HOLY MASS SCHEDULE LIVE STREAM: Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00AM Weekday: M-F 6:30 and 8:15am, Sat 7am Holy day: 6:30 & 8:15am, 7:00pm Go to our website www.stsimonchurch.org to view!

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Tuesday 9:00am –3:00pm DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET: 3:00PM

RECONCILIATION: Following 8:15am Mass every Tuesday Every Saturday, 4:00-4:45pm

PARISH OFFICE Hours During Pandemic: Monday-Friday 9:00am-3:00pm (close for lunch 12-12:30pm)

Parish Staff: Secretary ................... Nancy Caciano, ext. 100 stsimon@stsimonchurch.org Business Manager ... Voicemail ext. 102 businessmgr@stsimonchurch.org Accountant ............... Joan Fischer, ext. 101 accountant@stsimonchurch.org Director of Music ...... Michelle Shaver-Krus, 314-606-4595 music@stsimonchurch.org Youth Ministry .......... Susan Pollard, ext. 128 youthministry@stsimonchurch.org www.stsimonchurch.org PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN: Maggie Moore ............ 314-842-3848, ext. 132 pgc@stsimonchurch.org

ST. SIMON PARISH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: www.stsimonchurch.org 11019 Mueller Road, 314-842-3848, 2 Fax: 314-849-6355 Principal ......................Melissa Langevin, ext. 203 Admin. Asst. ................Rachel Genovese ext. 200 School Tuition .............842-3848, ext. 102 businessmgr@stsimonchurch.org

ST. SIMON PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION: 11019 Mueller Road 314-842-3848, ext. 241 Fax: 314-849-6355 Director .......................Julie Ferretti, ext. 212 psr@stsimonchurch.org

SIMON SAYS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER: www.stsimonchurch.org 11015 Mueller Road 314-842-3848, 3 Fax: 314-842-9829 Director .......................Michele Snyder, ext. 300

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS! You may register by going to our website, www.stsimonchurch.org & selecting the ‘Parish Information’ tab, or by stopping in our parish office.

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Second and Fourth Sundays at 12:00pm noon. Registered parishioners should contact Deacon Dave Camden (842-3848, ext. 120) at least three weeks prior to desired date. Baptism Instruction required for first-time parents and godparents.

BULLETIN DEADLINE: EACH TUESDAY BY 9:00AM FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND BULLETIN. This schedule can change for Holy Days and holidays.

SEND TO: bulletineditor@stsimonchurch.org

St. Simon the Apostle CATHOLIC CHURCH Founded 1959

11011 Mueller Road, St. Louis, MO 63123 www.stsimonchurch.org phone: 314-842-3848 Fax: 314-842-9829

Pastor ................................... Rev. Brad Modde, ext. 117 frbmodde@stsimonchurch.org

Senior Associate Pastor .... Rev. Clark Maes, ext. 110 frmaes@stsimonchurch.org

Priest Retired ...................... Rev. Tom Santen, ext. 118 tsanten@stsimonchurch.org

Pastoral Associate .............. Deacon David M. Camden, ext. 120 deacondave@stsimonchurch.org

Deacon .................................. Deacon Paul F. Stackle, ext. 119

We Are St Simon

May 10,2020

St. Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

Fifth Sunday of Easter

Throughout the Easter season, we hear the story of the earliest Christian communities in readings from the Acts of the Apostles. We hear how the

people grappled with what it meant to place their faith and trust in the Lord, understanding that doing so called them to live differently—to follow Jesus’ way of love. This is more than a history lesson for us. As we hear how the people were drawn to Christ and learned to follow Jesus, we are invited to ask ourselves how fully we are taking the gospel to heart. Is Jesus our way, truth, and life? Do our daily actions announce the praises of the Lord?

CHANGE OF MIND AND HEART FROM NOW ON

During Lent, we participated in penitential practices and focused on prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in order to turn our lives more fully to the Lord. However, the fruit of our Lenten practices is not supposed to end on Good Friday or Easter Sunday. Lent is our annual time to embrace spiritual renewal, which is intended to last. The change of mind and heart that we embraced in the weeks preceding Easter are to be our spiritual foundation, shaping our lives now and into the future. Pause for a moment and ask yourself what difference Lent made for you this year. If you can point to some particular change of mind, heart, or behavior, promise yourself that you will continue to live in this new way in the months and years to come. If Lent did not have a special impact on your life this year, now is the time to invite the Lord to show you the way to more meaningful and faith-filled living in the future.

