Parish Staff Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of Belleville Father Linus Umoren, C. M., Pastor Trustees: Ms. Rose Jordan Mr. Duane McClanahan Kathy Bellmann, Administrative Assistant Joan Scharf, Bulletin Production Parish Organizations and Meetings Parish Council-Every Second Tuesday of the Month Choir Practice-TBA Women’s Club-Third Tuesday of the Month Quilters-Every Tuesday after 8 a.m. Mass Knights of Columbus -First and Third Wednesday Parish School of Religion (PSR)-Sunday after Mass St. Vincent dePaul-First Monday every month at 6:30 at Immaculate Conception in Columbia Worship Opportunities Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. at Holy Family Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Weekday Masses: Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. at Holy Family Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Reconciliation Sunday’s at 7:30 a.m. and by appointment Rosary Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m. 130 South Third Street, P. O. Box 35, Dupo, Illinois 62239 Office: 286-3224 (closed Tuesdays and Thursdays) Parish Hall: 286-4373 Fax: 332-1699 Bulletin Contact: [email protected]www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org A Reflection from the desk of the Pastor…May 24, 2020 The Ascension of the Lord We celebrate the Ascension of the Lord on Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter. It marks the fortieth day after Jesus rose from death. As we know, there are different significances to the number of days found in the Bible and the Church's liturgy. Initially, the early Church celebrated the fifty days of Easter to Pentecost as a whole. It was not until the fourth century that the Feast of the Ascension marked the fortieth day after Jesus rose from death, and then the fiftieth day was marked by Pentecost to close the Easter season. The solemnity of Ascension celebrates the completion of the work of our salvation. It stresses the pledge of our glorification with Christ and His entry into heaven with our human nature glorified. Ascension does not mark the end of Jesus' relationship with his Church. Instead, it marks the beginning of a new relationship with the world—in and through the Church. Thus, the Feast of Ascension invites Christians to reflect on the person of Jesus and who we are empowered to become in him. Ascension helps us see Pentecost as the breath of God on the Church and unto every member of the Church. The gospel reading for Ascension Day describes the disciples' experience of the glory of the risen Lord and the mission to recreate the earth. When the disciples saw him, they worshiped him, but they also doubted the experience. The question is: How is it possible to disbelieve in such circumstances? How does one doubt in the presence of the risen Lord? But we all do it, when we begin a new phase in our life, it can be frightening and we doubt if we could sustain it. For example, if we start a new job or enter into a new relationship or take on a particular challenge, we become nervous. We may doubt whether God will be there for us. Yet those doubts can be the opportunity for us to understand God more, to come to a more comprehensive way of experiencing God who loves unconditionally, in sickness and in health. Doubt is not necessarily the sign that we are losing our faith; instead, doubt can lead us to grow in our faith journey. Although the apostles doubted the presence of the risen Lord, Jesus sent them out to preach the gospel. Perhaps, our doubts can challenge our weak faith and brings us to much more enduring faith that will send us out to evangelize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is good all the time; all the time God is good! Fr. Linus Umoren, CM-Pastor
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Parish Staff
Most Reverend Edward K. Braxton, Bishop of Belleville
Father Linus Umoren, C. M., Pastor
Trustees: Ms. Rose Jordan Mr. Duane McClanahan
Kathy Bellmann, Administrative Assistant
Joan Scharf, Bulletin Production
Parish Organizations and Meetings
Parish Council-Every Second Tuesday of the Month Choir Practice-TBA
Women’s Club-Third Tuesday of the Month Quilters-Every Tuesday after 8 a.m. Mass
Knights of Columbus -First and Third Wednesday Parish School of Religion (PSR)-Sunday after Mass
St. Vincent dePaul-First Monday every month at 6:30 at Immaculate Conception in Columbia
Worship Opportunities
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 p.m. at Holy Family
Sunday Masses: 8:00 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart 10:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Family
Weekday Masses:
Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. at Holy Family
Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart
Reconciliation
Sunday’s at 7:30 a.m. and by appointment
Rosary Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday at 7:15 a.m.
130 South Third Street, P. O. Box 35, Dupo, Illinois 62239 Office: 286-3224 (closed Tuesdays and Thursdays)
A Reflection from the desk of the Pastor…May 24, 2020 The Ascension of the Lord
We celebrate the Ascension of the Lord on Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter. It marks the fortieth day after Jesus rose from death. As we know, there are different significances to the number of days found in the Bible and the Church's liturgy. Initially, the early Church celebrated the fifty
days of Easter to Pentecost as a whole. It was not until the fourth century that the Feast of the Ascension marked the fortieth day after Jesus rose from death, and then the fiftieth day was marked by Pentecost to close the Easter season.
