St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church · 3/5/2017 · Karen-age 7: When you love somebody, your eyelashes do up and down and little stars come of you. Karl-age 5: Love is when a girl

First Sunday of Lent, March 5, 2017

Pastoral Staff: Father John Reiker, Pastor: [email protected] Father Don Schramm, Retired, [email protected] Deacon Don McElroy, Deacon Deacon Jorge Perez, Deacon, Latino Ministry Coordinator 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 Mrs. Jackie Voelkl, School Principal Mrs. Mary Kutchback, Organist, Pastoral Associate for Seniors Mrs. Beth Duello, Director of Music Mrs. Lisa Delicath, Contemporary Youth Choir Mr. Juan Saldana, el coro Mr. Rob Iver, 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: Contact the priest or deacon of your choice at least six months prior to wedding to begin preparations 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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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 5, 2017

Schedule of Holy Mass Saturday: 5:00 p.m. vigil for Sunday Sunday: 7:00, 8:30, 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. in Spanish Weekdays 6:30 a.m. Mass Tuesday & Thursday 8:00 a.m. Monday Friday 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.

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


Spread the Gospel, the Good News about Jesus and His Borromeo Family.

A Holy Community through Holy Communion! Your brother in Jesus,

THIS WEEK WITH YOUR ST. CHARLES BORROMEO FAMILY

MARRIAGE IN CHRIST HAS BEEN PROMISED

Brianna Boschert & Eric Mitchell

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR NEW PARISHIONERS Don and Bridget Fenton and their three children, Claire,

William and Teddy

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK Gene Carroll, Ethel Elmendorf, Royce Melton,

Pat and Diana Akers grandson, Nicholas Florence Williams, Marty Waigand, Betty Phelps, Belle Keough, Ann Lamb, Joseph Thomas Beth Schroeder (1st Grade aide),

Kathy Adams Jim and Kathy Anderson’s grandson, Brendan Myers

Marianne Rauch’s daughter, Connie Burbes

PLEASE PRAY FOR RECENTLY DECEASED Mary Kutchback’s aunt, DeloresBizelli

Joke of the week Love-as seen through the eyes of children

Nikka-age 6: If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate. Tommy-age 6: Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well. Mary Ann -age 4: Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day. Karen-age 7: When you love somebody, your eyelashes do up and down and little stars come of you. Karl-age 5: Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other. Jessica-age 8: You really shouldn’t say “I love you’ unless you mean it:. but if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget. Bobby-age 7: Love is what is in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. Jenny-age 8: There are two kinds of love. Our love. God’s love. But God makes both kinds of them.

Pastor’s Column

Lenten Prayer Opportunities Mass- 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday and Thursday Mass-8:00 a.m. Monday-Friday Mass-6;15 p.m. Wednesday Stations of the Cross and Benediction every Friday of Lent at 7:00 p.m. Come for the Fish Fry and join us up-stairs afterwards. “Come Pray with Me for one Hour”- why not commit an hour on March 20th to pray during the Eucharistic Adoration after the 8:00 a.m. Mass until 6:30 p.m. Home/Family/ Personal Couple Prayer-use the Five Minutes with the Word booklet . Use Rice Bowl Prayers (and try the weekly recipes). The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered every Satur-day from 4:00 4:40 p.m.

Pope’s 2017 Lenten message focuses on rich man, Lazarus

Pope Francis reflected on Christ’s parable of the rich man and Lazarus in his message for Lent 2017, which begins March 1.

“Let us find inspiration in this meaningful story, for it provides a key to understanding what we need to do in order to attain true happiness and eternal life,” the Pope said. The message, dated October 18 and released February 7, is entitled “The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift.

”The brief message has three sections:

• The other person is a gift

• Sin blinds us

• The Word is a gift

“Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing in the

victory of Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and

poor,” the Pope concluded. “Then we will be able to ex-

perience and share to the full the joy of Easter.”

See part 2 of this message later in this bulletin…


Parents participating in the FACTS program: FACTS

now offers 24/7 support at 866-441-4637.

India- Encounter the Singh Family When the Malaguni River in East India floods, Me-gha and Raj Singh, their two children and their ex-tended family cannot get to the nearest market—nearly five miles away—to buy and sell food. If the waters do not recede quickly, their rice fields fail, and their animals become sick from diseases spread through dirty water. The family faces financial dan-ger. That’s why CRS is helping the Singh family prepare for flooding with new farming tools and techniques. Now Raj plants his fields worry-free using a special type of rice that can survive flooding. He can collect and save his seeds for future use. And he now has the resources he needs to vaccinate his cows, en-suring they, too, survive the floods. Megha grows vegetables in a kitchen garden, so her family has healthy meals even when she can’t visit the market. During past floods, the family had to survive solely on rice. But now, planting veggies in special sacks, she is able to raise the plants above flood lines, ensuring her family has reliable access to nutritious food. Just as important, Megha has learned new ways of growing food, so that the entire family gets the most nutrition out of every meal. Now, the whole Singh family is healthier, and with these new ways of farming, they can continue to thrive, even during floods.

