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St. John the Baptist “ G I L D E H A U S ” C H U R C H

PENTECOST SUNDAY--MAY 23, 2021

Contacts

Fr. Tim Foy, Pastor Email: fathertimfoy@gmail.com *Read Fr. Foy’s homilies at frfoy.wordpress.com Randall Smith, Deacon Phone 636-257-8222 Email: deaconrandallg@gmail.com Randy Maune, Deacon Phone 636-583-5344 Email: randymaune@gmail.com Sara Maune, Parish Secretary—rectory@sjg-parish.org Rectory Phone: 636-583-2488 Fax: 636- 583-6114 Parish Website: sjg-parish.org PSR Website: sjg-psr.org School email: office@sjg-school.org School Website: sjg-school.org School Office Phone: (636) 583-2392 Parish Center Phone: (636) 583-8414 (kitchen)

Mass Schedule Weekend: Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 10:30 am Weekday: Monday, Wed.- Friday 8:00 a.m. Tuesday 7:00 pm Sat. @ 6pm & Sun. @ 8:30 Masses are live-streamed Holy Days of Obligation 7:30 pm (vigil), 6:00 am , 8:00 am & 5:30 pm

Liturgy of the Hours (Morning Prayer)

Monday, Wednesday, Friday following Mass 8:00 am

Adoration Every Tuesday beginning at 7:00 am.

Perpetual Help Devotions

Tuesdays at 6:45 pm followed by Mass at 7:00 pm

First Saturday Devotions Rosary 7:45 am • Mass 8:00 am

Confession

Sat. 5:00-5:45pm, Sunday 6:15-6:45am & 9:50-10:15am

7:00-7:30am Monday thru Thursday, Tuesday 6-6:30pm

or by appointment.

Baptisms

Parishioners are asked to please call the Rectory to make

arrangements.

Marriages

Parishioners are asked to make arrangements with the

pastor at least six months in advance.

Bulletin Deadline Please contact the Pastor or Sara Maune, Parish Secretary, at 636-583-2488 or email rectory@sjg-parish.org by Noon on Wednesday.

St. Bede the Venerable

May 25

Upcoming Parish Event May 23 Field trip to Black Madonna Shrine, leaving at noon

May 29-30 Weekend Masses in Parish Center

May 31 Rosary Walk on the Katy Trail, 9:30am

June 1-4 Fr. Foy on Vacation

June 6 Corpus Christi 7pm

June 11-12 German Games June 21-25 Vacation Bible School (VBS) 5:45-8:15pm

Aug 16 St. John’s School Open House & Ice Cream Social Aug 18 First Day of School

Parish Meetings

SUN:

MON: 5/24 Finance Committee 7pm Rectory

TUES: Quilting all day by the ladies of the parish. All ladies of

the parish are invited to attend and enjoy the day with them.

WED: none

Liturgical Ministers Weekend of May 29-30

Lectors: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Mona Aubuchon Sun. 7:00 a.m. Gail Bader Sun. 8:30 a.m. Linda Kulpa Sun.10:30a.m. Sara Maune Eucharistic Ministers: Only One MAY be needed Sat. 6:00 p.m. Marie Thomas, Karen Doorack Sun. 7:00 a.m. Mike & Kathy Heitkamp Sun. 8:30 a.m. Randy Maune, Larry Ley, Mary Holway Choir-Diane VanBooven Sun 10:30a.m. Vernon & Gail Schierhoff, Angie Weidemann Ushers: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Tom Frick, Don Aubuchon Sun. 7:00 a.m. Dave Patke, Wayne Sahm Sun. 8:30 a.m. Bernie VanBooven, John Busch Sun.10:30a.m. Vernon Brinker, Tom Pfohl Servers: Sat. 6:00 p.m. Addison & Audrey Schmelz, Kendyl Straatmann Sun. 7:00 a.m. Don Wildt, Dave Voss, Joe Tobben Sun. 8:30 a.m. Everett Jacquin, Colin Schmelz, Trenton Tobben Sun.10:30a.m. Henry & Maria Maune, Riley Zeitzmann

Church Finances, Stewardship of Treasure

May 16, 2021 Envelopes $3,860.00

Loose $690.00 Helping Hands $280.00

On-Line Giving $2,635.00

Eugene Narup 5/19/2021

May He Rest in Peace

Due to the start of the Church Addition project, weekday

Masses will be held in the Rectory (come through the front

door) starting Tuesday, May 25. The Rectory Chapel will

be open 7am-4pm on Mondays & Wednesdays with confes-

sion 7-7:30am, Thursdays 7am-12pm, Fridays 7am-9am. Tuesday

Adoration & Mass will keep its regular schedule in the Rectory

Chapel. Weekday Mass is still at 8am M-F with the exception of

Tuesdays which is 7pm.

