July 22-26, 2013

Parish Office
Hours: 8:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. (M-F)
Phone: 314-962-5955
Fax: 314-961-0643
Website: www.goannunciation.com
Pastor
Fr. Bob Evans
12 W. Glendale Road, Webster Groves, MO 63119
314-962-5955, Ext. 128
[email protected]
In Residence
Fr. Jack Ghio
314-962-5955, Ext. 124
Coordinator of Religious Education
Mr. John Bonsanti
314-961-7712, Ext. 439
[email protected]
Parish Secretary/Bookkeeper
Mrs. Barb Koch
314-962-5955, Ext. 121
[email protected]
Bulletin:
Deadline: 8:00 p.m. Mondays
Send articles to [email protected]
Holy Cross Academy
Dr. Amie Koenen, President
314-842-2073
Website: www.hca-stl.org
Holy Cross Academy Middle School
—Annunciation Campus
Mr. Michael Biggs, Principal
314-961-7712, Ext. 437
Mrs. Theresa Berra, Secretary
314-961-7712, Ext. 441
16 W. Glendale Road
Fax 314-961-2157
Parish Council
Chairperson: Pat Hillmeyer
314-968-0653
[email protected]
Parish Finance
Chairperson: Steve LaBarge
314-968-0757
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[email protected]
Mass Schedule
Liturgical Music
Mrs. Carolyn Vokoun
Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. &
314-606-4295
Sunday: 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m.
[email protected]
Weekday Masses: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Baptisms
Contact the rectory, 962-5955, to
& Friday at 6:30 a.m. & 8:00 a.m.
schedule baptisms and to sign up for
Reconciliation: Saturdays 4:00—4:30 p.m. or by appointment
baptism preparation class (for first
family member being baptized)
Annunciation
Pentecost Sunday
May 19 , 2013
Annunciation Catholic Church
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Webster Groves, MO 63119
ANNUNCIATION
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
July 22-26, 2013
This summer, connect your kids to God and watch them grow stronger
in their faith as they stand strong for God! It's gonna be one awesome week!
Music, crafts, Scripture, prayer, and play are all important components of Annunciation’s Vacation Bible School. Children ages 4 years to grade 4 are invited to join in the fun! Teens are encouraged to assist as Teacher's
Aides. Opportunities to help out are available for students in grades 58. This is a great Confirmation Service Project too!
Vacation Bible School for 2013 is scheduled for July 22-26, 2013. The
theme is "KINGDOM ROCK - Where Kids Stand Strong for God." For this
one special week, the kids will be embarking on an epic adventure filled with
excitement. The camp runs Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 12:00
noon; on Friday, July 26 it runs from 9:00 am until 12:15 pm. The registration fee is $40.00 for one child; $30.00 for each additional child. With your
registration fee, your child will receive a t-shirt, music CD, 5 bible buddies
with a downloadable app, 5 Saint cards, a daily snack, daily crafts, a whole
lot of spiritual guidance & FUN! Any adult who volunteers for four or more
days will receive a FREE volunteer t-shirt.
All Volunteers must have successfully completed the Protecting God’s
Children Workshop!! MEDIA WAIVER: A signed media waiver is required
for all campers and adult/student volunteers. For more information contact
John Bonsanti at [email protected]
Pentecost Sunday
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May 19, 2013
A Note from Father Bob
Dear Friends,
Grace and peace to you all!
Holy Cross Academy Graduation..
Congratulations to the Inaugural Graduation Class of Holy Cross Academy! This coming Tuesday we will honor our
eighth grade students and families and celebrate their achievements as they conclude this chapter of their lives and
move forward to high school. This first year of Holy Cross Academy has been a great year for not only the children of
our parish who attend Holy Cross Academy but also for the children our collaborating partner parishes of St. Michael
the Archangel, Our Lady of Providence, and Seven Holy Founders parishes. Congratulations also to all of you for supporting the founding of HCA. We truly could not have established this school without your support. May God bless
our graduates!
As we celebrate our graduates we also bid farewell to our beloved Mr. Biggs. We are sad to see him retire but we also
want to wish him the very best as he enters this new and well-deserved stage of his life. While I have only known Mr.
