Blessed Sacrament1119 South Seventh Street, Quincy, IL 62301

Parish Office: 222-2759Fax: 222-6463School Office: 228-1477E-Mail: frchris1119@gmail.com

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Blessed Sacrament Parish Quincy, Illinois JUNE 10, 2018

10th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FATHER CHRIS’S COLUMN

PASTOR: Reverend Christopher Comerford

618-798-0343 PASTOR EMERITUS:

Monsignor Michael Kuse 217-617-0099

SENIOR PRIESTS: Reverend John Carberry Reverend John Kennedy PERMANENT DEACON:

Deacon Terry Ellerman (Regina) PARISH BOOKKEEPER:

Linda Ohnemus PARISH SECRETARY:

Sally Kroner DIRECTOR OF ADULT CHOIR:

Steve Buckman GRADE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:

Christie Dickens Bliven (Tommy) GRADE SCHOOL SECRETARY:

Lori Quevillon (Patrick) PARISH MAINTENANCE:

Jennifer Cunningham (Todd) SCHOOL MAINTENANCE:

Rick Epping (Lisa)

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:00 a.m.

Thursday 7:00 a.m.

Saturday 5:00 p.m.

First Saturday of each month 7:00 a.m.

Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Call Fr. Chris for an appointment

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

Preparation Session for Parents on the

First Sunday of Feb. April, June, August, Oct. & Dec.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:

Schedule a time with Fr. Chris

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT:

We are a Community of Disciples Gathering at the Banquet Table Joyfully Proclaiming Jesus Christ

Celebrating our Gifts of Prayer, Hospitality, Faith Formation and Service.

REFLECTION BY DR. SCOTT HAHN

In today’s Gospel Jesus has just been healing

and casting out demons in Galilee. Along with the

crowds, who flock to Him so that He can’t even

take a break to eat, come people who do not

understand what He is doing. Even His friends

think He has lost His mind and needs to be taken

away for a while. But the scribes who came down

from Jerusalem are not just honestly mistaken;

they accuse Him of being possessed by the prince

of demons.

The reality is just the opposite. Jesus is revealing

Himself as the one promised in our first reading. He

is the seed of the woman who has come to crush

the head of the demonic serpent. In the parable of

the strong man, Jesus reveals that He has come

not just to punish the devil but to free those bound

by him. As St. Bede explains, “The Lord has also

bound the strong man, that is, the devil: which

means, He has restrained him from seducing the

elect, and entering into his house, the world; He

has spoiled his house, and His goods, that is men,

because He has snatched them from the snares of

the devil, and has united them to His Church.”

The scribes blaspheme by attributing this work of

the Holy Spirit to demons. Jesus adds a statement

that shocks us at first: “Whoever blasphemes

against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness.”

That does not mean that there are any limits to

the mercy of God (CCC 1864). Rather, the only sin

that cannot be forgiven is the deliberate refusal to

accept the mercy offered through the Holy Spirit.

Instead, we must imitate those who sat at Jesus’

feet. For, as He said, “Whoever does the will of

God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

 

WATCH IT GROW 

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School News White House WOMEN’S Retreat

Join other Women from our Quincy parishes in making their annual retreat at White House. This will be a silent, guided retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It’s a peaceful break from the chaos and confu-sion of everyday life. It’s like a 3-day vacation with Christ on their beautiful 80-acre campus high on the bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River. All meals and private lodging are provided. There is no set fee to attend a retreat at White House! White House operates on a free will offering basis, asking those in attendance to simply give what they feel they can at the conclusion of the retreat. Women’s retreats are held May-November, with 13 scheduled for this year. Visit www.whretreat.org to find the exact dates. For more information or to register, call 1-800-643-1003.

Monthly Update on the Spiritual Adoption Program

MONTH ONE — Developing Baby Spiritual Adoption Program. Your spiritually adopted baby has been quite

active over the past month. Already your baby is 10,000 times bigger than at conception. Your baby has devel-oped the foundations of his/her brain, spinal cord, and nervous system by the 20th day. His/her heart began to beat on the 21st day. His/her heart is pumping blood through its own circulatory system and the blood type can be different from his/her mother’s. Your baby is most vulnerable during the next month of being aborted. Pray that the Lord of Life might move the heart of his/her mother to give him/her the most precious gift of all — the gift of life.

Watoto Children’s Choir The Watoto Children’s Choir, a group of 18 orphans from Uganda, will continue its six-month U.S. tour at Vermont Street United Methodist Church on June 19 at 7:00 p.m., featuring a new concert, Signs & Wonders. The concert will feature worship songs that share the stories of the children and the joy that they have because of God’s love. All performances are open to the public and there is no fee to book the choir.

