JUNE 18, 2017 THE MOST HOLY BODAY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST—CORPUS CHRISTI
ST GERTRUDE
6535 Highway YY
Washington, MO 63090
Phone: (636) 239-4216
Fax: (636) 239-3590
Reverend Philip Krill, Pastor
(cell) 616-243-7566 [email protected]
Reverend Bernard J. Wilkins,
Retired In-residence
Rev. Mr. Charlie Gildehaus, Deacon
Rev. Mr. Steve Young, Deacon
Mrs. Kathy Mueller,
Compliance and Operations Mgr.
[email protected]
Mrs. Michelle Gildehaus,
Admin Assistant & Liturgical Coordinator
[email protected]
Ms. Tina Seals,
Finance Information & Data
Coordinator
[email protected]
Mrs. Patricia Herbst,
Mission Advancement Director
[email protected]
CHURCH
FORMING FUTURE SAINTS AS WE
WELCOME DISCIPLES HOME.
St. Gertrude School
Dr. Stephen Young, Principal
636-239-2347
[email protected]
Mass Times
Saturday: 4:30 pm
Sunday: 7:30am &10:30am
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday:
8:00am
Wednesday:
8:45am (School Mass During School
year)
Confession Times:
Saturday: 3:45-4:15 pm,
Sunday: 6:45-7:15am
Tuesday: 7:30-7:45 am.
Eucharistic Exposition:
will be held on Mondays
following 8 am Mass and ending at Noon.
St. Vincent DePaul hotline
number 239-3919
WWW.STGERTRUDECHURCH.ORG
Administration
Weekly Mass Intentions
Saturday, June 17, 2017
4:30 pm
Our Parishioners
Sunday, June 18, 2017
7:30am
Virgil Gildehaus
10:30am
Dwaine Rembusch
Monday, June 19, 2017
8:00 am
Wilfred Marquart
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
8:00am
Jerome and Mildred Frankenberg
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
8:45 am
Clara Massmann
Thursday, June 22, 2017
8:00am
Paul Moosmann
Friday, June 23, 2017
No Mass
8:00am
Communion Service
Saturday, June 24, 2017
4:30pm
Al and Susie Gildehaus Family
Sunday, June 25, 2017
7:30 am
Our Parishioners
10:30 am
Charles Moll
Office Hours
Office will be closed on
Tuesday, July 4 for
Independence Day
The parish office will be closed on Wednesday July
12 in the morning and Friday July 14 all day because
our office staff will be helping with VBS at St.
Ann’s.
BBQ Stand
The BBQ Stand will be closed on June 18,
Father’s Day Weekend.
July 18 weekend does not have a BBQ Stand selling crew. If
you can help that day please call Bob Elbert, if we get enough
volunteers we can open otherwise we will close that day.
Four Seasons Florist
239-5560
211 Elm Street, Washington
Calendar of Events
St. Vincent DePaul Collection
The SVDP collection is held
every third Sunday.
6/18 Sun.
Corpus Christi—Father’s Day
6/19 Mon.
6/20 Tue.
6/21 Wed.
Oremus—Faith Formation 7pm—SK
6/22 Thur.
Bulletin Deadline
Articles intended for publication in our parish bulletin need to be submitted to Tina Seals at the Parish Office, emailed or in writing, before
Monday, 10:00 am. [email protected]
6/23 Fri.
6/24 Sat.
Old Hall Rented
Wedding—church
PLEASE PRAY FOR
Rollie & Betty Dobsch, Bob Dunker Sr., Melvin Feldmann, Bernie Hillerman, Ken Hillerman, Jetta Ives, John Kurtz, Jim
Maune, Shirley Maune, Dan Meyer, Powers Family, Nick Rector, Dennis Riegel, Warren Wiedemann, Ray Williams, Carol
Willming, Steve Wyn and the homebound and those in nursing homes.
**Names will remain on the list for 4 weeks. If continued prayers are needed please contact the Rectory.**
Please Pray for those Serving our Country
Patrick Feldmann, Stephen Hern, Patrick Kozemski, Austin Mark, Aaron Maune, Dawn Nowak Ricketts, Andrew Schull.
