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St. Joseph Catholic Church
Parish Mission Statement
Following the example of our patron, a righteous and just man, we the members of St. Joseph Catholic Church,
in Marion Illinois, a Eucharistic community formed by the Word, embrace as our mission the following goals:
to promote evangelization, stewardship and community building.
Thomas D. Flach, V.F., Pastor Cindy Yong, Coordinator of Parish Ministries Jenny Martin, Coordinator of Religious Education Shannon Sullins, Coordinator of Youth Ministry
Alex Hendrickson, Music Director Patty Lynn, Choir Director LaVerne Williams, Secretary Randy Barton, Maintenance
Sacraments
Celebration of Eucharist
Weekend Masses: Saturday 5:00 pm (Vigil)
Sunday ..................................... 8:00 & 11:00 am
Weekday Schedule
Monday through Thursday ....... 7:45 Morning Prayer
................................................. 8:00 Mass
Friday ....................................... 11:45 Midday Prayer
................................................. 12:10 Mass
Sacrament of Penance
Saturday 4:00 to 4:45 pm, or as requested.
Baptism: Both parents must attend a preparation session.
Marriage: Make an appointment with the pastor as soon as
possible. A year ahead of time is preferred. A minimum prepara-
tion period of four months is required.
Hospitalized and Homebound
Please notify the office at 993-3194, opt. 1.
Parish Office (618) 993-3194 Opt 1
600 N. Russell Street Marion Illinois 62959
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 8:30 am-4:00 pm
Fri 8:30 am-12:00 pm
FAX (618) 997-9391
CPM (618) 993-3194 Opt. 2
CRE (618) 993-3194 Opt. 4
E-mail:
Pastor [email protected]
Secretary [email protected]
Maintenance [email protected]
Web Sites:
Parish www.stjosephmarionil.com
Youth Ministry www.stjosephmarionil.com
OLMC School www.olmcschool.net
February 7, 2016 2
This Week
Pray for the Sick and Homebound
Remember all the sick and homebound of our parish
especially: Debe Amaro, Maria Brooks, Dennis & Kay
Darter, Mary Jean DeMattei, Evan Dubicki, Chuck Grant,
Delores Henson, Debbie Hopkins, Randal Houston,
Euline Kimmel, Alex Kloepfer, Pat Lucier, Laura Macier
Marra, John Macier, Paul Mohr, Richard Mohr, Rev.
James Neuman, Sharon Oliver, Ron Schuzer, Ken Sine,
Herbert Soberg, and Mary Venturo.
Readings for the Week of February 7, 2016
Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13/Ps 132:6-10/Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30/Ps 84:3-5, 10-11/Mk 7:1-13
Wednesday: Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20--6:2/Ps 51:3-6, 12-14, 17/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-4, 6/Lk 9:22-25
Friday: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-6, 18-19/Mt 9:14-15
Saturday: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-6/Lk 5:27-32
Next Sunday: Dt 26:4-10/Ps 91:1-2, 10-15/Rom 10:8-13/Lk 4:1-13
Sun.
Feb 7
Masses 8:00 & 11:00 am
Family Mass 11:00 am
Rib Pick up at KC Hall 12:00-4:00 pm
NO SNYM
Mon.
Feb 8
RCIA 6:30 pm
St. Joseph Church
Bingo at KC Hall
7:00 pm
Tues. Feb 9
Parish Partnership
Mtg. at St. Joseph
6:00 pm
At Rectory
Women’s Guild 6:30 pm
MBB 6:00-8:00 pm
Wed. Feb 10
Mass & Ashes 12:10 pm
Mass & Ashes 6:15 pm
PSR P-6 6:00 pm
KC Mtg. 7:30 pm
Thurs. Feb 11
Joyful Noise 6:00 pm
Bingo at KC Hall 7:00 pm
Fri.
Feb 12
Stations of the Cross 5:00 pm
KC Fish Fry 4:30 pm
Sat.
Feb 13
Youth Ministry Brain
Storming Conversation
10:00 am
Reconciliation 4:00-4:45 pm
Mass 5:00 pm
Sun.
Feb 14
Masses 8:00 & 11:00 am
Rite of Sending for
RCIA
Rite of Election
8:00 am
1:00 pm
NO SNYM
Mass Intentions
Sat Feb. 6 Vigil: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
-5:00 pm † Richard Fuggiti
Sun Feb. 7 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
-8:00 † Deceased members of Rinella Fam.
-11:00 Family Mass
Mon Feb. 8 Weekday
-7:45 Morning Prayer (wk. 1, p. 718)
-8:00 †Robert Hamlin
Tues Feb. 9 Weekday
-7:45 Morning Prayer (wk. 1, p. 728)
-8:00 † Deceased Members of Freres Fam.
Wed Feb. 10 Ash Wednesday
-12:10 † Deceased Members of Jim Adams Fam.
-6:15 † Parish Family
Thurs Feb. 11 Thursday after Ash Wednesday
-7:45 Morning Prayer (pp. 968, 258)
-8:00 † Deceased Members of Case Fam.