Poverty in the Quincy Area

You are invited to attend a discussion about “Poverty in the Quincy Area” that will be held Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. at Blessed Sacrament Church in the Gathering Area. Steve Bohnstedt, a professional photog-rapher who is preparing a document about homelessness in Quincy, will be the guest speaker. Monsignor Michael Kuse will moderate. Laudato Si’ Study Group is the sponsor. Pope Francis discusses poverty in his Laudato Si’ encyclical. Please feel welcome to attend.

End of the School Year Picnic Lots of fun and SMILES as we celebrated

our last day of school!

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Area Events

SAFE ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM / DIOCESE OF SPRINGFIELD IN ILLINOIS

Patricia J. Kornfield, Victim Assistance Coordinator

217-321-1155 or Email at pkornfeld@dio.org

17th Annual Raider 5k/10k Challenge

A 5k and 10k combination road race/cross country race or walk begins and ends at QND. Starts promptly at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 23, 2018. All ages welcome. You may register by visiting www.signmeup.com/124182 or contact Kristin Sturhahn for more information or questions at 440-8701 or ksturhahn@quincynotredame.org

WCU — Spaghetti Luncheon — June 12, 2018 — 11:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. in the WCU Hall, 516 Maine — $6

St. Anthony Card Party Thursday, June 14 — 11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m.

St. Dominic Junefest — Sat., June 16 — 4:00 p.m. — Midnight

St. Anthony Parish Picnic — Sat., July 21 — 5:00 p.m. —Midnight

Summer Bible Study

Come join us for “Unlocking the Mystery of the Bible”, being offered on Sunday evenings beginning on Sunday, June 24, 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Gathering Space of Blessed Sacrament Church. In this 8-part study, Jeff Cavins helps us uncover the story woven throughout Scripture so that we can get the “big picture” of the Bible. It will help us to discover the remarkable connections between the Old and New Testaments and see how the sacraments, the Church and our entire Catholic Faith are rooted in Scripture and reveal God’s unfailing love for us. Cost for the study materials is $15. Register by Monday, June 18, by calling the Parish Office, 222-2759, Ann Gage, 257-4392, or e-mail agage1948@yahoo.com

Protecting God’s Children The following sessions have been scheduled at Blessed Sacra-ment Parish for Protecting God’s Children.

Monday, June 25 6:00-9:00 p.m. Monday, August 6 6:00-9:00 p.m.

All sessions are held in the Leo Amen Room (cafeteria) at Blessed Sacrament School. Please phone 222-2759 to register for any of these sessions.

Baptism Prep Class The dates for 2018 Baptism Prep classes are: August 5 October 7 December 2

Please call the Parish Office (222-2759) to register for the class you wish to attend.

Circle of Caring and Prayer Chain

The Circle of Caring contact person for the month of June is Linda Hinkamper at 223-4159.

Please contact Carol Price at 223-8881 for the Prayer Chain. Let us pray for those in need of help and comfort.

Free Sports Physicals at BPS

Advance Physical Therapy will be having their free sports physicals on July 17 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The physicals are for all CYO, QND, QHS and any other school sports physicals. The only athletes not included are 6th and 9th graders due to requirements with immunizations. The physicals are free, but an appointment must be made by calling 217-222-9300. The physicals are located at our 927 Broadway Suite 100 (in the Blessing Physician Services building).

High School Free Sports Physicals at QMG

Quincy Medical Group will be holding FREE High School Sports Physicals on Wednes-day, June 13 starting at 6:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, July 24, starting at 6:00 p.m. Must have an appointment. Please call 222-6550, x 3282 for an appointment time.

St. Dominic’s Junefest St. Dominic Junefest introduces “The Big Prize Raffle”. Enter to win 1 of 50 prizes to be drawn at the St. Dominic Junefest event on June 16, 2018. Tickets are $50 each, max of 2,000 tickets to be sold. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased from any St. Dominic School Family, St. Anthony Parishioner, or on-line. Complete rules and on-line purchases can be made at www.junefestbigprizeraffle.org. The Grand Prize is a 2018 Chevrolet Trax LS or a 2018 Kia Optima LX. 2nd Prize—Walt Disney World family vacation 3rd Prize—$5,000 cash 4th Prize—$2,500 cash 5th Prize—$1,000 cash 6th-10th Prize—$500 cash 11th-20th Prize—$250 Gene Grawe Certificates 21st-50th Prize—$100 Gene Grawe Certificates

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Pray For The Sick

This Week In Our Parish

Mass Intentions

Please pray for the following parish family members who are in Nursing Homes, the Hospital or their own homes: Doris Hildebrand, Tom Liesen, Bob Nytes, Terry Stromquist, Marian Schutte, Kenneth Geschwandner, Irene Doellman, Jason Rice, Ron Hinkamper, Jim Musolino.

