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Weekday Masses �
Mon�Fri 8.30 AM�Chapel�
School Schedule: Wed 8.30 AM�Church �
Saturday 8.30 AM�Church �
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Sunday Obligation�
5.00 PM Sat., 7.00 AM, 8.30 AM, 10.00 AM �
11.30 AM In Spanish�
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Vigil/Holy Day Masses�Church�
8.30 AM, 5.15 PM �
7.00 PM In Spanish�
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Adoration/Benediction�Chapel�
Tuesday 9.00 AM to 3.00 PM �
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Sacraments�
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Anointing of the Sick�
If you or someone you know would like to receive the
anointing of the sick, please notify the parish office.�
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Baptism�
Following the birth of your child, please contact the�
parish office.�
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Catechetical Instruction �
(Grades 1� 8)�
Confirmation Preparation �
Call Religious Education Office.�
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Matrimony�
A date cannot be reserved until checking with the
church. Please call 9�12 months in advance. �
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RCIA (Adult Initiation) �
If interested in learning more about the Catholic Faith,
please contact Jane Olson at the parish office.�
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Reconciliation�
Saturday: 4.00 � 4.30 PM, also by appointment.�
Communal Penance Services during Advent and Lent.�
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Parish Registration �
We welcome new parishioners. Please come to the �
parish office to receive welcome information.�
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Bulletin Deadline�
Friday noon, one week prior to publication. Email to�
[email protected] or drop off to parish office. �
Pastor�
Very Rev. James R. Keenan, V.F…………..Ext.211�
Parochial Vicar�
Rev. Jorge Bravo, CS.….…………………....Ext.212�
Residence (after 4 PM & weekends)1.815.625.4768�
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Deacons�
John Kellen and Larry Zitkus�
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Parish Office Hours�
8.30 AM � Noon & 1.00 � 3.30 PM Monday�Friday�
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Parish Administration Offices�
600 Avenue B Sterling IL, 61081….1.815.625.0640�
Fax 1.815.625.1684�
Email:………..stmary�[email protected]�
Website: …………………...www.stmarysterling.com�
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Parish Staff…………...………….….1.815.625.0640�
Bert Davis, Bookkeeper……………..…...…..Ext.225�
Lupe Larson, Secretary………………………Ext.210�
Jane Olson, Pastoral Associate……………..Ext.220�
Sally Kellen, Shut�in Ministry�
Lori Murphy, Organist �
Maureen Nichols, Director of Bereavement Care�
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Cemetery �
Andres Quintana, Cemetery Manager……..Ext.222�
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Religious Education Office….…..1.815.625.6688
(located in St. Mary School)�
Lisa Bales, Director…………….………..…..Ext.244�
Dianne Williamson, Secretary………...…….Ext.214�
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St. Mary School�
6 West 6th Street…………….……...1.815.625.2253�
Rebecca Schmitt, Principal……………….....Ext.227 �
Jeannie Ramos, Bookkeeper…………….….Ext.221�
Robbin Clifton, Secretary………………….…Ext.223�
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Newman Central Catholic High School�
1101 W. 23rd Street………………...1.815.625.0500�
Jennifer Oetting, Principal�
St. Vincent DePaul Society �
7 West 6th Street…………………....1.815.625.0311 �
Email………………………….…..svdpsaukvalley.org�
Hours: Monday�Friday………..…12 Noon � 2.30 PM
March 31
st
, 2019
4
th
Sunday of Lent
Mission Statement
We are committed through the Holy Eucharist and Sacred Scripture to be united as a
Catholic Community, loving one another as Christ loves us. �
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Recently Deceased †
� Peter John Delgado, Sr.�
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Looking for That Perfect Gift?�
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Nothing says “I love you” more than having a Mass or the Sanctuary
Lamp for someone either living, deceased, or celebrating a birthday,
or anniversary. We have many weekday’s to choose from in 2019 and
2020. It is a very affordable gift at just $10 for either the Mass or the
Lamp and can be given at any time of the year! Stop by the parish
office and remember a loved one today.
