Welcome to our faith community… February 27, 2022 The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 1020 W. Main St., P.O. Box 66 • Park Hills, MO 63601-0066 PASTOR: Rev. Larry Huber DEACON: Michael Burch SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITOR: Brenda Carrow RECTORY: Office Hours, Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. PHONE: 573-431-2427 FAX: 573-431-4060 E-MAIL: [email protected]BULLETIN: www.e-churchbulletins.com/ bulletins/332300.pdf WEBSITE: www.icsja.org MASS SCHEDULE: WEEKDAYS: 8:00 a.m. (Monday-Friday) SATURDAYS: 5:00 p.m. SUNDAYS: 10:30 a.m. HOLYDAYS: 8:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. ROSARY: First Weekend of the Month 30 Minutes Before Mass (May & October Every Week) HOLY HOUR DEVOTIONS: First Friday of the Month Following 8:00 a.m. Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Third Wednesday of the Month Following 8:00 a.m. Mass and ending with Benediction at 11:30 a.m. CONFESSIONS: SATURDAYS: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. SUNDAYS: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Anytime By Appointment — Call the Rectory BAPTISMS: Please Call the Rectory WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months before the scheduled wedding date, in person, by parties to the ORGANIST: Julia Sumpter, 573-438-9776 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR: Deacon Michael Burch, 573-760-2339 LADIES SODALITY CONTACT: Candis Barks, President, 573-366-5554 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY CONTACT: Clayton Whitener PRAYER CHAIN CONTACT: Linda King, 573-431-5823 E-Mail: [email protected]CHILDREN’S LITURGY COORDINATOR: Brenda Carrow, 573-358-7362 YOUTH GROUP COORDINATORS: Candis Barks, 573-366-5554 Brenda Carrow, 573-358-7362 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CHURCH Maple & Walnut Streets • Bismarck, MO 63624 PARISH REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION & ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CHURCHES: New families are welcome to the parish and are asked to register at the earliest opportunity. Each family or wage earner is asked to use the weekly envelope system, as it provides a stable income for our parishes. MASS SCHEDULE: SUNDAYS: 8:00 a.m. HOLYDAYS: 7:30 p.m. Eve of Holyday CONFESSIONS: SUNDAYS: 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. ROSARY: First Sunday of the Month at 7:30 a.m. ORGANIST: Julia Sumpter, 573-438-9776 PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Charles Bequette, 573-779-3880
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Welcome to our faith community… February 27, 2022 The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CHURCH 1020 W. Main St., P.O. Box 66 • Park Hills, MO 63601-0066
PASTOR: Rev. Larry Huber DEACON: Michael Burch SECRETARY/BULLETIN EDITOR: Brenda Carrow
ROSARY: First Weekend of the Month 30 Minutes Before Mass (May & October Every Week) HOLY HOUR DEVOTIONS: First Friday of the Month Following 8:00 a.m. Mass EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Third Wednesday of the Month Following 8:00 a.m. Mass and ending with Benediction at 11:30 a.m. CONFESSIONS: SATURDAYS: 4:15 - 4:45 p.m. SUNDAYS: 10:00-10:15 a.m. Anytime By Appointment — Call the Rectory BAPTISMS: Please Call the Rectory WEDDINGS: Arrangements must be made at least 6 months before the scheduled wedding date, in person, by parties to the
ORGANIST: Julia Sumpter, 573-438-9776 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORDINATOR: Deacon Michael Burch, 573-760-2339 LADIES SODALITY CONTACT: Candis Barks, President, 573-366-5554 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY CONTACT: Clayton Whitener PRAYER CHAIN CONTACT: Linda King, 573-431-5823 E-Mail: [email protected] CHILDREN’S LITURGY COORDINATOR: Brenda Carrow, 573-358-7362 YOUTH GROUP COORDINATORS: Candis Barks, 573-366-5554 Brenda Carrow, 573-358-7362
ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CHURCH Maple & Walnut Streets • Bismarck, MO 63624
PARISH REGISTRATION & MEMBERSHIP FOR IMMACULATE CONCEPTION & ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CHURCHES: New families are welcome to the parish and are asked to register at the earliest opportunity. Each family or wage earner is asked to use the weekly envelope system, as it provides a stable income for our parishes.