Starting the weekend of May 29-30, weekend Masses will be

held in the Parish Center.

Annual Catholic Appeal

Please return entire card, signed, whether you are able to

donate or not. If you haven’t received a card please call the

rectory. You can mail it in or return in the collection basket

by May 9. Please continue to send them in! Thank you to

those who have already donated!!

Calling All Green Thumbs!!

We are hoping to divide and conquer the landscaping

job of the parish grounds. This will give lots of oppor-

tunity for organizations, families, friends, classes, etc. to

take care of a smaller area and keep it beautiful through

out the growing season. We have divided the grounds

into sections:

1. Front of church, pieta shrine, east side of rectory and

the front left of the rectory (could be split more)

2. Front right and side of rectory, St. Isadore shrine

3. Behind school by the Quilting room *TAKEN*

4. In front of the Parish Center *TAKEN*

This would include weeding, planting, watering, mulch-

ing and fall clean-up of your area. To sign up for one of

these spots call the rectory 636-583-2488.

Only 2 spots left!!

SICK IN THE PARISH: Vernon Br inker , Debbie O’Malley,

Andy Tobben, Bob Hayden Sr., Willie Kessler, Rosie Spaunhorst,

Allen Gephardt, Rich Skiljan. We ask the Lord to bless all those

who are sick or injured in our community, those who are in a nurs-

ing home, and those homebound.

HOMEBOUND/SHUT-IN: Please keep in mind if you or some-

one you know is convalescing or returning from the hospital and

would like Communion at home, please call the rectory.

PRAYER CHAIN: Don’t forget to get help from our Prayer

Chain. It’s been around for a while now, so it’s easy to take it for

granted and overlook the POWER of united prayer. When you

have a pressing need, please don’t forget to make use of this re-

source of people who care and want to be there in prayer with you.

Call Laverne Schwoeppe at 636-742-5754 or 636-288-6382. She

will get the Prayer Chain members to pray with you. You do not

have to be a member of this Prayer Chain to make a prayer request.

May 24-May 30, 2021

Mon. 8:00 a.m. Rev. Robert Johnson (Church) Tue. 7:00 p.m. Mike Ley (Rectory Chapel) Wed. 8:00 a.m. Jim Hellmann (Rectory Chapel) Thur. 8:00 a.m. Mike Straatmann (Rectory Chapel) Fri. 8:00 a.m. Chandler family (Rectory Chapel) Sat. 6:00 p.m. Clare Hellmann (Parish Center) Sun. 7:00 a.m. Shirley Sieve (Parish Center) 8:30 a.m. For the People (Parish Center) 10:30 a.m. Roberta Maune (Parish Center)

My name is Alan Weidemann and for my Eagle Scout Project I

will be building, installing, and maintaining an

outdoor “Stations of the Cross” in the SJG Na-

ture Center. Donations would be greatly appre-

ciated. Please send donations through the col-

lection basket marked “Alan’s

Eagle Scout Project.” Thank you

*This will be a WCU matching

Funds project

Readings for the week of May 23, 2021

Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Ps 10:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Extended Vigil: Gn 11:1-9/Ps 33:10-11, 12-13, 14-15/Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 52, 53, 55, 56 or Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Jl 3:1-5/Ps 104:1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 [cf. 30]/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14/Ps 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7/Jn 19:25-34 Tuesday: Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23 [23b]/Mk 10:28-31 Wednesday: Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [Sir 36:1b]/Mk 10:32-45 Thursday: Sir 42:15-25/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [6a]/Mk 10:46-52 Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b [cf. 4a]/Mk 11:11-26 Saturday: Sir 51:12cd-20/Ps 19:8, 9, 19, 11 [9ab]/Mk 11:27-33

SFB Parish is having a Rummage Sale, Friday, June 4, 8am-6pm, Saturday June 5, 8am-12pm. It will be set up out-side in the grade school pavilion. Drop off times for gently used goods are Wednesday June 2, 12pm-6pm, Thursday, June 3, 7am-12pm.