Please Prayer for our Priests
Mass Intentions
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Mon Apr 1 8:30 AM †Harry & Elizabeth Lynch�
The Lynch Family �
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Tues Apr 2 8:30 AM †Delores Carrillo�
Randy & Concha Sitter �
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Wed Apr 3 8:30 AM For the Poor Souls In Purgatory
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Thu Apr 4 8:30 AM †Connie Schweiss�
The Schweiss Family �
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Fri Apr 5 8:30 AM Living & Deceased Members of �
� � � the Gonzalez Family �
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Sat Apr 6 8:30 AM †John & Mary Griffin�
The Lynch Family �
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Sat Apr 6 5:00 PM †Robert Cheshier
� � � Marilyn Lynch�
� � � †Joseph Ramirez�
Mary Ramirez & Family �
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Sun Apr 7 7:00 AM †Richard McKenna�
Julie Lindsey
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8:30 AM †Larry Knoll�
Nadine Knoll�
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� � 10:00 AM †Wallace Rohlik�
� � � Memorial�
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� � 11:30 AM †Guillermina Lopez�
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†Victor Manuel�
Victoria Ortiz�
Liturgical Roles
Lectors
Sat Apr 6�
5:00 PM Maureen Madigan�
Joan Kreps �
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Sun Apr 7 �
7:00 AM Jesse Edmondson �
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8:30 AM Bert Davis �
Kyle Lancaster�
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10:00 AM Darwin Mauch�
Jane Olson �
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Eucharistic Ministers
Sat Apr 6 �
5:00 PM Joe Kreps �
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Sun Apr 7 �
7:00 AM Paul Hess �
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8:30 AM Terri Lawrence �
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10:00 AM Bev Francque �
Altar Servers
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Sat Apr 6 �
5:00 PM Carter Mulderink�
Olivia Mulderink�
Mason Mulderink �
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Sun Apr 7�
8:30 AM Megan Gingrich�
Chloe Sosa�
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10:00 AM Spencer Mauch�
Oscar Navarro �
Sam Mauch�
“Because life is our first and most basic gift from an
infinitely loving God, it deserves our utmost respect and
protection. Direct attacks on innocent human life are always
gravely wrong.”
Sanctuary Lamp Memorials
The Sanctuary Candle will burn the week of
March 30-April 6
For all Living & Deceased in the
Armed Forces
Collection Report 2018-19
March 23-24, 2019
WEEKLY HOW ARE WE DOING ?
5:00 pm Mass $2,771.00
7:00 am Mass $1,017.00
8:30 am Mass $1,302.00
10:00 am Mass $1,905.00
11:30 am Mass $799.87
Total Collection $7,798.87
NEEDED WEEKLY $11,060.00
Short $3,261.13
Envelopes this week 189�
Debt Reduction Collection Current $ 20.00
Debt Reduction Reserve Balance $ 2,155.00 �
� Diocesan Stewardship Appeal�
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St. Mary Target $61,983.00
St. Mary’s Parish Pledges $34,568.50
Pledges Still Needed � $27,414.50
� Just updated on 3/26/19
The next EDGE session will be Sun.,
April 14
th
from 12:00-2:30 PM at
Sacred Heart Church. This session is
entitled Branch, Roots & Harvest. Lunch is
provided. Contact Susanna Riley for more
information at 815-441-8170.
The spring Calvary Cemetery clean-up
is from April 8
th
-12
th
. All arrangements
and items must be removed by
April 7
th
. (Any items still remaining
on April 8
th
will be discarded.�
Serving from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at
St. Mary’s Parish Bales Hall on
April 5, 12, 19. The menu is as follows: whole
deep fried catfish or deep fried boneless
perch fillets or baked Alaskan whitefish. Carry
-outs available for pick up at 5:00 PM call
779-245-8128. Desserts will be sold by the
Ladies Altar & Rosary Society.�
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Anyone willing to donate baked goods to
be sold at the K of C fish fry's for Altar
& Rosary, please contact Helen Musyl at
815-626-6292. Please have the desserts to the
Parish Center Bales Hall by 4:00 PM.
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New schedules for Greeters, Lectors, and
Extraordinary Ministers for Mass will be
available to be picked up in the back of the
church during the weekends of March 24
th
and 31
st
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Are needed to take communion to the
shut-ins. If you are interested in helping
please call Sally Kellen at 815-625-0640.
Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, and Cantors
are needed for the parish. Please help
serve your parish. For more info, call
Jane Olson at 815-625-0640, Tuesday to
Thursday.
Th_ L[^i_s @lt[r & Ros[ry [r_
h[ving [ r[ffl_ for [ \_[utiful
qu__n siz_ h[n^ stit]h_^ quilt.
Th_ ti]k_ts [r_ 6 for $5.00 or
$1.00 _[]h [n^ ][n \_ pur]h[s_^
[t th_ P[rish C_nt_r from th_
s_]r_t[ry or [t th_ Fri^[y
Knights of Colum\us Fish Fry.
