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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
Pastoral Staff: Father William Dotson, Parochial Administrator, [email protected] Father Don Schramm, Retired, [email protected] Father Ricardo Escobar, Associate Pastor, [email protected] Deacon Gerson Parra, Transitional Deacon Deacon Don McElroy, Senior Deacon Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon, Latino Ministry Coordinator Steve Moeller, Acolyte to be Deacon Sr. Raquel Ortez, S.S.N.D. Director of Religious Education Ms. Kristin Williams, Youth & Family Minister Mrs. Donna Crawley, Office Manager Mrs. Mary DuBois, Office Secretary Dr. Jackie Voelkl, School Principal Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors Mrs. Beth Duello, Director of Music Mr. Juan Saldana, el coro Mr. Doug Cornwell, Parish Council Chairperson
Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00 to 4:45 p.m. or by appointment Sacrament of Baptism: Prep meeting First Monday of the Month. Call the parish office for more information. Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the priest or deacon of your choice prior to setting a date. Marriage Preparation takes at least six (6) months. Eucharistic Adoration: Third Mondays, 8:30am to 6:30pm Third Saturdays, 8:00pm to 11:00am Perpetual Help Devotions: Tuesdays following the 8:00 a.m. Mass Parish Hall Rental: Neal or Pat at 636-949-9722 (gym) Donna at 636-946-1893 (café)
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JANUARY 14, 2018 2ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 601 N. 4th, St. Charles, MO 63301
Parish Vision Statement:
We are the parish that, through our communion with Jesus, guided by the Holy Spirit: Welcomes all; Celebrates our unity, diversity, and traditions; Uses God’s gifts to
serve and teach others and be the face of Jesus Christ in the Community.
Parish Office: 636-946-1893 www.borromeoparish.com School Office: 636-946-2713 www.borromeoschool.com Religious Education Office: 636-946-2916 email: [email protected] Latino Ministry: 636-946-1893 email: [email protected] St. Vincent DePaul Society: 636-925-1616 leave a message after the recording
Schedule of Holy Mass
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. Vigil for Sunday Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.- Spanish Mass Weekdays 6:30a.m. Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. Monday Friday 6:15 p.m. Wednesday– Spanish Holy Days of Obligation: watch the bulletin National Holidays: 9:00 a.m.
Parish Office Business Hours Monday thru Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Founded 1791
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
From the Pastor’s Column / Noticias del Párroco
As the Eucharist unites us as one Body in Christ, may we faithfully live and share the Gos-pel. A medida que la Eucaristía nos une como un solo Cuerpo en Cristo, vivamos y anunciemos fielmente el Evangelio.
-Fr. William Dotson
In the Liturgical Year, we have returned to Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time can seem like “filler” in the Church year, simply the space between the “special” seasons. But Ordinary Time is important. It reminds us that God is not just active in the special and exciting moments of our lives but also in the ordinary times. We wear green vest-ments during Ordinary Time because green is the color of growth. We don’t have to wait until Lent or Advent to grow closer to God. Each and every day we are called to grow our relationship with Him.
En el Año Liturgico, hemos regresado al Tiempo Ordinario (tambien llamado “tiempo durante el año”). El Tiempo Or-dinario puede parecer como “relleno” en el año de la Iglesia, simplemente el espacio entre los tiempos “especiales.” Pero Tiempo Ordinario es importante. Nos recuerde que Dios no es activo sólo en los momentos especiales y emocionados de nuestras vidas, pero también en los momentos ordinarios. Usamos vestiduras verdes durante el Tiempo Ordinario porque verde es el color de crecimiento. No necesitamos esperar hasta la Cuaresma o Adviento para crecer más cerca de Dios. Todos y cada día estamos llamado a crecer en nues-tra relación con Dios
Online Calendar
Our parish now has an online calendar. You can find it on our parish website, parish app, or by going to http://bit.ly/SCBCalendar.
Calendario en línea
Nuestra parroquia tiene un calendario en línea. Puede encontrarlo en nuestra página web, en la aplicación parroquial, o por http://bit.ly/SCBCalendar.
Bible Study
We just started Ordinary Time, but Lent is only a month away. This Lent, Fr. Dotson will be offering a Bible Study titled “The People of the Passion.” It will meet at 7pm every Wednesday during Lent except Ash Wednes-day (2/12, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28). The cost for the
book will be $11. If you would like to attend the Bible Study, please no-tify Fr. Dotson by February 1 so that we can order enough books.
