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Fifth Sunday of Easter May 1 & 2, 2021 Fifth Sunday of Easter May 1 & 2, 2021
Sunday Scriptures
May 9, 2021 **Sixth Sunday of Easter**
1st Reading: Acts 10: 25-26, 34-35, 44-48 2nd Reading: 1 Jn 4: 7-10
Gospel: Jn 15: 9-17
Daily Readings: May 3: 1 Cor 15: 1-8; Jn 14: 6-14
May 4: Acts 14: 19-28; Jn 14: 27-31a May 5: Acts 15: 1-6; Jn 15: 1-8
May 6: Acts 15: 7-21; Jn 15: 9-11 May 7: Acts 15: 22-31; Jn 15: 12-17
May 8: Acts 16: 1-10; Jn 15: 18-21
Please remember in your prayers
Members of our parish families who are recovering in the hospital & at home, for their strength and patience each day, and for all those who ask for our prayers for health or other
issues. Pat Beard, Mary Jo Bielong, Ana Cantrell, Margaret Daiber, Don Dapkus, Teresa Dickman, Jean Fields, Lawrence & Pat Frank, Denny Frey, Gabriel Frey, Jerry Fyke, Karen Grabowski, P.J. Hereford, Cory Humphrey, Gene Jolliff,
Val King, Kenneth Korsmeyer, Allen Korte, Barrett Korte, Clarence & Ruth Korte, Randy Korte, David Kuehn,
Helen Kuehn, Brett Leathers, Sue Luber, Christopher Marti, Taylor Marti, Alex McCall, Cody Neal, LaVonne Nelson, Judy Phillips, Gary Plog, Marcia Rowe, Abby Schrage, Phil Spies, Bertha Voss, Marie Weis, Barbara Weiss,
Neal Weiss, Margie Zurliene, Todd Zucca. For Our parishioners in nursing homes: Helen Wuebbles & special people in our families.
For those currently serving in the military:
Adam Canfield, Tim Doll, Quinn Frey, Tom Frey, Chad Knebel, Michael Knebel, Dustin Korte, Connor Kutz,
Solon McGill, Jimmy O’Boyle, Sgt. Joseph Patterson, Rickie Schuster, Joseph Schatte, Greg Spina,
T.J. Waddington, Sgt. Tyler Wegman, Sgt. Zach Weiss. If you would like to have someone added or removed from
the prayer list please call the parish office.
Budget Goal $883.00
Weekly Surplus/Deficit $227.00
Support Needed (budget) $37,969.00
Support Actual $37,475.00
Surplus/Deficit YTD $-494.00
Budget Goal $1,180.00
Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-255.00
Support Needed (budget) $50,740.00
Support Actual $50,045.00
Surplus/Deficit YTD $-695.00
Budget Goal $1,933.00
Weekly Surplus/Deficit $-740.50
Support Needed (budget) $83,119.00
Support Actual $89,382.84
Surplus/Deficit YTD $6,263.84
† Mass Intentions †
Mon. (May 3) No Mass Tues. (May 4) 8:00am (St.G) † John Accornero — Int. of Glyn Adams-Accornero Wed. (May 5) 8:00am (IC) † Joetta Schmidt — Int. of Bill & Denise Trickey Thur. (May 6) 8:00am (St.N) † All Souls Fri. (May 7) 8:00am (IC) † Ted & Marie Schrage — Int. of Millie Frey Sat. (May 8) 4:30pm (St.N) † Betty Haberer — Int. of Don Cureton Sun. (May 9) 8:00am (St.G) † Deceased of the Schwarz Family — Int. of Emily Schwarz & Family For the People of St. Gertrude, St. Nicholas & Immaculate Conception Sun. (May 9) 10:00am (IC) † Linette Korte — Int. of Larry & Barbara Weiss † Dolores Weis —Int. of Denise Richter
Liturgical Ministers for May 8 & 9, 2021
Sat. May 8 @ 4:30pm @ St. Nicholas Reader: Don Cureton Music: Nick Worman Server: Ben Hutchinson Sun, May 9 @ 8:00am @ St. Gertrude Reader: Chad Korte Music: Jamie Dressler Sun., May 9 @ 10:00am @ Immaculate Conception Reader: John Dea Music: Nick Worman
Bearing Much Fruit. It is the start of May and, in the northern hemisphere, some of us are about spring planting. The tasks today look to future fruit and vegetables. By analogy, God is the gardener. We are the branches, the seeds, the fruit. To be healthy, we let ourselves be tilled around, watered, weeded.