Gianna`s House PRC annual fundraising
banquet will be held at The Elks Club in
Dixon on Thurs., Oct. 17
th
, 2019. The
speaker will be Assistant Deputy Chief
Andre Brass of the Rockford Police
Dept. He will share his personal
experience of being a pro life Catholic
in a secular work force. If you would
like to be a Table Host/Hostess or attend
this event please, contact
Colleen Petrosky at (815) 213�0290
with a call or text or email
Church Women United present World
Day of Prayer on Friday, April 5
th
at
the First Christian Church, 506 5th
Avenue, Rock Falls. 12:30 PM-Desserts;
1:00 PM- Program.
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A daytime faith�filled retreat facilitated by
Cathleen Filipski from Abiding in Love
Ministries will lead you to become the
whole, holy and authentic self that God
made you to be! Sat., April 6
th
at
10:00 AM � 1:30 PM at Saint Mary Catholic
Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road,
Morrison. Cost: $10 per person
Refreshments & lunch included Call or
email to register: 815�772�4890
Cathleen Filipski is the founder of Abiding
in Love Ministries, a spiritual direction
ministry that offers hope, healing and
wholeness through scripture and prayer. �
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An Evening of Food and Fun!�
Sat., April 13
th
at 6�11 PM, St. Mary’s
Parish Center, Bales Hall, 600 Ave B,
Sterling. $25 person (included meal and
one drink ticket). Meals served by the
men of St. Mary’s School. Come join
the fun and support St. Mary’s School!�
Make someone happy!
Wasn’t it Jimmy Durante who sang:
“Make someone happy. Make just one
person happy...and you will be happy,
too”? Who doesn't like to receive a
personal note or card at a special time
in your life? It is even more special
when it is from someone you may not
know. Here is a thoughtful project for
Lent: Take the time to send a note
assuring our RCIA candidates of your
prayers and support and/or a
congratulatory card. Madeleine Sheley
will be receiving Eucharist and
Confirmation and Julie Montanez will
be Confirmed at the Easter Vigil on
April 21
st
. They have been preparing
for months and are looking forward to
completing their initiation into the
Catholic Church. So, make someone
happy! Please put the candidates' name
on the outside of the envelope and put
your note and/or card in the
collection or drop it off at the Parish
Center no later than April 15
th
.
Worldwide Marriage
Encounter Commit to
strengthening your marriage
this Lent. Sign up today to
attend one of these weekends:
Apr. 26-28, - Brookfield, WI
June 28-30- Rockford, IL
July 19-21- Madison, WI For more
information or to reserve your weekend,
visit: alifetimeoflove.org or call
(888) 574-5653.
We have several dishes left over from
funeral dinners. Please stop by the
Bales Hall kitchen to check to see if
one of them is yours!
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� Special Thanks To
Our Advertiser of the Week�
Octopus Brushless
Car Wash�
EDGE Youth Group
CALVARY CEMETERY CLEAN UP�
New schedules
Becoming a Woman of
God Retreat
RCIA News
KC Fish Fry�
Pie or Cake Donations�
Church Women United
Can you Help?
Eucharistic Ministers
Quilt r[ffl_
Gianna`s House 2019 Banquet �
Dishes From Funeral Dinners �
Worldwide Marriage Encounter �
Ladies Night Out�
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Las horas de Centro Parroquial 8:30 AM�12:00 PM y
1 PM � 3:30 PM. Las oficinas de la Parroquia estarán
cerradas a medio día 12:00 PM�1:00 PM. El número de
las oficinas es 815�625�0640. �
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Las pláticas serán el 6 de Abril de las
2:00�4:00 PM, en el Centro Parroquial. Por
favor no traer niños. Únicamente para los
padres y padrinos. Por favor llamar al Centro
Parroquial con Lupe para confirmar su asistencia a
las pláticas. �
Hacer cita con el sacerdote por lo menos
9 meses antes de la fecha deseada. Favor de no hacer planes
antes de tener la fecha confirmada con el sacerdote.
Miércoles y Viernes�En Inglés en la Iglesia �
2:20 PM con los niños de Santa María �
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Viernes�En Inglés en la capilla�
9:00 AM después de la misa de 8:30 AM �
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Viernes�En español en la Iglesia �
6:00 PM �
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Es tiempo de reconciliación, la Diócesis de
Rockford invita a la confesión el 10 de Abril durante
la jornada Reconcíliate.