BUILDING A CULTURE OF ENCOUNTER

“Jesus’ whole life, his way of dealing with the poor, his actions, his integrity, his simple daily acts of gen-erosity, and finally his complete self-giving, is pre-cious and reveals the mystery of his divine life. When-ever we encounter this anew, we become convinced that it is exactly what others need, even though they may not recognize it: “What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you” (Acts 17:23). Some-times we lose our enthusiasm for mission because we forget that the Gospel responds to our deepest needs, since we were created for what the Gospel offers us: friendship with Jesus and love of our brothers and sisters. If we succeed in expressing adequately and with beauty the essential content of the Gospel, sure-ly this message will speak to the deepest yearnings of people’s hearts…”– Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gos-pel

Reflection: How do I cultivate my personal

prayer life?

How does my prayer lead me closer to Je-

sus?

How might my relationship with Jesus in-

spire me to share God’s Love with my neigh-

bors?

PROCESS: Personal Journal

Spend some time journaling—now, and throughout Lent. Where is God at work in your life today? What are those special places in your life in which you encounter Christ? How will this Lenten journey be one in which you encounter yourself, your neighbors and your God anew? CLOSING PRAYER: God of all people, open our eyes that we may see you at work in our lives and in every person we encounter.

Rice Bowl Stories of Hope and Reflection

Catholic Social Doctrine

Option for the Poor Catholic social teaching inspires and guides how we are to live and work in the world. In this principle, Option for the Poor, Jesus tells us to give special care to those who are most in need. He reminds us of our Christian duty to give a voice to those who are unheard and to help those who are most vulnerable.

Prayer for Healing and Reconciliation in Midst of Prejudice and Racism

Your children of all colors have been hurt by racism. Help us heal together. Help us do the inner work to be open to Your grace and to the “balm in Gilead” so our hearts are converted, and we can join hands to do our Lord’s con-structive work of love and justice. Amen.


CRS' HISTORY IN INDIA Catholic Relief Services began working in India in 1946 to help the local Church in Bombay to provide food to people affected by the war. During the next several years, child feeding programs and assistance to families in Calcutta continued in collaboration with Mother Teresa. By 1957, CRS was supporting 72 dioceses and 900 schools and health clinics with feeding programs.

Throughout the next several decades, CRS continued to provide U.S. government food support to its local partners to implement education, health, agriculture and emergency programs. U.S. Government food programming in India ended in 2009, but CRS has continued to work with part-ners in India to address issues of poverty, social justice, resource access, and poor living conditions among margin-alized groups. CRS programming in India focuses on emergency resilience, relief and recovery, strengthening agricultural livelihoods, improving health systems and ser-vices, and preventing human trafficking and sexual and gender based violence.

India Population: 1,236,344,631 Size: 1,269,219 square miles: 1/3 the size of the United States Nearly 42 percent of India’s population , almost 500

million people live on less than $1.25 per day while about 48 percent of children under age 5 suffer from stunting– the failure to grow and develop properly as a result of malnutrition.

Human trafficking remains a major concern through-out the country, while natural and man-made disas-ters continue to affect India every year.

CRS Programming in India focuses on relief and re-covery: strengthening agriculture livelihoods: improv-ing health systems and services: and preventing hu-man trafficking and supporting trafficking survivors.