Fri Feb. 12 Friday after Ash Wednesday
-11:45 Morning Prayer (pp. 978, 261)
-12:10 † George Suchocki
Sat Feb. 13 Vigil: First Sunday of Lent
-5:00 pm † Dick Lockwood
Sun Feb. 14 First Sunday of Lent
-8:00 † Bob Scates
-11:00 Parish Family
Simon said in reply, "Master, we have worked
hard all night and have caught nothing, but at
your command I will lower the nets." When they
had done this, they caught a great number of fish
and their nets were tearing. - Lk 5:5-6
Pray for Those in the Military
We remember in prayer our parishioners, relatives and
friends serving in the military, especially Derek Ian Horowitz
Douglas Karl, and David Wood. Pray for peace in the world.
At the Diocese
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Church Renovation
Contributions(1) for January 31, 2016: $5
Sharing God’s Gifts
Donations for January 31, 2016
Weekly Budget Goal $7891
Sunday Offering (127) $5868
Loose $481
E-giving (17) $273
Total: $6622
Candles $46
Newman (2) $40
The Messenger (3) $75
“For the measure you measure with will be measured back
to you.” Lk 6:38
Ministry Assignments
Saturday, February 13 - 5:00 pm
L Mike Humphrey
EM J Abell, J Fuggiti, D Heckel, T Hopkins, S Humphrey,
J & ME Pickar, K Saffelder
S C Bruce, B Hines, C Lincoln
HM K Campbell, M Kilpatrick K Wetstein
Sacristan LaVerne Williams
Sunday, February 14 - 8:00 am Mass
L Mary Thomason
EM C &D Haas, J Mayer, S &J Phillips
S D Fletcher, A McCarty, H Millette
HM R Barton, J Boester, R Bordenave, K Martin
Sacristan Jenny Martin
Sunday, February 14 - 11:00 am Mass
L Rita McMullen Smith
EM R Kirschbaum, R Meleth, D O’Leary, T&S Sena,
T Shively, M&G Wiggins
S C Rodriguez, J Tran &J Tran
HM F Chapman, C Diel, C Ehrhardt, M Mangan
Sacristan Geri Frugé
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Church Annulments &
The Year of Mercy
On Tuesday, February 23, beginning at 7:00 pm at St.
Joseph Church Family Life Center, the Very Reverend
James M. Nall, JCL, Judicial Vicar of the Belleville
Diocesan Marriage Tribunal, will give a Presentation
on Church Annulments and the Year of Mercy and
conduct a conversation on the pastoral and procedural
aspects of the annulment process. All are welcome.
For additional information, please call St. Joseph Par-
ish Office (618-993-3194).
Women’s Retreat
The King’s House Retreat for Women will be on April
8-10. More information will follow in future bulletins.
Please RSVP by February 1. For more information,
contact Susan Sena at 889-8931.
Pregnancy Matters
Annual Walk-March 19
The walk will be held at The Illinois Star Centre Mall in
Marion with breakfast and registration beginning at 8:00 am.
We hope you will join us for food, entertainment, fellowship,
and fun! For further details, registration and sponsorship
forms you may:
* Call Sue Sena at 889-8931
*Visit website: PregnancyMatters.org
*Or like us at Facebook: Pregnancy Matters non-profit
organization
Women’s Guild Meeting
The Women’s Guild is meeting on Tuesday, February
9 at 6:30 pm. All women of the parish are invited to
come to a delightful evening of entertainment and ca-
maraderie.
Lenten Almsgiving
The three themes or practices of Lent are Prayer, Fast-
ing, and Almsgiving. St. Joseph Parish and Catholic
Relief Services (CRS) is again sponsoring a program
to help you participate in two of the practices. At the
entrances of the church, you will find Rice Bowls for
each family to take home and assemble. If each mem-
ber of the family would fast by not buying and con-
suming that extra cup of coffee, soda, candy bar, etc.
and place the value in the Rice Bowl, they would be
fasting and giving alms. The funds are divided 25% to
the diocese and 75% to CRS worldwide food pro-
grams. Please take one home and join the effort to
end hunger.
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Respect Life Corner
Marriage-It Makes a Difference — Marriage is a gift
from God to men, women, children, and society. In
marriage, a husband and wife form an exclusive and
lifelong bond, forge a shared financial future, promise
to take care of each other “in sickness and in health,”
and provide a stable and loving home for any children
they are blessed with.
Learn, Act, Connect, Pray: Children raised by mar-
ried parents tend to enjoy more stability, more finan-
cial resources, more consistent discipline, and more
attention than their peers in other families. To learn
more about how marriage can make a difference, go to
www.foryourmarriage.org. Pray that we recognize that
marriage is truly a gift from God.
Jubilee of Mercy
Lent is almost here.