Estudio Bíblico
Acabamos de comenzar el Tiempo Ordi-nario, pero la Cuaresma es solo un mes de futuro. Esta Cuaresma, P. Dotson ofrecerá una Estudio Bíblico titulado “La Gente de la Pasión.” Se reunirá a las 7pmtodos los
miércoles durante la Cuaresma, excepto del Miércoles de Ceniza (2/12, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 3/28). El costo del libro por el estudio es $11. El libro es en inglés. Si desea asistir al Estudio Bíblico, por favor notifíquelo al P. Dot-son antes del 1 de febrero para que podamos
I will be at Mundelein Seminary January 15-19 as part of
the on-going class that I am taking there. I will have lim-
ited access to e-mails during this time. If you need im-
mediate help, please contact Fr. Don or Fr. Ricardo.
Estaré en el Seminario de Mundelein el 15-19 de enero
por la clase que estoy tomando allá. Tendré acceso limit-
ado de e-mail durante estos días. Si necesita ayuda inme-
diata, por favor contacte a P. Don o P. Ricardo.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
Lectio Divina Paso 1. Leer: ¿Qué dice el texto? En primer lugar, se lee el texto. Al nivel más básico, uno se pregunta: ¿Qué sucede en este pasaje del Evangelio? A veces, conviene usar un comentario bíblico o leer la explicación de la propia Bi-blia para entender mejor el contexto. En este pasaje recordamos que Jesús está en la sinagoga de Nazaret, y que lee las Escrituras hebreas. Aquí, al prin-cipio de su ministerio público, el Señor revela tanto su identidad como su misión a los pobladores de su ciudad. ¡Qué impresionante debe haber sido para ellos escuchar que “un joven del pueblo” comenta una lectura del pro-feta Isaías, que luego dice: “Hoy mismo se ha cumplido la Escritura que ustedes acaban de oír.” En otras pala-bras ¡Yo soy el cumplimiento de la Escritura! Al principio, seguramente la gente pensaba que era agra-dable escuchar la lectura que hacía Jesús, pero luego se vuelven contra Él y casi lo matan. De alguna manera, el Señor pasa en medio de ellos y se va. No es de extrañar, pues, que a este pasaje lo llamen “el rechazo en Naza-ret.” Lectio Divina Paso 2. Meditar: ¿Qué me dice Dios a mí en este tex-to? En este punto, uno ve si hay algo que Dios quiere darle a conocer en este pasaje. Casi siempre uno puede relacionarlo con algún suceso o experiencia de su vida. Por ejemplo, ¿ha habido situaciones o lugares en los que uno se ha sentido llamado a hablar “en nombre de Dios”, incluso aunque alguien lo rechace? En el pasaje del Evangelio, Jesús seguramente sabía que su mensaje sería polémico, pero así y todo lo proclamó. ¿Hay algo en tu vida que te pide adoptar una postura muy firme e inclu-so arriesgada? Quizás algo como esto es lo que Dios quiere comunicarte.
Lectio Divina Step 1. Read: What does the text say? Fir st, the text is read. At the most basic level, one asks: What happens in this passage of the Gospel? Sometimes, it is convenient to use a biblical commentary or read the explanation of the Bible itself to better understand the context. In this pas-sage we remember that Jesus is in the synagogue of Naza-reth, and that he reads the Hebrew Scriptures. Here, at the beginning of his public ministry, the Lord reveals both his identity and his mission to the people of his city. How awesome it must have been for them to hear that "a young man from the village" comments on a reading from the prophet Isaiah, who then says: "Today the Scripture that you just heard has been fulfilled." In other words, I am the fulfillment of the writing! At first, surely people thought it was nice to listen to the reading Jesus was doing, but then they turn against Him and almost kill Him. Somehow, the Lord passes in their midst and leaves. It is not surprising, then, that this passage is called "rejection in Nazareth."
Lectio Divina Step 2. Meditate: What does God say to me in this text? At this point, one sees if there is something that God wants to make known in this passage. Almost always one can relate it to some event or experience of his life. For example, have there been situations or places in which one has felt called to speak "in the name of God", even if someone rejects it? In the Gospel passage, Jesus surely knew that his message would be controversial, but he proclaimed it all the same. Is there something in your life that asks you to adopt a very firm and even risky stance? Maybe something like this is what God wants to communicate to you.
The parish recently purchased some CD’s from the Augustine Institute and they will be available in the Narthex. Each week, we will be featuring a new CD, which we hope you will want to listen to and then pass on to others. Kindly donate $4.00 for each CD, and this can be accomplished by cash or check. If writing a check , please make it pay-able to SCB Parish.
