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A St. Boniface Weekly Publication
February 7, 2016
~ Ash Wednesday is February 10 ~ Mass times are 8:00 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. ~ Word Service with Distribution of Ashes at Noon
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
E V E R G R E E N 2
St. Boniface Catholic Church
110 North Buchanan Street Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Phone 618.656.6450 FAX 618.656.7669
Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Bishop, Diocese of Springfield, IL
Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner, VF Pastor, Dean of the Alton Deanery
Reverend Paul Habing Ministerio Español
Deacon Daniel Corbett Permanent Deacon/Tribunal Advocate
Mrs. Robin Black-Rubenstein Pastoral Associate
Mrs. Linda Daniels, Mrs. Benna Denue, Mr. Jack Hake, Mr. Kurt Hylla,
Mr. Martin Morrissey, Mrs. Sue Papajcik Pastor’s Cabinet
Sister Anna Flanigan, OSF Principal, St. Boniface School
Mr. Mike Scholz Principal, Father McGivney Catholic High School
PARISH STAFF
Mrs. Benna Denue Parish Office Manager and Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Robin Hake Business Manager
Mrs. Monica Zumwalt Assistant Business Manager
Mr. Michael Joslyn Parish Campus Maintenance Manager
Mr. Ryan Hentz Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant
Mr. Bill Doerr Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant
Sister Kathleen Ann Mourisse, OSF Director of RCIA/RCIC
Mr. Tom Ohren Visitation Minister Coordinator
Miss Jill Griffin Director of Worship & Music
Dr. Marc Schapman Assistant Choir Director
Mrs. Barb Stamer Parish School of Religion Coordinator
Mr. John Lednicky Tech Specialist
Mrs. Judy Frank Mrs. Cindy Zurliene
Receptionists
Mrs. Linda Daniels Tribunal Advocate
Mrs. Sue Papajcik Safe Environment & Volunteer Coordinator
Mr. Marcelo Nieto Coordinador de la comunidad Español
Weekly Liturgy Schedule
Saturday Vigil—4:15 p.m. Sunday—8:15, 10:15 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Sunday—Misa en Español —12:15 p.m.
Monday—5:45 p.m. Tuesday—8:00 a.m. Wednesday—6:45 p.m. Thursday—8:00 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (bi-lingual Mass) Friday— 8:00 a.m.
(Recitation of the Rosary—weekdays 20 minutes before Mass)
Sacrament of Penance
Wednesday—6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday—6:00 - 6:30 p.m. (bi-lingual)
Saturday—3:30 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment
RAFFLE CALENDAR WINNERS
January 25—$40 Dennis Korte—Belleville, IL
January 26—$40 Justin Nosser—Edwardsville, IL
January 27—$40 Bank of Edwardsville—Edwardsville, IL
January 28—$40 Dan & Marilyn Schaecher—
Edwardsville, IL
January 29—$40 Beth Hillestad—Edwardsville, IL
January 30—$40 Joe & Cheryl Kalmer—Edwardsville, IL
January 31—$40 Ryan & Sara Frank—Worden, IL
* Denotes Bonus Entry winner
Issue 377 ~ February 7, 2016
On the Evergreen cover this week:
St. Boniface School children 2015-2016.
Rest in Peace
Your prayers are requested for the repose
of the soul of
Evelyn Garde
May God grant her eternal rest.
Office Hours
Monday—Friday
7:30 am-4:00 pm
Always Evergreen Gift Shop
Located in the Parish Office building.
First Communion and Confirmation gifts are available, as well as special gifts for baptisms and weddings.
We also have medals, rosary beads, crucifixes, prayer cards, bibles, religious books, jewelry, wall hangings, greeting cards, journals, DVDs and much more.
Hours:
Monday—Friday
7:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.
Upcoming Baptism Class
Monday, March 7
In the Church 7:00 p.m.
Contact the Parish Office at 656-6450 to register or for more information.