Forty special Days for extraordinary fasting, praying,
giving. We will fast to sharpen our senses. We will
pray to focus our attention on God in Christ. We will
give up some things and give away more things, in or-
der to give ourselves over to a Christian life of com-
passion and mercy�
• This Lent, I want to....
• This Lent, I need to....
• This Lent. These days. This time.
Youth Ministry
Rib Sale
February 7, 2015
Pick Up at KC Hall from 12:00-4:00 pm
Call Randy: 889-3923
Messenger Renewal Weekend is
February 6-7, 2016
Please stay “connected” through a subscription to The
Messenger. Payments can be made in your parish envelope
or on-line at www.bellevillemessenger.org
SUBSCRIPTION COST: Print - $25.00, Electronic -
$25.00, Both - $30.00
Annual KC Friday Fish Fry
The KCs are having their Fish Fries on Fridays. Take-
outs available, serving from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Prices
will be $10 for adults, $6 for ages 6-10. The dates are
February 12, 19, 26, March 4, 11, and 18.
Black and Indian Mission Collection
Next week, our parish will take up the 131
st
annual Na-
tional Black and Indian Mission Collection. Our sup-
port of this collection helps build the Church in Afri-
can American, Native American and Alaska Native
communities from coast to coast. Schools, parish reli-
gious education programs, and diocesan ministries de-
pend on your generosity to help them spread the Gos-
pel of Jesus Christ!
Lenten Regulations
1. Everyone 14 years of age or over is bound to ab-
stain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
and all Fridays of Lent.
2. Everyone 18 years of age and under 59 years of
age is also bound to fast on Ash Wednesday and
Good Friday.
3. On these two days of fast and abstinence, only
one full meatless meal is allowed. The other
meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength,
may be taken according to one’s needs, but alto-
gether they should not equal another full meal.
Eating between meals is not permitted on these
two days, but liquids, including milk and fruit
juices are allowed. When health or ability to
work would be seriously affected, the obligation
of the law is modified. Because Lent is a special
season for all Christians, we should not lightly
excuse ourselves from these penitential practices.
4. To completely disregard the law of fast and absti-
nence is seriously sinful.
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Message from TDF
Evangelization, Stewardship & Community Building
Repent and believe in the Gospel.
This is the admonition that you and I receive on Ash Wednesday when the ashes are smeared
on our foreheads. In this Jubilee of Mercy, I look forward to this Lenten season as a time to
examine my life and to seek mercy and forgiveness from the loving Father and reconciliation
with those whom I have wounded by sins. This is an ongoing process. Lent is a time of prayer
– not doing prayers, but rather living in an ongoing conversation with the Lord. Lent is a time
of fasting – not just giving-up something, but rather a time of stripping away that which dis-
tracts. Lent is a time alms-giving – not only a financial offering, but rather the generous shar-
ing of my time and talent. This season is an opportunity to journey with the Lord and with one
another on the Way of the Cross to the glory of the Resurrection – dying and rising. This season is an opportunity
to deepen my appreciation of the Good News – my relationship with the Lord.
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The Force was with us at the Youth Ministry Trivia Nite. Table six, at which I had a chair, took first place. It was
great to have shared in the fun and friendship of the evening. My sincere thanks is extended to all who participate
in the evening and all those who worked to make it such an enjoyable evening.
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Congratulations to all the wedding anniversary couples who are celebrating special anniversaries in 2016. Your
love is a witness of God’s loving presence in our midst.
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A sincere thanks to Joann Banwarth, Christina Hines and Sam Hood the retiring officers of the Pastoral Council
and congratulations to the newly elected officers: Sue Humphrey, Elizabeth Huhman and
Debbie Bertrand.
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This past week I celebrated my 71
st
birthday. I received a card from my sister and brother-
in-law, Jeannie and Marc. On which was the follow words of “wisdom”: “I asked the
wise man on the mountain the secret of a long life. As my Birthday gift to you, I’d like to
pass along his infinite words of wisdom … ‘Keep Breathing As Long As Possible!’”
Thank you all for your kind greetings and love and support.
KC Annual Bowling Event
The Knights of Columbus of Williamson County will
hold their annual “Harrell Lerch Bowling for Charity
Event” on: February 27 and 28 at the S.I. Bowl.
Refreshments include Draft Beer, Soda and Cold
Cuts.
Entry Fee is $110.00 per Team. The Registration
Deadline is February 7. For more information on
rules, regulations or to download entry forms, log
onto: hlbowlforcharity.com
MARDI GRAS!
Fat Tuesday, February 9
OLMC—Herrin, IL
The evening will begin with a mostaccioli dinner from
4:00-7:00 pm in the lower gym, carnival upstairs from
5:30-7:30 pm followed by bingo downstairs beginning
at 8:00 pm.
Raffles, Carnival, Bingo, Mostaccioli
Raffles tickets are $1.00 each
Prizes include: Cardinals/Cubs Tickets for 4
X Box One with Connect & Games
Gift Card Basket and $1,000 Cash
5
th
Sunday in Ordinary Time