Joseph Pearce, an accomplished writer best known for his literary biographies, tells of his own conversion from
disillusioned, hate-filled young man to committed follower of Christ.
Here he presents his early life, which included a stint in a skinhead band, white
supremacist activity, violent demonstrations, and time spent in prison, and how he
eventually embraced God’s grace and mercy. Joseph is one of the most prolific
Catholic authors of our time and now serves as senior editor for the Augustine Insti-
tute.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
This Week with our St. Charles Borromeo Parish Family
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWEST PARISHIONERS
Daniel & Lindsey Schmidt and daughters, Elizabeth and Anne
Stephen “Steve” and Peggy Powers Ellen, Andrew and baby Bryleigh Stolhaus
Cody Blentlinger Joselyn & Patrick Miller & Margaret “Maggie”
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEWLY BAPTIZED
Elliott Edward Ross, son of Cary Lee (Hardy) and Sean Edward Ross
Lillian Sophia Hewitt, daughter of Carrie Lynn (Bannister) and Justin Reid Hewitt
Macklin John Orrico, son of Erin Kathleen (Eagan) and Michael Anthony Orrico
Anne Rebekah Linsenmeyer, daughter of Kathe-rine (Doerr) and Andy Linsenmeyer
William Gerald Shulte, son of April Lauren (Branch) and William Joseph Schulte
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Merna Thoroughman, sister of Pam Reitmeyer
Bernie Lewandowski, Elizabeth Collins, Bob Homann,
Dan Kitzmann, Ray Jackson Florence “Flo” Williams, Ellie Plummer, Jacob Wappelhorst, Tonya Burgess,
Lawrence Henry, Virginia Bizelli, Ray Jackson, Jack Muehlenkamp, Belle Keough
Catherine Croce (Windsor Estates) Doris Renken, Tish Greiwe
Mike Feldman, husband of Debbie and brother-in-law to the Westerfeld Family,
Chris O’Donnell, Marty & John Waigand, Grace Poeling, Ethel Elmendorf, Ann Lamb,
Beth Schroeder (1st Grade aide), Marianne Rauch’s daughter, Connie Burbes
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY
DECEASED Melvin Thebeau, husband of deceased Neoma Doris Emmons, wife of deceased Benjamin and mother of Greg Patricia Colley, wife of deceased Charles and mother of Keith (Lisa) Colley Thomas Bober, Jr., father of Tom Bober lll (Jen)
Franklin School Preservation Meeting Jan. 18, 7 to 8:30 pm at Borromeo Cafe
Everyone is welcome!
Please join us for the next meeting of the Franklin School Project on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Borromeo Cafe. Our Sacred Conversa-tions on Race + Action members are working to edu-cate the community about the history of Franklin School, 716 N. 3rd Street, and to urge preservation of the school’s history when the building is sold later this year. Our Jan. 18 speaker will be Reggie Scott of the Lemay Housing Partnership.
Franklin was built in 1864 as a boys’ school for Borromeo parish, and was later purchased and ex-panded by the St. Charles School District. Franklin served black students from 1902 until 1955, decades in which Missouri law forbade black students from attend-ing white schools. In the 1960s and ‘70s, Franklin served as an integrated kindergarten center.
For more information, please contact Mary Harrison at [email protected] or 636-949-8268.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
Ladies Sodality.
BLOOD DRIVE Tuesday January 16 2:45 - 5:45 PM. Homemade chili & desserts will be served. WE get a $250 grant for the school if we have a minimum of 20 donors. The last
me we surpassed the goal and hope to be able to do it again. No appointment need-ed. Any ques ons, please call Barb at 636 947 3939
Come and join us for one hour in Spiritual Renewal. Learn about the readings of Sun-
day the day before. Join us on Saturday, January 20, 2018 in the Church Office. Doughnuts and Coffee are being served.