For downloadable photos, Visit crsricebowl.org/photos


Sunday, March 5, 2017 Platica –9:30 a.m. in Church Office School Pancake Breakfast– 7 a.m.—11 a.m. Café High School Youth Group 7p.m.St Charles Room Men’s CRHP 14 at 7 p.m. in Church Office Grief Ministry 7 p.m. in John XXlll Room Monday, March 6, 2017 Juniors Engineers 3-4:30 p.m. St. Charles Room Baptism Prep Meeting 7 pm Church Office W-CRHP 1– 6:30 in John XXlll Room Tuesday, March 7, 2017 Junior Yoga-3-4:30 p.m. St. Charles Room School Event– CPR Class– 3 –6 p.m.– Cafe Cub Scouts– 6-7 pm in Cafe RCIA– 6:30 p.m. John XXlll Room CRHP 9– in Church Office– 6;30 p.m. Middle School Youth Group 7 p.m. St. Charles Room Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Quilting in Church Office basement 8:30-noon Youth Minister Mtg,9-11 a.m. St. Charles Room Girl Scout Daisies– 5:30-7:00 p.m. Church Office W-CRHP 13– Church Office 7:00 p.m. W-CRHP 14– Café– 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 9 2017 Boy Scouts 7 p.m. in Cafe W-CRHP 2 at 7 p.m. Church Office Friday, March 10, 2017 Bring Casserole to church office 1st Lenten Fish Fry– 4-7 p.m. Stations of the Cross– 7 p.m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 W-Fellowship 6 a.m. in Church Office St. Vincent de Paul District Meeting-– 7:30-4 in Cafe Boy Scouts 1-5 in St. Charles Room Sunday, March 12, 2017 Doughnut Sunday Platica –9:30 a.m. in Church Office Cub Scout Pack Meeting– 7 p.m. Church Office M-CRHP 14 at 7 p.m. St. Charles Room

Special Birthdays this Month

March 6– Doris Renken &

March 8– Marty Waigand Remembering you on your special day in our hearts and prayers.

Upcoming Events

Fr. Don Schramm’s 50th Anniversary –March 12– Mass at 4:00, Celebration to follow in Gym.

Ladies Sodality White Elephant Auction/Meeting in the Café– March 14 at 7:00 in the Cafe.

Blood Drive in the Gym-March 28, 2017 from 2:45-5:45 p.m.

PSR Parent First Communion Event in Café on April 23 from 9:45-11:00 a.m.

SCB Dinner Auction– April 28, 2017

Rite of Confirmation Mass, Thursday May 4,2017

Celebration of Sacrament of First Holy Communion on Sat-urday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. in Church

Men’s CRHP Weekend—May 6/7, 2017

Grief Ministry starts up tonight….. The Parish will be holding once a month Grief Ministry meetings the first Sunday of the month in the John XXlll Room at 6:30 p.m. The first meeting will be tonight , March 5, 2017. These meetings will be on a monthly basis all through September. . In October, the meetings will be weekly on Sunday eve-nings until we have our All Souls Mass in November. If you are recently experiencing the loss of a family or loved one, please consider attending these meetings. Our faith reminds us of the sure and certain hope that our loved one who died in Christ will rise with him on the last day. Come let us support you in your journey of grief. Any questions, please email Mary Kutchback at [email protected].

St. Charles Borromeo Prayer Tree: 928-2970 or scbprayer-

[email protected]

Eucharistic Adoration Pro-Life Hour

Please join us during Eucharistic Adoration on the third Monday of each month for a special hour of prayer for Pro Life from 4:00-5:00 p.m. Our next Eucharistic Ado-ration is on March 20, 2017.


Borromeo Youth Ministry News For any information about our St. Charles Borromeo Youth News, please

email [email protected] or phone me at (636) 946-1893 ext 119

SCB High School Youth Group(8th-12th Graders)

Regular Meetings from 7-8:30 p.m. in the St. Charles Room every Sunday, unless otherwise noted. Interested in volunteering at Mount Carmel Senior Living Center? The date is March 19 2017. We’ll have Mass, lunch and a fun activity with the residents 10 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. RSVP to Kristin.

Upcoming Events for High School Youth Group

March 5– Youth Group– End it Movement March 8, -Last Chance to turn in deposit for Project Life

March 12-Scavenger Hunt-Main Street/Frontier Park 12-2 p.m. RSVP March 19– Volunteering at Mt. Carmel 10 a.m.– till 4 p.m.

March 26-Youth Group– Special Guest– FR. BRIAN FALLON

SCB Middle School Youth Group–( 6th and 7th Graders)

Regular Meetings from 6:30 –8 p.m.in the St. Charles Room on the first Tuesday of every month unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Events for Middle School Youth Group

March 7– Youth Group Meeting

March 31– Volunteer at the Fish Fry

Our Shift is from 5:15-7:15 p.m.

RSVP to Kristin!

Mother’s Day Fundraiser! Homegrown Flowers in Hanging Baskets from Parkview Gardens

Help the Youth Group travel to Springfield, MO for the Steubenville Conference July 2017 Sold in the back of church before/after masses March 25th & 26th, 2017

Pickup May 13th-14th before/after Mass in the Café. Please make checks out to SCB Youth Ministry and turn in to the Parish Office.