Biggs for 3 and a half years I have come to know him as one who is totally dedicated to the education of our children.
For this I am truly grateful. We will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving and reception for Mr. Biggs this Thursday beginning at 6:30 pm.
This Friday, May 24th, is the last day of school for Holy Cross Academy. What a year it had been! Thanks again to all
who have been involved in the formation our school, Holy Cross Academy. It has been a remarkable year. We wish all
our children a safe and happy summer vacation.
Capital Campaign Update.
This week we signed the contracts to install the new windows in our original school building. This is the third of four
projects to be addressed through our capital campaign. The work on the windows will commence on June 3rd and take
approximately 3 weeks. Since there is asbestos in the glazing compound of the windows we have also contracted with
an environmental remediation company that be responsible for the removal of the old windows. The two contractors
will be working together so that as one set of windows is removed the new set will be installed. The total cost of this
project will be approximately $150,000.00. We currently have pledges totaling $328,562.04. We have received
$270,051.50 in pledges/gifts and have paid out $114,964.50 for the church air conditioning and sound system so that
we have $155,087.00 on hand at this time. Thank you for your support of our campaign and parish. We expect the
window installation to be completed by the end of June. If there are restrictions to access the school building during
the demolition and installation we will post it on our website and in our bulletin.
Let’s pray for each other this week.
Peace,
Fr. Bob
CHURCH SUPPORT OUR GIFTS TO GOD AND PARISH
LAST WEEK AMOUNTED TO $13,063.00 Thank you! Special Collections:
(Includes Electronic Giving, & Shortfall)
St. Vincent dePaul
It takes a weekly contribution of $11,811.32
Catholic Communications
to meet our Parish Budget
TOTAL OFFERTORY YEAR TO DATE
July 1st , 2012– May 12th, 2013
Offertory Budget
$543,320.72
Actual Offertory
$530,614.99
Offertory Budget Variance
$(12,705.73)
Average Weekly Contribution $ 11,535.11
Online (Electronic Giving):
$92.00
$20.00
$1,575.00
Annunciation Catholic Church
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Webster Groves, MO 63119
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
STEWARDSHIP
Monday, May 20
6:30 am William Nast, Sr.
8:00 am Tamra Helvenston
Tuesday, May 21
6:30 am Jim Macke
8:00 am Rita Vondera
Wednesday, May 22
6:30 am Jerry McLaughlin
8:00 am Purgatorial Society
Thursday, May 23
6:30 am Jerry Dwyer
8:00 am Alice Jackson
Friday, May 24
6:30 am Henry Gerhardt
8:00 am Guenther Kern
Saturday, May 25
5:00 pm Violet Koch
Sunday, May 26
8:00 am
The People of the Parish
10:00 am William Nast, Sr.
11:30 am Mary Ann Hefti
MASS SERVERS
Monday, May 20
8:00 am Elias Z., Eric K.
Tuesday, May 21
8:00 am Sam M., Sam W.
Wednesday, May 22
8:00 am Jake S., Renny M.
Thursday, May 23
8:00 am Zoe Z., Kathleen M.
Friday, May 24
8:00 am Sam M., Paul W., Kailey E.
Saturday, May 25
5:00 pm
Austin B., Justin H., Carly H.
Sunday, May 26
8:00 am Leah K., Cole E., Maddie H.
10:00 am Alex F., Mollie F., Emilee L.
11:30 am Elias Z., John V., Alex V.
LECTORS
CANTORS
Saturday, May 25
5:00 pm J. Schertzer
Sunday, May 26
8:00 am M. Riganti
10:00 am E. Southall
11:30 am T. Sepe
S. Williams
J. Place
J. Southall
J. Jurotich
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Saturday, May 25
5:00 pm D. Verhoff, R. Stolz, K.C. Schute, T. & M. Schneider
Sunday, May 26
8:00 am S. Crosier, R. Cunningham, H. Place, M. Lucchesi, R. Quackenbush
10:00 am C. LaBarge, J. & J. Moore, J. Leech, P. Teak
11:30 am M. Dana, S. Madden
“The Counselor, the Holy
Spirit whom the Father will
send in my name, will
teach you everything and
remind you of all that I told
you.”
