Lent 2019-Companions on the Journey This Wednesday, we begin the Season of Lent. It is a special me in the Church’s Liturgical Year to journey with Jesus and one another into the desert of our minds and hearts, change what needs to be changed and rise with Him to New Life on Easter. This year we will be emphasizing the reality that we are “Companions on the Journey” and together we can make a difference in the lives of others and our world. The Gospel story on Ash Wednesday is about Prayer, Fasng and Almsgiving which are oſten referred to as the three pillars of Lent. I know I have shared the following with you before but I again offer for your prayer and reflecon the following insight and un- derstanding of these pillars. Prayer is a way of life. It is a relaonship with our God and others. It is about living and experiencing relaonships that are healthy, faith-filled and growth-filled. Let us be a people of prayer and let our relaonships always reflect our love for God and others. Fasng has tradionally meant “giving up” something. It usually meant giving up junk food, different types of drinks, etc. During the past several years, fasng has progressed to something that embraces the heart and spirit of one’s being. We are challenged to fast from atudes and values that prevent us from living the Gospel. What about fasng from complaining or gossiping? What about fasng from fear or closed minded- ness? What about fasng from judging or condemning others? I believe the following reflecon about Fasng is very insighul and pastoral. From Fasting to Feasting Fast from judging others; Feast on seeing the best in people. Fast from emphasis on difference; Feast on the unity of all life. Fast from despair; Feast on hope. Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that destroy; Feast on phrases that are encouraging. Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; Feast on patience. Fast from being negative; Feast on being positive. Fast from worry; Feast on trust. Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation. Fast from hostility; Feast on peacemaking. Fast from bitterness; Feast on Forgiveness. Fast from constant activity; Feast on slowing down. Fast from disrespect; Feast on recognizing the sacred in all of life. Fast from self-concern; Feast on compassion for others. (Continued on page 5) Pen Point 9 am Liturgy 7 pm Liturgy Self-distribution of ashes and private prayer 10:30 am until 6 pm While we remember people who are hungry and homeless we humbly thank you, O God, for food and shelter. Conscious of people who are sick, we rejoice in the strength we still have. While aware of the deep suffering of many, we confess, we cannot understand why we are so free from many common problems. Accept our wholehearted thanks for all your blessings and make us increasingly mindful of the needs of others, especially the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the prisoners, the victims and all who are blind to the needs of so many. Help us to do what we can in the Spirit of Jesus Christ. ~Amen
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Lent 2019-Companions on the Journey This Wednesday, we begin the Season of Lent. It is a special time in the Church’s Liturgical Year to journey with Jesus and one another into the desert of our minds and hearts, change what needs to be changed and rise with Him to New Life on Easter. This year we will be emphasizing the reality that we are “Companions on the Journey”
and together we can make a difference in the lives of others and our world.
The Gospel story on Ash Wednesday is about Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving which are often referred to as the three pillars of Lent. I know I have shared the following with you before but I again offer for your prayer and reflection the following insight and un-derstanding of these pillars.
Prayer is a way of life. It is a relationship with our God and others. It is about living and experiencing relationships that are healthy, faith-filled and growth-filled. Let us be a people of prayer and let our relationships always reflect our love for God and others.
Fasting has traditionally meant “giving up” something. It usually meant giving up junk food, different types of drinks, etc. During the past several years, fasting has progressed to something that embraces the heart and spirit of one’s being. We are challenged to fast from attitudes and values that prevent us from living the Gospel. What about fasting from complaining or gossiping? What about fasting from fear or closed minded-ness? What about fasting from judging or condemning others?
I believe the following reflection about Fasting is very insightful and pastoral.
From Fasting to Feasting Fast from judging others; Feast on seeing the best in people.
Fast from emphasis on difference; Feast on the unity of all life. Fast from despair; Feast on hope.
Fast from thoughts of illness; Feast on the healing power of God. Fast from words that destroy; Feast on phrases that are encouraging.