The solemnity of Ascension celebrates the completion of the work of our salvation. It stresses the pledge of our glorification with Christ and His entry into heaven with our human nature glorified. Ascension does not mark the end of Jesus' relationship with his Church. Instead, it marks the beginning of a new relationship with the world—in and through the Church. Thus, the Feast of Ascension invites Christians to reflect on the person of Jesus and who we are empowered to become in him. Ascension helps us see Pentecost as the breath of God on the Church and unto every member of the Church.
The gospel reading for Ascension Day describes the disciples' experience of the glory of the risen Lord and the mission to recreate the earth. When the disciples saw him, they worshiped him, but they also doubted the experience. The question is: How is it possible to disbelieve in such circumstances? How does one doubt in the presence of the risen Lord? But we all do it, when we begin a new phase in our life, it can be frightening and we doubt if we could sustain it. For example, if we start a new job or enter into a new relationship or take on a particular challenge, we become nervous. We may doubt whether God will be there for us. Yet those doubts can be the opportunity for us to understand God more, to come to a more comprehensive way of experiencing God who loves unconditionally, in sickness and in health. Doubt is not necessarily the sign that we are losing our faith; instead, doubt can lead us to grow in our faith journey.
Although the apostles doubted the presence of the risen Lord, Jesus sent them out to preach the gospel. Perhaps, our doubts can challenge our weak faith and brings us to much more enduring faith that will send us out to evangelize in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
God is good all the time; all the time God is good! Fr. Linus Umoren, CM-Pastor
May 24, 2020 The Ascension of the Lord Alleluia Jesus has risen Year A
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH MASSES ARE SUSPENDED AT THIS TIME
To comply with the Bishop’s directives, Father Linus Umoren will continue to live stream our masses every Sunday at 10 am. and say a private daily Mass for his parishioners.
May 24, Ascension of the Lord @ Sacred Heart Sacred Heart-Parishioners Holy Family Latin Mass-Ronald and Helen Whited and Family Holy Family-Parishioners
May 25, Monday of Easter-Memorial Day St. Bede the Venerable, Priest; St. Gregory VIII, Pope; St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin
May 26, Tuesday of Easter-St. Philip Neri, Priest Sacred Heart-Parishioners
May 27, Wednesday of Easter-St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Holy Family-Parishioners
May 28, Thursday of Easter Sacred Heart-Parishioners
May 29, Friday of Easter-St. Paul VI, Pope Holy Family-Parishioners
May 30, Saturday of Easter, Vigil of Pentecost Holy Family-Parishioners
May 31, Pentecost @ Holy Family Sacred Heart-Parishioners Holy Family Latin Mass-Valentine and Evelyn Klunk Holy Family-Parishioners
Call to Worship
Good morning and welcome to the Sacred Heart Church website or electronic version of the bulletin. Alleluia He is risen! Today as we celebrate Jesus returning to his rightful place at the right hand of the Father, may we remember that he came and shed his blood for our eternal freedom. This week we also remember those who shed their blood and paid the ultimate sacrifice for our political freedom. Freedom is never free, but paid for by those brave men and women who believe that God desires us to have the freedom to choose. During this difficult time when some see our rights of freedom being challenged, take the time to think about the difference in freedom and cooperation...ask yourself, if wearing a mask that gives comfort to someone who has a compromised immune system or illness an infringement on your right or a compromise? If you see people gathering, you have a the choice to go in the other direction. So do you really need to condemn them? If someone goes down the wrong way in the grocery store aisle, why not just smile and stay on the other side as you pass. We have the freedom to chose patience, kindness and tolerance; they are the gifts Jesus taught us so that we can be a sign to others that God is good all the time!-Joan
On Monday, May 18, 2020, the following information was received from the Diocese office Pastoral Services and Office of Worship:
Dear Priests and Deacons of the Diocese of Belleville,
This is just a brief note to follow up on the letter that Bishop Braxton sent on May 13 announcing that in consultation with the Bishops of the Province of Chicago, we are slowly implementing a plan to reopen our churches and to return to active liturgical life in our parishes.