St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Donation Box
Parishioners will notice a new addition to our lower level parking lot off 4th Street. There is now a St. Vincent de Paul Clothing Donation Box in the queue next to the Boy Scout trailers. These boxes are for CLOTHING only and not for household items or furniture, etc. This donation box will replace the clothing items you have become accustomed to saving for our annual Mini Vinnies’ Rum-mage Sale, which will no longer be on our calendar. The clothing items you donate will be picked up weekly and brought to the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store on Regency Parkway. The thrift store will pay us for the clothes we donate and these monies will be used to fund the activities of the Mini Vinnies going forward and will replace the proceeds of the rummage sale. We cannot stress enough how important it is for you to support this new fund raising activity to ensure our Mini Vin-nies can continue to be a source of inspiration to all of us as they contribute to our community through their various activities: weekly food backpacks for local school children, volunteering at the local food bank and at the soup kitchen, raising aware-ness for the plight of the homeless through the annual Freezin’ for a Reason, visiting the elderly and much more. We are planning to bring a St. Vincent de Paul truck to our parking lot each Fall for a weekend to collect the non-clothing items you may have, such as household items, furniture, kitchen items, decorations, etc. (just about everything EXCEPT clothing). So don’t despair that we will not put these items to good use as well – these donations will enable our St. Vincent de Paul Conference to earn credits at the Thrift Store so that we can provide our clients with the resources they need to make their lives a little easier. Our parishioners are more generous than we could ever adequately express and we want to thank you in advance for embracing this new approach.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry Needs your Help!
Can you knit or crochet? We could use your help. Would you consider creating a shawl for the church’s
prayer shawl ministry? It doesn’t matter if it is one shawl or many. Any of your efforts will be gladly appreciated and a blessing to others. For more information, please attend our upcoming meeting on January 17, 2018 in the Teacher’s Lounge at the school or contact Regina Yanics at 314.753.7524. Thank you for supporting this wonderful outreach of our parish and our ministries. If you need a prayer shawl delivered to some-one you know, please contact Regina Yanics at 314.753.7524, and she will arrange for the shawl to be delivered to the recipient.
Meal A Month for January 2018
The Next Meal a Month grocery collection will be January 27/28, 2018. Items needed are Toilet Paper, Laundry Deter-gent, Spaghetti Sauce, Can Fruit Cocktail, Chicken Noodle Soup, and Spaghetti Noodles. During the month of January on-ly, we are also collecting15 oz cans of Ravioli for the Mini Vin-nies. Thanks you SCB Members who contribute to monthly to this life sustaining Ministry.
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Monday, January 15-Martin Luther King Jr. Protecting God’s Children Workshop 6:30-9:00 p.m. in the Café (English) CRHP 14 Women Meeting– 7 pm School SVDP Meeting at 7 pm. in SC Room Tuesday, January 16--Weekday Blood Drive in Gym 2:45-5:45 p.m. W-CRHP 14 at 6:30-8:30 p.m. Church Office Wednesday, January 17--St. Anthony , Abbot Quilting 8:30-noon– Church Basement Pre School Open House 4-8 p.m Cafe Prayer Shawl 6-7:30 p.m. Teacher’s Lounge Emaus-7 p.m. in the SC Room Thursday, January 18–Weekday Boy Scouts Meeting 7 p.m. St. Charles Room Sacred Conversations on Race-7-8:30 p.m. Cafe Friday, January 19–Weekday Please bring your casserole to Church Ofice no later than 8:30 a.m. today Saturday, January 20-St. Fabian, Pope and Martyr M-Fellowship 6:30 a.m. Church Office Pinewood Derby Weigh 8 am-2 pm-Café/ SC Room Spiritual Renewal 9-10 a.m. in Church Office Fish Fry Meeting 11-am-12 noon in Church Office Sunday, January 21-3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time No Events on the calendar this day
Parish Events Calendar
January 12-14-LUKE 18 Weekend
Jan 14- Luke 18 Final Mass at 3 p.m. in Church
January 15- Protecting God’s Children– Workshop 6:30
p.m. Café-(English version)
Jan 15– SVDP Meeting in SC Room
January 16, -Blood Drive in the Gym from 2:45-5-45
p.m.
Jan 17– Prayer Shawl Ministry-6-7 p.m. in the Teacher’s
Lounge –School
Jan 17– Emaus Meeting-7 p.m. In SC Room
Jan 17– Pre-School Open House 4-8 p.m in Cafge
January 18– Sacred Conversations on Race– 7-8 p.m.
Café
January 20– Spiritual Renewal from 9-10 a.m. Church
Office
Activities This Week/ Actividades de esta Semana
This is a bit late in coming, but not due to any ingratitude on our part. Thank you to all for your
hard work these last few months for our 89 Giving Tree client families. Another successful year
even with the "night pick up" this year and people starting at 3pm instead of 4pm causing us to
jump into action early! Great News! There is a replacement for next year, Michelle Hawkins, who
was working with her Youth group/Mini-Vinnies in the gift bag area.
