Church of Ss. Simon and Jude Church of St. Joseph

CHURCH OF SS. SIMON & JUDE Saturday—Mar 2—Poor Souls Sunday–Mar 3—Don Krause Monday, Mar 4 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 4:00-5:00 p.m. HOLY HOUR (1st & 3rd Mondays) Tuesday, Mar 5 8:00 a.m. In Honor of the Holy Spirit Wednesday, Mar 6 (Ash Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Poor Souls Thursday, Mar 7 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Friday, March 8 8:00 Communion Service Saturday, March 9 4:00 p.m. Poor Souls Sunday, March 10 10:30 a.m. Rena Bergandi (Peter & Maria Jarden) LITURGICAL ROLES Saturday, March 9 Lector D. Drew Sp. Min. D. Drew/H. Newman/N. Schmidt Server J. Clark Off. Family Steph & Ellie Wilsoon Sunday, March 10 Lector K. Jarden Sp. Min. G. Crites/K. Jarden/K. Huddlestun (B. Sawyer, Choir) Servers E. Schoen Off. Family M/M B. Bomkamp Greeters Rob & Denise Wirth Confessions Before 4:00 pm. Mass on Sat. If you are scheduled at an inconvenient time, please call someone to replace you.

HOLY HOUR The First & Third Mondays of the Month from 7:00-8:00 p.m. and after 8:00 Mass Wed. at St. Joseph’s. Please join us if only for a few minutes. (NOTE TIME CHANGED BACK TO 7-8 P.M. AS OF 3/1)

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH Sunday Mar 3—For the People Monday, Mar 4 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday, Mar 5 8:00 a.m. Attend Mass in Gillespie Wednesday, Mar 6 (Ash Wednesday) 8:00 a.m. Poor Souls Thursday, Mar 7 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Friday, Mar 8 8:00 a.m. Attend Communion Serv. In Gillespie Saturday, March 9 No Mass Sunday, March 10 7:45 a.m. Jon Cherry (Virginia Lienard) LITURGICAL ROLES Saturday March 9—No Mass Sunday, March 10 Lector Wm. Bertetto Sp. Min. Wm. Bertetto/A. Frohock/M. Bertetto Servers T. Gill/M. Bertetto Off. Fam. M/M Ed Saracco Confessions Before 7:45 a.m. Mass on Sunday

HOLY SACRIFICE OF THE MASS

Pastor: Rev. Michael Haag Deacon Denny Baker Karla Huddlestun DRE (gillespiedre@gmail.com) Ss. Simon & Jude Mass Schedule: Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.—Tuesday (& all lst Fridays*) (Rosary recited before Tues. & Friday service) Communion Service Monday, Thursday & Friday* Saturday Evening: 4:00 p.m.; Sunday: 10:30 a.m. St. Joseph Mass Schedule: Daily Mass: 8:00 a.m.—Wednesday Communion Service Monday, Thurs. & Friday* (Rosary recited before each service) Sunday: 7:45 a.m. Holy Days Schedule: 4:00 p.m. eve Benld; 7:00 p.m. eve Carlinville; 8:00 a.m. Gillespie; Noon Carlinville; 7:00 p.m. Gillespie Parish office: 304 N. Macoupin Gillespie, IL 62033 Ss. Simon & Jude Phone (217) 839-3456 simonjude3456@gmail.com Website: www.macoupincatholicchurch.com Visit us on Facebook—Macoupin Catholic Church

Diocese Victim Assistance Coordinator and liaison be-tween the Diocese & anyone with an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor-Ms. Patricia Kornfield (217) 321-1155.

EIGHTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME March 3, 2019

COLLECTIONS: GILLESPIE BENLD $1,796.00 (Env. 81) $1,053.00 (Env. 44) 275.00 (Loose) 155.00 (Loose) 100.00 (Stole) 100.00 (Stole) 10.00 (Fuel 1) 45.00 (Times 3) 5.00 (Conf. Sch. 1) 20.00 (Fuel 1) $2,186.00 50.00 (Bld. Fund 1) $1,423.00

2019 PRAYERLINE Please pray for hospitalized, sick, military men & women serving our country, residents of nursing homes and homebound, including Matt Orr, Alice Blevins, Bobbi Blevins, Meredith Johnston, Mary Jane Kalvin, Denae Richardson, Sharon Castiglione, Connie Wenzel, Ed Lubrant, Vicki Selvaggio, Gerri Wright, Renee Tilley.

PASTOR’S CORNER To return is to repent. Many people begin this process by saying, "I'm sorry." Often, however, it's an empty expres-sion. It's not much better than other such expressions, like: my bad, mistakes were made, oops, excuse me, pardon me and so on. How does one truly return or repent? It depends, of course, on to whom the offense was given, the magnitude of the offense and the damage caused by the offense. Generally, a person who is truly sorry understands just what -- exactly -- is needed to make amends. You've hurt your spouse? You know what you need to do, right? You offend God, you also know what needs to be done, including a ces-sation of the offending behavior. Whimsical responses to the unfinished statement, "Nothing says 'I'm sorry' like ..." include: chocolate, flowers, a tuna casserole, cash, cupcakes or a Home Depot gift certificate. What really says "I'm sorry," however, is to stop doing the bad stuff, and begin doing the good stuff.

Please pray for our RCIA candidate John Chowles of Carlinville and our Catechumens Gigi and Gabe Tesio of Gillespie and Eddie Ray of Carlinville.

PSRCorner: Upcoming PSR Dates: March. 3, l0, 17, 24, 31 (Sundays, 9:00 am to 10:15 am)

In order for a child to be baptized, the Church requires that the minister performing the baptism have a reasonable hope that the child will be raised in the practice of the faith. Attending Mass and being a part of a parish community would be grounds for a reasonable hope. Therefore, if you are not a registered member and have not regularly attended Mass for at least 6 months prior to baptism, (having your child registered for PSR does not count) we will not be able to baptize your child until these requirements are met.

SS Simon and Jude Altar Society will meet on Tuesday, March 5th following the 8:00 Mass. Join us to celebrate Fat Tuesday. All Ladies of the parish are invited to attend.

Ladies of the Parish are invited to attend the Deanery Meeting in Ramsey on Tues. 3/12. Registration at 9 followed by Mass.

K. of C. will meet on March 12th at 6:30 p.m. in the school meeting room.

Ash Wednesday, March 6 services: Benld—8:00 a.m. Carlinville—Noon and 5:30 p.m. Gillespie—7:00 p.m.

Looking back at February: We wish to extend condo-lences to the family of George Mize and Ann Chiarodo whose funerals were held in February.

A ladies ring was found in St. Joseph’s Church Hall. If you think it could be yours, contact Ed Saracco 835-2623.

The Lenten Session of Adult Catholic Studies, facilitated by Gwen Berutti, will start one day after Ash Wednesday, Thurs., Mar.7, at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and successive Thurs-days thereafter for six to eight weeks (longer, if needed). We will resume the study of St. Luke's Gospel of Mercy and any complementary material deemed worthwhile. We will be using the New American Bible. If you have one, please bring it with you. If you don't have a NAB, one will be provided. Anyone wishing to join us in the study of this beautiful Gospel is welcome. If you plan to join the study, please inform Gwen so that accommodations for all may be made. Meetings will be held at Gwen's residence (601 E. Pine, Gillespie). Ph; 217-839-7266. E-mail: berutti601@gmail.com

Care Center Collection for our parishes is next weekend, March 9-10. Food, paper products, personal care items ar needed. Checks payable to The Care Center.

Lenten Regulations: ABSTINENCE—Everyne 14 years of age & over is bound to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all the Fridays of Lent. FAST– Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 is required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only one full meatless meal is permitted. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength may be taken according to each person’s needs, but together these two should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not per-mitted, but liquids (including milk & fruit juices) are allowed.