LECTORS, MAY 5-6 4:30 p.m. Denise Geelhart 8:00 a.m. Tammie Klein 9:30 a.m. Bev Dillon 11:30 a.m. Phillip Reed

COMMUNION MINISTERS MAY 5-6

4:30 p.m. Team D, Judi Bloome, Susan Dodson, Dan & Nancy Dollison, Nancy Moore 8:00 a.m. Team I, Mary Ann Gatten, Robert & Nancy Gorman, Louis Kink, Barb Olinger 9:30 a.m. Team O, Mary Crabtree, Dave Kerwin, Doug McDonald, Becky Powell, Pat Stieren, Vaughn Whiteman 11:30 a.m. Team V, Judith Anderson, Tom & Elaine Arisman, Jeff Enlow, Ron Kuhn, Annette Nelson

ALTAR SERVERS May 1, 3-4: Tuesday, 8:15 a.m. Erica Disco, Michael Donelan Thursday, 8:15 a.m. Tommy Drake, Matt Eberding Friday, 8:15 a.m. Nick Friedmeyer, Natalya Fyans-Ewick 12:10 p.m. Adam Godwin, Jillian Goetz May 5-6: 4:30 p.m. Adam Lex, Jared Lex, Lydia Lex 8:00 a.m. Mike Caveny, Don Steinkamp 9:30 a.m. Mitch Kerr, Colin Kerr, Tommy Drake 11:30 a.m. Maggie Ambrose, Austin Spa, Alyssa Minder

PRAYER LINE REQUESTS 8:00 AM-5:00 PM: Sheila Noonan 546-0012 Barb Kern 546-7729 5:00 PM-10:00 PM: Maureen Brady 787-3423 Juleann Randles 787-9966

MONDAY April 30 5:30 p.m. Helen Dunn-Dolores Enno TUESDAY: 8:15 Anne White-Bill Steele Family May 1 WEDNESDAY 6:30 Bertha Beckmann-Family May 2 THURSDAY 8:15 Grace Monyok (anniv.)-Ann May 3 Oswald FRIDAY 8:15 Anne V. Richards (aniv.)-Family May 4 12:10 Deceased of LaRocca Family- Rose Scheive SATURDAY 4:30 Sr. Francis Mary Philipp, O.P.— May 5 Special Intention SUNDAY 8:00 Basilius Zaricznyj-Stefania May 6 Zaricznyj And The Parishioners of St. Agnes 9:30 Thelma Spitz (anniv.)-Richard & Rita Spitz 11:30 John Patrick Coughlin-Bernie Venturini

MASS INTENTIONS

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: Acts 12:24-13:5a; Jn 12:44-50 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8

ST. AGNES PARISH 245 North Amos Avenue Springfield, IL 62702

THERE WILL BE NO SHARE THE WORD on May 6 (First Communion Day) or May 13 (Mother’s Day). The last session of Share the Word for this school year will be on May 20.

PLEASE MAIL, FAX OR E-MAIL ALL BULLETIN ARTICLES TO THE RECTORY.

DEADLINE: MONDAY

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Natural Family Planning Classes Begin: Your Marriage deserves the best! Natural Family Planning is safe, healthy, effective and virtuous. It is easy to learn and use, plus it’s good for you and for your marriage! Classes begin on Saturday, May 12th at 10AM in Springfield at the Catholic Pastoral Center. Registration and information are available online at ccli.org, or contact Carlos Tejeda at 321-1132 or ctejeda@dio.org.

Our prayerful best wishes and congratulations accompany our children who will receive for the first time the Body and Blood of the Risen Lord in Holy Communion next Sunday, May 6. May they

receive the Eucharist frequently and be nourished in their life in Christ!

Rebecca Agans Mara Arisman Rose Bartletti Campbell Beeler Abbegail Burton Nathan Cain Nicolina Caponigro Lauryl Cherry Anna Curtis Ian DeAssuncao Thomas Charles Dunham Alexander Eberding Michael Enlow Cash Gramlich Joseph Harrison Lucy Harvey Sanjana John Matthew Johnson Ryan Kanoski Anthony Keldermans Sean Kerr McKenna Lambert Skyler Leichsenring Madalyn Linderman

Vance Ludolph Alililla Martinez Audrey McCamant Arianna Mills Grace Mitchell Hannah Neff Adeline Niebrugge Katlin Osmond John Ozyurt Maxon Perkins Isabella Pinto Massimo Polistina Jack Ramage Emily Rapacz Madeline Reed Alexander Short Kelsey Siwak Reagan Smudde Alison Sommer Cashton Sponsler Norah St. John Aden Sullivan Beth Ann Von Behren Emma White Jonathon Yates

The Fatima Pilgrimage will take place on Sunday, May 6, 3:00 p.m. at St. Aloysius Church. Speaker is Fr. Jeffery Grant. See Catholic Times for details.

Mother’s Day Rose Sale for EAS: Volunteers from the Elizabeth Ann Seton (EAS) Program will be selling individual roses for $3.00 each after all Masses during Mother’s Day

weekend (May 12-13, 2012). Proceeds will go toward funding the efforts of EAS to embrace the sanctity and dignity of life by nurturing pregnant and parenting women. Your support would be greatly appreciated!