Horario Sta. Maria 9:30 AM�12:00 PM,
1:00�3:00 PM y 4:00�8:00 PM en la Iglesia. �
Tenemos de venta artículos Religiosos en el Centro
Parroquial para la Primera Comunión. Los invitamos
que pasen para que vean nuestra selección de rosarios,
cruces, escapularios, medallas, cirios, Biblias y libros a
precios muy económicos. �
La semana de limpieza en el Cementerio El Calvario
será del 8 al 12 de Abril. Por favor haber quitado todos
los arreglos y decoraciones para el día 7. Cualquier
cosa que no haya sido quitada para el día 8 será tirada
a la basura.�
Domingo 4to del tiempo de
Cuaresma
31 de marzo 2019
Hoy tenemos en el evangelio la parabola del hijo
pródigo. Esta parabola nos habla de la bondad del
padre para con sus hijos. Así es nuestro Padre Dios,
inmensamente bondadoso con todos sus hijos. A veces pareciera
que Dios es un Dios castigador y lleno de ira, pero no es así.
Debemos aprender que Dios a veces nos reprende porque lo
necesitamos.
Es como cuando una mamá o un papá reprenden a sus hijos, no lo
hacen para regañarlos sino para corregirlos y enseñarles los
buenos principios y los buenos modales. Los papás también tienen
el papel de ser maestros aparte del papel de padres que Dios les
ha dado. Pues la primera educación es la que se recibe en casa.
Así es nuestro Señor, nos ha dado un camino para poder
acercarnos a Él por medio de Jesús su Hijo.
En las lecturas de hoy se nos habla constantemente del amor de
Dios y lo pone de manifiesto, puesto que en la primera lectura del
libro de Josué, Dios manifiesta su poder, el pueblo Israelita
empieza a comer del fruto de la tierra. Ya más adelante en la
segunda lectura del apostol san Pablo a los corintios dice que todo
aquel que vive en Cristo y para Cristo es una criatura nueva y es
verdad. Aunque uno como humano siempre tenga retos y caídas
con Dios sabemos que nos podemos volver a levantar.
Así cuando uno tiene malas mañas y empieza a volver sus pasos
hacia Cristo, se hace un ser Nuevo porque Dios lo renueva y lo
hace salir de esa oscuridad que lo tenía aprisionado por el pecado.
Por eso hay que reconciliarnos con Dios porque solamente así nos
ganaremos un lugar en el cielo.
Los “Caballeros Colón” nos invitan a comer
pescado frito cada viernes durante la cuaresma
de 5:00 a 7:00 PM, en el Centro Parroquial, Bales Hall.
Pueden ordenar para llevar al 779-245-8128 de las 5:00
PM a adelante. El costo es $9.00 por orden.
Si usted gusta donar un pastel para la venta de
pescado frito los viernes, por favor tráigalo al
Centro Parroquial los viernes durante la
Cuaresma antes de las 4:00 PM de la tarde.�
Reporte de la colecta 2018-2019
23 y 24 de Marzo, 2019
Semanal ¿Cómo vamos?
5:00 PM Misa en inglés $2,771.00
7:00 AM Misa en inglés $1,017.00
8:30 AM Misa en inglés $1,302.00
10:00 AM Misa en inglés $1,905.00
11:30 AM Misa de español $799.87
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Diezmo Diocesano �
Meta Diocesana $61,983.00�
La parroquia ha recopilado $34,568.50
Sólo actualizado mensualmente
Ministros para el 7 de Abril
Lectores: Jorge Camacho, Gabriel Ocampo
Ministro de Eucaristía: Rubén Cisneros, Aurora Abarca y
Mónica Romo
Monaguillos: Belén Mendoza, José Valdez y Betzy Aguilar-Navarro
Acomodadores: Olivero Martínez, Hugo Olivas, Roberto Flores y
Pablo Vázquez
Nuevo Horario
Cementerio�
Viacrucis Durante la Cuaresma
Pescado Frito�
Donar un Pastel
Día de Reconcíliate�
Artículos Religiosos
Matrimonios y Quinceañeras
Clases de Preparación Para Bautismo
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Tuesday, April 2�St. Andrew Church
6:30 PM�Penance (Includes Sacred Heart and St. Mary Church) �
Thursday, April 4�St. Patrick, Maytown
6:30 PM� Penance (Includes OLPH, St. Mary�West Brooklyn)�
Wednesday, April 10�Be Reconciled Day (All day confessions at St. Mary’s Church)�
9:30 AM�12 Noon�
1�3 PM�
4�8 PM�
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Thursday, April 11�St. Mary, Morrison�
6:30 PM�Penance �
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Holy Week
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Holy Thursday�April 18
th
Good Friday�Reading of the Passion�April 19th Holy Saturday�April 20
th
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Mass�5:15 PM�Eng. 12:15 PM�Eng. Vigil Mass�6:00 PM�Eng �
Mass�7:00 PM�Sp. 3:00 PM�Spanish Live Stations Vigil Mass�9:00 PM�Sp.
� � � � 4:00 PM�Sp.
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