ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org March 26, 2017 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

COMMPASSIONTE CLOTHING CLOSET

Next weekend, the second collection will be for the Clothing Closet to help support the operation of this much needed ministry. We serve approximately 1,200 people each month with clothes and personal items. The CCC also works with our local nursing homes to supply clothes to residents, families who have experienced house fires, and with the Human Resources Center to provide professional clothing for those seeking employment. Brian Murphy, Kaye Hayes, Becky Kraemer and Pat Catanzariti are on the Board of Directors, and we are asking you to give generously to this collection. This ministry was originally started with funds from a Grant from the Diocese of Springfield and operated solely by volunteers from a variety of Christian churches in our community.

Thank you for your support.

The Eucharist is “the Source and Summit of the Christian life.” CCC 1324

Fr. Ronald will end the Eucharistic Adoration on Wednesdays with a holy hour from 2:00-3:00pm.

This holy hour will consist of prayers of Reparation, Consecration, a Litany, Rosary and Benediction.

These prayers will be offered for the spiritual and material success of our Parish.

This holy hour will be an ongoing weekly addition to enhance our devotion and worship of the holy Eucharist and all

are invited to pray by joining this great opportunity to develop a deeper life of devotion and unity with our Lord.

24 HOUR EUCHARISTIC ADORATION St. Mary’s Church

Every Tuesday starting at 3pm and ending on Wednesday at 3pm.

Everyone is invited to spend some quiet time with the Lord

anytime during these 24 hours.

“When God created each of us, He did so with precision and purpose, and He looks on each of us with love that cannot be

outdone in intensity or tenderness.”

USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities Respect Life Program Flyer: Masterpieces of God’s Creation

PRAY

EVERYDAY

TO END

ABORTION

K of C Paris Council #860

Jonah Fish Fry KC Hall

Friday, March 31 4:30pm to 7:00pm

Adults $9 – Kids 6-10 $5

Under 5 – Free

Desserts available - Eat In or Drive Up

St. Mary's Spiritual

Book Club

We will meet Monday, March 27 at 7PM in the Gathering Space. The story this month is

“The 5 People You

Meet in Heaven”

by Mitch Albom.

Come Join Us & Learn April’s Title!

We need to periodically do a good examination of our conscience, and reflect on how well we have lived a “Christ-like life” by following the commandments and the teachings of the Church. Sometimes our failure is not in what we have done but in what we have not done. For all of these we bring our soul to the Lord and receive forgiveness.

The healing grace of the sacrament of reconciliation washes away sin and gives us the strength to avoid that sin again. The more we love the Lord, the more we are aware of the smallest sins, and the more we want to say,

“I am sorry. Please forgive me.” As we continue our Lenten journey, may we take full advantage of this beautiful sacrament which draws us closer to the Lord.

Time Slot for Adoration Open Beginning on Wednesday, April 26, there

will be an opening for adoration, starting

immediately after morning mass,

approximately 9:15am,

and ending at 10:00am

Please call or stop by the office if you

would like to take this time slot.

Compassionate Clothing Closet – Workers (Still) Needed in April! Thank you to those who have volunteered so far!

We still need some coverage on Mondays and Tuesdays!

April is St. Mary’s & St. Aloysius’ month to work the CCC. Workers are needed to help sort clothes on Mondays anytime during 11am-2pm. We need at least four volunteers to help clients check out clothing on Tuesdays from 1-3pm. Please call the office at 466-3355 if you can help.

We are collecting rolls of toilet paper and bars of soap for the clients. There is a basket in the gathering space for these items at St. Mary’s.

Paris Council #860

St. Patrick’s Raffle Winners

$5,000 Winner

Joyce Bouslog

$1,000 Winner

Ben Lueken

$150 Winners

Jerri Ricketts

Rosie Hopper

Erick Weger

Phyllis Webster/ Madonna Imel

Ryan Barrett

David Kirsch

Olivia Carroll

Mr & Mrs Gerald St. Louis

Keith Kraemer

St. Mary’s Altar Society

Thank you to all our supporters!

We hope everyone had a great

time!

Officers and Members of

Paris Council #860

Reconciliation Schedule

In addition to Saturday 4pm to 5pm,

extra opportunities to receive the

Sacrament of Reconciliation in

preparation for the Holy Feast of the

Resurrection of Our Lord are as follows:

Sundays - 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Wednesdays - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Or by appointment

ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org March 26, 2017 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

Questions 5 & 6 for the Diocesan Synod: 5. How do/can the sacraments help you in your relationship with Jesus Christ? 6. Is your heart grateful? “10 were healed were they not? Where are the other nine?” Lk. 17:11-19 How can/do you show gratitude to Jesus for your relationship and all He has done? Psalm 116

St. Mary’s School

March 26, 2017

Fourth Sunday of Lent

So dark! On a starless, cloud-filled night, it is almost impossible to move

in safety. All that changes when dawn approaches, when light breaks the

horizon. That is why the dripping wet newly baptized (when real thirst is

slaked) receive light from the paschal candle.