REST IN PEACE Please keep in your prayers MARY PETERSON and CHRISTOPHER MAURER of our parish who died recently. May they know the fullness of joy that the Risen Lord desires to share with us.

GREETERS—MAY 4:30 Sharon Homer & Kathy Smith

8:00 Ed & Sandy Lex 9:30 Robert & Dawn Owens 11:30 Mark & Krista Arisman

FIRST FRIDAY—MAY First Friday this month will be on May 4. Masses will be celebrated at 8:15 AM and at 12:10 p.m. There will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament following the 8:15 Mass, with reposition at noon prior to 12:10 Mass.

Sports meeting will be held Tuesday, May 2, 6:30 p.m. for all parents and students who will be taking part in any sports programs next school year (2012-2013). Parents’ Club Meeting May 2, 6:30 p.m. Annual Fund Committee meeting May 3, Noon. May Crowning & 8th Grade Ribbon Presentation is on Thursday, May 3, 1:30 p.m. in the Church.

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Liturgical Arts Festival of Springfield

May 5-8, 2012

The 2012 biennial Liturgical Arts Festival will begin Saturday, May 5, at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 10 a.m. with a Textiles and Banners Workshop and continues on May 5 with the Gallery Opening and Reception from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Springfield Art Association, 700 North Fourth Street. The Festival will continue through May 8 with the last event at 7:00 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Sanctuary. All of the liturgical events are free to the public. For information and full schedule of events go to www.LAFSpringfield.org.

Mark your Calendars for “Evanwalk” – Sunday, May 20: Please join us as we walk, celebrate and remember Evan Hoffman. In June 2010, Evan passed away at the age of 13 after a two-year battle with cancer. This family-friendly event is being held at Erin’s Pavilion at Southwind Park in Springfield starting at 12:30 p.m. on May 20, with all proceeds benefiting the Evan Hoffman Children’s Fund for St. John’s Children’s Hospital. For more information and to register for Evanwalk, please visit www.evanwalk.com and find us at facebook.com/evanwalk.

Chicken Dinner: The Knights of Columbus #4175 North Council and the Ursuline Academy Alumni Foundation will host their 39th Annual Chicken Dinner Sunday, May 6, 11 a.m. To 7 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for Children. Eat in, take out and drive-through are available. Adult dinners will include a 1/2 a chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, cole slaw, a roll and a dessert. These are the same recipes people have come to love over the years. Tickets are available from members of both the Council and the Foundation and area merchants.

Silver Cross Voice Recital: Ellen Curry, St. Agnes School alumni and daughter of parishioners David and Gina Curry, will present her Silver Cross Recital in Voice on Saturday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in Sacred Heart-Griffin’s Dominican Hall. Ellen, a senior at Sacred Heart-Griffin High School and voice student of Karen Danner, has been involved in community theatre productions, SHG musicals and is a member of the National Honor Society. Her recital will include Gluck’s “O del mio dolce ardor,” Franck’s “Panis Angelicus,” and Niles’ “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”. The recital is free and open to the public.

A Big “Thank You!” for your generous support of “M & M’s for Money & Missions” and the Bake Sale. SHG students attend the JOSHUA mission trip to upper Appalachia June 3-8. You may still contribute by returning any M & M tubes to the parish office or to SHG.

PLEASE PRAY FOR… We ask you to remember in special prayers the women and men of our military services who are in places of conflict around the world. Pray for peace, and pray for the safe return of all of our armed services personnel and other workers, including St. Agnes parishioners and family members who are overseas: Aysha Jean Meyers, Frank Bart, and Nathan Bubonic. If you have a relative or friend in the military serving overseas, please let us know at the Church office, 793-1330. Also, if you know that any of the above persons have returned home safely, please let us know.

CONTRIBUTIONS, APRIL 21-22: Regular Contributions: $17,925 St. Agnes Parish Capital Improvements Fund: $ 1,052 MAY GOD BLESS YOUR GENEROSITY!

3rd SUNDAY OF LENT 4 March 27, 2011 5th SUNDAY OF LENT 4 April 10, 2011 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER 4 April 29, 2012

The KC 4175 Ladies Auxiliary is planning a bus trip to see the Lion King at the Fox Theatre in St Louis on August 25th for the 2:00 PM show. The cost is $105.00 per person. The bus will be departing from the North Council KC Hall in Devereaux Heights. For more information please contact Sheri Daniels at 544-1861.