Questions: Contact Kristin Williams

Fibrous Root-ed Begonias

Pink or Red or Mix

$12 10" Tra-ditional

Old Fashioned Petunias

Bright Color Mix

$12 10” Tra-ditional

Seed Type Im-patiens

Bright Mix or Pastel Mix

$12 10” Tra-ditional

Trailing Vinca Pastel Mix $13 10” Tra-ditional


FR. DON 50 YEARS A PRIEST Please join me in Mass of Thanksgiving for 50 years of Priesthood, Here at St. Charles Borromeo, Sunday, March 12, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. Reception to follow in Parish Gym. Fr. Donald C. Schramm Ordained March 11, 1967 Almighty and merciful God, Who did bestow upon the Blessed Cure of Ars wonderful pastoral zeal and great fer-vor for prayer and penance, grant, we beseech you, that by his example and intercession our parish priests may be able to gain the souls of their brothers and sisters for Christ, and with them attain to everlasting glory. Through Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen. NO GIFTS OTHER THAN YOUR PRESENCE, PLEASE

PADRE DONALDO 50 AÑOS DE SACERDOCIO Te invito a acompañarme en dar gracias a Dios por los 50 años de Sacerdocio. Misa de Acción de Gracias, acá en San Charles Borromeo Domingo, 12 de Marzo, 2017, a las 4:00 de la tarde. - Recepción después en el Gimnasio Padre Donald C. Schramm, Ordenado 11 de Marzo, 1967 Dios todopoderoso y misericordioso, Quien ortorgaste al Bendito Cura de Ars, celo pastoral maravilloso y gran fervor para la oración y la penitencia, concede, te implo-ramos, que por su ejemplo e intercesión, nuestros sacer-dotes parroquiales podrán ganar las almas de sus her-manos y hermanas para Cristo, y con ellos alcanzar la Gloria eterna. Por Jesucristo, nuestro Señor. Amén. POR FAVOR, NADA DE REGALOS, MAS QUE TO PRES-

ENCIA

SAVE THE DATE!!! St. Charles Borromeo Dinner Auction will be held at the Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center on April 28, 2017. The Time is yet to be determined, but this is a fun night for all. More info to follow, as planning is just getting underway.

Estamos bendecidos en nuestra Es-cuela Parroquial de Religión; Esta se-man pasada, organizamos tres reunio-nes de padres de la Primera Comunión para más de 65 estudiantes que esta-rán celebrando el sacramento en ma-yo de este año. También estamos haciendo que los eventos de la cate-quesis sean más visibles para toda la gente que entra en el edificio. Para esto tenemos un boletín informativo en el pasillo de la entrada, allí encontrara artículos impor-tantes, oraciones, acontecimientos mensuales y los tweets del papa Francis. - Ver la imagen de abajo! Finalmente, nuestros candidatos de RCIA (Catequesis para adultos) estuvieron ayer en la catedral de St. Louis para celebrar el Rito de Elección. Por favor continúen orando por Jaclyn, Lisa, Christine, Tim, Jorge y Brandon mientras avanzan en su preparación para recibir los Sa-cramentos de Iniciación en la Vigilia Pascual el 15 de abril.

We are so blessed in our Parish School of Religion; we hosted three First Communion parent meetings for more than 65 students who will be celebrating the sacrament in May of this year.

We are also making events of our school more visible to all who enter the building by displaying several important items on the bulletin board. You may have noticed, the prayer board, events for the month and Pope Francis' Tweet of the Week! - See the picture above.

Finally, our RCIA candidates were at the St. Louis Cathedral yesterday to celebrate the Rite of Elec-tion. Please continue to pray for Jaclyn, Lisa, Chris-tine, Tim, Jorge and Brandon as they move forward in their journey to the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil on April 15.

P S R and R C I A Notes


Lenten Tea- Ladies, get your ideas together for our upcoming Lenten Tea. To be held on Saturday, April 8 at 11:00 a.m. in the Café. $10.00 per person and you decide the theme, then deco-rate your table and supply your own food. We supply the coffee, tea and lemonade. The winning table gets a trophy and brag-ging rights for a year and a gift for each person at the table. Proceeds to benefit Holy Angels Shelter. Fr. Bob Gettinger usually comes by to share the morning with us. We also have a silent auction. Any questions, Call Barb at 636-947-3939.

Save the Date for our Next Blood Drive March 28, 2017 in our SCB Gym 2:45-5:45 p.m.