DON’T BE AFRAID. DO THE WORKS OF CHRIST

In the Gospel passage we heard today, Jesus was preparing the apostles for a time when he would not be with them physically. Jesus wanted to reassure the apostles, even though he knew they were having a difficult time understanding. We sometimes struggle to grasp the Lord’s ways, too. We know that God is with us in Christ through the Holy Spirit, and yet, when we really have to act in accord with our faith, we sometimes falter. Jesus tells us to not be afraid. Have faith in Christ and do his works. We may be surprised at what we are able to do when we trust and follow Jesus’ way. And we are assured that God will be with us through it all.

Are You Connected? There are many ways to receive information on our church, despite our school, early childhood center being closed and no public Masses.

FACEBOOK If you are not already on Facebook, maybe it is the time to join! Facebook is free to make an account. We have a wonderful St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church & Community page where information is shared daily.

FLOCKNOTE This a free service to have our parish updates and information sent via text. From your Cell phone text StSimonStrong to 84576 or go on the internet to: StSimonCatholicChurch.flocknote.com

PARISH WEBSITE Our website for the parish can be found at stsimonchurch.org. All our Masses are streamed daily, and archived there, participate in a live-stream holy hour of Eucharistic Adoration from 2:00-3:00pm each Tuesday, concluding with the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction at 3:00pm, read the bulletin, connect to online giving, find updated news and much more. Our website is currently be redesigned, so stay tuned.

TWITTER Looking to keep up with more happening at our school? St. Simon School has a twitter account @stsimonbulldogs. Twitter is also free to create an account.

PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION ENROLLMENT We are actively enrolling for the 2020-2021 Parish School of Religion (PSR) school year. Our program meets on Monday evenings from 6:30-7:45. Registration can be found at www.stsimonchurch.psrenroll.com or on our Parish website www.stsimonchurch.org

St. Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

Please pray for the sick & homebound, especially :

Jim Hoffmann Linda Jackson Hilda Kern Gerry Keilholz Helen Keilholz Joe Knese Sue Konopka Anna Loehnig Jimmie Meinhardt Paul Noonan Ann Pusateri Jaidyn Russell Dave Schneider Carrie Taylor Stella Taylor Karen Thompson David Tornatore Linda Walker Ray Washausen Mary Weber Carol Wilk Alexis Winter Kay Wittmaier-Bloss Irene Wuertz

Parish Stewardship of Treasure :

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 14:5-18; Ps 115:1-4, 15-16; Jn 14:21-26 Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28; Ps 145:10-13ab, 21; Jn 14:27-31a Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6; Ps 122:1-5; Jn 15:1-8 Thursday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26; Ps 113:1-8; Jn 15:9-17 Friday: Acts 15:22-31; Ps 57:8-10, 12; Jn 15:12-17 Saturday: Acts 16:1-10; Ps 100:1b-3, 5; Jn 15:18-21 Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20; 1 Pt 3:15-18 or 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 14:15-21 or Jn 17:1-11a

May 10: Fi h Sunday of Easter In the Gospel today, Jesus says “…whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these, because I am going to the Father.

Through your almsgiving you are performing a good work; far greater than you think. The coins placed in the St. Vincent de Paul Poor Box bring Christ love and compassion to the poor.

St. Vincent De Paul Society:

Widow & Widowers

Year to Date

Fiscal year 7/1/19-4/26/20 Week Ending 4/26/2020

Week ending 4/26/20 includes both Saturday & Sunday

Offertory Actual YTD 4/26/20

Budget YTD 4/26/20

Variance YTD 4/26/20

Offertory-Envelopes

445,070 468,038 -22,968

On-Line Giving 184,088 181,923 2,165

Loose Offertory 14,636 16,125 -1,489

Total 643,794 666,087 -22,293

Offertory Actual w/e 4/26/20

Budget w/e 4/26/20

Variance w/e 4/26/20

Offertory-Envelopes 8,934 10,885 -1,951 On-Line Giving 4,639 4,231 408 Loose Offertory 0 375 -375

Total 13,573 15,491 -1,918

Steve Altemeyer George Basler Lonnie Basler Jeanette Bauer JoAnn Berger Greg Bowe Mary Bowyer Michael Brehmer Russ Bouchaert Marcella Buehler Paul Buneta Beverly Dent Joann Dorsey Dennis Duffin Katie Dunivin Karen Fonke Cheryl Groeller Jack Hanewinkel Joey Hejnal Judy Hejnal Joanne Henderson Jim Hennis Doug Henzler Carol Henzler Chris Hoey

Pro-Life News: St. Simon the Apostle Church offers Widow / Widower's Monthly Support Group Meetings. These Meetings are Postponed until further notice.