Fast from discontent; Feast on gratitude. Fast from anger; Feast on patience.
Fast from being negative; Feast on being positive. Fast from worry; Feast on trust.
Fast from complaining; Feast on appreciation. Fast from hostility; Feast on peacemaking. Fast from bitterness; Feast on Forgiveness.
Fast from constant activity; Feast on slowing down. Fast from disrespect; Feast on recognizing the sacred in all of life.
Fast from self-concern; Feast on compassion for others. (Continued on page 5)
Pen Point
9 am Liturgy
7 pm Liturgy
Self-distribution of ashes and private prayer 10:30 am until 6 pm
While we remember people
who are hungry and homeless we humbly
thank you, O God, for food and shelter.
Conscious of people
who are sick, we rejoice in the strength we still have. While aware of the deep
suffering of many, we confess, we cannot understand why we are
so free from many common problems.
Accept our wholehearted
thanks for all your blessings and make us increasingly mindful of the needs of
others, especially the hungry, the thirsty, the strangers, the prisoners, the victims and all who are blind to the needs of so many.
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Do You Know. . .
why ashes are an important symbol of the Lenten season?
The Bible contains many references to ashes. They represent sorrow and grief, destruction and repentance, judgment, mourning and despair. On the first day of Lent, they form the mark of a cross on the forehead of many believers as a symbol of cleansing from sin. As you wear the sign of the cross upon your forehead, remember that Lent is a time of new beginnings.
Monday, March 4, 2019 MCREST Scripture with Communion 9 am Handbells 6 pm AA Meeting 7 pm Tuesday, March 5, 2019 MCREST Scripture with Communion 9 am No Faith Formation Session
ASH Wednesday
March 6, 2019 MCREST Liturgy 9 am No Faith Sharing Group No Adult Choir Liturgy 7 pm Thursday, March 7, 2019 MCREST Scripture with Communion 9 am Adult Chimes 5:30 pm NO BINGO Friday, March 8, 2019 MCREST Scripture with Communion 9 am Saturday, March 9, 2019 MCREST Liturgy 4:30 pm Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:30 am Liturgy 10:30 am Liturgy No Coffee & Donuts MCREST Ends
For February 24, 2019 Budgeted Amount $9,800.00 Envelopes $6,154.00 Online Giving $1,260.00 Loose Monies $544.00 Total $7,958.00 Shortage for week $1,842.00 % of Budget 81% Year to Date - $6,311.22* Number will change due to the Christmas Collection Fiscal Year July 1, 2018 —June 30, 2019
2018 Tax Contribution Statements are available for pick up in the Parish Office. 2018 Auction Donation State-ments are also available for pick-up.
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1st Sunday of Lent March 9/10, 2019
Saturday 4:30 pm Sunday 8:30 am Sunday 10:30 am
Celebrant
Larry Larry Larry
Commentator
Chris McElroy Mary Knapp Barbara Cilli
Ministers of the Word
Kelli Hoffman Linda Bauer Dawn Kunkler
Nicole Williams Barbara Bommarito Mary Helen D'Angelo
Ushers
Jason Heck Gary Krause Gary Gustafson
Lynda Heck Debbie LaFleur Dan Burke
Jan DeCabooter Frank Lucido David Cilli
Erni Boulos Joe Pernicano Larry Hinds
VOLUNTEER VOLUNTEER Robert Roehl
Ministers of the Eucharist
Cookie Ribarsky Mary Carter Dick Hamlin
Dawn Elliott Laura Fournier Lauri Hunsanger
Tom Giacobassi Mary Inman Linda Kolos
Gail Hoffman Sharon Korpal Rosalie Lavigne
Renee Inman Barbara Labrie Colleen Burke
Cathy Krajenke Jim Lepere Margaret Lulek
VOLUNTEER Dianna Martin Jennifer Maken
Mary Mancinelli Sharon Pernicano Marie Massu
Barbara Schroeder Margaret Ruffini Kim Nagle
Larry Pettke Larry Pettke Larry Pettke
Altar Servers
Ray Heck Brian Geml Alex Beran
Jennifer Geml Tanqueray Hurst
CLW 4-6 years 7-9 years
Leader Shannon Bernard Laura Kirsch
Helper Ginny Dotterer Natalie Lawless
Coffee & Donuts 8:30 am 10:30 am
No Social — MCREST tear-down
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Jocelyn Loretta Bailey-Crow Daughter of Cody and Samantha
Goddaughter of Nicholas Ellis and Danielle Crow
was Baptized 2/24/19
Welcome to the Family!