LADIES SODALITY MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 14 AT 6:30PM in the Cafe'...WHITE ELEPHANT AUCTION

NIGHT. Bring those items you received as a gi but don't care for...books you've read...perfume you bought and now don't want. knick knacks... jewelry...cosme c items. Scarves, etc...You get the idea. WE will auc on everything off & you can go home with some fantas c treasures and have fun bidding. Of course we will have great desserts. Anyone with a March Birthday be sure to come & get your birthday gi . For informa on or if you need a ride call Barb at 636 947 3939.

The School Board of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School is seeking new members for the 2017-2018 school year! Interested applicants must either be a current member of the parish or have a child enrolled in our day school. You do not need a background in education. Our School Board operates strictly as an advisory board. We offer opinions and guidance on school policies, calendar and tuition. Every Member serves a three (3) year term. Applications can be found in the school. Call 636-946-2713. Please return applications to the school office by March 8, 2017. If you have any questions, please call Jenny Gray at 636-328-3115.

Taking SCB School Board Applications for Year 2017-2018

La Junta Escolar de nuestra Escuela Católica St. Charles Borromeo está buscando nuevos miembros para el año escolar 2017-2018! Los solicitantes interesados deben ser miembros de la parroquia o tener un hijo matriculado en nuestra escuela. Para ser miembro no se necesita ten-er estudios de educación formal. Nuestra junta escolar es estrictamente un consejo asesor. Ofrecemos opiniones y orientación sobre las políticas escolares, el calendario y la matrícula.

Cada miembro sirve un periodo de tres años. Las reuniones se celebran una vez al mes. En la oficina de la escuela pueden pedir la solicitud para ser miembro.

Si está interesado favor de llenar y regresar las solicitudes a la oficina de la escuela antes del 8 de marzo

It’s Not Too Late! There is still time for you to get your raffle tickets in for the monthly quilt drawing we have. 10 more Quilts for this year, made by our lovely Quilt-er Ladies of the parish, who contribute their time and talent every Wednesday. If you have any questions, or if you want to buy some raffle tickets, please call Barb Bott at 636-947-3939.


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Readings of the Week

March 5, 2017 Family Gospel Reflection

WE THANK EACH OF YOU for the great love you show to our Borromeo Family carrying 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.

Contributions for February 26, 2017 Offertory envelopes: $10866.00 Loose: 1845.00 Matching Gifts 3530.00 Total Offerings: $12781.01 Help a Student $410.00 Capital Improvements $462.00 Black & Indian Missions $55.00

Your Loving Sacrifices Make All The Difference

March 5: 1st Sunday in Lent

Lent is a call to “give alms for the poor.” Wherever you live in the parish, there are poor families within walking distance of your home. When in need of meals, they ring the rectory bell. They are in effect, ringing your doorbell.

In the month of February, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul provided 236 meals and paid $3291.00 in utility and rent bills. Thanks to you for your generous support. Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together, we can help the suffering and poor.

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9

We are to grow in holiness by prayer, reconciliation and sharing during Lent: a) by finding time to be with God every day of Lent, speaking to Him in fervent prayer and listening to Him through the meditative reading of the Bible; "Dear God, Your will, nothing more, nothing less, nothing else. Amen." b) by repenting of our sins daily and asking God’s forgiveness every night at bedtime; c) by being reconciled with God through the sacrament of rec-onciliation; d) by being reconciled with others, forgiving them the hurts they have caused us and asking their par-don for the hurts we have inflicted on them; e) by sharing our love with others through selfless and humble service, almsgiving and helping those in need; f) by living the Gos-pel or the Good News of God’s love, mercy and for-giveness in our lives, thus bearing true Christian witness.

Lent is the time for the desert experience. We can set aside a place and time to be alone daily with God, a time to distance ourselves from the many noises that bombard our lives every day, a time to hear God’s word, a time to rediscover who we are before God and a time to say yes to God and no to Satan as Jesus did.

An Arab fable tells of a miller who was startled by seeing a camel’s nose thrust in at the door of the tent where he was sleeping. “It’s very cold outside,” said the camel, “I only want to get my nose in.” The nose was allowed in, then the neck, finally the whole body. Soon the miller began to be inconvenienced by such an ungainly compan-ion in a room not large enough for both. “If you are in-convenienced,” said the camel, “you may leave; as for myself I shall stay where I am.” “Give but an inch,” says Lancelot Andrews, “and the devil will take an ell; if he can get in an arm, he will make shift to shove in his whole body.”

(Source: Homilies of Fr. Tony Kadavil) Vatican Radio

Give During Lent

Every day we witness situations of injustice, violence, and hatred. Television and the Internet bring these into our living rooms, but we also observe and live them in our own cities and homes. The Church calls us during Lent to be especially conscious of the needs of others and to act accordingly. Giving materially to another is an act of Christian charity known as “almsgiving.” During Lent, the Church also calls us to first convert ourselves and then to transform the world for justice, so that we might serve the Kingdom which Jesus lived and preached.