(There are no baptisms during Advent)
Go to st-boniface.com to print out a Baptism
Information Sheet. Click Sacraments and then
Baptisms.
Story on page 7
S H E P H E R D ’ S N O T E S 3
Regulations for the Lenten Season
~Abstinence: Everyone 14 years of age and over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent.
~Fast: Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 is required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is permitted. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength may be taken according to each person’s needs, but together these two should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids (including milk and fruit juices) are allowed.
To disregard completely the law of fast and abstinence is seriously sinful.
Pray for our RICA Candidates and Catechumens
Carmen Connors, James DeMoulin, Isabella Fultz, Heather Mainer, Juan Perez, Jeff Stark, Ellie Viox and Karla Winslow
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time In order to be a true follower of Jesus, we must let go of the security of an earthly life and place our lives into the hands of the Lord. This daunting challenge can be met
by remaining firm in our faith and belief that Jesus has saved us and opened the way to eternal life in heaven. We can rely
upon the Lord to be our strength.
Welcome Pre–Cana Couples to STB 4:15 PM Mass
Catholic School’s Week ~ Thanks to all the STB and FMCHS students who participated at last weekend’s Masses as we kicked off Catholic Schools Week. Thanks to Sister Anna and the STB faculty for their leadership at the Masses. Thanks to the STB and FMCHS students for their outstanding witness talks. Thanks to everyone who attended the Open Houses both at STB and FMCHS.
Ash Wednesday Times ~ Lent begins on Wednesday, February 10 with the following schedule: All School Mass @ 8 AM, FMCHS @ 10 AM, Word Service with Ashes @ Noon and the evening Mass @ 6:45 PM.
Stations of the Cross ~ The Lenten devotion of the Stations of the Cross will be prayed every Friday during Lent @ 2 PM in the Church and 6 PM in the Chapel. Consider joining the Parish School @ 2 PM and/or the Parish @ 6 PM and then head to the Edwardsville Knights of Columbus Hall for their delicious fish fry!
STB/2019 Strategic Planning Meeting ~ The first meeting for the STB/2019 Strategic Planning team will be held on Monday, February 15 @ 6:30 PM in the Bona Lounge of the Parish Office Building. The 15 member team will begin to peer into the future of Saint Boniface Parish as we approach the 150th Anniversary of our parish in 2019.
Final Credo 101 Session ~ The final Credo 101 Session will be held on Tuesday, February 16 @ 6:30—8 PM in the Acorn Room of the Lower Level of the Church. All parents of children who are receiving the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Confirmation are required to attend. If you are unable to attend the last session, please contact myself @ the Parish Office or @ [email protected].
February Work of Mercy
Provide food for the hungry and drink for the thirsty. Bring non-perishable items to Church for the needy.
Make a donation to Catholic Charities or the GlenEd Pantry. Conserve water at home and work.
Pastoral Council ~ The Pastoral Council will meet on Thursday, February 18 @ 6:30 PM in the Parish Office Conference Room. Frequent Flyers (Young Adult Group) The STB Frequent Flyers will meet on Friday, February 19 @ 6 PM in the STB Chapel for the Stations of the Cross. Following the Stations of the Cross the group will gather at the Edwardsville Knights of Columbus for the FISH FRY and fellowship.
Saint Boniface Parish School ~
STB parish grade school and pre-school will be accepting applications for the 2016-17 school year soon. Now is the time to consider sending your child/children to our parish school and/or pre-school. Questions about our
excellent schools? Contact any STB Board Member (listed on page 10), Sister Anna Flanigan OSF –Principal @ the School Office or myself @ [email protected]. Saint B is the place to B for an A+ Catholic Education!
FMCHS ~ Father McGivney Catholic High School is accepting registration for incoming Freshman and transfer students for the 2016-17 school year. Those considering attending FMCHS should contact the FMCHS office @ 855.9010 to schedule a shadow day or talk with David Michael, Vice President of Advancement; Mike Scholz, Principal, or myself about our excellent school. It’s great to be a Griffin!