Monday -Friday June 11-15 Vacation Bible School 6:00-8:30 p.m. Saturday June 16 Woman of Distinction Award 10:30 in Springfield, IL

Banns of Marriage II Brian Paul and Colleen Huck

Monday June 11 NO Mass Tuesday June 12 7:00 a.m. Klene Family 3:00 p.m. Sunset Home Alvera Doellman Archibald Wednesday June 13 7:00 a.m. Dorothy Bichsel Thursday June 14 7:00 a.m. Ron Haubrich Friday June 15 8:00 a.m. Mary Shankland Saturday June 16 5:00 p.m. Bob Brod Sunday June 17 8:00 a.m. Paul Schuering, Jr. 10:00 a.m. Parish Family

The 14-day candle is in memory of Margaret and Carl Spelttnagel from June 3, 2018 to June 17, 2018

Parish Stewardship — June 2 / 3, 2018

Actual Budget Difference Church and School $ 15,897.58 $ 12,028.00 $3,869.58 FY Year-to-Date $629,351.84 $620,068.00 $9,283.84

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FOR THE HOMEBOUND June 17 Kay Kalberer Deborah Franke/Jeanne Smith Russ Hinkamper FOR SUNSET HOME June 10 Laura Goodwin June 17 Laura Goodwin

“Women of Distinction” You are invited to join our parish family in honoring parishioner, Joy Hessling, for the “Women of Distinction” Award at the Cathedral in Springfield on Saturday, June 16 at 10:30 a.m. Mass.

Grief Support Group

GriefShare meets weekly at St. Anthony Church, 2223 St. Anthony Road, Quincy. We will meet for 13 weeks beginning Thursday, August 16. We would love to come along side of you as you walk this journey of grief. There is no cost to join this group. This group is a non-denominational group. For more information, call Jim Liesen at 257-8147 or 224-4823.

You are welcome to begin attending our GriefShare group at any point. Each session is “self-contained”, so you do not have to attend in sequence.

St. Jude Children’s Hospital Benefit

Please come join us at Spirit Knob Winery on Friday, June 15 from 6:00-11:00 p.m. for a Benefit for St. Jude Children’s Hospital. There will be live music by “Raised on Radio” — Food for sale by QND Booster Club — (no coolers or carry-ins) — Door Prizes, 50/50 Raffle — $10 cover charge — Must be 21.

Vacation Bible School This year for Vacation Bible School we are asking for monetary donations to purchase items for snacks. There is a box located in the Gathering Space for your donation.

Thank you,

Bible School Staff and Kiddos

Blessed Sacrament Parish Quincy, Illinois JUNE 10, 2018

10th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

FATHER CHRIS’S COLUMN

PASTOR: Reverend Christopher Comerford

618-798-0343 PASTOR EMERITUS:

Monsignor Michael Kuse 217-617-0099

SENIOR PRIESTS: Reverend John Carberry Reverend John Kennedy PERMANENT DEACON:

Deacon Terry Ellerman (Regina) PARISH BOOKKEEPER:

Linda Ohnemus PARISH SECRETARY:

Sally Kroner DIRECTOR OF ADULT CHOIR:

Steve Buckman GRADE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:

Christie Dickens Bliven (Tommy) GRADE SCHOOL SECRETARY:

Lori Quevillon (Patrick) PARISH MAINTENANCE:

Jennifer Cunningham (Todd) SCHOOL MAINTENANCE:

Rick Epping (Lisa)

CELEBRATION OF THE EUCHARIST: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday 7:00 a.m.

Thursday 7:00 a.m. Saturday 5:00 p.m.

First Saturday of each month 7:00 a.m. Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION:

Saturday 3:30-4:30 p.m. Call Fr. Chris for an appointment

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM:

Preparation Session for Parents on the First Sunday of Feb. April, June, August, Oct. & Dec.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:

Schedule a time with Fr. Chris

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT:

We are a Community of Disciples Gathering at the Banquet Table Joyfully Proclaiming Jesus Christ

Celebrating our Gifts of Prayer, Hospitality, Faith Formation and Service.

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