Saint
Louis
Catholic
Church
February 23, 2014
Rectory Office
616 S Gosse Blvd., Princeton, IL 61356
Office hours: Monday - Friday; 8 am - noon
Phone/Fax: (815) 879-0181
E-mail: [email protected]
Parish Staff
Pastor Fr Jeffrey Stirniman
879-0181
Deacon John Murphy
Wk: 646-4731/Hm: 646-4723
Trustees Dan Legner & Joanne Stocking
Administrative Assistant Julia Mead
879-0181
Bookkeeper Renee Toomey
879-0181
Director of Religious Education
872-7016
Prayer Chain Pam Hanson
875-3533
St Louis School
631 Park Avenue West
Phone: 872-8521 FAX: 879-8010
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.stlschool.net
Principal
Mary Paula Schmitt
SLS Preschool
Karen Pearson, Director ~ 872-0256
LatchKey/School Kitchen
Melissa Archer ~ 875-3424
Srs of Mary of the Presentation
620 E Thompson St, P’ton ~ 915-8035
Harkrader Hall
Reservations for use of the hall can be made
through the school office only, 872-8521.
Mass Schedule / Other Information
Mass Schedule
Other Information
Monday & Thursday at 5:15 pm;
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday at
7:00 am; Saturday Vigil at 4 pm;
Sunday at 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 am.
Rosary: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday after Mass; Monday, Thursday,
Saturday and Sunday before Mass.
Adoration/Benediction: Eucharistic
Adoration is held in the Adoration
Chapel (formerly the Mother’s
Confessions: Monday & Thursday
Chapel) at all times. Exposition of the
4:30-5:00 pm; Saturday 3-3:45 pm; or
Blessed Sacrament is held on Tuesby appointment.
days, 8 am - noon in the Chapel, and
Marriages: Call the parish office at on Mondays & Thursdays in the
least eight months before the wedding. Church from 4 - 5 pm.
Other Sacramental Information
Baptisms: Normally after 10:30 am
Sunday Mass. Requires registration at
St Louis Parish and attendance at a
baptismal prep class (held the third
Thursday of every odd month). Please
wait until after prep class to choose
Godparents. Call parish office for
more information.
If going out of town, locate Mass
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Bulletin Announcements must be at
the Rectory no later than noon on
Tuesday for publication the following
Sunday.
ST LOUIS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
This Week’s Mass Intentions
Monday, February 24 Weekday
4-5 pm:
Eucharistic Adoration
5:15 pm:
Mary Taylor
Tuesday, February 25 Weekday
7:00 am:
Mary Louise Arch (Karen Swanson)
Wednesday, February 26 Weekday
7:00 am:
Margaret Sutcliffe (Alan & Bernetta Wood)
Thursday, February 27 Weekday
4-5 pm:
Eucharistic Adoration
5:15 pm:
Harry McFadden
Friday, February 28 Weekday
7:00 am:
Richard Peterson
8:05 am:
Children’s Mass
Saturday, March 1 Vigil of the 8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
4:00 pm:
Gary Denault (Sue Blakey)
Sunday, March 2 The Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
7:30 am:
Mariano Ylagan
9:00 am:
People of the Parish
10:30 am:
Special Intention
Liturgical Roles
Servers February 24-28 Mary Jo Gustafson
4:00 pm: Saturday, March 1
Servers TBD
Lectors TBD
Eucharistic Lois Riordan; Jim Whitmore
Ushers Bob May; Rex Conger; Mike Boesch; Richard Krasko
7:30 am: Sunday, March 2
Servers Servers needed; please check in with Sacristy
Lectors TBD
Eucharistic Volunteers needed
Ushers Mike Farley; Wayne Stone; Dennis Thompson
9:00 am: Sunday, March 2
Servers TBD
Lectors TBD
Eucharistic Linda Carter; Mary Harmon
Ushers Jim Whiteaker; Quint Quiram; Dan Legner; Tom Giehl
10:30 am: Sunday, March 2
Servers TBD
Lectors TBD
Eucharistic Mark Mead; Ginger Murphy
Ushers Bob Hartwig; Dennis Nink; Wayne Whalen
Home Ministry ~ Linda Carter; Mary Harmon
Nursing Homes ~ Julie Puhr; Mandy Robinson; Gerri Woodlief;
Sr Anne Germaine
Church Monetary Support for the Weekend
of February 15 & 16, 2014
Weekly budget ……………....………….….$ 8,596.00
Total last weekend….…..……………….….$
7,234.00
Under budget……….……....……………....$ (1,362.00)
Fiscal period July 1, 2013 through February 16, 2014
Amount needed to date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 283,668.00
Amount received to date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 267,366.00
Under budget to date…………...................$ (16,302.00)
Children’s Offering
Total last weekend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
50.35
Calendar Year Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 270.57
PRINCETON, IL 61356
Pro-Life Perspective ~ “I was hungry and you did not feed Me, I
was thirsty and you did not give Me to drink, I was naked and you
did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not visit
Me.” That is His clear word from divine revelation. On the day of
judgment, do you honestly think He will not add: “I was slaughtered in an abortion clinic and you did nothing to rescue Me”?
