Pastor

Rev. Richard M. Russo

Parish Staff

Audrey Brown, Bookkeeper/Secretary

Patricia Yde, Recep onist

Sr. Marcianne Bzdon, Director of Religious Educa on

Religious Educa"on: Classes for public grammar school students are held on Wednesday evenings. Contact Parish Office or Director of Religious Educa"on for registra"on.

Parish Opera"ng Office Hours:

Monday—Friday 8:30 am—4:00 pm

Parish Office (815) 625-4508

Email: standrews.church@comcast.net

Website: www.standrewrockfalls.org

All Bulle"n submissions due by 4:00 p.m. Monday a$ernoon

MASS SCHEDULE

Weekdays: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. at 8:00 am

Wed.at 5:30 pm

(In the Divine Mercy Chapel)

Weekend: Sat. 8:00 am, 5:00 pm; Sun. 7:30 & 9:30 am

Confessions: Saturday 4:00—4:45 pm or by appointment.

Holy Hour of Adora"on: 1st Monday of every month at 6:00 pm in

the Divine Mercy Chapel

Sacrament of Anoin"ng of the Sick: 1st Saturday of the month at

the 8:00 am Mass in the Divine Mercy Chapel

Weddings: Please contact parish office at least 6 months in

advance of wedding date

Bap"sms: Parents need to be registered with the parish.

Prepara"on session required for parents of first child. Prepara"on

classes will be held the last Monday of the month. Bap"sms are

celebrated at 1:00 pm on Saturdays.

Rite of Chris"an Ini"a"on of Adults: Contact parish office

St. Andrew Catholic School

701 Eleventh Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

School Office (815) 625-1456

Email: standrewsgrad@comcast.net

Website: www.standrewgradeschool.com

Principal: Deacon William Lemmer Secretary: Kim Hegner

Newman Central Catholic High School

1101 West 23rd Street, Sterling, Illinois 61081

School Office (815) 625-0500

St. Andrew Church 708 Tenth Avenue, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071

Pray for the repose of the soul of

Alma Rivera who recently passed way.

Christ is present there for us, to manifest his g!eat love for us.

PLEASE NOTE : Holy Hour of Adoration will be on Monday, March 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the Divine

Mercy Chapel

Schedule of Ministers March 9th & 10th

Saturday 5:00 PM

Altar Servers

Shannon Weir & Priscilla Jackley

Lector

Jill Branch

Extraordinary Ministers

Diane Egan, Michael, Anton & Gary Frank

Greeters

Estella & Nick Cruz

Sacristan

Nick Cruz

Sunday 7:30 AM

Altar Servers

Blair & Brady Grennan

Lector

Gene Grennan

Extraordinary Ministers

Bill Groleau, Doug Rhodes, Jim &

Karen Nelson

Homebound

Michelle Vandersnick

Greeters

Kay Krutsinger & Phyllis Berge

Sacristan

Phyllis Berge

Sunday 9:30 AM

Altar Servers Cooper Spears & Ma$hew Blackert Lector James King

Extraordinary Ministers

Sr. Marcianne, Mary Kay Hernandez, Don & Donna Koehler

Homebound Kathy Todhunter

Greeters Mary Ann Blatz & Gloria Williams

Collection Report for 2/24/2019 Sunday Envelopes $4316.08

Online Giving $175.00

Utilities $33.00

Loose Collection $239.00

$4,763.08

Parish tithe of $91.10 was given to

In need of prayer?

To be added to the Prayer Chain contact:

Be$y Widolff at (815) 535-0681 or Jean Wilkinson at (815) 625-5013

Monday 8:00 a.m. †Jerry & Mary Angieri Tuesday 8:00 a.m. †Catherine Manley Wednesday 8:15 a.m. †Alma Rivera 12:15 p.m. People of the Parish 5:30 p.m. †Frank Klocke Thursday 8:00 a.m. Deceased Members of the Altar & Rosary Society Friday 8:15 a.m. †Joe Widolff Saturday 8:00 a.m. Living & Deceased Members of the Hugh & Elizabeth Miller Family Saturday 5:00 p.m. †Frank, Jr., Bryan Angone & Louis Wegryzn Sunday 7:30 a.m. People of the Parish Sunday 9:30 a.m. Manny & Alma Rivera

Mar. 4 - Mar. 10, 2019 The Memorial

Candle for this

week is lit for:

Nollet-Brown Family

New Schedules are completed for March—May

2019. If you haven’t received an emailed copy,

there are extras in the ves"bule to pick up.