Any Questions, Please contact Karl Lambrechts at 314-892-2790 or lambkjsept7@gmail.com

A PRO LIFE MASS will be streamed on Friday, May 8 at 12 noon from Fr Timothy Foy’s parish. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/St-John-the-Baptist-School-Gildehaus-164226320278824/. (if the mass isn’t already over by the time you get all this en-tered, you are much better than I.)

WEEKLY OFFERING The weekly collection remains absolutely essential to our parish operations. Even though we will not gather physically for Mass, please continue to give via Online Giving or by bringing or mailing your contribution to the Parish Office. You can also drop in the rectory slot. Our mailing address is 11011 Mueller Rd, STL 63123. For more information on Online Giving go to our web page stsimonchurch.org and click on the Online Giving picture. If you need assistance please contact the parish office 314-842-3848 and a staff member will assist you.

Thanks for your continued financial support!

St Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

BINGO & QUEEN OF HEARTS Due to the Mandates issued by the Missouri Gaming Commission, State and Local Government, there will be no Bingo or Queen of Hearts until further notice. We miss all of our Wonderful Patrons and hope you stay Safe and Healthy. This is a rapidly changing situation and will be reassessed if anything changes.

Please check back for future updates. Thank You, The St. Simon Bingo Committee

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Ann Rozycke Morrison, niece of Ken & Sharon Hayes. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

Outreach Opportunities There have been many requests from generous parishioners wanting to know what they can do to help those in need. Two opportunities have been identified if you would like to help those less fortunate during this difficult time: 1) Hancock School. For several years, St. Simon School has prepared sack lunches for elementary school children in need. While the school is closed, the need is still there and even greater. St. Simon School is currently collecting the following items to assist:

• Fruit snacks, applesauce cups, and pudding cups

• Microwave popcorn, trail mix

• Cookies, granola bars, rice crispy treats, peanut butter crackers

• Mac 'n cheese, soup / ravioli

• Ramen noodles, instant oatmeal

• Kool-aid jammers 2) Peter and Paul Men's homeless shelter is in need of personal hygiene products for men. This includes:

• Disposable razor blades and shave cream

• Tooth brushes and toothpaste

• Soap

• Deodorant Donations can be dropped off in the church lobby or even outside the church doors if this is preferred. The office staff will sort and organize the items and make sure they are taken to these two organizations.

MAY SPIRITUAL COMPONENT TO PRAY AT HOME

One of the things that has been uplifting to me during this COVID-19 pandemic has been my good and faithful friends. Some examples: my high school classmate Kurt who lives in Old Lyme, CT who has called to chat about my homilies that he watched on our live-stream Masses; a group of college friends who shared a Zoom happy hour with me; another high school friend Beth of Portland, OR who called just to check on me and see how I was doing; a group of priest-friends have been texting and checking-in with each other almost daily, sharing ideas, fears, concerns, and funny stories to encourage one another; a group of friends from one of my former parish assignments have hosted semi-weekly Zoom dinners together. These are just some of the examples that I see God being present to me during these difficult days, examples of God’s love being shown to me through their care and affection for me, examples of faithful and faith-filled friends who challenge me to be the same for others. One of my favorite passages in the Bible comes from the Book of Sirach in the Old Testament; it is part of the “wisdom literature”, and it deals with many things of daily life – education, poverty, wealth, religious worship, the law, as well as friendship. In chapter 6 of the Book of Sirach, the writer describes true friendship; here is the translation of Sirach 6:14-17 that I’ve had memorized since high school:

A faithful friend is a sturdy shelter; he who finds one finds a treasure. A faithful friend is beyond price, no sum can balance his worth.

A faithful friend is a life-saving remedy, such as he who fears God finds;

for he who fears God behaves accordingly, and his friend will be like himself.

