Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
First Mass Celebrated on September 7, 1919
Rev. Msgr. John J. Borcic, Pastor
Rev. John V. Kerber, Retired
Deacon Joseph J. Iovanna
New Parishioners are Welcome!
For information: Call our Parish Rectory 314.352.2111 ext. 4
www.magdalen.org
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
Church & Rectory: 4924 Bancroft Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63109
Phone 314.352.2111 Rectory Fax 314.481.7661
Parish Website: www.magdalen.org
Archdiocese of St. Louis Website: www.archstl.org
Staff
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. John J. Borcic
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 3
Email: [email protected]
In Residence: Rev. John J. Kerber
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 107
Deacon: Joseph J. Iovanna
Phone: 707.1803 cell phone
Parish Secretary: Fran Voss
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 4
Email: [email protected]
Parish Nurse: Jeannine Wieczorek
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 5
Email: [email protected]
Music Director: Keith Ballentine
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 4 (leave a message)
Bookkeeper: Terry Signaigo
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 6
Maintenance Department: Steve Jackson
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 7
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phone: 352.2111 Ext. 2
Rectory Office Hours
8:30am — 7:30pm Monday through Thursday
8:30am — 4:00pm Friday
9:00am —12:00pm Saturday
Closed on Sundays, Holidays,
and
Holy Days of Obligation
Mass Schedule
Weekend Masses:
Weekday Mass:
Saturday: 4:30pm Monday thru Friday: 8:00am
Sunday: 8:00am and 10:30am
Daily Rosary: Mon. thru Fri. before 8:00am Mass
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Every first
Friday of the month from 8:30am until 12-noon
Holy Hour: Every 1st Saturday of the month at
9:15am
Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the Rectory
Weddings: Couples contemplating Marriage should
contact the Pastor as soon as they have made a
decision to marry and at least six months prior to
their intended date of Marriage so that proper preparations can be made.
Communion to the Sick: We are happy to bring
Holy Communion to those who are confined to their
homes. Please contact the rectory to make arrangements.
Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesday following
8:00am Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday between
3:30pm and 4:10pm (or by appointment)
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SCHOOLS SERVING OUR PARISHIONERS
For registration and other information please contact
Our Lady of Sorrows School
5831 So. Kingshighway Blvd.
314.353.1451
St. Ambrose School
5130 Wilson Ave.
314.772.1437
St. Joan of Arc School
5821 Pernod Ave.
314.752.4171
St. Roch School
6040 Waterman
314.721.2595
South City Deanery PSR
Deborah Halter
314.773.3070
[email protected]
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Dear Parishioners and Friends,
Last weekend I was privileged
to attend the annual convention
of the Missouri State Knights of
Columbus. At the banquet on
Saturday evening, St. Mary Magdalen was presented
with the Culture of Life Award for the establishment
and maintenance of the Children’s Memorial in our
church.
May 3, 2015
Finally, I would like to express the gratitude of all of
our parishioners, along with my personal gratitude, to
the State Council of the Knights of Columbus for
choosing our Memorial to receive the Culture of Life
Award for 2014-2015. Let us pray that the good
work the Knights of Columbus do around the world
will continue to flourish. Let us pray for all deceased
children, especially the 300 or more now being
remembered in a special way, at St. Mary Magdalen.
God bless,
We received a beautiful plaque and we hope to be
able to display it in church close to the Memorial in
the near future. The State Council is submitting the
establishment of this Memorial to the Supreme
(national) Council for further consideration for the
national Culture of Life Award.
Msgr. John Borcic
I am grateful to the members of the Knights of
Columbus Council 453, the Ladies Auxiliary, and
the Pro-Life committee from St. Mary Magdalen
parish for seeing this project through. It has
certainly caught the attention of many people and
we continue to receive names from all over the area
as well as from out-State Missouri.
The Memorial is dedicated to the Holy Family and
calls to mind the Holy Innocents who were killed by
King Herod as a way of trying to insure that Jesus,
the true King of Israel and Herod’s supposed rival,
was numbered among them. They are numbered
among the martyrs of the Church and, therefore,
have a special place in heaven.
We believe that all children, pre-born or after birth,
who have been called from this life much too early,
and in whatever way, have a special place both in
heaven and in our hearts. We entrust their souls to
the care of our Heavenly Father and pray that they
may intercede for us in our ongoing journey to
heaven where our souls will be joined to theirs.
The name of any child may be submitted to be
inscribed on the Memorial. If you know anyone
who may have lost a child, no matter how long ago,
please invite them to send us the name. There is no
cost but donations will be accepted. For further
information you can have them call the rectory.
Weekly Offertory
April 26, 2015
Envelopes
$
3,286.00
Loose Offering
496.70
____________________________________
Total
$
3,782.70
Collections as of 07-01-14 $ 181,477.34
Magdalen Specials
St. Vincent de Paul
153.00
Soup Kitchen
31.00
Pro-Life
11.00
Tuition Assistance
21.00
____________________________________
Total
$
216.00
Thank you for your gifts to God and our Parish
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
Congratulations!!!
