SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH

APRIL 29, 2018 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

I am the vine, you are the branches.

Whoever remains in me and I in him

will bear much fruit, because without me you can do nothing.

JN 15:5 5130 Wilson Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 Parish Office Hours Monday – Friday 8am - 4pm Phone: 314.771.1228 FAX: 314.771.0454

St. Ambrose School Phone: 314.772.1437 www.stambroseonthehill.com

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

We, the members of St. Ambrose Parish, believe that,

through our faith and baptism, we have been called to give witness

to the values of Jesus as expressed in the Gospel

and teachings of our Church.

SAINT AMBROSE CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH STAFF—IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Msgr. Vincent Bommarito…...…..………..….Pastor Rev. Mr. Daniel Tracy ……….……………..Deacon Rev. Mr. Joseph Fragale…………………….Deacon Sharon Gambaro………………………..Bookkeeper Jenn Kelly………………………...……….Secretary Parish Office Directory: 771-1228, mailbox #: Msgr. Vincent Bommarito……..………….…… 1 ………………….…….……....frvinceb@gmail.com Jenn Kelly………………………………………….2 ………………..…...jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com Sharon Gambaro………………………………… 3 ………………...sgambaro@stambroseonthehill.com

Masses Monday - Friday…………………................6:30 am

School Masses

(While School is in Session) Tuesday & Friday ………………………….8:00 am

Weekend Masses Saturday………………...………………...…...5 pm Sunday…………………………...….7, 9 and 11 am

Communion Service Saturday ……………………………………7:30 am

Holy Day Mass Schedule 6:30 and 9 am, 12:00 noon

Confession

Saturday 4:00 - 4:30 pm

Adoration Each Friday 8:30 am-12 pm when school is in session.

St. Ambrose School 5110 Wilson Ave.

(314) 772-1437 http://school.stambroseonthehill.com/

Barbara Zipoli……………...……..…..Principal 114 ……………….......bzipoli@stambroseonthehill.com Linda Gambaro ………...…….…...….Secretary 116

Marriage

Call the pastor to discuss your wedding arrangements. You may have a wedding at

St. Ambrose if you have been an active member of the parish for at least six months.

RCIA—Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in learning more about the

Catholic faith, please speak with Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282-0739. Classes are on Wednesday evenings,

beginning Oct. 18 and continuing until Easter.

Eucharistic Ministers/Lectors If you would like to volunteer to help with this

ministry, please call the rectory.

St. Vincent de Paul Society For more info please call 289-6101, ext 1131.

Choirs

To join the Sunday choir, contact Gary Scott at the rectory.

Bulletin

Articles are due at least 8 days before distribution. E-mail articles to Jenn Kelly

jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com

PSR Contact the South City Deanery PSR Nancy Haselhorst at 314-773-3070.

Leave a message.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word This is a short worship service for children aged

3-10 years. The service is offered during each 9 am Sunday Mass during the school year.

Rectory Office Hours: Monday - Friday - 8 am - 4 pm

Use entrance located between rectory and school.

MAY 5 & 6

5:00 pm 7:00 am 9:00 am 11:00 am

Lector: M. Devoti S. Richardson Students Italian Eucharistic C. Seruya J. McDermott Longland M. Mense Ministers: L. Berra C. Crowe D. Seib M. Bishop S. Favazza A. Scheers Sr. Jude P. Opfer B. Lenzini A. Danter Servers: B. Begley J. Hovey A. Ruggeri J. Knobbe B. Mazzola R. Hovey M. Ruggeri L. Marcallini S. Nugent K. Verzino A. Fuse

Sacrament of Baptism

Baptismal classes (for the first child only) will be held on the second Sunday of the month after the 9 am Mass. Baptisms will be scheduled after completion of baptismal classes.

For information and to schedule a class, please contact Deacon Joe Fragale at 314-282-0739 or by email jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com.

Baptisms are performed on the first and third Sunday of the month at Noon, and at 12:30 pm for visiting priests/deacons.

Recent Baptisms

Luca Dominic Ciaccio, Son of Dominic & Sara Ciaccio

Harper Lynn Hausman,

Daughter of Paul Hausman & Christine Schembri

Harold Carmichael Marton,

Son of Seth and Lucy Marton

Cecilia Winter Jay Smith, Daughter of Stewart and Amanda Smith

Rose Alice Zylka,

Daughter of Peter and Sarah Zylka

St. Ambrose Sacrificial Giving Summary

2017/18 Goal (July 1 – June 30) $520,000

Weekly information Week ending: 04/1/2018 Amount budgeted: $ 10,000.00 Amount collected: $ 12,800.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 2,800.00

Year-to-date information Amount budgeted: $ 400,000.00 Amount collected: $ 416,242.00 Surplus (Shortfall): $ 16,242.00