• Because of how I behave now, how will I be tomorrow and in the future?
• What tending work will I let God do to me?
• What can I do to be a more fruitful Christian?
St. Gertrude Parish Breakfast to Honor Graduates
St Gertrude Parish is seeking High School and College Graduates of their Parish Family to be honored with a special mass on May
16th at 8am. We will also be honoring last years graduates as well. Due to the Covid 19, the class of 2020
was not honored. A breakfast will follow after mass. Please contact Wendy Essenpreis at
530-0927 if you would like to attend.
Thank you for your generous support of last
week’s Catholic Home Missions Appeal. Our
parishes helped strengthen the Church at home and ensure that the
Gospel is spread across the United States. If you
missed the appeal, it’s not too late to give!
Just visit www.usccb.org/home-
missions.
DINNER AT DIAMOND MINERAL SPRINGS
The St Gertrude’s Altar Society will be going out for dinner at Diamond Mineral Springs on May 13th. Eat at 6:30 pm. Please make reservations with Judi Rode
at 791-8204 by May 9th if you plan to attend. There will be a meeting at the parish hall following dinner.
ALL PARISH LADIES are encouraged to come to dinner - WE Welcome YOU!!
St. Gertrude GARDENING ANGELS
We need volunteers to pull weeds this summer from around the church & hall landscaping. If you have a few minutes to spare & you see weeds in the
landscaping, we would appreciate your help. Our current lawn service does not manage the weeds. Great service project for our youth!!
IC Collection For 4/25/21
Envelopes/Loose $1,192.50
Home Missions $255.00
Sister Parish $173.00
Cemetery $20.00
STN Collection For 4/24/21
Envelopes/Loose $1,110.00
Home Missions $165.00
Sister Parish $150.00
Candles $82.00
STG Collection For 4/25/21
Envelopes/Loose $925.00
Home Missions $35.00
Sister Parish $66.00
Holy Land $5.00
Seminarians $5.00
Maintenance Fund $35.00
Candles $20.00
Relevant Pregnancy Care Center 2021 Baby Bottle
Campaign
Highland Relevant Pregnancy Care Center will again be having their baby bottle campaign starting on
Mother’s Day, May 9th thru Father’s Day, June 20th.
Bottles will be available for you to fill or make a donation by placing it in the collection
basket in an envelope marked BABY BOTTLES. Your donations assist in support for teens & young women who
are pregnant and in need of assistance. Please return the bottles by June 20th.
Thank You!!
Anyone familiar with gardening knows that proper and timely pruning is essential. The health of the plant depends upon it. An unpruned tree can quickly produce suckers that zap many of the essential nutrients from its body. Pruning requires patience and
vision. Studies reveal that plants often respond defensively to being pruned, displaying reactions that are similar to hurt or discomfort. Pruning is not easy but necessary.
A hard lesson for us to learn is that we also need to be pruned. We become far healthier when we allow God to stretch, refine, and form us into the best version of
ourselves. The fruit that then comes from our vines will be more abundant, nutritious, and robust. Left to our own devices we can easly find ourselves running amuck and
spiraling out of control. Without a proper vision and trust in the Master Pruner, we will never find the contentment we desperately desire. Nor will the work of the
Gospel stand a chance of succeeding.
