Readings for the Week of June 24, 2018 Sunday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts 13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 22:8-13; 23:1-3/Ps 119:33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 40 [33a]/Mt 7:15-20 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 (5a)/Gal 1:11-20/ Jn21:15-19 Day: Acts 12:1-11/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [5b]/2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18/Mt 16:13-19 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20- 21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: Wis 1:13-15; 2:23-24/Ps 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11, 12, 13 [2a]/2 Cor 8:7, 9, 13-15/Mk 5:21-43 or 5:21-24, 35b-43 Staff Pastor: Father Robert B. Flannery Pastoral Associate: Bill Harper, RCIA & Youth Ministry Director of Religious Education: Bill Harper Musicians: Paul Transue and Joyce Hesketh Choir Director: Arlene Transue Secretary: Marilyn Bush Bookkeeper: Jeff Chmiola Custodian: Nic Duran Baptism in Carbondale: Baptism preparation required for parents and godparents preferably before the birth of the child. Marriage Preparation: Every Catholic planning to get married—regardless of where or to whom—is ad- vised to contact Fr. Bob at least nine months before the wedding to be made aware of proper guidelines. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 4:30-5:00 PM Pastoral Partnership Relationship Newman Catholic Student Center Weekend Mass Schedule: Sunday 11:15 AM ; 5:15 PM during school year Phone: 529-3311 Cluster Relationship Saint Andrew Elementary School 723 Mulberry Street Murphysboro, IL Phone: 687-2013 Saint Andrew Catholic Church Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:30 PM & Sunday 11:00 AM THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST June 24, 2018 303 South Poplar Street Carbondale, Illinois 62901 Phone: 618-457-4556 Fax: 618-457-7368 E-Mail: [email protected]Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM—Noon Welcome New Parishioners Please register at our parish office DIOCESE OF BELLEVILLE Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday, 5:30 PM Sunday, 9:00 AM Sunday, Spanish Mass 12:15 PM Child Care and Kiddies Bible During Sunday 9:00 AM Mass, Xavier Hall
Staff Pastor: Father Robert B. Flannery Pastoral Associate: Bill Harper, RCIA & Youth Ministry Director of Religious Education: Bill Harper Musicians: Paul Transue and Joyce Hesketh Choir Director: Arlene Transue Secretary: Marilyn Bush Bookkeeper: Jeff Chmiola Custodian: Nic Duran
Baptism in Carbondale: Baptism preparation required for parents and godparents preferably before the birth of the child.
Marriage Preparation: Every Catholic planning to get married—regardless of where or to whom—is ad-vised to contact Fr. Bob at least nine months before the wedding to be made aware of proper guidelines.
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 4:30-5:00 PM
Pastoral Partnership Relationship Newman Catholic Student Center Weekend Mass Schedule: Sunday 11:15 AM ; 5:15 PM during school year Phone: 529-3311
Cluster Relationship Saint Andrew Elementary School 723 Mulberry Street Murphysboro, IL Phone: 687-2013
Saint Andrew Catholic Church Weekend Mass Schedule: Saturday 5:30 PM & Sunday 11:00 AM
THE NATIVITY OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
June 24, 2018
303 South Poplar Street Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday, 5:30 PM Sunday, 9:00 AM Sunday, Spanish Mass 12:15 PM Child Care and Kiddies Bible During Sunday 9:00 AM Mass, Xavier Hall
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Welcome to Saint Francis Xavier Church, Carbondale, IL
Saturday, June 23, Vigil: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