Thank you!

Schedule of Ministers - Ash Wednesday

8:15 AM

Lector: Dave Rucker

EMHC:

12:15 PM

Lector: Donald McDonald

EMHC: Donna Koehler

5:30 PM

Lector: Phil Bellini

EMHC: Carmen Trujillo

Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time March 3, 2019

SVdP Society is having a fundraiser in conjunc-

"on with Buffalo Wild Wings.

It is Monday, March 4th. 15% of all meals pur-

chased (from 11 AM to closing) will be donated

back to the SVdP food pantry.

Please help us with our efforts to provide food

and financial assistance to those individuals/

families who are in need.

Any time of day that you wish to spend in adoration with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is a gift to yourself and

Jesus himself. Though we have two vacancies that are nec-

essary to be filled: Friday at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday at 2:00 p.m. But always remember the Lord Jesus is inviting you to be

with Him always at anytime. Please contact Mary Groleau at (815) 625-5798.

Join us for every Friday for happy hour. Not to be

missed deals.

Sales on light fixtures, lamp shades and ceiling fans all week. Sale on picture frames and photos.

50% off mirrors!

Parents - we are more than halfway through the school year. The thri$ shop needs volunteers. Please remember

your 30 hour commitment to your school.

St. Andrew Parish Altar & Rosary Society will meet Mon., March 4 at 1:00 p.m. at

St. Andrew School. All are welcome. Call Pam Drane for

more informa"on (815) 626-1722.

Lent is the peniten"al season of the Church year. It

begins on Ash Wednesday and ends with the Mass

of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. Lent has six

Sundays. The sixth is called Passion or Palm Sunday

and marks the beginning of Holy Week.

The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass

of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. It com-

memorates the Lord’s passion and death on Good

Friday, reaches its high point at the Easter Vigil and

ends with evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. Then,

the joyful Easter Season of 50 days begins.

Tradi"onally, the Lenten Season is a "me of pen-

ance throughout the Catholic Church. Lent is a sea-

son in which prayer, the recep"on of the sacra-

ments, charity and almsgiving are emphasized.

Fast and abs"nence are to be observed on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday. All the Fridays of

Lent are days of abs"nence from meat.

MASSES AT 8:15 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 5:30 p.m.

March 6, 2019

Ashes will be blessed & administered at each Mass

Lenten Regulations 2019

Weekdays of Lent:

There is no obliga"on to fast.

However, voluntary acts of self-

denial are recommended.

Ash Wednesday & Good

Friday:

There are days of Fast and

Abs&nence from meat. There

is a limit of one full meal on

these days for all between the

ages of 18 & 59 inclusive.

Days of Abs"nence: (All Fridays

in Lent)

All who have reached their 14th

year are bound to abstain total-

ly from meat.

Easter Duty Obliga"on:

A*er they have received their

First Holy Communion, Catho-

lics are bound be the obliga"on

of receiving Holy Communion

at least once a year. This pre-

cept should be fulfilled during

the Easter Season. Catholics

are also bound to confess seri-

ous (mortal) sins at least once a

year, but this is not limited to

the Lenten/Easter Season.

Ash Wednesday Soup & Sandwich Dinner

March 6, 2019 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

St. Andrew School Cafeteria

Free Will Offering

Sta"ons of the Cross will be prayed on Wednesdays during Lent

beginning March 13. Mass will begin at 5:30

p.m. with Sta"ons to follow.

Sta"ons of the Cross with St. Andrew School

Students will be prayed Wednesdays in Lent at

2:15 p.m.