Next St. Nicholas Pastoral/Finance Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday,
May 18th at 7:00PM
Dive Deep - This is not what these new priests envisioned: They have been priests for less than a year but have only known priestly life during a pandemic. How are our new priests coping? What has been the biggest challenge and
biggest reward? Dive Deep sits down with Fathers Dominic Vahling (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield) and Michael Meinhart (St. Boniface in
Edwardsville). Go to : dio.org/podcast to listen.
St. Nicholas Blood Drive
at St. Nicholas Parish Hall
On Tuesday, May 18th
2:30 to 6:30PM
+Bishop
Thomas John Paprocki
Diocese of springfield
in illinois
† Rev. Paul J. Bonk
Pastor
Sonya Curry
secretary
Immaculate Conception—Pierron
Mailing Address: PO Box 410
Pierron, IL 62273
E-mail Address: ImmaculateConception [email protected]
Website: www.icstnstg.org
Office: 618-669-2391 Rectory: 618-654-2789
Office Address:
401 E State Street, Pocahontas
Office Hours: Mon.—Thurs. 9am to 4pm
Fridays 9am to 1pm
Mass Times Immaculate Conception
Wed. & Fri. —8:00am Sunday —10:00am
Saint Nicholas
Thursday — 8:00am Saturday — 4:30pm
Saint Gertrude
Tuesday — 8:00am Sunday — 8:00am
Saint Nicholas - Pocahontas
Sacrament of Reconciliation
IC—Thurs. 5:30 –7:00PM
STN— Sat. 3:45—4:15pm
STG— Tues. 8:30— 9:00am
fifth Sunday of easter may 1 & 2, 2021
Saint Gertrude—Grantfork
To report allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by clergy, even if it is in the past, individuals are
encouraged to call the Diocesan Child Abuse Re-porting & Investigation number at (217)-321-1155. Individuals may also contact the Illinois Dept. of Children & Family Services Child Abuse Hotline at
1-800-25-ABUSE, or contact your local police authority.
PLANT SALE FOR Catholic Holy Family Society (CHFS)
CHFS Council #60 will be holding a Plant Sale on Saturday, May 8th from 9 am – 3 pm at Bloomers Botanicals located at
4603 Hill Road, Highland, IL (just outside of Grantfork).
The owner has graciously offered to donate 20% of the sales that day to CHFS Council #60. If you have never been to this gardening center,
you are missing out! They have bedding plants, beautiful hanging baskets, different varieties of succulents, trees, and pottery.
We will also be taking advanced orders of hanging baskets. Order forms and photos will be in the back of all churches.
This sale is our Matching Fund program. Proceeds collected that day are matched by the CHFS Home Office. Your patronage is greatly
appreciated. If any questions, please contact Wendy Essenpreis at 530-0927 or Judi Rode at 791-8204.
As you make plans for summer vacation,
remember your marriage NEVER takes a vacation.
Help your marriage sacrament stay refreshed
and full of energy by getting it recharged at a
virtual Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Experience. Upcoming Experiences include:
May 6 - June 17, 2021 (one evening per week-
Thursdays) - ENGLISH - for more information
contact: Jim & Kris McCulloch, 630-577-0778,
or to apply go to wwme.org
Letter from Fr. Carlos Jose Osorio of St. Gertrude’s Sister Parish
Dear Fr. Paul, greetings in Christ our Lord, I hope this letter finds you in good health, peace and joy. I am Fr. Carlos Jose Osorio, at the Mission of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in
Mambone Mozambique. I do this to express our gratitude for your generosity and loyalty to us. I would like to share with you a little of what we do with your valuable
contribution that we use in supporting students. We have already graduated a total of 5 licensed teachers, a medical doctor, a dental doctor and we now have 2 nurses, as well as a group of 12 secondary school students who receive among other things scholastic
materials throughout the academic year.
The criteria we use in providing support to the students is; never to give a full scholarship to encourage and maintain the family’s commitment to the education of
their children. I would like to keep in touch more frequently.
I wish you success in your pastoral work. United in prayer & mission, Fr. Osorio