St. Gertrude Annual Picnic, Sunday, June 6, serving Chicken Dinner from 11-6, Drive thru or Walk up. Games, Raffle, Dark Sky Observers, Antique Tractor Display, Local Wine to buy. Room to socially distance to eat on campus, Brass Band 11-1, kids tractor pull,1-3pm, Blues Band 3-6pm

The Health Department currently has

Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson

vaccines available to the public Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, and Thursdays 9am-3pm to

walk-in patients at 308 Hawthorne (the old

library) in Union. It’s a quick process but

you must wait 15 minutes after the vaccine

is received. They are also available to children ages 12 and

up with a guardian present.

JUNE 11-12, 2021

Back by popular demand German Games, with a few changes:

*Mass will begin our event on Friday night at 5:30 followed by “Horse Races”.

*Throughout the Games 6-Person teams (3 Men & 3 Wom-en) will be competing in various events starting with a 5K on Saturday at 8 am.

*Food and drinks will be available for purchase at all events.

*If you are interested in registering a team or sponsoring, please contact the rectory at 636-583-2488.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Happy Pentecost! Today our one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church is 1,988 years old! Happy Birthday to you, me, and all of

us. Our parish will be able to celebrate Pentecost for the 181st time, and although we have yet to officially break ground on the church ad-

dition project, it will be a blessing to celebrate this great day in the tradition of our forebears.

Congratulations are in order for our kindergartners and 8th graders! May your future be joyful and fueled by the wisdom of Christ

and your teachers from St. John’s! We also thank and wish the best to our departing teachers and cook. Thank you to Mrs. Brueggemann

(8th grade), Mrs. Casey (7th grade), and Ms. Hanratty (6th grade), and Mrs. Dowil (kitchen)….your attitude of joy and enthusiasm have set a

high standard!!

There is quite a lot going on…..in order of appearance…The Legion of Mary is organizing a pilgrimage today (5/23) to the Black

Madonna Shrine in Eureka. The group will leave the church parking lot at 12 pm and caravan there. This site features artistic stonework

from locally quarried stone done by a Polish Franciscan monk over a period of decades beginning in 1938. The original Black Madonna

resides in Poland and is the most famous and recognizable Polish treasure. According to legend, St. Luke the Evangelist painted the image

upon cedar wood taken from a table built by either St. Joseph or Christ that the Holy Family had used in its home. St. Helena reportedly

found it in the fourth century and brought it back to her son, Constantine. It has survived countless wars and intrigues, and a couple of dif-

ferent copies of it are kept at this shrine.

We pray for the souls of all the faithful departed, but Memorial Day calls to our attention all of the souls of the men and women

who have died serving our country in the armed forces. Please pray for all of these souls and the families of all those who have passed in

living memory. Such an occasion is a unique opportunity for our whole country to reflect on what their sacrifice has meant. They have

preserved our freedom and heritage for all of our nation’s citizens on both sides of the aisle. May we all remember to love and pray for our

country in its entirety even when divisions are at such a fever pitch. The question of how do we pray for those who do not honor our flag,

our veterans, our history, etc. is understandable. I look at it in family terms – if some member of the family wants to do harm to themselves

or to the family in general – we certainly do everything within reason to prevent this, but they are still our family. God, help us all to unite

in the Name of Your Son, indivisible, with justice for all.

Memorial Day happens to fall on another great feast of the church: the Visitation—Mary’s trip to assist her cousin, Elizabeth

(pregnant with John the Baptist, our namesake). The Legion of Mary is sponsoring a 3.8 mile walk on the Katy Trail in honor of this feast

and in keeping with the pope’s desire that we pray and visit shrines for the global end to the pandemic. We will meet at the Dutzow trail-

head at 9:30 am on May 31st. While the virus has subsided greatly here, it is still raging out of control in India where they have lost over

4,000 people a day….160 catholic priests to COVID in the last 5 weeks alone. God, if it be Your Will, heal us entirely.