5:30 PM Catherine Black Our Parish Family Sunday, June 24, The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist 9:00 AM Justin Simpson Michaelis Jackson 12:15 PM Spanish Mass Monday, June 25, Weekday 12:15 PM Word/Communion Service Tuesday, June 26, Weekday 5:15 PM Mass at Newman Center Wednesday, June 27, Weekday 7:20 AM For the Sick Thursday June 28, Saint Irenaeus 5:15 PM Mass at Newman Center Friday, June 29, Saints Peter and Paul 5:30 PM No Intention Saturday June 30, Vigil: Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary
Time 5:30 PM Our Parish Family Sunday, July 1, Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 AM William and Elizabeth Lawler 12:15 PM Spanish Mass
For the Weekend of June 30 & July 1, 2018 Saturday, 5:30 PM Altar Servers: Volunteers Needed Ministers of the Word: Scott Thorne, Trudy Volk
Ministers of Hospitality: Marilyn Bush Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Laura
Kidd, Heather Murphy, Marsha Murphy, Gus
Mihalopulos, Mary Mechler, Two Volunteers Needed Sunday, 9:00 AM Altar Servers: Volunteer Needed Ministers of the Word: George Sheffer, Elsie Speck
Ministers of Hospitality: Denny Kortcamp, Geza Winkler Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Sean
Collings, Sharon Smaga, Louis Vieceli, Pat Cripps, Steve Buhman, Dolores Lovell, Sharon Wunderle
Wednesday is designated as a Day of Prayer for the sick and hospitalized parishioners and their families. Please remember:
Jim Merkle, Mary Beckerer, Jeanine Maloney, Kimberly Mur-ray, Jamie Yancy, Carmen Merod, Shirley Connelly, Austin Chew, Richard Walsh, Marie Ice, Barb Grace, Con and Clara Dietz, Jack Riley, Tracy Hall, Sheffield Boardman, Matt Mur-phy, Bill Cahoy, Andrezej Mietelski, Harper Smith, John Huff-man, Margaret Sharkey, Carolyn Huffman, Julia James, Suzanne Harju, Douglas Laczynski, Jim Tarr, Milta Kalert, Audra Harrison, Laura Blaes, Howard W. Hesketh, Kay B., Laura Koran, Jesse Weaver, Kathleen Schneider, Candy Kenne-dy, Diana Chervinko, Cheryl Trench, Fr. Federico Higuera, Pat Volk, Helen and Kenneth McCormick, Pat Waters, Father Bob Beloin, Sarah and Ethan Hosmon, Mary Lou Norrington, Sarah Hefferman, Frank Smith, Liz Schill, Rebecca Hernandez, Tristin Dooley, Father Ken Schaefer, Brooke Banuelos, and ALL THOSE IN NEED OF OUR PRAYERS. The intent of the Pray-er List is to pray for those who are near death, those who re-cently learned of an illness or those going through a medical crisis such as surgery. It is not intended that the chronically ill be left for an indefinite time.
Your gifts to God & Parish Stewardship of Treasure …………..
For the Weekend of June 16 & 17
Weekly Projected Income Needed $ 7,370.00 Last Week’s Income Received 3,814.00 Gain/(Loss ( 3,556.00) Budgeted income needed to date $ 368,500.00 Actual income to date $ 356,900.79 Gain/(Loss) (11,599.21)
Every Life is Worth Living – “Every human person-no
matter how vulnerable, or helpless, no matter how healthy, handicapped or sick, no matter how useful or
productive for society-is a being of inestimable worth cre-ated in the image and likeness of God.” Pope John Paul II,
The Gospel of Life. Learn, Act, Connect, Pray: Persons with disabilities share their gifts and needs, they bring out
the best in our mutual humanity. They need to feel our solidarity with them, and to know their true dignity and
worth. Pray that we learn to be more fully human and
compassionate, to recognize the presence of God in each human being.
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June 24, 2018
Vigil Readings: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist: First Reading: The account of God calling Jeremiah to be a prophet is the first reading. God knew Jeremiah even
before he was in the womb. From the beginning of time
God consecrated him as a prophet. Jeremiah spoke chal-lenging words of repentance just as John the Baptist
would do. Both prophets faced suffering and persecu-tions at the hands of those who did not appreciate their
message. Yet both prophets were faithful in their mission and the Lord fulfilled his promise to always be with then.