MASS SCHEDULE: SUNDAYS: 8:00 a.m. HOLYDAYS: 7:30 p.m. Eve of Holyday CONFESSIONS: SUNDAYS: 7:30 - 7:45 a.m. ROSARY: First Sunday of the Month at 7:30 a.m. ORGANIST: Julia Sumpter, 573-438-9776 PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Charles Bequette, 573-779-3880
EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Sunday, February 27, 2022 8:00 a.m. Ann Dittmaier 10:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish Monday, February 28, 2022 8:00 a.m. Wayne Marsch Tuesday, March 1, 2022 8:00 a.m. Brianna Carron Wednesday, March 2, 2022 8:00 a.m. Karen Kastel 7:30 p.m. Melanie Smith & Family-Special Int. Thursday, March 3, 2022 8:00 a.m. James & Bernice Smith Family-Special Int. Friday, March 4 2022 8:00 a.m. Tom & Connie Ridgeway Saturday, March 5 2022 5:00 p.m. I.C. & S.J.A. Purgatorial Society Sunday, March 6, 2022 8:00 a.m. Alphonse Dussold– Special Intention 10:30 a.m. For the People of the Parish
LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION
Amount Received: February 19th & 20th, 2022
Envelopes …………………..……………………...$732.00 Loose……………………………………………….$485.00 Candles………………………………………………$29.05 Maintenance………………………………………..$385.00 St. Louis Review…………………………………….$35.00 Grand Total…………………………………….$1,666.05 Sunday Envelopes Issued: 136 Sunday Envelopes Used: 27 (20% of Issued Envelopes)
Average Gift Per Envelope Issued: $5.38
Grand Total……………………………………….$728.00
Envelopes …………………..……………………...$778.00 Loose………………………………………………...$46.00 Grand Total…………………………………........$824.00
We, the parish communities of Immaculate Conception Parish and St. John the Apostle Parish are called by baptism to continue Christ’s mission through educa-tion, example, and service. We are nourished by the word, worship and sacrament. We dedicate ourselves to minister through the sharing of time, talent and treasure.
SPECIAL COLLECTION FOR THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE This week our special collection supports the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. Your donation today helps restore the Church and build the future in more than 25 countries still struggling to recover from former commu-nist rule. Funds from this collection support reconstruc-tion, education, formation, and poverty outreach. Please be generous to the collection today. For more informa-tion, please visit www.usccb.org/ccee.
BLACK & INDIAN SPECIAL COLLECTION Next week, our parish will take up the 138th annual Na-tional Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our support of this collection helps build the Church in African American, Native American, and Alaska Native commu-nities from coast to coast. Schools, parish religious edu-cation programs, and diocesan ministries depend on your generosity to help them spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ!
RICE BOWLS A limited number of Rice Bowls are available and ready to be picked up at both Immaculate Conception and St. John the Apostle. Additional resources are available online to be downloaded and shared as needed. And find more digital resources to enrich your community’s Lenten experience at crsricebowl.org.
ASH WEDNESDAY March 2, 2022 Masses will be provided at Immaculate Conception on Wednesday at both 8:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both Masses will include distribution of ashes.
ASH WEDNESDAY SOUP SUPPER A free (meatless) soup and bread dinner will be served in the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The Mary and Martha So-dality will host. Donations of meatless soups and breads are requested for the event. Monetary donations will be accepted and added to the Special Catholic Relief Ser-vices (Rice Bowl) Collection.
ROSARY Rosary will now be prayed 1/2 hour before every week-end Mass, every month at the suggestion of Fr. Larry Huber.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL NEWS The St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry at Im-maculate Conception Church partners with
many agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agri-culture. The USDA is a equal opportunity provider.