Congratulations Newly Baptized We welcome to our parish community...
Gabriele Lorraine Heil child of Joshua Heil and Lori Schweitzer Heil
Elle Selby Hopkins child of Brian Hopkins and Lauren Selby Hopkins
Luke Matthew Luchtefeld child of Matthew Luchtefeld and Amy LeMarr Luchtefeld
May they continue to grow in God’s loving care.
C A L E N D A R 4
Liturgy This Week February 8-14
Monday @ 5:45 p.m. ~ Chapel Weekday in Ordinary Time
Ben & Mary Lanham
Tuesday @ 8:00 a.m. ~ Chapel Weekday in Ordinary Time
Dorothy Hake
Wednesday ~ Chapel Ash Wednesday
8:00 a.m. ~ Edward L. Schwager 6:45 p.m. ~ Rufus Ramsey
10:00 a.m. ~ @ FMCHS Chapel Rita Degenhardt
Thursday ~ Church Thursday after Ash Wednesday 8:00 a.m. ~ Gary McNelly, Sr. 6:45 p.m. ~ Karen Mateyka
Friday 8:00 a.m. ~ Chapel Friday after Ash Wednesday
Communion Service
First Sunday of Lent Time ~ Church
4:15 p.m. Bernadine & Emil Werner Sunday ~ Church
8:15 a.m. Elizabeth Constantino
10:15 a.m. Olin Clawson
12:15 p.m. Misa en Español ~ la Capilla James Miller 5:15 p.m.
St. Boniface Parishioners
February-March 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
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8 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR)
9 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Spanish Community Leadership Mtg. 6:00 p.m.; Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH)
10 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); St. Vincent de Paul Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO); Living the Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (BL) Ash Wednesday
11 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR)
12 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Creighton Model FU 9:30 a.m. (PO); Stations of the Cross 1:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA)
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14 Steeple People 6:30 p.m. (AR)
15 RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR); Strategic Planning Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (PO)
16 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Credo 101 6:30 p.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH)
17 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); Lectio Divina 10:00 a.m. (AR); PSR 6:30 p.m.; Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); Living the Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (BL)
18 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR); Pastoral Council Mtg. 6:30 pm (PO); Creighton Model Interest Session 6:30 p.m. (BL)
19 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 2:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA)
20 Feed Your Body Feed Your Soul 10:30 a.m. (AR)
21 First Reconciliation 2:30 p.m.; Tower Teens 6:30 p.m. (AR)
22 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR); Stewardship Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (PO)
23 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH); Protecting God’s Children 6:30 p.m. (AR)
24 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m.; St. Vincent de Paul Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); Living the Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (BL)
25 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR)
26 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 2:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA)
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28 Secular Franciscans 3:00 p.m. (AR); Steeple People 6:30 p.m. (AR)
29 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR)
1 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Grief Support 8:45 a.m. (OR) & 5:15 p.m. (AR);
Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH); Pastoral Council Mtg 6:30 p.m. (PO)
2 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); Lectio Divina 10:00 a.m. (AR); PSR 6:30 p.m.; Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); Living the Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (BL)
3 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR)
4 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 2:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA); Koinonia
5 Koinonia; Secular Franciscans Fraternity 5:30 p.m. (AR)
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Area Announcements
The Military Mass for February will be held Monday, February 15, at 6:00 p.m. at Sts. Peter and Paul in Alton. Please join us to pray for our active Military, veterans both living and deceased, and their families. All are welcome.
St. Cecilia Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Ash Wednesday Fish Fry on Wednesday, February 10, from 4-7 p.m. at the St. Cecilia Parish Hall in Glen Carbon.
C A T H O L I C E D U C A T I O N 5
Dear Parishioners,
As I reflect on our Catholic Schools’ Week, I feel even more blessed to be a part of St. Boniface parish. I love to worship with a faith-filled community and to see our families living their faith in a real way!