Second Reading: The community the letter 1 Peter ad-
dressed faced persecution. The author intended the words
of this passage to encourage the people suffering because of their faith. He reminds them that the result of their
faith will be their souls’ salvation. This reading coincides with the Solemnity of the Nativity of John the Baptist be-
cause it mentions the prophets who, in their proclamation of the Good News, served the people not themselves. The
prophets, of who John the Baptist holds a special place, faithfully announced salvation despite the persecution
they, too, endured.
Gospel: Luke’s story of the angel’s annunciation to Zecha-riah of the conception of his son, John the Baptist is the Gospel reading. Zechariah and his wife, Elizabeth, were
faithful before God. At the time of the annunciation, Zechariah was serving as a priest and preparing the in-
cense offering. The Lord’s angel tells him the Holy Spirit
will fill the son he and his wife will have. So too, Elijah’s spirit and power will lead the way for him. His will be the
mission to make ready a people for the Lord. John the Baptist is the link between the Old Testament prophets
and Jesus. Day Readings: The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist First Reading: The Lord called Isaiah before he was in the womb. The Lord formed Isaiah in the womb. The Lord
gave him a challenging prophetic mission to offer hope to the Israelites in exile, a people who frequently needed the
prophet to call them back to the Lord. God gave John the
Baptist, like Isaiah, a prophetic role from the beginning. John was to proclaim the light that Jesus Christ would be
to the nations and that through him salvation would reach to the ends of the earth. Isaiah’s prophetic words that con-
clude the reading speak of his very promise.
Second Reading: The passage from Acts directly mentions John’s role in heralding the coming of Jesus, the Savior of
Davidic lineage. Luke describes how in John’s ministry,
especially near its end, the prophet would speak of his unworthiness to untie the Savior’s sandals.
Day Readings—continued
Gospel: Luke’s account of the Gospel is the only one that
includes a narrative of the birth of John the Baptist. The Lord’s angel had announced to Zechariah that Elizabeth
would give birth to a son and he was to name him “John”. After John’s birth, the time for his circumcision
came. A dispute ensued with the relatives over his name for they thought he should be named after his father.
Elizabeth stayed strong and his name is to be John even though none of the relatives had this name. Yet Zechari-
ah still needed to affirm Elizabeth’s words in writing
since he could no longer speak. Yet once Zechariah wrote John’s name, his speech returned. The Lord’s presence
was with the prophet and his family from the beginning.
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION CLASS will be offered on Saturday, July 7th in Xavier Hall from
9:00 am—10:00 am. Parents and godparents must attend
a class prior to baptism. If godparents do not reside in this area they should contact their parish for a similar
class. At least one god-parent must be Catholic in good standing. Another may be of a Christian faith but also
practicing his/her religion. If you would like to attend the class, please contact the parish office, 457-4556.
VOCATIONS CORNER—John the Baptist – what an amazing individual. His tireless proclaiming of the coming of the Messiah is inspiring. He definitely un-derstood his vocation in life – to prepare the way of the Lord. He gained notoriety for his zealous preaching and his lifestyle. We can take a lesson from John; he was not daunted by his detractors in continuing his mission here on earth. He has set a bold example of being a real believer. Can we be as bold each day in living out our Vocation?
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EVENTSOFTHEWEEK!!
MON! June25! 12:15pmWord/CommunionService
! ! andHolyHour! !
! ! 4:30pmFinanceCouncil!
! ! 5:30pmSpanishMassChoir!
TUES! June26! 5:15pmMassatNewmanCenter! !
WED! June27! 7:20amMass! !
THUR! June28! 5:15pmMassatNewmanCenter!
! ! 5:30pmSpanishMassChoir! !
FRI! June29! 11:00amMassatIntegrity! !
SAT! June30! HispanicYouthDay! !
SUN! July1! 9amMass!
! ! BabysittinginXavierHallfor9amMass
! ! 12:15pmSpanishMass! !
Dear Saint Francis Xavier Parish Family,
Blessings are extended to all as we cele-
brate the Feast of the Baptism of Saint John the Baptist at our weekend Masses.
This Solemn Feast always takes precedent over the usual Sunday readings and prayers because of
its importance. We thank God for Saint John the Bap-tist who paved the way for his cousin and our Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ!