Have you ever heard the expression “what goes around comes around”? We usually tend to think of that in a negative way. But it’s also true in a positive way. We need to be kind, charitable, honest, and forgiving, but clear, in speaking out our Chris-tian convictions. We must never remain silent in the face of evil for fear of being thought “politically incorrect.” We need to follow Christ, not political correctness, and to speak the truth of Christ in love and kindness and compassion. Then “what goes around comes around” is a good thing.
-Deacon Mike
STEWARDSHIP OPPORTUNITY The good steward seeks no reward. “Do not love God for the sake of a reward; let God be your reward!” St. Augustine
ST. ELIZABETH MINISTRY What a blessing it must have been for St. Elizabeth to have her cousin, Mary, come and visit her during her pregnancy with St. John. What a relief to have the com-panionship of another mother, the Blessed Mother, to share in the miraculous journey of motherhood. Any pa-rishioners who would like to join in the St. Elizabeth Ministry, an outreach to expecting and new parents in our parish, are welcome to contact me to be added to the ros-ter. Connie Kennon (573) 430-9826.
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 27, 2022
PARISH NEWS Brick Pavers-Last chance for spring 2022 orders! Please turn in your memorial paver orders by Sunday, February 27 if possible. March 1st is the deadline for spring or-ders. Order forms can be found in past weeks’ bulletins, on the bulletin board, in the Rectory or online at www.icsja.org. Patriotic Rosary-The Patriotic Rosary group meets on Tuesday evenings, 6:00 p.m. The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 1, 2022. This Rosary group meets at Immaculate Conception Church upstairs in the church. PSR and Youth Group Note-PSR and Youth Group will not meet on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. All PSR and Youth Group families are encouraged to attend a Ash Wednesday Mass instead. Families are also encouraged to attend the 6:00 p.m. Soup and Bread Supper at Im-maculate Conception. Don’t Miss Your Chance to Volunteer for Your Par-ish-Some of you may be asking yourself, what more can I do for my parish? Well, you are in luck! Please choose something from the following list! Additional catechists are needed urgently to lead Children’s Liturgy of the Word on Sunday mornings (call Brenda’s landline at 573-358-7362), more Rosary leaders are needed to guide us in prayer since Rosary is now being offered be-fore the start of every weekend Mass (Karen for Saturday Rosary at 573-358-5188 or Mary for Sunday Rosary at 573-631-2687), we need more altar servers at both par-ishes to help relieve the burden on the youth who are cur-rently serving (Deacon Burch at 573-431-2427), our food pantry always needs more volunteers (Jessie at 573-631-0011) and our choir always welcomes new voices up-stairs in the choir loft at Immaculate Conception (no call necessary, just show up). Prayer List-In these trying times, if you or someone you know needs prayers, please make your request and we will be happy to pass it on to the Prayer Chain. Names can be added to the prayer list anytime. A hand-written list is available near the bulletin board at Immaculate Conception or contact Linda at [email protected]. The prayer list is also posted on the parish website at www.icsja.org. (Please provide updates when to let us know when individuals have recovered, passed away or have an ongoing illness.) COVENANT NETWORK RADIO Tune into AM 1460 or listen live anytime on our free Covenant Network app or OurCatholicRadio.org to bring Christ into focus in your life. Catholic radio.
ARCHDIOCESAN LENTEN REGULATIONS “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world., but that the world might be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17) The Church has always helped us fulfill these words of Jesus by prescribing very definite penance for all Catho-lics, so that we too might have Eternal life. Accordingly, the Pope and the American Bishops have outlined obliga-tory fast and abstinence as follows: Ash Wednesday (March 2, 2022), all Fridays of Lent and Good Friday (April 15, 2022) are days of absti-nence (refraining from meat) for all Catholics from age 14 onwards. On these two days, fast, as well as absti-nence, is also obligatory for those from the ages of 18-59. Abstinence means refraining from meat. Fast means one full meal a day, with two smaller meals and nothing between meals (liquids are permitted). No Catholic will lightly excuse himself or herself from this obligation.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Stations of the Cross will be available at both St. John the Apostle and Immaculate Conception once again. St. John the Apostle: Thursdays of Lent at 6:00 p.m. Immaculate Conception: Fridays of Lent at 6:00 p.m. (Noon on Good Friday)
40 DAYS FOR LIFE Spring Prayer Campaign begins on March 3, 2022 and continues through April 10, 2022. For more information visit https://www.coalitionforlifestl.org/40-days-for-life.