It’s hard to believe that we begin Lent this week. St. Boniface School will pray the Stations of the Cross weekly on Fridays, as in the past. However, on Friday, February 12, we will pray the Stations at 1 p.m. (instead of 2 p.m.) so that the classes can celebrate our Valentine’s Parties at 1:45 p.m. Please come pray with us if you would like.
Our students will NOT be attending Mass this Tuesday. Students will attend All-School Mass on Ash Wednesday, February 10 and Thursday, February 11.
Our 4th grade girls will scrimmage during halftime of the SIUE basketball game on Wednesday, February 10. Tickets are discounted to $3.00 for parents and their guests.
Peace & All Good,
Sr. Anna
Saint Boniface Parish School (Pre-K—8)
128 North Buchanan Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone-618.656.6917 FAX-618.692.8385
Lectio Divina with Laura Jones & Sue Deakos
Group reflection and study on Sunday readings held on the first & third Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
continuing through April 20, 2016
Protecting God’s Children
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:30 p.m. in the Acorn Room
Register by email to [email protected] or call the Parish Office 656-6450.
If you would like to volunteer in any capacity with St. Boniface Church or School, you must take a Protecting
God’s Children workshop.
It’s time to put your thinking caps on and join us for a super fun fundraiser for McGivney. The Annual McGivney Trivia Night is right around the corner on Saturday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Edwardsville Knights of Columbus hall. The evening will include trivia, music, raffles, a silent auction, and most of all, a lot of fun! Fr. Pat Jakel of St. Paul and Fr. Dan Bergbower of St. Mary will be emceeing the evening and Fr. Jeff Goeckner of St. Boniface has agreed to be the “Raffle-a-Priest” for the chance to have him sit at your table for the Religion Round.
More information, as well as table reservations forms and sponsorship forms, can be found by visiting our website at http://mcgivneygriffins.com/event/annual-mcgivney-trivia-night/. If you have any questions, please call the Development Office at (618) 855-9010 or email us at [email protected]. We hope to see you all there!
Father McGivney Catholic High School 7190 Bouse Rd. ~ Glen Carbon, IL 62034 phone: 618-855-9010 ~ fax: 618-855-9011
email: [email protected]
Parish School of Religion
PSR Schedule
February 10 No Class—Ash Wednesdy February 17 Class 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. February 24 Class 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.
We will not hold PSR classes on Ash Wednesday. We hope parents will take this opportunity to begin the season of Lent as a family and attend the Ash Wednesday Mass at 6:45 p.m.
Throughout the Season of Lent, families also have the opportunity to focus on God’s gift to us by attending Stations of the Cross each Friday and spending time as families in prayer at weekend Mass and at home.
The last CREDO 101 session will be held on Tuesday, February 16 @ 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the Acorn Room. ALL parents of children who are receiving the Sacraments of Penance, Eucharist and Confirmation are required to attend. Contact Fr. Jeff if you are unable to attend.
Other Important Dates
First Reconciliation—Sunday, February 21, 2:30 p.m.
Confirmation Retreat—Sunday, March 13
Confirmation—Friday, April 22
First Communion Practice—Saturday, April 30
First Communion—Sunday, May 1
Job Opportunity—St. Boniface School
St. Boniface School is seeking a Food Service Manager. This individual is responsible for the planning, preparation, ordering of foods for lunches and record-keeping for the Federal Hot Lunch School Program. An Illinois Food Service Sanitation License is required. Flexible start date. Resumes and applications should be sent to Sr. Anna Flanigan at [email protected]. An application can be found on the www.st-boniface.com website.
F A I T H F O R M A T I O N 6
MINISTRY MINUTES
Reflection ~ Robin Black-Rubenstein
In the last few bulletins I have been sharing details of some of the upcoming faith formation opportunities and tying them to our scriptures. It is a challenge sometimes to give information and the benefits of the programs we have here at St. Boniface in a briefly worded pitch. People sometimes hesitate to sign up for a program and give up time when they are unsure of the content or context of a program. I hope the articles have helped answer some questions about some of those programs. Please know that you can always contact me at the parish office, by email, phone, or at Mass anytime.