(John 14:26)
The materialism of our society lures us to concentrate
more on what we want than
on what God wants for us
and from us. It is good to
know that when we are confused by our stewardship
responsibilities, we can call
on the Holy Spirit to show
us the way.
HOSPITALITY MINISTERS—MAY
Saturday 5:00 pm V. Kujawa, M. Weaver, J. Rudolph
Sunday 8:00 am R. Wedel, S. Crosier
10:00 am S. LaBarge, M. Madden
11:30 am C. Weis
ANNUNCIATION PARTNERS PROGRAM (Certificates)
May 25 & 26
5 pm S. Stock
8 am D. & T. Paloucek
10 am P. Hillmeyer
June 1 & 2
P. Gaines
A. Kwentus
J. & J. Moore
MONEY COUNTERS
Mon., May 20
P. McArthur
B. Haddad
M. Disbennett
Tues., May 28
T. Sepe
P. McArthur
J. Wallace
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
Ruth Henry
Bernice Houlihan
Robert Janecek
Georgia Scheppner
Richard Timmerman
Toni Brockgreitens
Helene Becker
Patty Cabot
Marie Quirk
Gloria Smith
Patrick McLear
Jim Cooper
Mike Vonderharr
Margit Vincenz
Tom Smith
Joann Wills
Theresa Mix
+ + +
PRAYER CHAIN: If you have any requests for the Prayer
Chain, call Sue Williams, 961-7209, or [email protected]
SCHEDULES For Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers & Hospitality Ministers have been emailed. They are also are available in the church vestibule and on our parish website goannunciation.com
Contact Person: Jill Lauman, 961-6616 or [email protected]
Pentecost Sunday
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May 19, 2013
ANNUNCIATION PARISH CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK
Monday,
May 20
Tuesday,
May 21
Rosary
Graduation Set up Gym
ACTS Mission Board
7:30 a.m.
ChurchMay
7:00 p.m.
Klocker House
Rosary
7:30 a.m.
Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions 8:30 a.m.
Eucharistic Adoration Ends at 3pm Today
Quilters
9:00 a.m.
Rosary
Annunciation Children’s Choir
7:30 a.m.
3:00 p.m.
HCA K-5 Dance Recital
p.m.
HCA 8th Grade Graduation
Wednesday
May 22
Bible Study
7:00 p.m.
Church
MAY GIVE-A-MEAL-A-MONTH MENU: Spam or
Treet, canned potato salad, baked beans, Jello &
pears. Some optional items: dry milk, dried beans,
crackers (any kind), instant cereal, peanut butter &
jelly, cocoa/drink mixes, laundry detergent. Nonfood
optional items cannot be bought with food stamps. We
specify Martha White mixes because they do not need
milk. Please, no glass containers
HOSPITAL VISIT INFORMATION: If you or a some-
one you know would like a visit or a phone call from Fr.
Bob during their hospital stay, please call the rectory
office, 962-5955, x128. Due to privacy regulations,
GlenElm Rm
hospitals no longer contact the rectory when people are
Church & Gym admitted to the hospital.
HELP HOLY CROSS win a $45,000 health and medical
hands on activity grant from Monsanto with just a few
clicks of your mouse! The nominees are posted on
Facebook at www.facebook.com/growstlouis today -May
Church
19th. The entry with the most votes will win the grant
Church
funding. Since voting takes place on Facebook, you will
Gym
be able to easily “Share” your entry and direct people to
Klocker House
vote via your personal & your organization’s social media. Thanks for your continued support of Holy Cross Academy!
Church
Adoration Ends at 3pm this Tuesday,
May 21st, (due to the HCA 8th Gr. Graduation)
Thursday
May 23
Friday
May 24
Saturday
May 25
Sunday
May 26
SUMMER GIVING: We sincerely thank our
Rosary
7:30 a.m.
Church
parishioners who mail or deliver your weekly
Mr. Biggs Retirement Celebration begins with 6:30 pm Mass
envelopes to the parish office when they are
Men Pray the Rosary
9:00 p.m.