HUMAN LIFE IS SACRED—RESPECT LIFE
Annual ‘Volunteer Appreciation Dinner’/ 150th Anniversary
On Sunday, March 2, 2014, Fr Stirniman and the Parish Council
will host the ‘Volunteer Appreciation Dinner’ during this 150th
Anniversary year. The dinner begins at 4 pm in Harkrader Hall.
We strongly encourage anyone and everyone (and their families)
who has donated their “time and talent” to the parish this past year
of 2013 to attend. Some volunteer examples include: liturgical
ministry (lectors, ushers, EMHCs, servers, sacristans, etc), music
ministry, church cleaners and decorators, campus maintenance
(mowers, snow shovelers, gardeners, etc), ‘Family Formation’
catechists and volunteers, church committee members, teachers &
volunteers from St Louis School, CCW & KofC volunteers,
bakers & workers at funeral luncheons, Our Table, and/or fish
fries, Bible Study leaders, etc, etc, etc...too many to mention! If
we missed you on the list, know that YOU are invited! This is our
Thank You to all who keep our church vibrant.
‘Ash Wednesday’ Masses ~ The season of Lent begins on
Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Masses for Ash Wednesday will be
held at 7 am, 8:05 am (Children’s Mass), and at 5:15 pm.
Attention All Parish Group Organizers ~ In planning ahead
for the next few months, please be mindful of Lent, and in
particular of Holy Week—April 13-19th. Our activities should
reflect the tone and posture of the Church’s Liturgical Season.
No social activities should be scheduled during Holy Week.
CCW February Meeting ~ Faith in Action is the theme for our
next meeting on Tuesday, February 25th beginning at 6 pm.
Colleen Yucus will be our guest speaking, sharing how walking
in faith can lead you to unexpected places, resulting blessings
and joy beyond our wildest imagination. All ladies of the parish
are welcome! A soup supper will be served.
Haiti Medical Mission Update ~ Again we ask for your prayers
as the medical mission team for our “sister” parish, Our Lady of
Perpetual Help in LaMontagne, Haiti, leaves on February 28th
thru March 14th. Your prayers and gifts bring about a better life
for the poor. Our parish family has provided many every day,
basic items that are needed, but also have helped the school children of St Mark’s with a great Catholic religious education. This
year 14 team members are going to treat close to 4,000 patients
in a two-week time span. Our thanks and prayers go out to the
parishioners of St Louis! God bless you all! ~ Bill Phalen.
Rachel’s Vineyard Eucharistic Adoration will be held at
St Louis Parish’s Adoration Chapel ALL HOURS during the
weekend of March 14-16, 2014, beginning at 7 pm on Friday
and ending at 7 am on Sunday. Sign-up sheets are available in
the foyer of Harkrader Hall and in the entryway to the adoration
chapel. For more information call Pam Hanson at 875-3533.
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St Louis School News
• St Louis Loot ~ The February 17th winner of $50
was Bob Bockel of Princeton. Congratulations!
• Lady Knights Volleyball ~ Our Lady Knights play at home
against Cherry on Monday, February 24th and at Deer Park
on Tuesday, February 25th., and at PCA on Thursday, February 27th. All games begin at 6 pm.
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
Food Pantry Weekend ~ The Knights of Columbus will be
collecting nonperishable food items and monetary donations this
weekend, February 22 & 23, for the Bureau County Food Pantry.
The Pantry is in need of "everything," according to the staff.
Always in need is: breakfast cereal, peanut butter, canned fruit,
pasta/rice, paper products and personal care items. The poor
weather has really had a negative impact on donations. Please
donate if you are able to help the hungry in our community.