In the second reading from 1 Corinthians, Paul begins by reminding the people of Corinth of the importance of what he had taught them. He emphasizes that what he teaches was handed down to him from the apostles and that he was given the privilege to share the gospel through God’s Grace. Richard Rohr wrote that “Everything is Grace. Grace is what God does to keep all things God has made in love, alive forever.” In the Gospel from Luke, just like in the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, Jesus’ presence with Peter and the others creates an over-abundance of fish where before there had been none. Jesus tells Simon (Peter), “Do not be afraid.” It is by sharing our faith with others that they can understand how God’s Grace has been working in our lives and in theirs. When we share these gifts, they are multiplied. One gift (Grace) becomes many. Consider ways that you can share your faith or listen to the stories of Grace (Love) in other peoples lives.
St. Boniface RCIA-RCIC
Monday, February 8 @ 6:30 p.m., Acorn Room
Topic: Meaning of Lent and Explanation of Rite of Sending Forth and Rite of Election.
Presenter: Sr. Kathleen Ann
Circle of Moms
Please join us for our February Circle of Moms Event:
Mom’s Evening Circle ~ Tuesday, 2/9, at 7:00 p.m. at Bella Milano.
Kid’s Play Circle ~ Tuesday, 2/23, 10:30 a.m. Happy Up Inc.
“Like” us on Facebook: St. Boniface Circle of Moms, or if you would like to be added to our email list please contact us at [email protected].
King David’s Glance
In the Book of Samuel we are told of how King David sinned. While standing on the roof of his palace, he glanced in the direction of Bethsheba, who was preparing to take a bath. King David’s glance became a look, became a desire, became an adultery from which pregnancy resulted and, finally, King David would arrange for a man to be killed in battle to prevent him from finding out that the king had an affair with his wife. It all started with a glance.
I think that the most important point of this cautionary tale is that it did indeed start with a glance. In all of the sins that you and I commit, there is a starting point. It may well be a glance or a word or a thought, but it starts small and quickly reaches a decision point. In our path to holiness we are confronted with making decisions that turn us toward our Lord or away from our Lord. It happens daily! We must be prepared to have the discipline and the awareness that there is a choice to be made and that choice is to choose God.
Lent starts this coming Wednesday and we enter into this special time of prayer and fasting and almsgiving to strengthen ourselves for those daily battles with temptation when we are confronted with a decision arising from a glance or a word or a thought; when we are choosing to stay on the path to holiness or to stray away from our Lord.
The intensity of Lent lasts only for forty days, but the impact of Lent can remain with us for the rest of the year. Take a few moments to decide what extra prayer, what extra denial (fasting) and what act of mercy to support (almsgiving) during this Lent. Those Lenten practices will help you to arrive at Easter full of joy for the promise of our risen Lord and with added discipline for working on your holiness for the rest of the year. ~Deacon Dan
Living the Eucharist ( Lenten Reflection) Begins Next Week!
Have you Signed up with a Group Yet?
Maria Carrion/Marisa Nieto — Sundays 1:15 p.m. (Bilingual)
James & Kayla Cowell — Mondays 6:15 pm (Young adult)
Laura Jones/Sue Deakos — Wednesdays 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Robin Black-Rubenstein — Wednesdays 7:15-8:30 p.m.
Dolores Smith — Thursdays 8:45-10:00 a.m.
Mary Westerhold Online Group ([email protected])
Contact Robin Black-Rubenstein at the parish office or email [email protected] with any questions, or other groups that may have openings to better fit your schedule.
MONTH OF GUIDED PRAYER – A Retreat in Everyday Life Begins April 3 2016
Do you wish to+ Explore different ways of praying?
Speak privately with an experienced prayer guide?
Become more aware of God’s presence in your life? Contact Robin B-R at the Parish Office.