Christ gives us light. Christ is light!

•What are the times I prefer to “be in the dark”?

•What blinds me from seeing goodness and truth?

•What mercy work can I do to give light (and heat) to those in

need? [Rounding up a utility bill is one way.]

St. Mary’s Food Pantry is being awarded a $750.00 grant from CRS Rice Bowl!

CRS Rice Bowl is a collection taken each year during the Lenten season at Catholic parishes throughout the Diocese of Springfield in IL. Twenty-five percent of that collection is used to support local hunger-relief programs. The other 75% is distributed through Catholic Relief Services to hunger alleviation programs around the world. Please consider putting $5 or $10 in your Rice Bowl box each of the six weeks of Lent to help those who struggle for the bare necessities of life throughout our county and around the world. Most of us have saved this much on the items we chose to give up for Lent so why not share this money with those who really need it.

Preschoolers learned Yoga…

while

… First Grade went to the Children’s Museum

Old Church Photos

Fr. Ronald is asking people to bring in their old photos of our

church, both inside and outside shots, to be used for

our archives. Please bring them to the office to be copied and

they will be returned promptly. The photos will be used to preserve church history.

St. Mary’s School PFO Fundraiser We are selling Geraniums and Wave Petunias!

All plants are grown locally from Nelson’s Nursery in Clinton, Indiana. If you would like to purchase high quality, locally grown plants, please place your order by Thursday, April 6th. There is an order form on the dining table in the Gathering Space or contact the school. Pick up will be April 23rd in the school playground area. Your order will be marked with your name. Thank you for your support!

ST. MARY’S CHURCH PARIS, IL www.stmaryschurchparis.org March 26, 2017 FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT

Pilgrimage to the Holy Land You are invited to join us on a once-in-a-lifetime Pilgrimage of

Peace to the Holy Land, Nov 27- Dec 8, 2017. Includes visits to Nazareth, Capernaum, Jordan River, Sea of

Galilee, Cana, Jerusalem, Bethlehem & more! Under the Spiritual Direction of Fr. Christopher House.

To download the free color brochure and registration form, visit http://www.dio.org/missions/mission-trips.html ,

or for more information, please contact Vicki Compton at (217) 698-8500 or send an email to vcompton@dio.org

Space is limited. Register today!

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Springfield Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

Calendar of Events:

Chrism Mass – Tuesday of Holy Week, April 11, 2017 at 6:30 PM.

Ordination of Deacons (transitioning to priesthood) – Newly set annual day:

Friday within the Octave of Easter, April 21, 2017 at 6:30 PM.

Ordination of Priests – Saturday of Memorial Weekend, May 27, 2017

at 10:30 AM

“Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. I ask this in the name of Jesus.” Please pray for: Heath Goodwin, Amanda Zuber, Joe Jenness, Alexandria Farrington, Richard Scott, Justin Vice, Joe Kachmar, and Joshua Provo.

PRAYER LIST

Ken Denson, Michael White, Rosemary Ogle, Ashton Fuller, Gerry & Cathleen Collett, Marc Wolf, Nick Sullivan, Joanne Slater, Paul Porter, Sammy Jenness, Roger Braun, Ralph Braun, Joan Brengle, Art Sneed, Sharon Stark, Mark David, Kathy Huffaker, Carrie Collier, Janet Linkey, Jim Fiser, Brad Cash, Martin Rhodes, Charlotte Crippes, Phil Wright, Joan Hutchcraft, Raymond Kennedy, Fr. Jack Savoree, Richard Throneburg, Anne Johnson, Jim Silotto, Mary Hackett, Jake Meister, Shannon Holley, David Brown, John Frazee, Joe Hoult, Shirley Emerson, Steven Balser, Remington Haingaetner, Jack Braun, Linda Ballard, Dan Bruner, Rayleigh Ike, George Garven, Mary Lou Hollowell, Donna Moeller, Steve Moore, Thomas Felgenhauer, Sue Neibarger, Dale Curl, Charles Ketner, Dick Henson, Lois Hart, Kaye (Wiese) Darling, Pat Callahan, Joe Henson, Tina Hampsten, Sandy Rollings, Patricia Hollowell, Fr. John Sohm, Jim Sullivan, and all relatives & friends who are ill or experiencing difficulties in their lives – that they may know the healing of God. (Please let

us know of errors or changes)