Inspiration for the Week
How quick are we to point out the faults of others? It is so easy to see what others are doing wrong and much harder to see ourselves for who we are. Many want to see them-selves as one of the privileged and the saved and are quick to condemn those who choose to do things differently. We can be so hypocritical while at the same time proclaiming to be so spiritual. What we speak reveals the true thoughts of our minds and intention of our hearts. We fool no one but ourselves. Rather than being defensive, critical, and exclu-sive, does it not make more sense to help each other and work together for the kingdom of God? We may have to leave something behind, but in turn, we'll gain much more.
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Monthly Collection for those in Need in our surrounding community takes place this weekend March 2/3, 2019
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As we journey along together, through this season of Lent, let’s take a moment to think of our neighbors who do not have the basic needs to sustain them and to keep them nourished. Our Almsgiving pro-gram at St. Louis goes hand in hand
with our St. Vincent de Paul groups daily efforts to ease the burden of the community. So let’s join the effort…
Let's stock the shelves of the St. Louis
St. Vincent de Paul Pantry.
Using the coupons in this article as reminders, head out for your weekly shopping trip. As you shop, think about the different kinds of fasting you could do for the next 40 days - one less app purchase per week, one less six pack or bottle of wine, one less dozen donuts, one less half-café mocha latte, one less trip to get fast food, one less pack of cigarettes, one less bag of chips, one less box of cookies and soon the fasting adds up.
Then purchase (or find in your own cupboard) one or more of the items listed for the upcoming weekend and bring it to one of the Liturgies. At offertory time, you will be asked to come for-ward and place your weekly offering and your non-perishable food items and/or products in the baskets, around the altar. Thank You !
Let us be a people of fasting who pro-claim the Gospel values of inclusivity, welcome and acceptance of all.
Almsgiving traditionally means the giving of funds and food for the poor and needy. We are already asking your help in this area by our weekly suggestions of items to “Stock our St. Vincent de Paul Pantry”. However, I suggest, in addition to our normal understanding of almsgiving, that we open our minds and hearts to doing a little more. I propose we also think of almsgiving as a means of giving our-selves to others. It could mean spend-ing more time with family and friends. It could mean visiting the sick or someone we haven’t seen in a while. It could mean trying to heal a broken relationship or bring someone a sense of self-assurance through our ability to listen and be present during a diffi-cult time in life. The reality of almsgiv-ing is that we are giving to others in a variety of ways. Let us always and in all ways be a people of almsgiving and thus proclaim that the presence of God is seen and felt in all that we do and say.