While we are working in accord with all the dioceses in the Province, the Bishops realize that the implementation will happen at slightly different speeds in each diocese and even in each parish. A packet of information from the newly formed diocesan Reopening of Churches Task Group is being sent. These resources will help you better understand the first steps your parish needs to take before the church doors are open and we resume public participation in the sacramental life of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Belleville.
In the meantime, please be patient and go slowly with your plans. There may be some people who will be afraid to return to church for fear of contagion. We need to reestablish our trust with them. The only way we can do that is to keep them safe. We will keep our parishioner’s update!
Updates from the Office of the Bishop
The Ordination of Rev. Mr. Nicholas T. Flemming, Rev. Mr. Carl E. Schrage and Rev. Mr. Joel L. Seipp is scheduled for Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. in Belleville at the Cathedral of St. Peter.
The blessing of the Sacred Chrism Oil and the celebration of the Priest’s Ordination Anniversaries will also take place at this mass. Unfortunately the Mass of Thanksgiving for married couples, scheduled for June 7th will be cancelled. The Cabinet is looking into alternative dates to reschedule the celebrations commemorating the 50th anniversary of Bishop Braxton’s Ordination and the 25th anniversary of his Consecration and 15th anniversary of his Installation. More information will follow. It is Bishop Braxton’s hope that these events will be open to the public, but will be revisited as necessary.
P. O. Box 35 Dupo, Illinois 62239-0035 Sacred Heart Church www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org
♫Happy Birth day to ♪ ♪ ♫You….Happy ♪ birthday ♫ to you…happy♫ birthday ♪ ♫dear...May: 30th Mandy Sullivan 31st Glen Levin
Happy Anniversary to…May
30th Duane and Carol McClanahan 57 Years
May the Lord glorify you all with many more years of good health, lots of love and many blessings. From your Faith Family.
SPECIAL PRAYER REQUESTS PLEASE PRAY FOR:
Cassidy Aldridge, David and Sandy Anderson, Easton Ange, Lauretta Anzalone, Kim Arnold, Lindsey Arnold, Donita Baldwin, Betty and Larry Blair, Jill Boker, Lydia Boyer and family, Gina Brendley, Jolene Carroll, Virgil Casey, Barbara and I.D. Cleveland, Camryn Coughlin, Betty & Don DeRousse, Frank Dowd, Margaret
Dowd, Hannah, Jerry, and Marilyn Dycus, Marilyn Elfrink, Kelly Eugea, Margaret Ferro, Eli Fielder, Jason Frazier, Charles and Joan Frederick, Loretta Gardner, Marion Gautreaux, Erica and Michael Golightly, Joseph Gourley, Mary Gramm, Bryant Hahn, Christ Hallerman, Vernon Heine, Jerry Hight, Peggy Hoffmann, Linda Johnson, Tody and Carolyn Jones, Doug Jordan, Earnest Jordan, Jan and Norma Karstetter, Richard Kelling, Russell Kelling, Shirley King, Hailey Kofron, William LaCroix, Steve Lawlor, Michele Martin, Fr. Elmar Mauer, Geraldine McCoy, Lisa McDonald, Myron, Scott McIntosh, McWhorter family, Sylvia Mentel, Jim and Nancy Merkley, Floyd Metz, Robin Miller, Linda Mooney, Kady Myers, John P. Noethen, Parker, Bill Pennock, Lillian Phillips, Irma Proffer, Dillan Roberson, David Ryder, Mary Schmid, Richard Singer, Nina Smith, Julie Stanger, Abby Steffen, Dee Sullivan, Mandy Sullivan, Andy and Michelle Urke, Joshua Wade, Evermore Grace Wagner, Maryann Wagner, and James Whipple. Please remember teenagers and their overwhelming challenges. *If you know of someone that needs to be added or removed from this list, please let Joan Scharf know as soon as possible.*
Please remember our Service Men and Women protecting our freedom! Tressa Tucker, U.S. Air Force Sister of Jake Weber Hunter Kelling, U. S. Navy Son of Holly and Travis Kelling Joseph F. Gloeckner, U. S. Navy Son of Michael and Renee Gloeckner
*Mass Intentions are a wonderful way to remember your loved ones, those who have special needs, or any special occasion. The recommended offering is $10.00. Put your intention and money in the collection basket or send it to the parish office, 116 Church Street, Cahokia, Illinois 62206.* Available NOW!
Hospital Visitations-Due to the new privacy laws most hospitals are not notifying Father Linus of parishioners who are in the hospital. If you or a loved one is in the hospital and wish for Father Linus to visit, please leave a message for him at 618-337-4548 with the name, hospital, and room number (if you have it).
