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Pentecost Sunday May 22 & 23, 2021 Pentecost Sunday May 22 & 23, 2021 Sunday Scriptures May 30, 2021 **The Most Holy Trinity** 1st Reading: Dt 4: 32-34, 39-40 2nd Reading: Rom 8: 14-17 Gospel: Mt 28: 16-20 Daily Readings: May 24: Gn 3: 9-15, 20 or Acts 1: 12-14; Jn 19: 25-34 May 25: Sir 35: 1-12; Mk 10: 28-31 May 26: Sir 36: 1, 4-5a, 10-17; Mk 10: 32-45 May 27: Sir 42: 15-25; Mk 10: 46-52 May 28: Sir 44: 1, 9-13; Mk 11: 11-26 May 29: Sir 51: 12cd-20; Mk 11: 27-33 Please remember in your prayers Members of our parish families who are recovering in the hospital & at home, for their strength and patience each day, and for all those who ask for our prayers for health or other issues. Pat Beard, Mary Jo Bielong, Ana Cantrell, Margaret Daiber, Don Dapkus, Teresa Dickman, Jean Fields, Lawrence & Pat Frank, Denny Frey, Gabriel Frey, Jerry Fyke, Karen Grabowski, P.J. Hereford, Cory Humphrey, Gene Jolliff, Val King, Kenneth Korsmeyer, Allen Korte, Barrett Korte, Clarence & Ruth Korte, Randy Korte, David Kuehn, Helen Kuehn, Brett Leathers, Sue Luber, Christopher Marti, Taylor Marti, Alex McCall, Cody Neal, LaVonne Nelson, Judy Phillips, Gary Plog, Marcia Rowe, Abby Schrage, Ruth Schroeder, Phil Spies, Bertha Voss, Marie Weis, Barbara Weiss, Neal Weiss, Margie Zurliene, Todd Zucca. For Our parishioners in nursing homes: Helen Wuebbles & special people in our families. For those currently serving in the military: Adam Canfield, Tim Doll, Quinn Frey, Tom Frey, Chad Knebel, Michael Knebel, Dustin Korte, Connor Kutz, Solon McGill, Jimmy O’Boyle, Sgt. Joseph Patterson, Rickie Schuster, Joseph Schatte, Greg Spina, T.J. Waddington, Sgt. Tyler Wegman, Sgt. Zach Weiss. If you would like to have someone added or removed from the prayer list please call the parish office. Budget Goal $883.00 Weekly Surplus/Deficit $199.00 Support Needed (budget) $40,618.00 Support Actual $40,563.60 Surplus/Deficit YTD $-54.40 Budget Goal $1,180.00 Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-220.00 Support Needed (budget) $54,280.00 Support Actual $53,731.00 Surplus/Deficit YTD $-549.00 Budget Goal $1,933.00 Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-725.00 Support Needed (budget) $88,918.00 Support Actual $95,303.19 Surplus/Deficit YTD $6,385.19 † Mass Intentions † Mon. (May 24) No Mass Tues. (May 25) 8:00am (St.G) † All Souls Wed. (May 26) 8:00am (IC) † Virginia Beckmann — Int. of Bill, Denise & Dennis Trickey Thur. (May 27) 8:00am (St.N) † Carol & Terry Deichmann — Int. of Jim & Denise Meridith Fri. (May 28) 8:00am (IC) † Elizabeth Frey — Int. of Pearl Immer Sat. (May 29) 4:30pm (St.N) † Edna Jo Long — Int. of Gary & Sherry Wiegmann For the People of St. Nicholas, St. Gertrude & Immaculate Conception Sun. (May 30) 8:00am (St.G) † Dorothy & Cliff Landolt — Int. of Terry & Lisa Frey Family Sun. (May 30) 10:00am (IC) † Catherine, Vincent & John Wessel — Int. of the Wessel Family † Tony Vosholler —Int. of Bob & Pam Winet Liturgical Ministers for May 29 & 30, 2021 Sat. May 29 @ 4:30pm @ St. Nicholas Reader: Pat Kalous Music: Sun, May 30 @ 8:00am @ St. Gertrude Reader: Carole Sauls Music: Sally Rehberger Sun., May 30 @ 10:00am @ Immaculate Conception Reader: Lowell Wellen Music: Taylor Goring Two Acclamaons. Because locked doors cannot keep him away, Jesus comes. He gives his standard Easter greeng: Peace be with you. Then he says: Go, I send you. To us, too, this very day. We cannot stay behind in locked rooms. • What am I being sent to do? • To whom am I being sent? • What peace of Christ will I express in what I say and do? The phrase “being filled with the Holy Spirit” may summon forth images that are a bit too intense for some folks. They may conclude that when one is filled with the Holy Spirit that they immediately begin speaking in tongues, loudly praise God, sing alleluia from roof tops, and do other demonstrave things. In reality, being filled with the Holy Spirit means being filled with the fullness of God’s life and in touch with the power and wonder of God’s presence. It is the Holy Spirit that draws us together as a