May we truly be Companions on the Journey this Lenten Season and to-gether let us Proclaim Christ’s Love and Mercy to all. The Little Black Books and Living Lent with Love Book-lets are available in both entrances of the Church. Shalom
Pen Point Continued from page 1
Check out the Lenten Events Flyer enclosed in
this weekend’s Bulletin
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MARCH 2 Harry Gates-age 66 (1971) Sylvia Krymski-age 65 (1981) Gabriel Jake Bolos-age 67 (1985) Norman LaFonde-age 71 (1990) Iva Gouthier-age 78 (1990) Margaret E.Maczynski-age 94 (1999) Joseph Bradacs-age 81 (2016) MARCH 3 Alfred Montgomery-age 74 (1971) Leo Weber-age 50 (1972) Odelia Czenkus-age 61 (1976) Helen Pohlman-age 65 (1979) Beatrice Hogrebe-age 80 (1986) Kim Dzikowski-age 50 (2001) Katherine J. Grace-age87 (2003) Mary Iwankovitsch-age 90 (2011) MARCH 4 John Goble-age 71 (1977) Alexander Greenfield-age 60 (1978) Mary Govaere-age 91 (1984) Ruth A. Shevela-age 59 (1995) Maria Bommarito-age 75 (1996) Jewell (Midge) Springer-age 82 (2011) Joseph Ciaramitaro-age 84 (2012) Patricia Lozen-age 80 (2012) MARCH 5 Edna Murphy-age 84 (1980) Gertrude Korpal-age 85 (1982) Ed Charbeneau-age 88 (1995)
Edward J. Wolny-age 73 (1996) Eugene Skowron-age 75 (2002) Michele Grillo-age 90 (2003) Joe Fox– age 83 (2004) Eleanore Marlinga-age 85 (2012) Imogene Sample-age 89 (2015) MARCH 6 Lawrence Schever-age 87 (1982) Wilfred Butler-age 92 (1989) Joseph Cardona-age 64 (1999) MARCH 7 Homer Wm. Smith-age 73 (1983) Helen McCormack-age73 (1990) Frank Konwinski-age 78 (1995) Patricia Massey-age77 (2002) Samuel Krause-age (2002) Helen Reed-age 88 (2002) Kenneth Depue-age79 (2016) MARCH 8 Hatward Socia-age 72 (1973) Bernadine Grice-age 69 (1976) Ralph Fluery-age 65 (1981) Richard Peltier-age 46 (1983) Mary Jane Brown-age 57 (1989) Lucille Johnson-age 98(1995) John C. Sears-age 91 (1997) Malina Cantu-age 9 months (2007) George DeHelian-age 90 (2009) John Paonessa-age 72 (2016)
Mary & Robert Agius Harold Alter JoAnn Alfonsi Marie Amore Rick Andrzejewski Gloria Ballinger Carole Balcerzak Marianne Ballor Bob Baker Margo Baker Georgia Basch Teresa Bell Jeff Benoit Gerica Bettcher Everett Bissonette Norm Bouthillier Pat Bradacs Dawn Brass Jim Bray Joann & Phil Briffa Nolan Brouwer Albert Bryer Henry Brynski James Bohrer Elaine Botzen Pat Card Tony Carlson Henry Charbeneau Dorothy Chauvin Alexis Cherevert
Brenda Ciesliga Albert Cilli Molly Connaire JoAnn Coules Gregory Curley Gary Curzenski Lauren Curzenski Eleanor DaVia Judy Demick Frank Demo Lori Depauw George Derisley Mary Dubay Charlie Eckhout Shirley Fay Janice Fileccia Robert Foley Mark Gauvin Paul Geck Al Gelineau John Gendreau Leim Glappa David Glefke Kathryn Gillespie Anna Grillo Karen Gurnack Kristen Hamilton Sid Hassarati Barbara Hausmann Jennie Hayes
Barb Henk Diane Hillis John Hinson Marie Hornung Kathy Howe Eric Hrymak Susanne Hughes Mary Inman Patricia Inman Thomas Inman Edward Jabbour Autumn Jackson Mary Jakubowski Bill James Joseph Jaworski Karen Jeffery Dani Johnson Doug Johnson Greg Juliana Yvonne Juszkiewicz Vicky Keelean Dee Kaltenbach Andy & Louise Knapp Alicia Kowalski Amy Kowka Troy Koyl Joyce Kralik Rita Krause Herb Kuehn Donald Kutschman