Special thank you to those taking client calls, contacting and filling out client sheets, making ornaments, greeting our
parishioners at Masses to personally accept gifts and tape those tags down. Turning the thousand of gifts into an order-
ly set of bags ready for pick up, directed by Sargent Nancy and her crew. To Ron Kinnison's grandsons who drove care-
fully into the lot to help Matt transport the forty-five Academy food boxes and gifts for the 7 families they adopted,
and especially to their grandfather Ron, who has been our food coordinator for all our years. He appeared in a arm
brace coming from Lynn's eye surgery to "not miss this again this year".
Only a few hiccups handled with the kindness. It has been a pleasure working with such a wonderful giving group.
Thanks for the memories!
Mary and Matt Medina
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Borromeo Youth Ministry News For any information about our St. Charles Borromeo Youth News, please email
[email protected] or call me at (636) 946-1893
SCB High School Youth Group(9th-12th Graders) Regular Meetings 7-8:30 p.m. on Sundays in the St. Charles Room
Upcoming Events for High School Youth Group. including 8th Graders Jan. 12-14th: Luke 18 retreat for Confirmation candidates – please keep us in your prayers! Jan. 28th: Luke 18 Reunion 7-8:30 pm in the St. Charles Room Jan. 30th: LifeLine 7 pm -Church
SCB Middle School Youth Group–(7th and 8th Graders) Regular Edge Meetings from 3-4:30 p.m. in the St. Charles Room one Monday a month unless otherwise noted.
Events for Middle School Youth Group
Jan.12-14th: Luke 18 Retreat for Confirmation candidates! Jan. 17th – 21st: Pro-Life March – please keep us in your prayers!
Jan. 28th: Luke 18 Reunion 7-8:30 pm in the St. Charles Rm (for all who attended Luke 18)
Please pray for our Expectant Moms Tasha- due in January 2018 Winnie-due in January 2018 Ana– due in January 2018 Jan– due in January 2018 Cynthia- due in February 2018 Aly- due in March 2018 Katelyn-due in March 2018 Sarah– due in May 2018 Molly– due in May 2018
Scrip will be sold in the Church Office on Tuesdays from 2:30 until 3 p.m. On Thursdays, scrip will be available from 2:45-3:00 p.m. in the church office. Office phone (636)946-1893 Scrip is also available on Sundays after all Masses. Call Jeannie Dickherber at 636-946-2713 to find out when scrip will be available at our parish school. Thanks for supporting our Scrip program.
Young Adult January Event! Jan. 27th at 11 am. Join us for Rosary, Rosé, and brunch! RSVP to Kristin Williams at [email protected] for the address.
All SCB sport participants are welcome to come join us for the 2018 Spring CYC Track Sea-son. The cost is $25. Register online at baa63301007.siplay.com/site no later than February 11, 2018. If you are interested, have questions or want to help coach, please contact Mike Orrico at [email protected] or Chris Williams at [email protected]. For those unfamiliar with CYC Track, the season consists of weekly practices in preparation for SCB’s pre-liminary meet at Trinity High School on April 28. The top six participants in each preliminary meet event within each age division and gender then qualify for the championship meet held at St. Dominic High School on May 19. To minimize conflicts with other sports, practices will be held on Sunday afternoon—weather permitting—at the Duchesne High School track, starting in March. Please visit baa63301007.siplay.com/site for additional information. Back for the 2018 season: Each participant will receive a Dri-Fit shirt with each paid registration.
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Readings of the Week/Lecturas De La Semana
January 14, 2018-Gospel Background
Your Loving Sacrifices Make All The Difference
January 14, 2018 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the gospel today, Jesus asks, “What are you looking for?” Often we are looking for happi-
ness in very selfish ways, but we find that when we look for ways to make others happy, it is
then that we truly become happy. As you place your gifts in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul poor box, know that you are a sign of God’s love to those who are suffering and you give them reason to believe and
to trust.
WE THANK EACH OF YOU for the great love you show to our Borromeo Family car-rying on the work of Jesus and to those in need-by the
generosity you display when you share your treasure, and all God’s gifts to you, given for others.
Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20
Contributions for December 30/31, 2017
Offertory Envelopes: $16,750.28 Loose: $1226.52 Matching Gifts $4045.00 Total Offerings: $22,021.80 Christmas $1283.00 Solemnity of Mary $80.00 Help a Student $171.00 Seminary $221.00 STL Review $200.00 Year End SVDP Gifts $4743.00
Contributions for January 6/7, 2018
Offertory Envelopes: $17,433.00 Loose: $1460.19 Matching Gifts $1454.00 Total Offerings: $20,347.19 Christmas $70.00 Capitol Improvement $739.00 Help a Student $165.00 Seminary $530.00 First Offering $742.00 Solemnity of Mary $403.00 STL Review $640.00
Please pray for all of our Luke 18 candidates who are finishing up their retreat this Sunday. Join them through prayers as they will have a Mass today (Jan 14) at 3 p.m. Pray for the Holy Spirit to come upon them and guide them as they prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Although the liturgical season of Ordinary Time begins this week, today’s reading continues with the celebration of the Baptism of the Lord, which concludes the Christmas season. Today’s reading from the Gospel according to John immediate-ly follows John the Baptist's testimony about Jesus and his iden-tification of Jesus as the Lamb of God. Having been baptized by John, Jesus begins to gather followers. The first followers sought out Jesus because of the testimony and witness of John the Bap-tist. We are familiar with the title that John the Baptist uses for Jesus—the Lamb of God. We hear it weekly at the fraction rite during Mass. For those who heard John the Baptist, howev-er, this title recalled key themes from the Old Testament. It alludes to the paschal lamb offered as a sacrifice when God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, the event that is com-memorated by the Jewish Passover celebration. The designation also recalls the prophet Isaiah’s description of the suffering serv-ant of Israel. In using this name for Jesus, John the Baptist pre-dicts Jesus’ passion and death and the new interpretation of Passover that will begin with Jesus’ Last Supper. We learn in today’s reading how Jesus’ first followers were gathered. The first two, Andrew and another man, were followers of John the Baptist. After hearing John’s testimony, they became followers of Jesus. During their time with Jesus, the details of which are not specified, Andrew and the other follower came to believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Andrew then brings his brother, Simon, to Jesus. Immediately, Jesus gave Simon a new name, calling him Peter, which means “rock” in Greek. The renaming of Simon to Peter is reported in all four of the Gospels. In the exchange between Andrew, the other disciple, and Jesus, we see an example of the usual pattern for first-century Jewish rabbinical schools. Jews sought out rabbis and established themselves as disciples of a particular rabbi. Jesus appears to have been unique in that he sought out individuals, inviting them to be his followers. In the passage that follows, John’s Gospel tells us how Jesus took the initiative in calling Philip and Nathanael. Jesus asks Andrew and the other disciple, “What are you looking for?” This is a telling question, and one that we might often ask of ourselves. John the Baptist testified to Jesus’ identity, the Lamb of God, using the framework of the Old Testament. Andrew, Simon, and the other first disciples were looking for the Messiah, whom they also came to know as the Son of God. What do we look for and what do we find in Je-sus?
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Servers, 8:00am Mass– January 16-19, 2018
Mon, Jan 15––no 8:00 a.m./ Mass-MLK Day
Tues, Jan 16–Andrew Weber, Griffin Hirtz, Evan
Wunnenberg, Fernando Garcia
Wed, Jan 17-Andrew Weber, Griffin Hirtz, Evan
Wunnenberg, Fernando Garcia
Thurs, Jan 18-Lydia Kaushik, Natalie Thro, Zoe
Stewart
Fri, Jan 19-Lydia Kaushik, Natalie Thro, Zoe
Stewart
Ministry List January 20/21, 2018 Lista del ministerio
(Volunteers needed for Greeters and Gi Bearers)