• Early Dismissal for P/T Conferences ~ SLS will dismiss at
‘Our Table’ ~ St Louis will be furnishing a meal for Our Table,
11:50 am on Friday, February 28th for Parent/Teacher Monday, March 10th. A sign-up sheet for paper products, food,
Conferences.
and workers is outside Harkrader Hall. I appreciate all your help!
• No School ~ SLS will not be in session on Monday, March This will be the last week for sign-up. I will have a reminder
3rd, but the teachers will have a workshop day to work on sheet on the information table. Linda McCabe
curriculum.
Theology of the Body for Adults will be offered at Immaculate
Conception Church Hall, Ohio, IL on Wednesdays beginning on
Lenten Fish Fry on March 7th. We are seeking help from February 26th from7-8:30 pm. The class will run for 4-5 weeks;
parishioners as dessert bakers. Sign-up sheets can be found the only cost is $10 for a workbook. To register call the
on the table by Harkrader Hall.
St John/IC parish office, 379-2602.
• The Fish Fry News! ~ Two weeks until the first SLS
• Lent is Coming ~ Parishioners are welcome to attend the
Explore the Gospel of Matthew During Lent ~ Kathy Martin
Stations of the Cross, presented by the students on Monday
will present reflections on the Sunday Readings of Lent at the
mornings, March 10, 17, 31, April 7 & 14 at 8:05 am in the
Parish of the Nativity of Our Lord, Spring Valley, on the
church. Please enter by Harkrader Hall doors.
Tuesdays of Lent, March 11-April 15) at 2:30 or 7:30 pm. For
• Wanted—Assistant Track Coach ~ If interested in helping more information call 663-3731.
SLS track this Spring, please call Mrs Schmitt, 872-8521, or
Pope Francis’ Prayer Intentions for the Month of March
Mark Mead, 303-9038.
Universal ~ That all cultures may respect the rights and dignity of
John Lancaster Spalding Scholarship Fund Grants women. For Evangelization ~ That many young people may
Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endowment accept the Lord’s invitation to consecrate their lives to proclaimfund of the Diocese of Peoria will be available for the 2014 - ing the Gospel.
2015 school year for students enrolled in or intending to enroll
in grades kindergarten through 12 in any Catholic school lo- Mission of Mercy—In Search of Truth presented by well known
cated in the Diocese of Peoria, whose families are members of author, talk show host and motivational speaker, Teresa Tomeo on
a Catholic parish in the diocese. Information about the grants March 29 & 30, 2014 at St John the Baptist, Rapids City, IL. For
and application materials may be obtained from the school or cost and registration information call Cathy Fouts, 309-523-2798.
[email protected]. Deadline date for the completed application
John Michael Talbot Lenten Mission ~ Join Holy Family
is March 15, 2014.
Parish, Peoria, in welcoming singer, musician, and guest lecturer,
John Michael Talbot, to our Lenten Mission on March 27, 28,
St Louis Parish has established a school foundation. Please
and 29. Mr. Talbot will lead us in this Lenten mission with his
consider a gift to our endowment through your will or trust.
motivational thoughts on “Nothing is Impossible,” supported
Our parish’s official name is:
with song and prayer. The evening will begin at 7:00 PM in Holy
St Louis Roman Catholic Congregation of Princeton, IL
Family Church. The event is free to all members of our diocese
because of a Fulton Sheen Endowment Grant. Call Mary DonaPray for Vocations to the Priesthood and hue at 309-688-3427 ext. 225 for more information.
Religious Life; your prayers really help!
Week of February 23, 2014
Sunday: Lv 19:1-2, 17-18/1 Cor 3:16-23/Mt 5:38-48
Monday: Jas 3:13-18/Mk 9:14-29
Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10/Mk 9:30-37
Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17/Mk 9:38-40
Thursday: Jas 5:1-6/Mk 9:41-50
Friday: Jas 5:9-12/Mk 10:1-12
Saturday: Jas 5:13-20/Mk 10:13-16
Next Sunday: Is 49:14-15/1 Cor 4:1-5/Mt 6:24-34
Visited the Adoration Chapel lately?
It’s available 24/7!
Congratulations!
The following parishioners celebrate golden-plus
wedding anniversaries in March:
† William & Lois Darling celebrate 65 years on March 18
† David & Marlene Husemann celebrate 58 years on March 17
† Richard & Mary Kunkel celebrate 62 years on March 29