Prayer Chain Requests
Needing those extra prayers? Prayer ministers offer requested prayers for the needs and intentions of the parish
community. To request prayers, please contact either Eileen Hillerman (636) 239-4987 or Pat Miller (636) 390-8438 between
10:00 am- 9:00 pm. The prayer ministers will pray daily for each request for four weeks
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Worship & Ministry Schedule
June
24/25
Lector
Eucharistic
Ministers
Servers
Ushers
Saturday
4:30 pm
Mass
Beth Hillermann
Beth Hillermann
Kathy Obermark, Volunteer
Knights of Columbus
Jim Wellenkamp, Dave Moore,
Volunteer
Sunday
7:30am
Mass
Lillian Gildehaus
Michelle Gildehaus, Deacon Charlie,
Roger Aholt, Bob Roetheli,
Michele Roetheli
Celia Gildehaus,
Charlie Gildehaus
Vince Bruckerhoff,
Mark Hanneken Family
Sunday
10:30am
Mass
Gretchen Mccarty
Tom Westhoff, Judy Westhoff,
Donna Sieve
Reeds
Jim and Collin Jasper,
Dale Glasetetter, Tom Westhoff
Home
Ministers
Deacon Charlie, Debbie Aholt,
Matt/Pam Nowak
New Offertory Procedure
Email Blast
The parish office periodically sends out a notification
through email (events, fundraisers, parishioner death
notification etc.). If you are not receiving these emails
and would like to, please contact the parish office to
get your email on our list.
Thank You.
In order to keep collections from taking place during the consecration at Mass, we ask those of you
who bring up offertory to wait until all collections
are taken before bringing up the offertory gifts.
Rest in Peace
Collection Report for June 10/11, 2017
WEEKLY
Adult Envelopes (156)
7,206.00
Youth Envelopes
Loose Offering/Votives
Electronic Giving (Estimate)
0
240.00
2,085.00
Total Weekly Contributions
9,531.00
Offertory Weekly Budget
9,646.00
Overage/(Shortfall)
(115.00)
YTD Offertory
483,335.00
YTD Budget
YTD Difference
482,300.00
1,035.00
We offer our sympathy and prayers to the
family and friends of Brian Kluba, son of Don
Kluba of our parish who recently passed away.
May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Altar Flowers
Dwaine Rembusch is being
remembered this weekend with altar
flowers. We are honored to pray for this
special intention.
Thank you.
Special Collection Report
WEEKLY
St. Vincent De Paul
87.00
Parish Improvement
266.00
Endowment
Cardinal Glennon
20.00
Plus...Don’t forget to follow St. Gertrude
Parish on Facebook. @StGertrudeKrakow
And on Twitter—
@GertrudesGrace
270.00
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School News
School Office Summer Hours
Monday—Thursday 9am—1pm
Closed on Fridays
Office hours in July will be limited.
The summer office hours will fluctuate, so please
call first to make sure someone is in the office.
School Board
St. Gertrude Parish is seeking potential candidates for
the school board for the 2017-2018 school year. If
you have an interest Catholic education, and you
would like to be considered for the school board,
please contact Deacon Steve Young (636-239-2347
or [email protected]) or any current board
member.
Vacation Bible
School
The Sponsorship ornaments
for VBS are in the back of
church. We would appreciate
any assistance you can give to help make our summer
VBS a success for our kids. Simply take an ornament to
help sponsor a child, help with snacks, t-shirts, activities
etc. to keep the cost of the program low.
Thank
You!
SCRIP ORDERS FOR SUMMER We are scaling back our scrip ordering schedule for the summer.
Scrip will be ordered on the following weeks:
Scrips ordered by Monday, June 26 at 10AM can be picked up Thursday, June 29 after noon in the Parish Office.
NO SCRIPS IN JULY
Scrips ordered by Monday, August 7th by 10 AM can be picked up Thursday, August 10th after noon in the Parish office.
Scrips will resume normal schedule the week of August 22 nd. Orders will need to be turned into the School office by
8 a.m. and can be picked up or sent home with students on Thursday afternoon.
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) - The Blessed Sacrament
The Solemnity of Corpus Christi is celebrated on the first Sunday after the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. This feast began with St. Juliana, a young Belgian nun in the thirteenth century, who received in prayer an
inspiration for a feast that would celebrate and promote the gift of the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist. This feast would eventually spread throughout the province, continent, and world. Corpus Christ and
its accompanying procession with the Blessed Sacrament, celebrating the sacrament and signifying Gods presence in our world and in our lives and reminding us of our common pilgrimage to Haven, is a prayerful and
edifying act of the entire church. As a general rule, devotions are not mentioned in the Code of Canon Law.
However, because of the importance of this devotion in the life of the Church, canon 944 mentions it: “When
it can be done in the judgement of the diocesan bishop, as a public procession is to be conducted through the
public streets, especially on the solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ.” On this feast we can express our
gratitude for the opportunity to receive our Lord every Sunday in the Eucharist, to adore Him in prayer, and to
show Him to the rest of the world in the streets of our archdiocese.
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Teacher Needed
St. John's Gildehaus School, Villa Ridge, is seeking a full
time with benefits 5th grade teacher for the coming school
year. If you are interested please call the school office at
636-583-2392.