The parishioners of St. Mary Magdalen and the
Knights of Columbus congratulate the following
students (relatives) parishioners recently listed by
the Post-Dispatch as ‘A’ STUDENTS.
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Hosted by
The Knights of Columbus
Council 453
St. Mary Magdalen School Hall
7:00 am—12 noon
$7.00 Adults
$5.00 Children 12 and under
MOMS EAT FREE!!
Serving...
Pancakes
Scrambled eggs
Sausage
Donut Holes
Fresh Fruit
Coffee, juice, milk
BEST OF ALL
LEAVE THE COOKING
AND
CLEAN-UP TO THE KNIGHTS!!
That is an accomplishment to applaud. It is a testament to their hard work and dedication that they
should receive recognition reserved for a select
group of high-achieving students.
We salute your hard work and performance:
Thomas Canino
Samantha Eichhorn
Julie Halveland
Emily Harvatin
Sydney Henry
Sean Kennedy
John Laury
Vincent Oge
Hannah Reznicek
Louis Sanguinette
Amanda Sulz
Katherine Winkelmann
Madelyn Winkelmann
Bishop DuBourg H.S.
Cor Jesu Academy
Pattonville H.S.
Cor Jesu Academy
Cor Jesu Academy
Chaminade College Prep
DeSmet H.S.
Christian Brothers College
Rosati-Kain H.S.
St. Mary’s H.S.
Bishop DuBourg H.S.
Webster Groves H.S.
Webster Groves H.S.
While this achievement will surely make you and
your parents proud, please know that you have made
your Parish proud. Congratulations. You’ll go far.
Please let me know if I have omitted any student OR
if you are Home-Schooling your child and they are
maintaining an “A” average. I would like to have
them listed in our bulletin and receive a congratulatory note from the Knights of Columbus Council
#453.
Joe Miklovic—Youth Director
First Sunday
Donuts & Coffee
Hosted by the Magdalen Women’s
Organization today Sunday, May 3,
2015 after the 8:00am and 10:30am
Masses in the School Hall. Come
join the Magdalen Women’s Organization and other
parishioners for refreshments and conversation.
If you are new in the parish or just visiting...please
join us!
Fifth Sunday of Easter
From the Piano…
I love singing the psalms. Sometimes, when I am grocery shopping,
as I was the other day at Schnucks
On the Hill, I'll hum the psalms as I
walk up and down the aisles.
The other day, I was humming Psalm 22, I will
praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people. A
lady walked up behind me and asked me if that was
humming the Frank Sinatra song, "Fly Me to the
Moon".
May 3, 2015
Our Lady of Fatima
Traveling Statue
This beautiful statue of Our Lady is
available to be received into your
home. By inviting Our Lady into
your home, and with the recitation
of the Rosary may you begin to
experience a sense of peace, hope and healing into
your lives. If you would like to have her at your
home for a couple of weeks or know someone that
would benefit from having her please call Kathy
Schneider at 314-481-3923.
I replied, "No, Ma'am. That was Psalm 22."
She said, "Oh. I like Carrie Underwood, too."
I replied back, "Ah, no, that was a responsorial
psalm that we sing in church."
She replied back to me, "What church do you go to
where you can sing Carrie Underwood songs?"
I could go on, because the conversation lasted a few
more minutes. But you get the idea of how the rest
of it turned out.
Each week, I try and compose a musical setting for
the psalms that is easy to sing, AND remember. This
is so you can recall it during the week (even if it’s
just the Alleluia part). As a matter of fact, when I
checked out after shopping and I got to my car, I
sang... Alleluia!
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Earlier this week, a man knocked on my door and
asked for a small donation towards the local
swimming pool. I gave him a glass of water.
-Keith Ballentine
St. Wenceslaus
Tailgate Sale
(3014 Oregon Ave. Gravois at Oregon)
Saturday, May 16
8:00am—3:00pm
Spaces Available @ $15.00
Bar-B-Que from 10am—2:30pm
For more info or reservations
Call Tim @ 314.882.5332
Let us love not
in word or speech
but
in deed and truth.
-- 1 John 3:18
St. Mary Magdalen Parish
Annual Blood Drive
Sunday, June 7, 2015
8:30am—12:00 Noon
Sign up will officially begin the weekend of May 16
and 17th in the back of church. You are welcome to
pre-register by filling out the below registration form
and drop it in the collection basket or at the rectory
during business hours. You may also call Jeannine at
352-2111 ext. 5 to make a reservation. Donating
blood is a great way to give back and it only takes a
little bit of time, so please consider signing up to
donate if you can.
Blood Drive Registration Form
June 7, 2015
8:30a-12:noon
Name________________________________
Phone________________________________
Approximate time you wish to donate_________
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
PLAY BALL WINNERS
We are happy to announce the winners of our Play Ball Fund-Raiser
for the third week of the baseball season...
Week #3
Highest Number of Runs—$50.00
Alex Fesi
Lowest number of Runs — $25.00
Richard Loftus
Dynamic Catholic, Alive!