Servers, 8:00am, March 6-March 10 Monday, Feb 27 Hailey &Paige Morgan, Claire Sanders Tuesday ,Feb 28 Hailey & Paige Morgan, Claire Sanders Wed, March 1, Hailey & Paige Morgan, Claire Sanders Thurs, March 2–Aidan Doughty, Rocco Ra ni, Knoll Hirtz Friday, March 3 Aidan Doughty, Rocco Ra ni, Knoll Hirtz

Ministry List March 11/12 (Volunteers needed for Greeters and Gi Bearers)

Saturday, March 11 5:00 pm

L/C: Bev & Abby Lewis Angie Lloyd EM: Cup –Cathy Carey, Genny Glosier Trudi Heisohn-Ziegler, Dana Saale HOST: Tom Schneider, Carol Pappas SERV:: Maggie Howard, Kirs Lewis, Paige Morgan USH:: Jim Lammert, Don Richardson John Williams, Frankie Fessler GB: Volunteers please GR Volunteers Please DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME_ TURN CLOCKS FORWARD 1 HOUR

Sunday, March 12, 2017 7:00 am

L/C: Dick Albrecht Karen Bohn EM: Becky Albrecht, Ellie Plummer, Joann Sullivan SER: 2 volunteers please USH;– Josey Page, David Schaeffer Carl Hoeman, vol please GB: Volunteers please GR: Volunteers please 8:30 a.m. Mass L/C: Robert Schaberg, Mary Glenn Beth & Company EM: Rich & Blanche Wessler Joe & Gerry Kloeppel HOST: Sarah Hord, Kathy McElroy SERV: Mallory Murray, Volunteer please USH: Ken Kapellar, Rich Wessler Charlie Schroeder, Ron Rozycki GB: Volunteers please GR Volunteers please 10:00 a.m. Mass L/C Bob Lanigan, Lauren Teschendorff Choir EM cup-Paul Woody, Joe Briscoe Judy O’Connor, Kathy Anderson Host: Julie McGeorge, Judy Dwyer Servers: Thomas & Michael Smith, Adrianna Weber Ushers: Greg Grotegeers, Gary Snyder, Gary Steins, volunteer please GB: volunteers please GR: Harrie e Wayne, volunteer please 11:30 am Bilingual Mass L/C: Martha Fuentes-S, Erika Guerrero-E el coro EM cup-Rosa Alvarado, Misael Alvarado Maria Fuentes, Maria Barretos Host: Veronica Bernal, Maria Mar nez, Servers-Adrian Goana, Lilia Fuentes, Lisbeth Lopez Ushers: Adolfo Zamores, Jesus Manzanarez Volunteers please GB: to be determined before Mass GR: volunteers please

Monday, March 6, 2017, Lenten Weekday 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00 a.m. Frank Southard– 10th Anniversary Tuesday, March 7, 2017 , Sts. Perpetua & Felicity 6:30 a.m. Joan Hawkins 8:00 a.m. Alan Borgmeyer Wednesday, March 8, St. John of God 6:30 a.m. Communion Service 8:00 a.m. Regina Sleater 6:15 p.m. Bernie “Bud” Boschert Thursday, March 9, St. Francis of Rome 6:30 a.m. Norman Weislocher 8:00 a.m Joyce Mersman Friday, March 10, Lenten Weekday 6:30 a.m. Ernie Henderson 8:00 a.m. Rosemary Scaglione Saturday, March 11, Lenten Weekday 8:00 a.m. Communion Service 5:00 p.m. Ron Friedel Sunday, March 12 Second Sunday of Lent 7:00 a.m. Norma Westerfeld 8:30 a.m. Our Parish Family 10:00 a.m. Lucille Primeau 11:30 a.m. Natalie Lacey 4:00 p.m. Gratitude of Fr. Donald Schramm

MASS INTENTIONS

Meal a Month for March 25/26 The next collection will be March 26th. The items needed are:

Oatmeal, Applesauce, Box Instant Potatoes

Tuna Helper, Cereal, Toilet Paper,

Kleenex, and Paper Bags

We are also collecting 15 oz can Spaghetti-O’s for the Mini Vinnies.

Thanks for all your Support of this life sustaining Ministry.