PARISH CALENDAR

Sunday, April 29: ADA Pledges after 9 & 11am Masses CH After 9 am Mass Donut Reception for

Confirmation and First Communion

Wednesday, May 2: 6 - 8 pm St. Ambrose Society Café Food Preparation 7 pm SVDP Meeting CH

Friday, May 4: 8 am-12 pm Eucharistic Adoration 10 am-12 pm Crochet/Knitting

Saturday, May 5: 10 am-12 pm La Festa Set Up – Volunteers Needed

Sunday, May 6:

La Festa

Please Pray for those who have requested prayers:

Diane, Maggie, Ron, Liz, Kevin, Sue, Josephine, Leonard, Steve, Corey, Mindy, Ann, Martin,

Madeline, Luca, Maureen, Angela, Jacquelyn, Jane, Shirley, Barb, Mike, Paul, Tina, Kirby, Jane,

Jeff, Carol, Diane, Robyn, Rosemary, Tracey, Ramsie, Lisa, David, Diane, Jeff, Joenae

If you have a prayer request, please contact Jenn Kelly at 771-1228 or e-mail her at jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com. Each prayer request will be honored for a month.

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK

Monday, April 30 6:30 am Mimoza Pepa

Tuesday, May 1 6:30 am Tori Greco 8:00 am Primo Monolo

Wednesday, May 2 6:30 am Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Castro

Thursday, May 3 6:30 am Robert Bonzon

Friday, May 4 6:30 pm Mike Goggins 8:00 am John Bianchi

Saturday, May 5 7:30 am Communion Service 5:00 pm Darreld & Josie Overman

Sunday, May 6 7:00 am For the People 9:00 am Colette & Ewald Ernst 11:00 am Josephine Muegge

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ST. AMBROSE PARISH?

If you are not currently registered in another parish and wish to join our parish, please complete this form and place it the collection basket or mail it to:

St. Ambrose Rectory, 5130 Wilson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110. We will see that you receive a registration form.

NAME: ______________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS: __________________________________________________________________ ZIP CODE: __________________________________________________________________ PHONE #: _______________________________E-MAIL_____________________________

Recent Deaths

Please pray for Emile Bianchi, Grace Calcaterra, Sal Vitale, and

Karen Drescher. May their souls and all the souls of the

faithful departed rest in peace.

There are openings in the parish calendar book for Mass Intentions on weekdays as well as weekends. If you

have an intention you would like offered (even if you have already made two intentions for this calendar year), please contact Jenn Kelly in the rectory at 314-771-1228.

St. Ambrose Class of 1963 Mass Intention

The 5 PM Mass on Saturday, April 28th, will be offered in memory of the deceased members of the St. Ambrose Class of 1963. They are Robert Carnaghi, Diane (Cerutti) Hagedorn, JoAnn (Dombek) Mertzluft, Dennis Gruzeski, Sister Joan Krueger, ASCJ, and John Tapella. May their souls and the souls of all of the faithful  departed  rest  in  peace.    

St. Ambrose Society

Upcoming Activities

Fr. Dempsey’s Home – Prep Wednesday, May 2, 6:00-8:00pm Make meal for homeless veterans in the Cafeteria.

Fr. Dempsey’s Home Thursday, May 3, 3:15-5:00pm Serve meal to homeless veterans at Fr. Dempsey’s Home.

St. Patrick Center Sandwich Program Monday, May 21, 6:00pm Make sandwiches for the homeless in the Church Hall. Missionaries of Charity Soup Kitchen Saturday, May 26, 8:45-11:30am Work with St. Teresa of Calcutta’s Sisters at the Soup Kitchen.

Claver House, Read & Feed Brown Bag Lunches Late June, date & time TBD (will occur every 3 months) Assemble brown bag lunches for children in need.

Claver House, Read & Feed Summer Camp Lunches 4 WEEKS in JULY (125 meals per week will be served) Many volunteers and supplies will be needed. Watch for more details.

Contact To volunteer, please contact Deacon Joe at jfragale@stambroseonthehill.com or 314-282-0739. Visit SAS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stambrosesociety/.

SAVE THE DATE

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

DAY OF RECOLLECTION

ALL OF THE WOMEN OF THE PARISH ARE INVITED TO THIS

SPECIAL DAY

KING’S HOUSE RETREAT AND RENEWAL CENTER BELLEVILLE, ILL.

8:30AM-2:00PM

YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A” QUIET, REFLECTIVE ATOMOSPHERE,

INSPIRATIONAL TALKS, BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS, DELICIOUS MEALS AND A CHANCE TO BE WITH YOURSELF

AND YOUR GOD!”

PLEASE JOIN US. Kingsretreatcenter.org

CALL MARIE WOHLERT 314-378-1814 OR

TONI PAGANO 314-799-1333 TO MAKE A RESERVATION BEFORE

JUNE 10, 2018.