Holiness as Mark of the Church
Holiness is one of the 4 marks of the Church (one,
holy, catholic, and apostolic). The church is holy because her founder, Jesus Christ, is holy, and Christ
and the Holy Spirit sanctify the Church. In Ephesians
5, Paul tells that Christ gave Himself up for the
church “that she might be holy and without blemish.”
As we learned last week, although we are all sinners,
holiness is the vocation of each and everyone of the
Church’s members. archstl.org/dynamic
Soup Kitchen
Attention All Plant Lovers
All parishioners and friends of our
parish, are asked to consider separating their hostas and ornamental
grasses around their homes and donating them to our parish for planting around our campus.
What better way to share your foliage bounties?
For any questions, comments or to have your plants
picked-up please call Joe Miklovic at 353-1062.
This week in our Parish…
Thanks to everyone who helped us out with our April
meal. Thanks to the better weather, we served 151
guests that day and everyone had plenty of food. The
date for the next meal is Tuesday, May 12. The
volunteers making the lasagna sauce for the May
meal have been contacted, and need to pick up their
supplies this Sunday (May 3) from the cafeteria in the
school hall.
Daily Mass at 8:00am Monday thru Friday
THANK YOU to ALL our Soup Kitchen volunteers,
bakers, servers, and financial donors who make this
meal possible each month. We couldn’t do this without your help!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Quilters
9:00a
QRm
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
SVDP Mtg
6:45p
MR
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Church Cleaning
8:30a
CH
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Sacrament of Reconciliation 3:30-4:10p
Mass
4:30p
CH
CH
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day Breakfast
Mass
Mass
SH
CH
CH
7a-12noon
8:00a
10:30a
Fifth Sunday of Easter
May 3, 2015
Please pray for the repose soul of long
time parishioner Mary Donahue. Mary
passed away on April 23. May she be
with Our Lord in glory! Keep all of
Mary’s family and friends in your
prayers as well as all of our parishioners
mourning the loss of their loved ones during this
Easter season.
April 19, 2015
Kayden Hardesy
Sean O’Brien
Please pray for healing and strength for
Gary Barker, Mary Baroni, Dale Devine, Jan
Dreyer, Mary Elkins, Genny Fujarski, Pat
Grotegeers, Charlie Haines, Joey Haines, Michael
Hassler, Esther Huber, Janette Jewel, Geraldine
Karlsen, Marie Kellner, Dolores Kettenbach, Olivia
Klaus, Michael Krawczyk, Mary Mather, Irene
Mazzola, Terri Mazzola, Julianne McMiller, Sr. Pat
Murray, Patrick Noonan Jr., Becca Niemira
Steinmetz, Marietta Palguta, Lydia Perez, Pat
Reinarman, Fr. Rick Schilli, Noel Schneider,
Dorothy Schuchardt, Will Schuchardt, Edith Smiley,
Dodie Stollhans, Garth and Laihla Weihl, Agnes
Wiltgen, Lois Zitzmann and for all our homebound and nursing home parishioners and for
their family and friends who take care of them.
Mass Intentions
Monday, May 4, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Pat Grotegeers-Special Intention
8:00 A.M.
Purgatorial Society
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Louis Kuszaj
8:00 A.M.
Purgatorial Society
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Ann Hudgens
8:00 A.M.
Albert Valenti
Thursday, May 7, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Mary Jane Eichhorn
8:00 A.M.
Purgatorial Society
Friday, May 8, 2015
8:00 A.M.
Dolores Kuhlman
8:00 A.M.
Eleanor Crudden
Saturday, May 9, 2015
4:30 P.M.
Patricia Welling
Sunday, May 10, 2015
8:00 AM
Julie Edgar
10:30 AM
For the People of the Parish
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Lectors
Saturday, May 9, 2015 4:30 PM
Peggy Sullivan
Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:00 AM
Mary Dooling
Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:30 AM
Garth Weihl
Eucharistic Ministers
Saturday, May 9, 2015 4:30 PM
Charlie & Mary Ann Halbrook,
Margaret O’Donoghue, Mary Beth O’Donoghue
Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:00 AM
Mary & Charlie Dooling
Sunday, May 10, 2015 10:30 AM
Mary Elkins, Cathy & Pat Maloney, Jackie McGilligan
Marisol Pfaff, Garth Weihl
Servers
Saturday, May 9, 2015 4:30 PM
Harry Signaigo
Sunday, May 10, 2015 8:00 AM
Kenny Douthit
Sunday, May 10 , 2015 10:30 AM
Daniel Kelly
Stewardship Reflection
“Children, let us love not in word or speech
but in deed and truth.” - 1 JOHN 3:18
Do you “walk the talk?” Does your action reflect
what you say? If not, spend time every day in prayer,
give some of your talent to help one of your parish’s
ministries and give some of your money to support
the work of the Church.
Fifth Sunday of Easter
Bulletin Number:
59200
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS
St. Mary Magdalen Church
4924 Bancroft Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63109
TELEPHONE: (314 )352-2111 Ext. 4
CONTACT PERSON: Fran Voss
EMAIL: [email protected]
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