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5 de marzo de 2017 11:30 a.m. L/C: Nereida Labron-S, Rosa Martinez-Ee el coro EM Cup Misael Alavardo, Martha Fuentes Rosa Martinez, Rosa Alvarado HOST: Dionicia Zamundio, Ampelia V-V Servers Itzel Antonino (plus Oscar her dad) Anna Elli and Melissa Guerrero Ushers Adolfo Zamores, Jesus Manzanarez volunteers please GB: to be determined before Mass GR: volunteers please

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA

Que: Open House Event Cuando: Sunday, March 5 from 1pm to 4pm. Donde: Kenrick- Glennon Seminary Detalles: Visitors will be able to tour the campus, learn about what seminarians do during the week and how seminarians live, and pray at the magnificent chapel of St. Joseph. Hispanic sem-inarians will be on-site to welcome Hispanic visi-tors and make them feel at home. Para más información contacten al Diacono Jorge

Llamado a todos los jóvenes músicos de SCB!!! – Si tu tocas algún instrumento musical (o quieres tocar algún instru-mento) o si te gusta cantar. Porque no unirte al grupo juvenil del coro para ayudar a celebrar algunas de nuestras misas. Para mayor información hablar con el Diacono Jorge o Manuel Guerrero.

Quisieras ser parte de algo muy grande? Te gusta actuar? Únete al grupo del Vía Crucis, será una experiencia inolvidable y que mejor servicio para nuestra comunidad. Para más información contactar al Diacono Jorge o Manuel Guerrero

Do you want to be part of something big? Do you like to act?... Please prayerfully consider being part of this year’s “Live Via Crucis”. It is an experience you will nev-er forget and a great way to be part of the community. For additional information, please contact Deacon Jorge or Manuel Guerrero

“Los talleres mencionados aquí son para aquellos que deseen tener un Poder Notarial preparado en caso de una emergencia. St. Francis Community Services, una agencia de Catholic Charities, es una de las agencias co-patrocinando estos eventos. Quienes asistan deben primero solicitar y completar un cuestionario. Para so-licitarlo envíen un mensaje a: [email protected]

Jesús ofrece un ejemplo maravilloso para nosotros mientras seguimos el principio de nuestro camino cuaresmal. Muchos de nosotros han olvidado la gran bendición y fortalecimiento que el ayuno nos ofrece. Cuando ayunamos de los alimentos, en-tendemos más claramente cómo cada comida es una bendición de Dios y Dios nos muestra nuestra necesidad de confiar en él para sustento. Sin em-bargo, el ayuno debe no simplemente correspond-en de alimentos. Podemos ayunar de dioses falsos como lo hizo nuestro Señor en el desierto. Podemos ayunar de uso excesivo de las redes so-ciales, tecnología, deseo de poder o reconocimien-to, pereza o uso egoísta de los recursos material-es. Cuando entramos en el desierto con el Señor para los próximos 40 días, oremos por el don de la generosidad y la gracia de llevar una vida más simple, vidas que irradian alegría y esperanza en lo más importante: salvación en Cristo. El Papa Benedicto XVI afirmó que "a través de ayuno y oración, le permitimos ( a Dios) a satisfacer el hambre más profunda que experimentamos en lo más profundo de nuestro ser: el hambre y la sed de Dios."

Lunes: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Sal 19 (18):8-10, 15; Mt 25:31-46 Martes: Is 55:10-11; Sal 34 (33):4-7, 16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Miércoles: Jon 3:1-10; Sal 51 (50):3-4, 12-13, 18-19; Lc 11:29-32 Jueves: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Sal 138 (137):1-3, 7c-8; Mt 7:7-12 Viernes: Ez 18:21-28; Sal 130 (129):1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Sábado: Dt 26:16-19; Sal 119 (118):1-2, 4-5, 7-8; Mt 5:43-48 Domingo: Gn 12:1-4a; Sal 33 (32):4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Tim 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9


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TODAY Sausage Breakfast and Bake Sale Immaculate Conception Church

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Sunday, March 5, 2017 7:30-11:30 a.m. All you can eat

Adults $8.00 ea/ Children 5-11 $4.00 ea Children under 5 are Free

Singles again is a support group for separated, divorced and widowed. Singles Again meets at St. Cletus Church the fourth Thursday of the month at 7:15 PM for their general meeting. St. Cletus is at2705 Zumbehl Road, St. Charles, MO. Come and meet for friendship and support. All faiths are welcome. Contacts are Rick Pass 618-520-0966 ([email protected]) and Rose Kaiser 636-332-1959.. Divorced, Widowed to Transitioning Singleness “Care and Share” is now on one with Lee Schellert. Please contact him at 636-946-7782 for any questions.