Young at Heart News 1. Potluck - Tuesday, May 22 at 5:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Our speaker will be Paul Palazzolo. Watch for more details later. 2. "Joseph" and picnic at the Muni - Saturday, June 9. More information coming. If you want details in the interim, you can contact Roslyn Brookens at 622-6299. 3. Our next bus trip - Friday, June 29. We're making a return trip to the Barn II Dinner Theater in Goodfield. Following the prime rib buffet dinner, we'll see the musical comedy Nunsense, Amen. The all-inclusive cost of the trip will be $53 per person. Reservations can be made by sending a check made payable to St. Agnes Church (YAH in the memo section) to Sue Hartl, 824 Roanoke Dr, Springfield, IL 62702. Payment in full is required by May 15. For more info about the trip, contact Glenn Jacobs (787-1516) or Ron Kuhn (726-7106

GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION! This Sunday, April 29, marks the Golden Jubilee of Religious Profession of Sr. Francis Mary Philipp, O.P. She, along with her jubilee classmates, will have a special celebration at the Dominican Motherhouse today. As St. Agnes Parish, we wish to honor Sister Francis Mary during the 4:30 p.m. Mass next Saturday, May 5, followed by a reception in the parish hall to which all are invited. Let us gather to give thanks to God for Sister’s generous witness of faith here at St. Agnes these past 23 years, and within her Dominican community for 50 years!

This is the day the Lord has made, Let us rejoice and be glad in it! Alleluia!

2012

ST. AGNES PARISH WEBSITES: St. Agnes Church: stagnescatholicparish.org St. Agnes School: stagnescatholicschool.org

3rd SUNDAY OF LENT 5 March 27, 2011 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER 5 April 29, 2012

St. John’s Hospital Third Age Living is a Senior Citizen adult ministry which promotes health education and community volunteer services for local seniors. Following are the upcoming FREE events for seniors 55 & older: May 9, 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Stress Busters May 9, 1-4 p.m.: “Ask the Pharmacist”—brown bag medication review. By Appointment: Consultation on Medicare Drug Discount and other health insurance issues (Senior Health Insurance Program—SHIP) To register for any of these events, call 544-6464, ext. 45230. Family Resource Center is available to anyone needing information and assistance in caring for their loved ones. A Caregiver Specialist is also available.

Mark Your Calendars for the 14th Annual Central Illinois Senior Celebration for age 50 and older, to be held on Wednesday, May 16, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Illinois State Fairgrounds Orr Building. Free admission with a can of food for the poor; this year’s recipient is St. Martin de Porres Center. There will be health screenings, informational displays, shuttle service, refreshments, entertainment, door prizes. For more information, call the Area Agency on Aging for Lincolnland, 787-9234.

Red Cross Fundraiser: Ladies, there are activities galore in the fall, but what about spring? Spring has sprung and we all have the fever, so join us for the Ladies Spring Gala, May 4, 4-8 p.m., at Sangamon Prairie Reception Center, 8855 State Route 4, Chatham - featuring over 40 vendors to pamper and treat yourself. This free event features food, music, beverages and everything from jewelry to clothing to personal care - all that you need to take a ladies' night out and enjoy yourself. Each vendor offers a $25 gift that will be raffled off, with all raffle proceeds benefitting our local chapter of the American Red Cross. Close to Mother's Day - pick out your own gifts! Come on out and join us for fun and a great cause!

Butler Funeral Homes and Cremation Tribute Center invites you to An Open Door Session on Funerals, Cremation, and Advance Planning on Thursday, May 17th at Butler Funeral Home. We have learned that people have many questions about funerals, burial, cremation, and advance planning —particularly surrounding the religious teachings, beliefs and concerns of the Catholic Church. As funeral and cremation specialists, we’re dedicated and happy to provide you with information and answers to your questions during our FREE program, which includes a complimentary lunch, a brief, interactive, and open discussion forum for questions regarding these and other topics, and an optional tour of our on-site Cremation Tribute Center. This events is free: no cost or obligation. Call 544-4646 no later than May 14 to reserve your seat.

Brinkerhoff Annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair will be held Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1500 N. 5th, rain or shine. Many booths, including jewelry, handbags, garden items, Lincoln Park Association perennials, solar lights, wood items, silk floral, clothes, American girl doll cloths, APL dogs available for adoption, and much more, as well as the original Brinkerhoff Booths: Silent Auction, Better Buys, Country Kitchen, 50/50 raffle, Memorabilia. Concessions by Vose and Free Tours of the Home.

Youth Minister Opening: St. Mary’s Parish in Paris, IL, is accepting application for youth minister, a full-time position. The youth minister will create, direct and maintain a program for junior and senior high school students and parents. This person will work with the parish pastoral team and adult volunteers. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred and prior youth ministry experience is important. Applicant must be a practicing Catholic. Salary commensurate with education and experience; benefits included. Applicant should submit a cover letter, resume and references by May 30th to: St. Mary Parish, Youth Ministry Search Committee, P.O. box 577, Paris, IL 61944. For more info, contact Fr. David Zimmerman at 466-3355 or email patcatanzariti@stmaryschurchparis.org.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Are you new to the area and just started coming to St. Agnes Church? Or have you been attending Church here for a while and have never registered? You can call the Rectory office, 793-1330, during regular office hours, and register over the phone.

DID YOU KNOW……? Our weekly bulletin is provided to us at no charge to the Parish, every weekend of the year, through the generosity of the advertisers on these two pages of the bulletin. Please patronize these advertisers, and thank them for supporting St. Agnes Parish.

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