As we enter the month of May, many Christians could talk about Mary, the mother of Jesus, being a faithful friend and a sturdy shelter for them in their lives; others could talk about a special devotion to a particular saint as being a source of strength and friendship in their lives. Who have been some of your “faithful friends” in your life, those relationships that have helped show

God’s love and God’s presence to you during the ups and downs of life? Fr. Brad

Stewardship in Action News :

St. Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

Eucharistic Adoration Schedule :

Ginny/Mike Bouckaert 2:00 - 3:00 pm Peggy Becker (weekly) Geneva Barnowski (weekly) Diane Colona (2:45-3:45) (weekly) 3:00 - 3:20 pm (Chaplet) Diane Colona (weekly)

During this time of

restriction mandated by the Archdiocese we will

end Adoration immediately following the 3pm Chaplet, until further

notice.

Eucharistic Adoration Assigned Schedule May 12 - 2nd Tuesday 9:00 - 10:00 am Peggy Hasenmueller (weekly) Julianne Muehlher (weekly) Kim Dierkes 10:00 - 11:00 am Carolyn Wheeler (weekly) John/MaryAnn Lang 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Barb/Bruce Schoenig (weekly) Donna Robbins (weekly) 12:00 - 1:00 pm Beverly Loslo (weekly) Steve Brokaw 1:00 - 2:00 pm Pat O'Malley (weekly)

Every Tuesday evening we pray the "Chaplet of Divine Mercy", in song during Eucharistic Adoration at 3:00-3:20 and 6:45-7:05 pm. Jesus Promises Great Graces through His Image and praying the Chaplet. Please mark your calendar and come join us.

The Online Signups for ALL 2020 events are now available on our parish website or by calling Diane Colona (314-488-1911) or Ken Goeddel (314-494-6290). Please take a look and let us know if you can help by donating a food/meal item, coming along with us to the event, or sending a monetary donation. If monetary donation is best option for you, please make your checks payable to St. Simon, and drop off or mail to the church office at 11011 Mueller Rd, 63123. Please note "Community Outreach" on your envelope and in the memo line. You can also now donate through the Online Giving button on our parish website @www.stsimonchurch.org. Your monetary donations will be added to your year-end statement from St. Simon church. Please know you do not have to be available at the start time to join us. You can come after work or other commitments, just let us know when signing up.

To sign up, just go to our parish website: http://www.stsimonchurch.org/ and click on the Local Stewardship – Serving our Community button Full Schedule, online signups and pics from each event can be found there!

Thursday, January 16th 3pm-6:30pm Sts Peter & Paul Meals

Thursday, February 20th 3pm-6:30pm Fisher House

CANCELED 3pm-6:30pm Hope Lodge

CANCELED 3pm-6:30pm Hope Lodge

Tuesday, May 19th 3pm-6:30pm Fisher House

Thursday, June 18th 3pm-6:30pm Sts Peter & Paul Meals

Saturday, July 18th 10am-1pm St. Louis Area Foodbank

Thursday, August 20th 3pm-6:30pm Hope Lodge

Friday, September 18th 3pm-6:30pm Sts Peter & Paul Meals

Saturday, October 17th 10am-4pm St. Simon's Day of Service

Saturday, November 14th 10am-1pm St. Louis Area Foodbank

Thursday, December 10th 3pm-6:30pm Fisher House

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2020 Community Outreach Calendar

Please consider joining our mission to serve the community around us! Love & Peace—STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE

St. Simon Scrip Update At this time, we have suspended Scrip Card! E-cards are

always available! Order online! • Register at www.ShopWithScrip.com, • Click “Join a Program”, and • Enter St. Simon’s enrollment code: • 3E9LCB842L426.

Any questions, please contact Kim Mullins at kimberlymmullins@gmail.com.

Stewardship Community Outreach NEW POSITION AVAILABLE:

If anyone would like to sign up as the photographer position for any of the events, please call Diane Colona @314-488-1911. Duties would include stopping by event for as long or short as your schedule allowed, snapping pics of all our wonderful volunteers in action, and posting them to the St. Simon Website.

Public Square Rosary Saturday May 16th from 12:00 - 12:30pm

St. Catherine Laboure Parish 9740 Sappington Rd, in front of the Blessed Mother stat-ue. Last month we all kept our distances and it went well. May is traditionally dedicated to Mary, Our Mother, when we remember our own earthly mothers also. The first Fatima apparition occurred on May 13th1917. Saint Lucia, one of the visionaries, said “There is no problem, no matter how difficult is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary.”

St Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

Changes to Safe Environment Compliance The Archdiocese of St. Louis has developed a new system for safe environment compliance called Prevent and Protect STL. Everyone ministering to minors and vulnerable adults (clergy, employees and volunteers) in the Archdiocese are required and asked to register in the new system before December 31, 2020. This includes those new to service and those who are currently in service. For those who have already attended a Protecting God’s Children workshop, your previous training date will transfer to this new system. In addition to attending a live Protecting God’s Children workshop, all clergy, volunteers, and employees will register for an updated background screening, view two new online training modules on abuse reporting and the Code of Ethical Conduct, and agree to the updated Code of Ethical Conduct. Please go to www.preventandprotectstl.org to register and contact your parish Child Safety Coordinator, Maggie Moore, with any further questions or if you need assistance. All of our volunteers, room parents, coaches, assistant coaches, referees, or umpires who have not registered on the new website are encouraged to do it now. Below is a copy of the Archdiocese’s User Registration form outlining the steps to register. If you have any questions please contact me, or the email address at the bottom of the registration guidelines. Thank you!

St Simon the Apostle Fifth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2020

St. Simon School : E-Learning In Pictures

Mass Intentions Sunday, 10

7:00am

For the People of the Parish

9:00am

Thomas & Rosemary Bowe

11:00am

Elvira Roques

Monday, May 11

6:30am

Cathy Franke

8:15am

Elaine Flynn

Tuesday, May 12

6:30am

Charlie Bell

8:15am

Health of Joel Rogge

Wednesday, May 13

6:30am

Sam Ballistrella

8:15am

Mary Florich

Thursday, May 14

8:15am

Art Zipfel

Friday, May 15

6:30am

Mary Coffy

Saturday, May 16

7:00am

David Rapplean

Sunday, May 17

7:00am

People of the Parish

9:00am

Thomas & Rosemary Bowe

11:00am

Elias Engle

Merle Federhofer

6:30am

8:15am

Rose Mary Rehme

5:00pm

Joseph Przybylski

WEEK AT A GLANCE ALL MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES CANCELED DUE TO ARCHDIOCESE MANDATE

Sun May 10, 2020 7am Mass Where: Live Stream 9am Mass Where: Live Stream 11am Mass Where: Live Stream Mon May 11, 2020 6:30am Mass Where: Live Stream 8:15am Mass Where: Live Stream 7:30pm Youth Ministry Prayer Mtg Where: Online Tue May 12, 2020 6:30am Mass Where: Live Stream 8:15am Mass Where: Live Stream 9:00am Eucharistic Adoration Where: Church 3:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Ends Where: Church Wed May 13, 2020 6:30am Mass Where: Live Stream 8:15am Mass Where: Live Stream Thu May 14, 2020 6:30am Mass Where: Live Stream 8:15am Mass Where: Live Stream Fri May 15, 2020 6:30am Mass Where: Live Stream 8:15am Mass Where: Live Stream 9Sat May 16, 2020 7:00am Mass Where: Live Stream 5:00pm Mass Where: Live Stream Sun May 17, 2020 7am Mass Where: Live Stream 9am Mass Where: Live Stream 11am Mass Where: Live Stream

We have been advised that Archbishop Carlson has suspended all public Masses through April.

This includes weekday Masses as well as Sunday Masses.

Therefore, altar servers extraordinary ministers, greeters and lectors will not be needed during that time.

Spiritual Communion

Prayer of Spiritual Communion when unable to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament:

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Fiat Women's Group – Livestreamed Event All women are invited to view our next livestreamed talk, presented at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (5200 Glennon Drive, 63119) on Thursday, May 21st, 2020. The speaker will be Monsignor James Ramacciotti, Cardinal Burke Chair of Canon Law, Assistant Professor of Canon Law and Formation Advisor at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. Monsignor’s talk is entitled: How Bishops Become Bishops. Please join us for Mass at 8 a.m., followed by Monsignor’s talk immediately following Mass (about 8:45 a.m.). Monsignor will give a short presentation after which people may submit questions or comments via Youtube or Facebook Live. You may access Monsignor’s talk here: https://www.youtube.com/user/kenrickglennon/live and on Facebook Live. For more information or to watch videos from past Fiat talks, see: www.kenrick.edu/fiat

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