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Rummage Sale at Our Lady of Lourdes
Parish Hall (Washington, Mo)
Thursday June 22 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Friday June 23 from 8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Hospitality
America the Brave
Combined Christian Choir Concert
Stand is closed on
Fathers day.
Sunday June 25, 7pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Church
A concert celebrating courage in its many forms with
the music we love to sing and a display of virtual fireworks. For more info call 239-3520
Open next weekend
Hours 11am-6pm or
until they sell out.
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Stewardship in Action
America the Brave Combined Christian Choir
Practice Times
Wednesday, June 21st 7:00 pm (SFB Choir Room)
Thursday, June 22nd, 7:00 pm (OLL Church)
Picnic Raffle Quilt
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Thank you to the Cemetery Committee
who planned the Chapel Rededication and Cemetery
History tour this past Sunday. We had a nice turn out
and learned some interesting facts about our predecessors and the lives they lived. There is a lot of History
that can be learned when studying cemetery records.
The Quilt from the St. Gertrude quilters
was won by Owen Wolff, grandson of
Bill and Karen Marquart.
Thank you to everyone who supported us by purchasing chances.
Knights of Columbus
St. Gertrude Msgr. Westhoff Council
16213
The next K of C meeting is July 5th, at
the Old Hall 7:00pm
Knights of Columbus Insurance Rep.: Danny Haddox
Phone: 636-357-4354 emial: [email protected]
David Ley was named Council 16213 Youth of the month.
Thanks, David for all you hard work.
Bible Quiz for All Ages
1. Jesus called Herod this animal. (Luke 13:31, 32)
2. What did God write the Ten Commandments on?
(Exodus 31:18)
3. Who picked up baby Moses out of the Nile?
(Exodus 2:5, 6)
4. When Mary and Joseph lost track of Jesus and
found Him in the temple, what was He doing there?
(Luke 2: 46)
5. This missionary couple were tentmakers who
helped Paul and taught Apollos about God. (Acts 18:1-18)
6. The disciples saw the risen Christ in a number of
places. Name one of them. (John 20:19-31; 21;1, 2)
PRO-LIFE
CORNER
The monthly Deanery Pro-Life Holy Hour
will be held on Monday, June
26, 2017 at 7 pm at Our Lady of Lourdes Adoration Chapel with
prayers and Benediction for Respect for Life, offering reparation for 58 million babies killed by abortion, and that America will once again protect the lives of the unborn. Come join us
as we pray for God’s forgiveness for the evil that lurks throughout our society.
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Outreach
BE the Change Challenge
Weekly Challenges: 6/18/17
Prayer: Pray for all fathers
Participation: Think about your
BE the Change
actions this week, make them
more CHRIST centered
Payback: Pay for the person behind you in line, wheather
it’s at the drive thru, coffee shop, grocery store, etc.
SVdP AID TO FLOOD VICTIMS
FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE DRIVE
The recent flooding affected many families in Franklin
county and the St Gertrude/St Ann SVdP responded
quickly by volunteering at one of the resource centers.
The immediate need of flood victims was food, so we
aided several affected food pantries in purchasing
food, and also sent $1000 worth of non-perishable staples to the Agape food pantry in Pacific.
We thank Krakow store for their help in putting this
together and providing these items at cost.
Many families lost everything for the 2nd time in 16
months. The high water hit areas that do not normally
flood all over southern Missouri.
If you have unused furniture or appliances
that you would like to donate please call 636 239
3919 and leave a message.
A tax receipt can be provided upon request.
SVdP will pick up your donation and get it to a distribution center.
Thanks for your continued prayer, support and donations!
Parishioner Amanda Vollmer is a queen contestant for the Washington Town & Country Fair.
She is selling season passes. You can order them at
washmofair.com and use promo code AV17
to help Amanda.
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Places to Go ... Breakfasts, Dinners,
Parish Festivals & More
Chicken and BBQ Dinners are served Sundays, Washington KC Hall.
St. Stephen Richwoods; Parish Picnic June 25th, Fried Chicken
Dinner Served 11-3. On the grounds games, Holiday store,
bounce house, Wine tasting.
St. Clair KC Breakfast; June 18th, Serving 7-11
K of C Father’s Day Breakfast June 18th 8am to 11:30 am in
Washington MO. Adult $8.00 Child 6-12 years $4.00
St. John’s - Gildehaus, German Games; June 24th beginning at
11am
All you can eat breakfast will be held at the Immaculate Conception Parish in Augusta, MO on June 25 2017 8am to noon.
$8.00 for adults and $3 for ages 6-12
St. Stephen in Richwoods Mo is having their Annual Picnic June
25, 11a to 3pm. Outside food available fro 11-5. Fancy Booth,
Country Store, Children’s Games, Bounce House, Holiday
booth, Bingo, Raffles, Mini train ride and wine tasting.