Julia LaDuke Mary Lauhoff Jillian Lentini Betty Lombardi Brenda M. Michael Maras Barb Manhold Lisa Manocchio Vincent Marhevko Pauline Martin Robert Martin Bob Mason Jordan Mayville Susan Mazalauskas Beatrice McCaffery Kevin McCaffrey Dan McLaughlin Rachel McLaughlin Tina McKalvie Sr. Judith McManus Isabela McMath Nancy McPherson Mark Meldrum Grant Messens Ronald Milas Brian Miller Jessica Miller Vince Miller Carolyn Misplon Margaret Mitchell
Christine Moceri Janet Moran Rose Motroy Marilyn Mudloff Barbara Mulawa Marilyn Myrna Hannah Neace George Neumann V Dan Nicklay Mary O’Dell John O’Sullivan Susan Olson Margaret Orton Cathy Osterman Mike Panetta Eric Parker Carola Pechey Nicole Pellerito Liam Peltier Elizabeth Pfuersinger Virginia Pimental Barbara Plescow Donna Portelli Jeanette Portuesi Ann Purrenhage Ramona Ramero Michael Rea Gayle Reaume Madeline Reid Rose Rhodes
Norma Rigby Peyton Robinson Rose Marie Rose Charlie Rupers Kathleen Rusinosk Josh Sajor Janice Sahr Debbie Sanders Michael Saraceno Sarah Schrope Bob Schultz John Stephan Cynthia Shae Albert Shamaly Isobell Shannon Rita Shendel Lora Ann Shoemaker Stan Skavery
Meghan Stavale John Stefan John Storrs Kem Sutherby Bill Swaney Natalie Swantek Irene Szlachtowiez Laura Thomson Roger Thomson Lou Thumm Theresa Tines Peter Tiseo Paul Trawinski William Vanderginst Robert VanDorp Marlene VanPamel Paul Vella Amanda Verbeeren Jennifer Vitale
Ida Vonitter Thomas Waldorf Jeremy Wallyn Dan Walker Pat Walker Denise Walters Fredrick Webster Theresa Webster Doug Wendy Gary Whitehead Joann Werling Kathy White Joe Williams Kathy Wilson Millie Wollborg Caery Zanotti
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, March 2, 2019 4:30 pm Liturgy —D’Alessandro Baptism Gifts: D’Alessandro Family and Buchman Family Pat Nieman, Howard Buchman (15th Ann.), Dan Sullivan, Deceased members of the Thomas & Antoinette Grillo Family, Joe Bradacs (3rd Ann.)
Sunday, March 3, 2019 8:30 am Liturgy Leon, Mary, Shirley & Jan Huvaere, Josefine Frak, Joe Bradacs (3rd Ann,)
10:30 am Liturgy —Henning Baptism —RCIA Sending Forth Gifts: Henning Family St. Louis Catholic Community, Joe Bradacs (3rd Ann.)
Monday, March 4, 2019 9 am Scripture Service with Communion Tuesday, March 5, 2019 9 am Scripture Service with Communion
Ash Wednesday
March 6, 2019 9 am Liturgy 7 pm Liturgy
Thursday, March 7, 2019 9 am Scripture Service with Communion
Friday, March 8, 2019 9 am Scripture Service with Communion
1st Sunday of Lent Saturday, March 9, 2019 4:30 pm Liturgy —RCIA Rite of Election at Cathedral Joseph DePage, Jim Logue, Helen Olekszyk, Darryl Schlabach, Marsha Snider, Bill Kinner by DePage Family Suzanne Byrd by Monica & Glenn Voorhess Lois Pichette (1st Ann.) by Rita Iott
Sunday, March 10, 2019 8:30 am Liturgy Hugh Glen McGillivray by wife Pat & Family Donald Simonelli by Ray & Marlene L’Esperance 10:30 am Liturgy Mary Jane Brown by cousins Anna & Joey Christine Reynaud (1st Ann.) by Anna Jackson
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