We offer a special welcome to Fr. Jesu , a missionary
order priest who is here this weekend to speak at all of our Masses at Saint Francis Xavier and the Newman
Center as part of the Diocesan Mission Cooperative program held every two years.
This weekend I am at Saint John’s University and Ab-
bey in Collegeville, Minnesota to celebrate my 45th an-niversary as a priest along with my seminary class-mates. Fr. Jim Kunz, who some of you know from our
parish pilgrimage to Europe ten years ago, will be part of the reunion group. This week we received word that Father Jack Frerker, who served as Director at the Newman Catholic Stu-dent Center for fifteen years as well as interim pastor
here at Saint Francis Xavier for about a year, passed
away at the age of 80 in Olympia, Washington. Ar-rangements are incomplete, but likely he will be buried
here in the diocese with a service to be determined. We will keep you posted. May Father Jack rest in
peace!
Have a blessed week!
God’s peace, Fr. Bob
Pastor
Fr. Bob and his great
nephew, Michael
Joseph Flannery, at
his baptism on Fa-
thers Day in Law-
rence, Kansas
PREGNANCY MATTERS was most appreciative of the baby items we collected in the month of May. We were able to present them with over $275 worth of baby items! Cassie Walden, Executive Director, stated, “We appreciate your kindness and generosity as you help us make a difference in the lives sur-rounding us.”
WAKE UP TO A NEW SPIRITUAL YOU! by sub-
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EVENTSOFTHEWEEK!!
MON! June25! 12:15pmWord/CommunionService
! ! andHolyHour! !
! ! 4:30pmFinanceCouncil!
! ! 5:30pmSpanishMassChoir!
TUES! June26! 5:15pmMassatNewmanCenter! !
WED! June27! 7:20amMass! !
THUR! June28! 5:15pmMassatNewmanCenter!
! ! 5:30pmSpanishMassChoir! !
FRI! June29! 11:00amMassatIntegrity! !
SAT! June30! HispanicYouthDay! !
SUN! July1! 9amMass!
! ! BabysittinginXavierHallfor9amMass
! ! 12:15pmSpanishMass! !
Dear Saint Francis Xavier Parish Family,
Blessings are extended to all as we cele-
brate the Feast of the Baptism of Saint John the Baptist at our weekend Masses.
This Solemn Feast always takes precedent over the usual Sunday readings and prayers because of
its importance. We thank God for Saint John the Bap-tist who paved the way for his cousin and our Savior,
the Lord Jesus Christ!
We offer a special welcome to Fr. Jesu , a missionary
order priest who is here this weekend to speak at all of our Masses at Saint Francis Xavier and the Newman
Center as part of the Diocesan Mission Cooperative program held every two years.
This weekend I am at Saint John’s University and Ab-
bey in Collegeville, Minnesota to celebrate my 45th an-niversary as a priest along with my seminary class-mates. Fr. Jim Kunz, who some of you know from our
parish pilgrimage to Europe ten years ago, will be part of the reunion group. This week we received word that Father Jack Frerker, who served as Director at the Newman Catholic Stu-dent Center for fifteen years as well as interim pastor
here at Saint Francis Xavier for about a year, passed
away at the age of 80 in Olympia, Washington. Ar-rangements are incomplete, but likely he will be buried
here in the diocese with a service to be determined. We will keep you posted. May Father Jack rest in
peace!
Have a blessed week!
God’s peace, Fr. Bob
Pastor
Fr. Bob and his great
nephew, Michael
Joseph Flannery, at
his baptism on Fa-
thers Day in Law-
rence, Kansas
PREGNANCY MATTERS was most appreciative of the baby items we collected in the month of May. We were able to present them with over $275 worth of baby items! Cassie Walden, Executive Director, stated, “We appreciate your kindness and generosity as you help us make a difference in the lives sur-rounding us.”
WAKE UP TO A NEW SPIRITUAL YOU! by sub-
scribing to The Messenger. Call 618-233-8670 or
go online to www.bellevillemessenger.org
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