Mt. Carmel Meeting The ladies of Mt. Carmel will hold their

regular monthly meeting in the church hall on

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

The meeting will be followed by a Wine

and Cheese Party. Everyone is welcome. See you there!

RRaaffffllee!! !!!! Grand Prize- $3000

2nd Prize- $100 3rd Prize- $100

Raffle Tickets are available in the back of church on the radiators. Take an envelope and return the filled out tickets along with payment to the rectory or in the collection basket by May 6th.

The Bake Shop is in need of donations of

cookies, cakes, brownies, breads,

jams, jellies, and more!

If you are able to bake for the booth, please drop your donations off Friday, May 4th between 8am-4pm.

The Friday morning knitting/crocheting ladies are looking for crafters to join us to make and donate items for La Festa. If you don't have any crafty ideas, come join us anyway from 10:00 till noon -- and we will show you some easy, fun projects. Please join the "Lower Level Ladies" -- we have lots of fun.

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We are looking for volunteers to help set up on Saturday May 5th from 10am-noon. On Sunday, May 6th, we need volunteers to help with the booths and especially with clean up beginning at 6pm. If you would like to volunteer, contact Jenn Kelly at 314-771-1228 or jkelly@stambroseonthehill.com.

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SCHOOL NEWS St.  Ambrose  School’s  website  and  Facebook  pages  are  a  great  way  to  learn  

more  about  all  of  the  exciting  experiences  happening  in  our  school!  Check  them  out  at  http://school.stambroseonthehill.com/  

Our 4th graders had a great day visiting the state capital, Jefferson City. They toured the capitol building, sat in on a session of the Missouri House of Representatives, visited the Governor's Mansion, and checked out the general store at the Jefferson Landing State Historic Site.

Mrs. E's Pre-K3 class took advantage of a beautiful day and went on a spring nature walk and scavenger hunt. They looked and listened for signs of spring and recorded their observations.

If you purchase your Cardinals tickets

during the Pre-sale (now to May 31st), you will be entered in a raffle to win a

pre-game field visit for four on

September 16th.

Pre-Sale Raffle

You are invited

Come join the Apostle of the Sacred Heart this beautiful month of May in praying the Rosary to the Mother of God. Place: Sacred Heart Villa

The Grotto (weather permitting) or

The Sisters’ Chapel Time: 5:15 pm

Monday through Friday

IHM SPRING SAUSAGE DINNER

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in New Melle, MO will hold the spring Sausage Dinner on Sunday, April 29, 2018, serving from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Whole hog pork sausage dinners include homemade bread and desserts. Express dining outside under the pavilion. Carry-outs available. Adult dinners - $12 ($11 if ordered and paid by April 26); children ages 6 to 12- $6; ages 5 and under eat free. Activities include craft bazaar, country store, pull tabs, quilt raffle, wine and beer garden, livers and gizzards, live music and two raffles: “The Bonanza Extravaganza” with an early bird $100 cash drawing on Tuesday, April 17 and “The BIG 50/50 Cash Drawing”. Handicap parking and free shuttle service on the premises will be available. For more information call 636-398-5270. We are at the intersection of Highways Z and D: 7 miles south of Hwy. 70 on Hwy. Z; 10 miles west of Hwy. 94 on Hwy. D.

Mid-life Singles (mid-30s to 50s):

Looking for a renewed sense of purpose & belonging? Register today for a life-changing REFLECT Catholic weekend retreat at King’s House Retreat Center, Belleville, IL (20 min from downtown St. Louis, MO), on June 1-3, 2018. Take a chance and get involved... you won't regret it! Cost is $195 for meals and a single room. Visit www.ReflectRetreat.com, e-mail reflect.stlouis@gmail.com, or call (314) 283-0044 for details.

The annual Novena in honor of Our Lady of Fatima will begin on Saturday, May 5 at Saint George Church, 4980 Heege Rd. The novena will continue each evening until the closing on Sunday, May 13. The Rosary will be recited each night at 7 P.M. with Holy Mass to follow at 7:30 PM. The celebrant homilists are: May 5 Bishop Robert Hermann May 6 Father Sebastian Mundackal May 7 Father Kristian Teater May 8 Father Thomas Robertson May 9 Monsignor Raymond Orf May 10 Father Paul Rothschild May 11 Father Albert Mattler May 12 Monsignor Eugene Morris May 13 Father David Wichlan

The World Apostolate of Fatima will conduct its annual outdoor Rosary Procession at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 5020 Rhodes at Kingshighway on Sunday, May 6 beginning at 2 PM.The intention for the March is for the greater good of America through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother. After praying three Rosaries, Benediction will close the program. For more information call (314)562-5927.