On a lighter note, the German Games are going to be held June 11 and 12th. To view the games it is recommended to bring a lawn

chair, an alpine horn (which may be purchased on site if unavailable to you presently), and a few dollars to enjoy the greatest sausages and

brats that Williams Brothers can shovel our direction. Beverages will of course greatly assist in the digestive aspect to our celebration!

Come and cheer on our area’s boldest men and women in the numerous spectacles of grit and determination…..or form a team and match

your own vigor and brawn in our sporting fun! Visit Germangames.org for more on how to get involved.

Also on the upcoming calendar at our parish is a first ever St. John’s Event: Vacation Bible School! Children from kindergarten

through fifth grade will learn “The Marvelous Mystery” at the Parish Center from June 21 – June 25 (5:45 pm – 8:15 pm). Registration for

the youth and for volunteers is at sjg-parish.org.

Happy 1,988th Birthday to all of us and may God bless you and be your Strength,

Father Foy

Eugene “Gene” Narup

May 2, 1930-May 19, 2021

Eugene “Gene” Narup of Villa Ridge, MO passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021. He is survived by numerous

nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Visitation for 91-year-old Gene Narup will be Friday, May 21, 2021 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Oltmann Funer-

al Home in Union, MO.

A Parish Rosary will be said Friday, May 21, 2021 at 3:45 PM at Oltmann Funeral Home.

Funeral Mass will be Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:00 AM at St. John the Baptist Gildehaus Church in Villa Ridge with Fr.

Timothy Foy officiating.

Burial will follow in St. John the Baptist Gildehaus Cemetery with full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to St. John the Baptist Gildehaus Church.

Monday, June 7, Monthly business meeting in the music room, 7pm, refreshments to follow

June 6, Sunday, Corpus Christi procession 7pm

For all First Degree members, it's now easier than ever to get your Second and Third degree and can be done from the comfort of your own home. For the time being, this is being held online at select times and takes approximately 45

minutes.

If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, please contact Jon Derner at 314-808-2400.

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Important: I f your address or phone number(s) have recently changed please let us know at the rectory 636-583

-2488 so we can update your information.

**Also, if you would like to join our parish we would love to

have you! Just give us a call, 636-583-2488 Or, register

on line at sjg-parish.org. Thank you!

St John’s School Lunch Menu

Have a great summer!!!

See you at the Open House & Ice

Cream social on August 16, 5:30-6:30!!

Flowers in Memoriam

You can donate fresh flowers for the altar any Sunday for $50. They can be for a special occasion, in memory of someone, or anonymous. Just drop a note in the col-lection basket with your requested date along with the donation.

Find us on Facebook!

St. John the Baptist-Gildehaus Church

St. John the Baptist School-Gildehaus

St. John the Baptist-Gildehaus PSR

Ready to sign up? Just go to www.osvonlinegiving.com/4878.

It’s quick & easy! Or, go thru myParish App and click on

“Giving”, then the blue “Donate” icon to set up an account or to

log in to your existing account.

Parish School of Religion (PSR)

St. John’s is need of a Coordinator responsible for managing the PSR program, several teachers, and substitute teachers for the upcoming 2021-2022 year. A $25 per class stipend will be paid monthly for all positions plus extra for the Coordinator posi-tion.

Registration is required at https://www.preventandprotectstl.org

If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Adam Weber at awpsrstjohn@gmail.com or 314-330-0599.

SJG Vacation Bible School

We hope you can join us for our first SJG Vacation Bible

School, “The Marvelous Mystery—The Mass Comes

Alive”. All children, grades kindergarten through grade

five, are invited to attend. Vacation Bible School will be held in the SJG

Parish Center, June 21—25, from 5:45—8:15 p.m.

The cost is $25 for one child, $45 for two children, and $60 for three or

more children. Registration will begin April 24 and run through May 8 for

St. John’s students. Open Registration will be May 9—May 21. A $5 fee

late fee will be charged after May 21. Please see table outside of church

for Registration form and Volunteer sign-up form. Registration and volun-

teer sign-ups can also be found online at sjg-parish.org.

Congratulations to the Kindergarten

and 8th grade graduates. We are

proud of you and all your hard

work and wish you the best in your

future endeavors!!!