mass
Jacqueline Franz Ron Drysdale
Johnathan Johnson
Volunteer
Rachel Siemen
Gracie Morgan
Anderson Family
Linda Droste
Dane Droste
Pentecost Sunday
May 26
Saturday
4:00 p.m. Mass
The Most Holy
Trinity
Cecilia Luke Gloria Hozeski
Mary Lou Mulick
Garry Mulick
Tiffany Ferguson
Sophia Rewa Theresa Scholtens
Julie Bennett
May 27
Sunday
8:00 a.m. Mass
The Most Holy
Trinity
Amy Pung Brad Starks
Karen Meyers
Mary Perrien
Connor Pung
Carter Starks Dave O’Mara
Yolanda Preston
Jerry Preston
May 27
Sunday
11:30 a.m. Mass
The Most Holy
Trinity
Ryan Ford Mellissa Harvey
Ron Drysdale
Volunteer
Amelia Ford
Caitlin McGuire Patricia Klein
Maria Cardenas
Cathleen Kornacki