community of faith, inspires us with wisdom and right judgment, and turns us from the darkness of sin to the virtues that bring life. We live in a world where it is hard to discover truth. The Holy Spirit, through the ministry of the church, guides us to truth and shows us the way to be the graced human beings God made us to be. Come, Holy Spirit, and fill our hearts! STN Collection For 5/15/21 Envelopes/Loose $1,082.00 Communications $100.00 STG Collection For 5/16/21 Envelopes/Loose $960.00 Communications $55.00 Candles $24.00 Maintenance Fund $200.00 Bottles will be available for you to fill or make a donation by placing it in the collection basket in an envelope marked BABY BOTTLES. Dive Deep – Our Lady of Fatima: What you didn’t know: Mary appeared to three children in Fatima, Portugal just over 100 years ago. Her message holds true today. So, what did she say, and what about all the miracles and other signs associated with these visions? Dive Deep interviews a Marian expert on all things Our Lady of Fatima. Go to dio.org/podcast to listen and subscribe. Thank You for your generosity toward last week’s collecon for the Catholic Communicaon Campaign (CCC). Your support helps the CCC spread the Gospel message and connects millions of people with Christ, here in the United States and around the world. IC Collection For 5/16/21 Envelopes/Loose $1,208.00 Communications $255.00 Sister Parish $10.00 Retired Priests $10.00 Candles $80.00 Building Fund $30.00 Cemetery $40.00 Summer Lunch Bunch will be starting on May 24th. This program was established to feed hundreds of area kids throughout the summer in Highland, Alhambra, Grantfork and New Douglas. Many of the churches in the Highland area are participating in this wonderful program. Monetary donations for LUNCH Bunch may be sent to Highland Area Community Foundation, 1216 Main St., Highland, IL 62249, with LUNCH bunch in the check memo line. Thank you. Lunch Bunch will be giving out free sack lunches each Monday & Wednesday May 24th - August 4th. The delivery schedule will be at the back of IC & STG. Pierron—Country View Park Bus Stop 11:45 to 12:00 Grantfork— Cedar Springs Drive & Pocahontas Rd. 11:40 to 11:45 Grantfork UCC –South Locust St. 11:50 to 11:55 FAITHFUL DEPARTED Prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of Mike Wetzel, brother of Mary Jo Bielong, of our parish family. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Mike’s family and friends. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord… Dear Friends in Christ, Each year on the feast of Pentecost we rejoice that the giſts of the Holy Spirit are given to the Church in every age. As we celebrate this feast, I ask you to consider a generous response in the Rered Diocesan Priests Collecon to meet the immediate rerement and health care needs of our priests. Please pray for our priests who serve so generously in various apostolates throughout our diocese. Please thank God for all that we have received from our priests who are now rered, many of whom connue to offer generous service in every way that they are able throughout our diocese. If you are unable to make an in-church contribuon, please make your donaon online at parishgiving.dio.org/secondcollecons. You can also mail your donaon to your parish office. Thank you in advance for your support this year. May the Holy Spirit give us every giſt we need to build up the Body of Christ in our me and place. With every best wish and prayers, I remain Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Bishop of Springfield in Illinois On Monday, May 24th Grantfork Historical Society will be having a fundraiser at Mazzio’s Pizza in Highland from 5 to 9PM. Come and help support us!!! Memorial Day; May 31st Mass at Calvary Cemetery in Pierron at 8:00AM. Memorial Day Service at St. Gertrude Cemetery, Granork 10:30AM Please bring lawn chairs We would like to recognize all of our graduates, high school & college, in a future bullen. If you would like your student recognized please call or email the parish office with the student’s name, school & what town the school is located by June 1st.