BREAKFAST IN BIEHLE St. Maurus Church in Biehle is hosting a Breakfast Buffet Style on Sunday, February 27th from 7:30 a.m. to noon. Meal price: Adults $10, children 6-12 $5, under 6 Free.
OPPORTUNITIES Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3
MISUSE Abusus non tollit usem (misuse of something is no argument against its proper use)
CATHOLIC WOMEN FOR CHRIST Made New: Becoming the woman God has called you to be. This event will be held at the Si Commons in St. Louis University High School on Saturday, March 12th, providing the capacity to welcome over 1,000 ladies to the conference. Keynote Speaker: Julianne Stanz, originally from the Wicklow Mountain region in Ireland, she is now a nationally known speaker, retreat leader, storyteller, and the Director of New Evangelization for the Diocese of Green Bay and a consultant to the USCCB Committee on Catechesis and Evangelization. She has wonderful stories and insights that can help us better un-derstand how God is calling us to grow in our faith!
Early bird registration is just $30 for a day that includes 4 powerful talks, lunch, adoration, confession, worship and fellowship with hundreds of women from around the Archdiocse, what could be a better deal? Prices go up very soon! To register visit: https://archdioceseofstlouis-conference.regfox.com/archdiocese-of-st-louis-catholic-women-for-christ-2022.
FIRST SATURDAY ROSARY IS BACK! All are invited to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary First Saturday Rosary and Mass. Location Change: The Rosary and Mass will be held at St. Anne Church in French Village on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Rosary and meditation begins at 8:30 a.m. Mass begins at 9:00 a.m. A potluck breakfast will follow Mass. For more informa-tion contact the Shrine at 314-562-5927
NIGHTLY ROSARY JUST CALL! The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary (located at 7762 Richardson Rd, Bonne Terre) invites you to join them EVERY evening at 6:30 p.m. for a group rosary—BY PHONE! This is a form of conference call that allows you to participate in a group rosary. To join the Confer-ence Call Rosary, dial (727) 731-5659 any time between 6:20 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Two people will recite the Ro-sary, one leads, one answers. All other participants pray quietly. The law of public prayer states that those who pray in a group obtain the merits of every Rosary. Those who pray alone only gain the merits of that one Rosary.
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary expects to return to First Saturday Mass and Rosary very soon. Watch for updates.
VMY SEMO Operation Overhaul will be June 12-18 in Memphis, TN this year. Open to incoming freshmen through graduat-ing seniors. Early bird discount pricing of $250 until March 1, 2022. Register online at vmysemo.org.