Saturday, January 20, 2018– 5:00 p.m. Mass L/C: Tom Schneider, Kurt Haefner Steve Deters EM Cup: Anna Lee Schulte, volunteer please Chuck & Ginny Linsenmeyer HOST: Linda Beeson, Peter Mihelich SERV: Claire Sanders, Joshua Williams, 1 volunteer please USH: Larry Ohlms, Elaine Ru ahr Jerry Kopp, volunteer please GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please
Sunday, January 21, 2018 7:00 am Mass
L/C: Bill Cartwright Mary Baronovic EM Cup: Joann Sullivan, Tom & Margie Pickering SERV: Bobbie Yanics, Logan Archer USH: Josey Page, David Schaeffer Carl Hoerman, volunteer please GB: volunteers please GR: volunteers please 8:30 a.m. Mass L/C: PSR Children’s Choir EM Cup: Don & Marlene Schneider PSR Teachers HOST: Sarah Hord, Stacy Hilker SERV: Lucy Voelkl, Pete Lauman, volunteer please USH: Dan Dziedzic, Tim Meyer Don Wappelhorst, Gregg Jost GB: PSR Students GR: PSR 10:00 a.m. Mass L/C: TJ Sla ery, Paul Woody Choir EM Cup: Marion Engelhorn, volunteer please, Judy Douce e, Marge Pohl HOST: Brian Teschendorf, Gabrielle Szarek SERV: Elise Cope, Sarah Boock, Noelle Adamski USH: George Black, Gary Snyder Gary Steins, Jason Kulma GB: Volunteers please GR: volunteers please 11:30 a.m. Spanish Mass L/C Catequesis el coro EM Cup Catequesis Catequesis HOST Catequesis SERV Luz & Guadalupe Quiroz, Veronica Sarabia USH: Jesus Manzanarez, Adolfo Zamorez volunteers please GB: Catequesis GR: Catequesis
Monday, January 15 Martin Luther King Day 6:30 a.m. Jerrod Allen Kabler 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday, January 16 Weekday 6:30 a.m. Muehlenkamp Family 8:00 a.m. Pilar Sanchez/ Julio Jiminez Wednesday, January 17 St. Anthony, Abbot 6:30 a.m. Charles Orf 8:00 a.m. Blanca Mendez/ Roman Mendez 6:15 p.m. Ronald Kjar Thursday, January 18 Weekday 6.30 a.m. Zoanna Orf 8:00 a.m. Jose Cuatlaxahue Friday, January 19 Weekday 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00.a.m. Carol Wunsch-90th Birthday 9:15 a.m. Madison Vogt (Windsor) Saturday, January 20 St. Fabian, Pope & Martyr 8:00 a.m. Beulah Dubowski 5:00 p.m. Glenn Koenen Sunday, January 21 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:00 a.m. Margaret Gruenloh 8:30 a.m. Grace Poeling 10:00 a.m. Our Parish Family 11:30 a.m. Timothy J. Taikowski
MASS INTENTIONS INTENCIONES DE LAS MISAS
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Oficina: Tel: (636)946-1893 Fax (636)946-5598
Sacramento de Reconciliación (Sacrament of Reconcilia on) Sábados de 4 – 4:45pm o por cita con el padre Wil-liam o padre Donaldo
Sacramento de Bau smo (Sacrament of Bap sm) Clases de bau smo para padres y padrinos – Primer Domingo de mes. De 9:30 a 11:00am en la oficina parroquial. Únicamente adultos. Bau smos son el Cuarto Domingo de mes, después de misa. Favor de hablar con el diacono Jorge para registrarse y coordinar el bau smo.
Sacramento de Matrimonio (Sacrament of Matrimony) Contactar al Diacono Jorge o padres William o Don-aldo cuando menos seis meses antes de la boda para empezar los prepara vos.
Adoración al San simo (Eucharis c Adoracion) Exposición del San simo - Tercer Lunes del Mes de
8:30 am a 6:30 pm LifeLine- úl mo Martes del Mes a las 7 pm Adoración Nocturna - Tercer Sábado de Mes de 7
pm a 12 pm Rosario Todos los Viernes en la Iglesia de 6 –6:30 p.m.
CORDERO DE DIOS
"Este es el Cordero de Dios". Escuchamos esta frase todos los domingos en la Misa pero es muy probable que mu-chos católicos no sepan quién la pronunció originari-amente en la Biblia. La frase aparece en el Evangelio de Juan, en los labios de Juan Bautista a quien dice dos veces. En la lectura del Evangelio de hoy, Juan proclama que Jesús es el Cordero de Dios y entonces dos de los discípulos de Juan siguen a Cristo. Un poco más tarde Andrés, quien escuchó a Juan y siguió a Jesús, lleva a su hermano Simón para que reciba un nuevo nombre: Kefás, es decir Pedro. Si estudiamos a fondo estos versículos de la Biblia vemos la misión de todos los bautizados en el Cuerpo de Cristo: Siempre debemos proclamar nuestra fe en Cristo, para que otros lo sigan. Quizás no sepamos de qué manera la voluntad de Dios obrará en los que llevamos a Cristo, pero eso no es lo importante. Lo que importa es que nuestra misión con-stante como Iglesia es llevar a otras personas a Cristo, el Cordero de Dios, que quita el pecado del mundo. Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.