WEEKLY COLLECTION March 12, 2017

St. Mary’s Church

Sunday Offertory $ 6328.00 Debt Reduction $ 1105.00

St. Mary’s School $ 100.00 Guatamala $ 1033.80

ACSA $ 135.00

St. Aloysius Church

Sunday Offertory $ 693.00 Catholic Charities $ 25.00

MASS INTENTIONS for the Week of March 26, 2017

Monday, March 27 8:15am

Albert Waller

Tuesday, March 28 5:30pm

Jim Englum

Wednesday, March 29 8:30am

Mary Duncan

Thursday, March 30 8:15am

Mary Ann Pearman & Family

Friday, March 31 8:15am

Pat Harrington

Saturday, April 1 8:15am 5:30pm

To End Abortion Robert Kramer

Sunday, April 2 7:00am 8:30am

11:15am

Ann Roskovensky Joseph Reglia, Jr For the People

The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy Ask. Seek. Knock.

Do you know someone who is just so relentless? He tirelessly makes his point! She keeps at it and does not back down. They ask … and ask again … and yet again! Abraham, the merciful one, is just like that – reread of his persistence in Genesis 18:20-32. The friend is just like that, too, in Luke 11:1-13. And Jesus tells all who hear, and that is us today as well, be just like that in addressing God. Ask. Seek. Knock. Few words, fewer actions, great persistence.

How will my prayer be persistent this week? For whom and for what will I pray? How can I respond like God and open my door (and my heart), give food to the

hungry, bargain for the innocent?

FOURTH WEEK OF LENT

ENCOUNTER COMMUNITY

We encounter Maria in Mexico, where a community of

hardworking women share joys, sorrows and fellowship

while growing economic

opportunity at a greenhouse.

How have your communities

helped you encounter Christ

anew this Lent?

Visit crsricebowl.org for more.

April 1 Henry Arp

Alice Kramer

April 2 Charles Jared

April 3 Jerri Ricketts Erica Sheeran

April 4 Norma Harpring

God Bless our Expectant Mothers

Julia (Irwin) Williams

Courtney (Kirsch) Kopshever

Please let us know if you, or someone you know, would like to

be placed on this prayer list.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt after the 8:30am Mass on Easter at St. Mary’s!

We would appreciate donations of small pieces of wrapped candy to put in the eggs.

We also need prizes, and will accept monetary donations.

There is a basket in the Gathering Space for candy & gifts,

and monetary donations can be left at the office.

Birthday Blessings

The week ahead…

Sunday

26

7:00am 8:30am 9:45am

11:15am

Mass – St. Aloysius Mass – St. Mary’s PSR Mass – St. Mary’s

Monday

27

8:15am 7:00pm

Mass – St. Mary’s Spiritual Book Club

Tuesday

28

3:00pm 5:30pm 7:00pm

24 Hour Adoration Begins Mass – St. Mary’s KC Meeting

Wednesday

29

8:30am 2:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 6:30pm

School Mass Holy Hour 24 Hour Adoration Ends Pastoral Council Choir Practice

Thursday

30

8:15am 6:00pm

Mass – St. Mary’s Lenten Bible Study

Abstain from Meat on Fridays

Friday

31

8:15am 12:30pm

4:00pm 5:30pm

Mass & Adoration – St. Mary’s Stations of the Cross STM KC Fish Fry Stations of the Cross STM

2nd Collection – Compassionate Clothing Closet

Saturday

1

8:15am

5:30pm

Mass & First Saturday Devotion – St. Mary’s Mass – St. Mary’s

Sunday

2

7:00am 8:30am 9:45am

11:15pm

Mass – St. Aloysius Mass – St. Mary’s PSR Mass – St. Mary’s

~ Altar Schedule ~ Saturday, April 1 – 5:30 pm

Altar Servers Claire & Cate Kirby, Noah Holzer Ministers of Communion Donna Throneburg, Gerry St. Louis

Lector Jim Moore Gift Bearers Sara Vitale Family

Greeters Scott & Janet Tracy

Sunday, April 2 – 8:30 am

Altar Servers Lexy Burton, Campbell Foster, Nick Fomera

Ministers of Communion Pat Catanzariti, Rose Marie Ketner Lector Jim Aydt

Gift Bearers Phil & Mary Liz Wright Greeters Dean & Chris Wright

Collection Counters: DeAnn & Dale Cash, Mary Jiron, Jerri Rickets

Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary

Bill and Joan Brengle!

God bless you with Joy and surround you with Love

Stations of

the Cross Stations are prayed

every Friday during

Lent at St. Mary’s:

12:30 pm

for school children

(adults are

welcome) and

5:30 pm for everyone.

Cantors – please follow your new schedule.