M U S I C / Y O U T H M I N I S T R Y 7
Please Pray for our Military Men & Women
UPCOMING EVENTS
STEEPLE PEOPLE MEETING Sunday, February 14 @ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone in Grades 9 - 12 are welcome! We will meet in the Acorn Room. CHILDREN’S CHOIR Saturday, February 20 @ 4:15 p.m. Mass The Children’s Choir will lead the music at the 4:15 p.m. Mass. Warm-up @ 3:30 p.m. TOWER TEENS MEETING / BAKING COOKIES Sunday, February 21 @ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone in Grades 6 - 8 are welcome! Meet in the Acorn Room. We will be baking cookies for the Edwardsville & Glen Carbon Police & Firefighters.
Dan Boone Major Eldridge Browne Lars Engeberg Brandon Effler Mark Federspiel Ha Hatley
Nathan Henning Aaron Hines Steve Jones Kraig Kline Patrick Kohler
Andrew Kolakowski James Lavelle Erin Long
Nick McKenney
Adam Mitchell Michael Porter Ricky Ricciardi
Brian, Stephen and Peter Sambor
Kyle & Jake Schaake Beth McBride Shockey
Abe Stroot Sgt. Kevin Sullivan Sam Terry
Nickolas Varady Thomas Velez Adam Wendel Andrew Wright Evan Zeller
TOWER TEENS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21
Help Bake Cookies for Police & Firefighters
Attention: all students in Grades 6-8!!! Tower Teens will be baking cookies for our local police and firefighters. Come ready to bake (and sample cookies!), on Sunday, February 21 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. We will meet in the Acorn Room. All are welcome!
A mother and daughter duo, Dr. Shawna Heddinghaus of Fireside Eye Care in Benld, IL and her 13 year old daughter Lily, recently travelled to Cap-Haitien, Haiti for a week long medical mission trip. A team of 5 volunteers and 4 doctors supporting OPTOMETRY GIVING SIGHT and VOSH travelled with their portable instruments and performed 1,668 eye exams in 5 days. The entire country of Haiti with a population of over 10 million only has 3 full time practicing optometrists. As you can imagine the team was greeted by long lines of patients each morning as they set up their make-shift clinics.
The people of Haiti nearly all suffer from itchy, dry eyes because of the intense dust, wind and sun exposure. All of the team’s supplies of artificial tears, allergy drops and sunglasses were given out through the week. They dispensed 1,000's of eyeglasses to patients who have never had the chance to see life clearly. Simply providing improved vision will allow many Haitians to return to productive lives in support of their families or allow children to keep up with their classmates in school. Also, the team referred over 175 people for cataract, glaucoma and diabetic eye surgeries. There is only one surgery center in Cap-Haitien that is supported by volunteer surgeons.
Lily, a 7th grader at St. Boniface School in Edwardsville, IL took an interest in this type of mission work and spent her days off school training in her mother's office for 6 months. She learned how to check vision, eye pressures and instill eye drops. Although the days were extremely long, she particularly enjoyed checking the children's eyes and spent time at the end of each day playing and singing with the Haitian children.
WORLD YOUTH DAY PILGRIMAGE 2016 ~ Krakow, Poland
For the past year & a half, you have been hearing about our pilgrimage to World
Youth Day 2016 and supporting our fund-raising activities. We are so grateful for all of your generosity! We frequently are asked how much more we have to raise. The total cost of the trip for the group is $33,584. To date, through fundraising, generous
donations, and payments made from each participating family, we have raised $25,913.16, which leaves $7,670.84.
A HUGE “Thank You” to all of you for your support and to those who have donat-
ed. We wouldn’t be this far without your help!
If you would like to help us reach our goal, donations may be dropped off at the Parish Office or placed in the Sunday collection. Please mark “WYD” in the check memo.
May God bless you!
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BAKE SALE THIS WEEKEND AFTER ALL MASSES
February 6-7, 2016
World Youth Day 2016 Pilgrims will be hosting a Mardi Gras/St. Valentine’s Day Bake Sale this weekend. All proceeds support their trip to World Youth Day in Poland this summer.