ALL THINGS NEW Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, We have officially launched All Things New, the strategic pas-toral planning process for the Archdiocese of St. Louis. All Things New will evaluate the effectiveness of the Church in St. Louis in proclaiming the Gospel and will identify opportunities for improvement and renewal within all parishes, schools, curia offices and agencies. Why? Why does the Church exist? To make disciples. Not to run hospitals, schools or homeless shelters. These are all good fruits that flow from discipleship...but if we aren’t making dis-ciples, the institutions become hollow. We all know that the Church of today is not the same that it was 50, 100, or 150+ years ago, and yet we are still functioning in many ways out of the same mode of evangelization. We have inherited a great treasure of Catholic institutions from previous generations, but as the Catholic population and society have shifted over the past several decasdes, tehy are no longer as effective or sustain-able as they once were. We are closer now to 2050 than to 1950. We need to ask our-selves what our parishes, ministries and institutions need to look like in order to effectively share the faith in a way that is suitable and sustainable for our children and generations to come. What? We will be utilizing 3 guiding principles for All Things New: *Unceasing Prayer -Prayer resources for individuals and parishes, as well as local and diocesan events will help us to renew our own personal call to holiness and evangelization and to ask the Holy Spirit’s Guidance as we discern what is best for our local Church mov-ing forward. *Unified Vision for Evangelization -Evangelization is the mission Jesus gives to us. To share the Good News is the responsibility of all of us. Yet, only 0.6% of Catholics say that they fell equipped to share their story and invite others into relationship with Jesus and the Church. We need to renew and rediscover this call in our lives. *Intentional Stewardship -The Church is made of living stones, not those of brick and mortar. We cannot allow our attachment to infrastructure to impede our primary mission of building up disciples and saving souls. Empty churches don’t save anyone. How? Your prayers and input are needed. Opportunities for prayer, to provide feedback and to attend listening sessions will be occurring all across the Archdiocese. We invite you to stay informed and sign up for regular updates on the All Things New website at AllThingsNew.Archstl.org. Sign up today! Steadfast in Faith, Forward in Hope. God Bless, Rev. Chris Martin
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 27, 2022
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 27, 2022
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Saturday, February 26, 2022, 5:00 p.m. Servers: Adult Volunteers Lector: Mary Reed No Eucharistic Ministers Today
Sunday, February 27, 2022, 10:30 a.m. Greeters: Kennon Family Servers: Gabriel Kennon and Aidan Kennon Lector: Cathy Hoppe No Eucharistic Ministers Today CLW: Brenda Carrow Wednesday, March 2, 2022, 7:30 p.m. Servers: Pearl Pasternak and Jordan Stegall Lector: Bill McDavid No Eucharistic Ministers Today Saturday, March 5, 2022, 5:00 p.m. Servers: Adult Volunteers Lector: Steve Pasternak No Eucharistic Ministers Today
Sunday, March 6, 2022, 10:30 a.m. Greeters: Youth Group Servers: Gabriel Kennon and Samuel Kennon Lector: Belinda Miller No Eucharistic Ministers Today CLW: Brenda Carrow
ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE Sunday, February 27, 8:00 a.m. Servers: Chelby Bequette and Cheyenne Bequette Lector: Judy Bequette Sunday, March 6, 8:00 a.m. Servers: Frances Hendrix Lector: Sharon Carron
CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS Chicken & Dumplings are served on the first Thursday of each month at the K of C Hall on Berry Rd in Bonne Terre. Served 3:30-? Join them Thursday, March 3, 2022.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Tuesday: Mardi Gras; Shrove Tuesday Wednesday: Ash Wednesday; Fast and Abstinence; Almsgiving Thursday: St. Katharine Drexel Friday: St. Casimir; First Friday; Abstinence; World Day of Prayer Saturday: First Saturday
TRIVIA NIGHT St. Agnes (Bloomsdale) invites you to their 2022 St. Agnes Trivia Night and Chili Dinner on Saturday, Feb-ruary 26 at the Bloomsdale Knights of Columbus Hall. Chili dinner is open to all from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Includes all-you-can-eat chili, toppings and hot dogs plus a des-sert. Trivia begins at 7:30 p.m. Trivia registration in-cludes the chili dinner and one drink. Visit www.stagneselementary.org to register.
NAMING & COMMENDATION RITE Find Comfort, Healing & Hope… At St. Cletus Parish, Saturday, March 12, 2022, 8 a.m.
All are welcome to attend Naming and Commendation, a prayer service developed by the Archdiocese of St. Louis to meet the needs of families whose child died be-fore birth for any reason (including miscarriage, accident, abortion, or still birth). Parents and families of any reli-gious background are invited to attend, whether the loss was recent or long ago. Naming and Commendation will take place during the 8 a.m. Mass at St. Cletus Parish (St. Charles) on Saturday, March 12
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