Live music from 11-5.
 Father’s Day Breakfast at St. Ignatius Community Center in
Marthasville. (Concord Hill) Adults $10, Children (6 -12) $5,
Ages 5 & under free. All you can eat.
 June 30—Chicken and Fish dinner at SFB parish. 4-7pm in
grade school café.
The Reach Out Ministry Catholic’s Divorce
Survival Guide
The Catholic Reach-Out Ministry is offering another
12-week DVD series, The Catholic's Divorce Survival
Guide. This series was created to bring hope and
healing to divorced and separated Catholics through
counselors, theologians and priests. The Program will
be held at St. Francis Borgia Parish on Thursday evenings beginning August 3rd at 6:30 pm in the Garden
Room of Notre Dame Hall.
Please contact Jennifer Hill at the parish office for
further information.at (636) 239-6701, extension 1511
or email [email protected].
Help needed for Harvest Table
We will be serving our next Harvest Table Meal on Saturday, July 15th. For this meal we only need to provide salad
fixings, home-made chocolate chip cookies, and workers to
serve the meal. If you can help out in any way please contact Linda Beste at 314-803-3071 or [email protected].
Faith Formation
A Pledge to Parish Life
Prayer for Our Country, Leaders,
Communities and Families
My parish is composed of people like me. I help
make it what it is. It will be friendly, if I am. Its
pews will be filled, if I help fill them. It will do great
work, if I work. It will make generous gifts to many
causes, if I am a generous giver. It will bring other
people into its community, if I invite and bring
them. It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of
fearlessness and faith, and a parish with a noble
spirit, if I, who make it what it is, am filled with
these same things. Therefore, with the help of
God, I shall dedicate myself to the task of being
all the things that I want my parish to be.
Four Nights of Prayer will take place from June 30 July 3. We invite all to gather and pray the rosary for
the future of our country, leaders, communities and
families. Our Blessed Mother has asked us to pray for
peace and the rosary will be the focus of our prayer
time. We will gather at church, (St. Gertrude’s) 6:30
P.M. starting on Friday, June 30 and continue each
evening until Mass on the morning of July 4th.
(Saturday, July 1, the Rosary will start 30 minutes before the evening Mass) Come one night, two or all
four nights.
Humanae Vitae
You & your family are invited to enjoy an evening of faith,
fellowship and fun on Saturday, July 8, 2017 in celebration
of the 49th anniversary of the release of Humanae Vitae
(July 25, 1968), a foundation encyclical on family love & the
sanctity of life. Join friends from around the St. Louis area
for this anticipated annual event sponsored by the Office of
Natural Family Planning. Mass will be celebrated at 5pm at
the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis by Most Reverend Mark
S. Rivituso, D.D., J.C.L., Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis, followed by a dinner catered by Pasta House and family entertainment in Boland Hall. Adult: $12 • Children (Ages 3-11):
$6 {or a maximum of $50 per family} RSVP by June 30:
314.997.7576 or [email protected]
“Oremus: A Guide to Catholic Prayer”
Wednesdays, June 7 – July 26
St. Gertrude Church Rectory
Workbooks are required ($15)
Contact Amy Banken to register:
636-584-0767 or [email protected]
Bible Quiz Answers
1. Fox 2. Two stone tablets 3. Pharaoh’s daughter
4. Talking with some of the teachers there
5. Priscilla and Aquila 6. In a locked house; by the Sea of
Tiberias
Shrine of
Our Lady of Sorrows
Starkenburg, MO
Annual Fall Pilgrimage
Sunday - September 10, 2017
Pilgrimage starts 10:00 a.m.
Followed by Traditional German
Dinner
Serving 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Benediction
Outdoor Mass 2:00 p.m.
Located: 197 Hwy P, Rhineland, MO 65069
Directions: HWY I-70 take Hwy 19 south 7 miles to
Big Spring. Hwy K west 6 miles. Hwy P south 4
miles to Starkenburg. Or from Hermann, take Hwy
19 north, make a left on Hwy 94 5 mile and make a
right onto Hwy P for 2 miles.
Shrine and Valentine Hall are handicap accessible.
www.historicshrine.com or 573.236.4390
Vocation Chalice
Praying for vocations is a responsibility and
privilege of the laity.
June 18 7:30 Mass-Mark and Natalie Pollock
June 25 10:30 Mass-Marilyn Eckelkamp
July 2 10:30 Mass-Kevin & Sheri Knight
July 8 4:30 Mass-Tina & Trevor Seals
July 16 7:30 Mass -Matt & Pam Nowak
July 23 10:20 Mass-Todd & Anne Pollock
July 30 10:30 Mass– Donna Ruzicka
If you would like the opportunity to take the Vocation
Chalice home, please call the parish office.
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