Knights of Columbus Council 823 will host a School Chicken Dinner Sunday, March 12.

This is to benefit St. Peters, St. Charles Borromeo and St. Cletus Schools. Cost for Adults $10.00 Children 12 and over $5.00 Children 6 and under Free Carry Outs Available Serving Time 1-6 p.m. 20 Westbury Drive 636-949-0222 Donations of a Dessert are always appreciated!

Annual Quilt Social March 12 at St. Francis Memorial Hall

2nd & Washington Street Portage des Sioux, MO Doors open at Noon 20 games of bingo,

Quilt Raffle 50/50

Marriage Encounter On a Marriage Encounter weekend, married

couples have a chance to rekindle commu-nication and renew their appreciation for one another. Marriage Encounter weekends will be presented on April 21-23 and Au-gust 4-6. If you would like to apply, go to www.stl-wwme.org or call 314.649.7317.

Immaculate Conception of Dardenne 7717 Hwy N, Dardenne Prairie, MO 63368

Quilt Social Saturday, March 18, 2017

12:00 Noon

Doors Open at 10 a.m. in the Parish Hal, which is the lower level of the Church.

Refreshments served.

No one under 16 years old admitted.

St. Charles Municipal Band The St. Charles Municipal Bank will be hosting a Spring Concert at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at St. Charles High School, 725 N. Kingshighway, St. Charles MO 63301. This is a free family friendly event in a new venue, and features the Concert Band, and the Big Band in perfor-mance of new repertoire and other audience favorites. For more information, please call 636-949-2590 or visit www.stcharlesband.com

Volunteer Opportunity– SSM Health– St Joseph Hospital

The volunteer office at SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital –St. Charles is looking for volunteers to assist our staff by donating 4 hours (or more) per week in the following areas: Gift Shop, Emergency Dept, and Out Patient Surgery For more info: please visit our website at ssmhc.com or call Barb Hutchison at 636-947-5466.


Message of His Holiness Pope Francis for Lent 2017 *Part 2*

“The Word is a gift. Other persons are a gift”.

3. The Word is a gift The Gospel of the rich man and Lazarus helps us to make a good preparation for the approach of Easter. The liturgy of Ash Wednesday invites us to an experience quite similar to that of the rich man. When the priest imposes the ash-es on our heads, he repeats the words: “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return”. As it turned out, the rich man and the poor man both died, and the greater part of the parable takes place in the afterlife. The two char-acters suddenly discover that “we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it” (1 Tim 6:7).

We too see what happens in the afterlife. There the rich man speaks at length with Abraham, whom he calls “father” (Lk 16:24.27), as a sign that he belongs to God’s people. This detail makes his life appear all the more con-tradictory, for until this moment there had been no mention of his relation to God. In fact, there was no place for God in his life. His only god was himself. The rich man recognizes Lazarus only amid the torments of the afterlife. He wants the poor man to alleviate his suffering with a drop of water.

What he asks of Lazarus is similar to what he could have done but never did. Abraham tells him: “During your life you had your fill of good things, just as Lazarus had his fill of bad. Now he is being comforted here while you are in ago-ny” (v. 25). In the afterlife, a kind of fairness is restored and life’s evils are balanced by good. The parable goes on to offer a message for all Christians. The rich man asks Abraham to send Lazarus to warn his brothers, who are still alive. But Abraham answers: “They have Moses and the prophets, let them listen to them” (v. 29). Countering the rich man’s objections, he adds: “If they will not listen either to Moses or to the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone should rise from the dead” (v. 31).

The rich man’s real problem thus comes to the fore. At the root of all his ills was the failure to heed God’s word. As a result, he no longer loved God and grew to despise his neighbor. The word of God is alive and powerful, capable of converting hearts and leading them back to God. When we close our heart to the gift of God’s word, we end up clos-ing our heart to the gift of our brothers and sisters.

Dear friends, Lent is the favorable season for renewing our encounter with Christ, living in his word, in the sacraments and in our neighbor. The Lord, who overcame the deceptions of the Tempter during the forty days in the desert, shows us the path we must take. May the Holy Spirit lead us on a true journey of conversion, so that we can rediscov-er the gift of God’s word, be purified of the sin that blinds us, and serve Christ present in our brothers and sisters in need. I encourage all the faithful to express this spiritual renewal also by sharing in the Lenten Campaigns promoted by many Church organizations in different parts of the world, and thus to favor the culture of encounter in our one hu-man family. Let us pray for one another so that, by sharing in the victory of Christ, we may open our doors to the weak and poor. Then we will be able to experience and share to the full the joy of Easter.

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