$25,913.16
T I M E / T A L E N T / T R E A S U R E 8
PEACE TO ALL WHO LOVE THE LORD
IN SIMPLICITY OF HEART
Weekly Financial Report
Collection 1/31/2016
Envelope collection $16,498.00
EFT Contributions $2,652.00
Mail/Loose Contributions $989.00
Angel Fund (STB/FMCHS) $35.00
Fundraisers $220.00
Grants $0.00
Sacramental Fees $120.00
Catholic Times $150.00
Gift Shop $10.60
TOTAL INCOME $21,074.60
Budgeted Income $21,273.00
Overage/Shortage ($198.40)
Diocesan Collections $434.00
ACSA $35.00
Building Fund $365.00
Funeral Lunch Volunteers February 2016 ~
Committee #3
Team Leader Shirley Lanham with Becky Croft, Emily Gates, Barbara Giardina, Mike & Jeanie Gleason, Don & Carol Lange, Nora Meyer, Shirley Sethaler and Trudy Siler
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your support of St. Boniface Catholic Church. Make your contributions to the church even easier by taking advantage of our online giving option. Setting up your account is easy; you can set it up online through our website www.st-boniface.com, or complete a form and turn it in to the Parish Office to Robin Hake’s attention. Please help close our
year-to-date deficit gap!
St. Boniface appreciates your gifts to the church. We would like to suggest some ways to make your gift giving easier: • Easy and convenient! EFT is an automatic withdrawal
from your checking account on a monthly basis. There are no service fee charges! All we need is a copy of your cancelled check and your authorization form for an amount to be given automatically. Once a month giving is as easy as paying your light bill!
• Traditional weekly contribution envelopes provided by the church. This allows us to give you credit for the gifts you give to the church. We have no way to credit anonymous gifts of cash.
• Are you visiting or have not yet registered? We will send you a thank you letter for your contribution (if you give by check) that can be used for tax purposes. Cash donations are more difficult unless a name and address are included with the gift.
All gifts to St. Boniface are tax deductible!
COLLECTION COUNTERS for Monday, February 8, 2016
Rich Hartnagel, Sandy Ohren
and Tom Jacober
Heavenly Dusters - Committee #5
Circle of Moms Contact: Carissa Hess
Stewardship
What we know and understand as Church more or less begins with today’s Gospel reading from St. Luke. Jesus calls His first disciples — His first Apostles. Luke tells us of the miracle that occurred for St. Peter and the others in their fishing boat. At the Lord’s command, they cast their nets after a time of catching nothing, and “they caught a great number of fish.”
Note Peter’s reaction, however. He falls to his knees and implores Jesus, “Depart from me Lord, for I am a sinful man.” St. Peter is astonished and amazed, and he is, quite frankly, afraid of what he has just experienced. We may sometimes react to the Lord’s calling in a similar way. It is a bit overwhelming and frightening to come to the realization that we, too, are called, and that the Lord has expectations of us.
Yet, this is how what we know as the Church began. It commenced with Jesus calling simple fishermen according to our Gospel. These, of course, then developed into twelve, then hundreds, then thousands, and now millions upon millions of those called to be disciples. We are among that throng. When Luke speaks of “following,” he is talking about discipleship. We are called to be stewards and disciples, but are we willing to “leave everything and follow Him?”
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LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND —FEBRUARY 13-14, 2016
Ministries Vigil—4:15 p.m. Sunday—8:15 a.m. Sunday—10:15 a.m. Sunday—5:15 p.m.
