HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2017 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS

Week of October 9th 7:00 a.m. M.T.W.T.F. Volunteers 8:00 a.m. M.Thu.F.S. Volunteers 8:00 a.m. Wed. School Mass Weekend of October 14th & 15th 4:00 p.m. Taylor & Tristan Joyce - Alex Mandujano 6:30 a.m. Bill Joerger - Bob Merritt 10:30 a.m. Tony Aughenbaugh - John Buchanan - Jaelyn Weber

Sat. October 14th 4:00 p.m. Deacon Ray - Kay Brunoehler - Bryan Kaiser Sun. October 15th 6:30 a.m. Deacon Ray 10:30 a.m. Deacon Vince - Alan & Jackie Emm

Sat. October 14th 4:00 p.m. Clare Fischer Sun. October 15th 6:30 a.m. Cindy Becker

10:30 a.m. Kane Clendenen

Sat. October 14th 4:00 p.m. Mark & Deb Wujek Sun. October 15th 10:30 a.m. Roger & Mary Lou Flahive

Sat. October 14th

4:00 p.m. Gary Zinke - Volunteers Sun. October 15th 6:30 a.m. Mark Jones - Volunteers 10:30 a.m. Wayne Whitmore Jr - John McCauley

Saturday, October 7th 4:00 p.m. +Nadine Holdenrid by Tim & Lori McConville 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - Erilu Salinas by Candido Salinas Sunday, October 8th 6:30 a.m. +Rick Wujek by Dar Wujek & Family 10:30 a.m. +Bill & Monica Corrigan by Margy Frey 12:00 p.m. Parishioners Monday, October 9th 7:00 a.m. NO MASS 8:00 a.m. NO MASS 6:30 p.m. +Henry Schwemlein by Paddy Schwemlein Tuesday, October 10th 7:00 a.m. Special Intentions of Kuczek Family 11:30 a.m. Mass at Hospital - +Mary A Smallen by James Wilfinger Wednesday, October 11th 7:00 a.m. +Joseph Krumholz by Norbert & Rita Weber 8:00 a.m. School Mass - +Gene Leffelman by Mike & Marlene McConville Thursday, October 12th 7:00 a.m. +Karen Zolper by Norbert & Rita Weber 8:00 a.m. Olivia & Viktor Angulo by Mama/Grandmother Friday, October 13th 7:00 a.m. +Dorothy Long by Bill & Janis Shirey 8:00 a.m. +Capt. Thomas Heitmann by Heitmann Family Saturday, October 14th 7:00 a.m. Adoration with Confessions 8:00 a.m. +Jeanne Ellingen by Jim & Jeanne Fitzpatrick 4:00 p.m. +Julie Faber by Tim & Lori McConville 7:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish - NO MASS Sunday, October 15th 6:30 a.m. Parishioners 10:30 a.m. +Rick Bell by Wife & Children 12:00 p.m. +Eduardo Navarro by Laura Sandoval COMMUNION TO THE SHUT-INS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH HOME VISITS Margy Frey NURSING HOMES Marjorie Hanisch

PLEASE NOTE: Fr Peter will be in Wisconsin doing his niece’s wedding this weekend. Fr Peter will return Monday evening. There will not be any morning Masses on Monday. There will be an evening Mass at 6:30pm. The parish office will be closed Monday, for the holiday. There will also be no Adoration.

Special Thanks to Our Electronic Givers

Holy Cross Parish would like to thank the families who are currently giving electronically. You may not see these

fellow parishioners place an envelope in the basket every week, but their consistent giving does not go unnoticed in

our parish office. Each month our parish receives a steady

and predictable stream of income from those donors who have made the commitment to give to God first by having

a designated contribution automatically transferred to our parish through our Online Giving Program If you would

like to learn more about this easy, safe and secure way of giving, please contact Lorraine Loomis at 815-538-6151.

Fr. Peter Pilon, Pastor

SUNDAY MASS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: Sunday 9:00 a.m.

CONFESSIONS AT STS. PETER & PAUL: 8:20 - 8:50 a.m. Sunday

STS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH, PETERSTOWN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF PEORIA

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Sun. Oct. 8 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. Richard & Dorothy Hochstatter

Sun. Oct. 15 Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time 9:00 a.m. William Phalen by Sandy Phalen

LITURGICAL MINISTER SCHEDULE USHERS

Sun. Oct. 15 Steve Stremlau, Ed Kuczek

SERVERS

Sun. Oct. 15 Alyssa & Bailey Engels

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST

Sun. Oct. 15 Deacon Vince, Dr. Michael Vercimak, Brenda Barnickel

LECTOR Sun. Oct. 15 Karen Stremlau

Collection for October 1

Sunday Collection: $1,312.50 Farm Collection: 200.00

PARISH FARM ENVELOPE

Just a reminder that this envelope is for the expenses associated with the Peterstown farm. Farmers from St.'s Peter & Paul give of their time and equipment to farm the farm. This donation helps cover expenses like seed, fertilizer and insurance. Proceeds from the farm go toward tuition at Holy Cross School for Peterstown families. Please help to support the parish farm and in turn support the catholic education of our

Whenever you are seized by melancholy, let your thoughts dwell on that fateful night on which the Son of God began the work of redemption in the solitude of Gethsemane and offer your own sufferings to the Divine Father, along with the sufferings of Jesus. —St Padre Pio

PLEASE NOTE:

Fr Peter will be in Wisconsin doing his niece’s wedding this weekend. Fr Peter will return Monday evening. There will not be any morning Masses on Monday. There will be an evening Mass at 6:30pm. The parish office will be closed Monday, for the holiday. There will also be no Adoration.

TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Our Lady of the Cenacle Chapel

Extended Eucharistic Adoration

Adorers Needed:

Beloved souls, in suffering and in joy, go to Jesus hidden in the Sacred Host and let the sweetness

of His loving gaze fill you." - Jose Guadalupe Trevino

Mondays 1-2 p.m., 4-5 p.m.

Wednesdays 11 a.m.-noon Thursdays 11 a.m.-noon

Fridays 10-11 a.m., noon-1 p.m.

Chapel Coordinator, Karen Brandner

1-815-915-6635

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THE SUNDAY COLLECTION

Sunday

School Food Pantry

Youth Ministry

Air Conditioning

10/01/17

10/01/17 10/01/17

10/01/17

10/01/17

$6,694.62

452.00 63.00

172.00

3.00

Give God what is just, not what is left!

Bereavement & Grief Ministry”

October 19th at 6:30pm, Room 105 Deacon Ray will meet regularly on the third Thursday of

each month with those who are mourning, experiencing grief or loneliness providing teaching, comfort, consola-

tion, and fellowship.

PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS

Please pray for the following:

You can still contact Nancy Kaiser for any of your prayer requests at 815-539-6656.

Please pray for a 62 year-old man who is having intense chemotherapy. Pray that there are no

serious side effects to his health. Also, please remember Deacon Vince as he undergoes

his second round of chemo this week.

For a 71 year old lady who has advanced lung cancer.

In addition, sign up for Flocknote to “join our prayer

chain” and receive immediate requests.

POST-ABORTION RETREAT OCTOBER 27-29, 2017

Rachel’s Vineyard, a retreat for women and men

struggling with the pain of abortion will be held the weekend of October 27-29, 2017, in the Peoria area. If

you are a mother, a father, a grandparent, who has

suffered the loss of abortion in your family -- you need not suffer alone. Start your healing journey today by

attending a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. Registrations are currently being accepted for the October 27-29th, 2017,

weekend retreat. Scholarships are available upon

request. For additional information, please call 309-264-1489, or e-mail rvrpeoria@gmail.com, or visit

www.rachelsvineyard.org All communications are confidential. Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place. Rachel's

Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a

supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment

where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the

process of restoration, renewal and healing. (http://www.rachelsvineyard.org/)

Don’t worry about tomorrow because the very same

Heavenly Father who takes care of you today will have the same thought tomorrow and always. . . What does a

child in the arms of such a Father have to fear? Be as children, who hardly ever think about their future as they

have someone to think for them. They are sufficiently

strong just by being with their father. —Fr Padre Pio

HOLY CROSS CHURCH SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2017 MENDOTA, ILLINOIS

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Church Cleaning

We will be cleaning our church for Confirmation on Saturday, October 14th after the 8:00am Mass. If you would like to clean before the 14th there will be a sign up board in the Sacristy of the church. Make sure

you mark off what you did so we don’t do it twice. We ask all who can, men and women, to help, as everything is scrubbed down and cleaned. Please bring your own bucket and rags. The more help we have, the lighter the load for everyone. Attention to the Confirmation Class of 2018, to help clean the church is a good way to earn your Confirmation Service hours. Thank you for your help! See you on the 14th.

Notre Dame Club of Starved Rock Annual Coat Drive

The Notre Dame Club of Starved Rock is sponsoring its annual coat drive on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 2:00pm at the LaSalle Knights of Columbus Hall located at 209 Gooding Street, LaSalle, IL. All of the coats collected will be donated in coordination with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Please bring your coats in good & clean condition to the Knights of Columbus Hall and enjoy free pizza while watching the Fighting Irish take on the North Carolina State Wolfpack. If you do not have a coat to donate & still want to join us for the game, a $5 donation would be appreciated. For further information please contact Dr. John Conness at 815-252-1063, Jim Peters at 815-993-8716 or Judy Kelly at 815-228-7989. We hope to see you at this community event!

The following business has volunteered to be early drop off location.

First State Bank Mrs. Linda Erlenborn

706 Washington Street Mendota, IL

815-538-2265

Spaghetti Supper

Sponsored by St. Joseph Altar & Rosary Society

Columbus Day, Monday, October 9, 2017

Serving 5:00pm to 7:00pm

St. Joseph Church Halle

Fifth & Schuyler Street, Peru, IL

Adults: $7.00, Children 4-10: $3.00, 3 & under free

ILLINOIS VALLEY CURSILLO ULTREYA

The monthly Ultreya for the Illinois Valley Cursillo group

will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 at St. Thomas More Church, 302 Chestnut St., Dalzell, Illinois, phone: (815) 663-6201.

Father Pat Fixsen will celebrate Mass at 5:30 p.m. followed by a potluck supper. Entertaining the guests will be Donald

Liesse as Master of Ceremonies who will introduce the speaker for the evening, Laura Lugo.

Christians who have experienced a spiritual renewal program such as Cursillo, Via de Cristo, Walk to Emmaus,

Tres Días, or The Way are invited as well as those interested in learning more about this wonderful three-day

Walk with Christ.

Information: call Lay Director Don Liesse at (815) 224-

1726 or Loretta Volker, Publicity Chair at (815) 875-1330.