Home Visitation and Communion-If anyone would appreciate a visit or Communion brought to their home please call Fr. Linus at 618-337-4548 or leave a message at the parish office (618-286-3224).
Hall Rental-For hall rental information please contact Linda Kukla at (618) 671-3349. You can view the Parish Hall -Policy and print out the Rental Agreement by visiting our website at www.sacredheartchurchdupo.org and clicking on Hall Rental.
Memorial Day
May each of us remember all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. The freedom we enjoy has never been free, but paid by the blood of the brave. Also remember the families who also share in the price. The practice of honoring those who lost their lives in battle goes back thousands of years, noted by the
ancient Greeks and Romans. May we join together and pray…. God of power and mercy, you destroy war and put down earthly pride. Banish violence from our midst and wipe away our tears, that we may all deserve to be called your sons and daughters. Keep in your mercy those men and women who have died in the cause of freedom and bring them safely into your kingdom of justice and peace. We ask this though Jesus Christ our Lord. R/. Amen usccb.org
Women’s Club Rummage Sale, A new date will be announced
Please watch for updates
Donations are still being accepted on Tuesday mornings or by scheduling a delivery with Linda Kukla at (618) 671-3349. Please remember that no televisions or electronic devices can be accepted. Thank You!
Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal (CSMA) 2020
It is time again to prayerfully consider your stewardship for the CSMA appeal campaign this year. The CSMA enables education programs and supports organizations that help the poor, such as the Catholic Urban
Programs, Daystar Community Program, etc. The appeal also supports such programs as: Respect for Life, Office of Worship, Hispanic Ministry, Seminarians/Vocations and Youth Ministry to name just a few. Sacred Heart has 105 registered households with a pledge goal of $3,866; 9 households have already pledged $665.00. The appeal counts on your stewardship, please consider helping to meet our goal and become the hands of Jesus for our community.
The Ascension of Christ, what does it mean to our faith?
This Sunday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord. We profess our faith in this glorious mystery when we say in the Nicene Creed: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. We believe that Jesus’ earthly life reached its culmination when He passed from this world to the Father. He no longer belongs to the world of corruption and death that conditions our earthly life. He passed into the glorified state in God. Todayscatholic.org May 27, 2014
This week, May 24th, you will have the opportunity to help others, here and around the world, connect to Christ through the internet, radio,
television and printed media. Fifty percent (50%) of the funds collected remain in the Belleville Diocese to fund local communication efforts. Your support helps spread the Gospel message! To learn more, visit: www.usccb.org/ccc.
Healing after Abortion Free confidential counseling from Project Rachel
of the Diocese of Belleville
CONFIDENTIAL HELP LINE: 618-722-5068 DIOBELLE.ORG/RESPECTLIFE
Please join us in congratulating and praying for our Graduates… For every ending, there’s a new beginning; for every memory, there’s a dream ahead.
The happy times you’ve had so far, the people that you’ve met will be a part of life you’ll never quite forget…
But even better, brighter days are waiting just for you. So dream your dreams and start in now to make them all come true!
May God continue to Bless you today and always. Pentrest
Kaleb Buechler from Waterloo Jr. High School. May your high school years be a time of fun and growth. We are proud of you! Morgan Ladyman from Missouri State University with a Bachelors Degree in Speech-Language Pathology. As you move forward, may God guide your way...we already know you will succeed. She also finished her final semester with straight A’s. We are so proud!
Parish SUPPORT Please prayerfully consider your own
stewardship and pray for the financial well being of Sacred Heart Parish
May 15, 2020
General Collections Envelopes (10) $1,235.00 Loose 0.00 Building Maintenance (4) 290.00 Total General Collections $1,525.00
Special Collections Seminarian Education (2) $ 60.00 Society of St. Vincent dePaul (1) 100.00 Total Special Collections $ 160.00
Total of general and special collections $1,685.00
During this time when we cannot meet as a church family, the upkeep and utilities of our parish home continues. You can mail your envelopes to: 116 Church Street, Cahokia, IL 62206 or tithe online at: www.Holyfamily1699.org (powered on a secure site through Parishsoft Giving), in the upper right corner you will see Giving, click and a blue box will appear and below it “Give on Line Here”, click then complete your name, email address and envelope number then scroll down to the Sacred Heart drop down box and enter your tithing amount. Easy and secure. Thank you for your generous support of our church.
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