Ministers of Holy Communion
John and Jenny Sanford 692-9815
Chris Amick Kristin Donaldson Toby Heddinghaus Sharon Hoffmann
Marc Kamp Melissa Litterst Jerry Luchtefeld Jane Luchtefeld Jodi Roberts
Robin B. Rubenstein Alan Rubenstein
Mary Haarmann Eric Hess Joe Hines Steve Hyten Jan Jurkus
Celeste Korte Shirley Lanham Kara McGarrahan
Andrew McGarrahan Ron Schmidt Tim Tosovsky
Jennifer Bauer Phil Becerra
Connie Becerra David Boduch Jerry Davis
Pete Fitzgerald Michael Gray Bonnie Hajny Judy Savant David Schwab Jamie Schwab
Becky Bradley Mark Bradley Thomas Jacober Heather Lautner Jenny Sanford John Sanford Eleanor Stamer
Readers Barb Leardi 656-3917
Charlene Dupent Maddie Litterst Ed McCarthy
Tony Gabriel Tiffany Brase Daniel Martin
Mathiew Doyle Isabella Doyle Jakob Doyle
Katie Serfas Lauren Serfas Brad Serfas
Ushers David & Susie Knetzer
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Roger Frank Brian Jones Kevin Kretzer Alan Rubenstein Greg Stovall Keith Sutorius James Trebing
Volunteer Needed
Gary Denue Steve Haarmann Ray Kerkemeyer William Lanham
Andrew McGarrahan Cliff Sachs Bill Schwarz David Viox
Jane Case Floyd Frey Scott Hajny
Jerry McNichols Bryce Renken Mike Rolves Jeff Wiedman Daniel Willis
Diane Jacober Thomas Jacober Hunter Klette Dave Knetzer Joe Lautner
Randy Otrembiak Craig Riley Albert Schug
Altar Servers Fr. Jeff 656-6450
Emily Jones Brennan Zumwalt Riley Zumwalt
Shivani Greene Ellie Hyten Will Voss
Emma Heinle Ryder Savant Reece Savant
Nikki Antonini Grace Delp
Kayeleigh Lautner
Sacristan Mary Westerhold
656-6536 Jeff Litterst Benna Denue Mary Westerhold Cindy Clark
Greeters Nora Meyer 656-5248
Megan Anderson Betty Franke
Gregg Korte Mary Jo Schmidt
Azar Doyle Joe Doyle
Craig Riley Judy Veith
Children’s Liturgy of the Word Barb Stamer
Emily Gates Jamie Leardi
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Nicole Schapman Kelli Bishop
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Cantors Jill Griffin 610-6972
Katie Deakos Emily Amick
Marcus Agustin Lou Carnoali
Tyler & Emily Moore
Kinga Lozowski Lindsey Bonk
Scrip Sales Jennifer Jones
Allison Sonneveld/Smith Jennifer Miller Pamela Starnes
Angela Baldus Jen Seefeldt
Jamie Anderson Colleen Lyerla
Knights of Columbus, Edwardsville Council 1143
3rd Annual FATHER DAUGHTER DANCE Saturday FEBRUARY 20 6:00 - 9:30 p.m. This event sold out last year at 130 people so this year you must reserve tickets and pay in advance. Get tickets early. Tickets are now $25 per couple, $30 if more than one child. Ticket prices increase $20 after Feb 14. Pasta dinner, bread and salad are included. Will have DJ and sound system for dancing. Will also have a professional fun photo booth again this year for a nominal fee. This is a dress up event, so Dads are shirt/tie with jacket optional, ladies in dresses. All ages are welcome so Dad's of all ages, don't miss this opportunity to dance once again with your daughter. Last year our daughters ranged from infant to 64 years old. Contact Scott Bayless at [email protected] for more information or to purchase tickets. Spots will be reserved, but not locked until payment is received. First paid - first served basis. This event is open to all Knights and both parishes and sold out early last year. IRISH DINNER DANCE: Saturday, March 12, 6:00-9:30 p.m. Come listen to two Irish gentlemen from Peoria Irish Festival fame play all the beloved Irish folk songs, along with the story telling about what the songs mean. Traditional Irish dinner will be served under the direction of Brother Knights and Irishmen Shawn Flannery and Joe Byrne and families. Tickets will be $30 per couple. Save the babysitter and bring the kids for an extra $5 each. This event is open to both parishes and the general public. Please reserve tickets with Scott Bayless, [email protected]
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