LOS SANTOS Y OTRAS CELEBRACIONES
Domingo: Segundo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario Lunes: Día de Martin Luther King, Jr. Miércoles: San Antonio Jueves: Semana de Oración por la Unidad Cristiana Viernes: La Teofanía en el calendario juliano (la epifanía) Sábado: San Fabián; San Sebastián
CADENAS DE GRACIA
Las cadenas de gracia son fuertes y tan dulces, que aunque atraen nuestro corazón, ellas no encadenan nuestras libertades. --San Francisco de Sales
ALEGRÍA La alegría plena reside en ver a Dios en todas las cosas.
--San Julián
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time-January 14, 2018
Around Town…. Knights of Columbus Council 823 Sausage Dinner
When: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 from 6-7 p.m. Cost is $8.00 per person Reserve your seat by calling by Monday, January 15 after 4 p.m. at 636-946-0222. Dinner to be held at Westbury Center, Inc, 20 Westbury Drive, St. Charles, Mo (Home of Knights of Columbus Council 823.
Knights of Columbus Council 823 will be holding a Chicken Dinner on Sunday, January 21st.
Serving Time will be from 3-6 p.m. Minimum Donation
Adults $10.00 Children 6-12 $5.00 Children Five and Under –FREE
Dinner will be held at the Westbury Center, Inc, 20 West-bury Drive, St. Charles, MO (Home of the Knights of Colum-bus Council 823)
Donations of a Dessert would be appreciated. The proceeds from this meal will be divided equally be-tween: St. Peter Early Learning Center, St. Cletus and St. Charles Bor-romeo Grade Schools. Come and join us for a great meal for a good cause.
Marriage on Tap– STL– January 16, 2018 Married couples are invited to an evening out, or you can just call it a date night. Be with other couples who care about strengthening their marriage, and want to enrich themselves. Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at the Pasta House Company, 8123 Delmar Blvd, University City, MO 63130 (just East of I-170. Join us for a 6 p.m. $20.00 new buffet dinner (cash bar available) and at 7 p.m., we will have a dynamic talk by Jerry and Julie Cinco. Jerry and Julie are parishioners of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton who have been married for 47 years and who two grown daughters. They have faced many ups and downs in their marriage adventure, and attribute their strong marriage to God’s patience, His con-stant love for them, and their Worldwide Marriage En-counter Weekend. This evening is open to all married couples. RSVP required. [email protected]
Do you enjoy playing Bingo? Come join us at the St. Pat-rick Quilt Social for your chance to win a beautiful quilt on Sun, January 28 from 12:00-4:00 PM. We will have 25 bingo games for 5 quilts and one quilt raffle. Sand-wiches, chips, and dessert will be available for purchase. The St. Patrick Parish social hall is located at 405 S. Church St. in Wentzville. For more info, visit us —- www.stpatrickwentzville.org/Quilt-Social
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows An Adult Understanding of the Four Last Things:
Heaven, Hell, Judgment and Purgatory Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 noon
Presenter: Fr. John Mark Ettensohn, OMI In the words of St. Paul, how might “the God who began a good work in you continue to bring it to completion?” As adults, we can search the Scriptures, the richness of our Catholic tradition, and our understanding of the world for clues as to what we call the last things: Death, Heaven, Hell and Purgatory. Cost: $20– Registration is required For more information, please call 618-397-6700, ext 6270 or go to snows.org/programs
Oremus: A Guide to Catholic Prayer- Please join us for this 8 week study on Wednesday evenings starting on January 31 at Immaculate Heart of Mary in New Melle from 7:30—9:00 pm. Many of us never moved beyond the rote recitation we learned as children to an authentic conversation with God as adults. The Oremus study pro-gram teaches the essentials of an effective and fruitful prayer life. The program discusses how God speaks to us, even in the smallest encounters. Following the tradition of the Catholic Church and the wisdom of the saints, you will learn how to express yourself to God in prayer, and how to hear His voice. To sign up, call Marilyn at 314-341-2622 or Kelly at 636-828-4994 .
The Cornerstone will lead you on a faith journey that can transform your heart and mind. Please consider joining as we continue our study of John’s Gospel. St. Cletus’ Branch has sessions on Mon-days from 11am - 12:45pm and will begin Monday, January 29th, 2018. Please contact Jan DuBray at 947-4654 for more information or to register. We will hold an orientation for visitors that day also. Be a friend and bring a friend!
The Social Justice in Action Committee of Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service invites you to join in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday, January 15, 2018 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service Celebration Room 4116 McClay Rd., St. Charles, MO 63304 RSVP today to attend this inspiring celebration. All are welcome.
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