Outside Church going to be out-of-town on vacations this
summer. As many of you understand, our
parish expenses and obligations do not take
a vacation when you do, so it is very helpful
to be able to rely on your continued support
Rosary
7:30 a.m.
Church
even when you cannot personally attend
HCA Middle School at 8 a.m. Mass; Early Dismissal
Mass here. And remember you can always
5pm Mass Music Ensemble Practice
5:15 p.m.
Church
go to our website, www.goannunciation.com
and donate online. On the homepage, click
on ‘Giving’, then ‘Donate Online’ and follow
Private Event
Café/MPH/ANN
the instructions. The donation can be a
one-time, weekly, monthly, or yearly donation.
Remember when we give to God first, we
are
making a gift of faith, trusting that God
Rosary
7:30 a.m.
Church
will
provide
for our needs. We are truly givJonah Teams after 10:00 a.m. Mass
Back of Church
ing Him the “first fruits” just as God asked us
to do in the Bible.
PSR IS STARTING REGISTRATION FOR THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR
Registration packets are available on the PSR webpage: http://www.goannunciation.com/annunciationpsr.html. Registration and payment in full must be submitted by May 31st to receive the $25 family discount. We
look forward to seeing you in PSR in the Fall.
WELCOME TO ANNUNCIATION PARISH
Please complete this form if you are not currently registered and wish
to join the Parish. You can place it in the collec on basket or send it to the Parish Office, 12 W. Glendale Rd., Webster Groves,
MO 63119. A registra on form will be mailed or emailed (if you provide your email address) to you. Parish Registra on Forms
are also available on our parish website www.goannuncia on.com On the homepage, click on ‘Church’ then ‘Join Our Parish’
NAME______________________________ PHONE __________________ EMAIL______________________________
ADDRESS_____________________________CITY / ZIP CODE__________________________________
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RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the
process which interested adults and older teen-agers
are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic faith
and way of life. If you are interested in learning more
about RCIA contact Fr. Bob at 314-962-5955 or Patrick Stack at 314-966-1022
ANNUNCIATION PARTNERS
GIFT CARD and CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (APP)
Graduation and Summer are almost here Gear up with gift
cards for all your needs from our gift certificates. Remember restaurants, bookstores, clothing stores, department
stores, music stores, WalMart, and gas cards.
Shop after all Masses or at the rectory office, 8-4, MondayFriday, or contact Katie Krobath, 962-9283, Martha Disbennett,
941-0073, Mariann Wedel, 961-3086. Thank you for your support.
Order forms are available in the church vestibule or online at
www.goanunciation.com
And don’t forget to have Schnucks swipe your Schnucks eScrip Card
whenever you shop at Schnucks. Don’t have one! You can pick one
up in the church vestibule. Just following the directions to register the card.
AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE: May 20, 3-7pm,
7300 Lansdowne, sponsored by American Legion Post 111 &
Knights of Columbus Council 2119. Bring photo ID. For appointment: call Russel Smith, 314-832-4603 or redcrossblood.org and
enter code AmericanLegionPost111. Meteorologist Matt Chambers, KMOV Channel 4 will be there 3-5pm.
RESIDENT OPENINGS AT LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POORST. LOUIS RESIDENCE: The Little Sisters of the Poor have
openings in their Independent Living Area. This offers a large
single room, fully furnished, with a private bathroom and shower.
Meals, laundry and housekeeping are included in the rent. The
rent is subsidized, based on income, assets and medical expenses. The mission of the Little Sisters of the Poor is to welcome the
needy elderly into their home as they would Jesus Christ himself,
and serve them with love and respect until death. A resident
must be at least 65 years of age and have limited financial resources to be considered. If interested, please call 314-4216022 and ask to speak to Ron Kostedt in Social Services.
Webster Groves, MO 63119
SPIN MARRIED COUPLES RETREAT: The next planned SPIN
(SPiritual INtimacy) retreats are scheduled for June 21 & 22, or August 9
& 10, 2013. SPIN Marriage Retreat, presented by Genesis Ministry,
teaches various prayer methods and the joy of sharing God moments in
our day. This 25 hour retreat is designed to help couples build their
relationship with God at the center of all that marrieds couples say and
do. Life is so full and busy, so you may want to talk with your spouse,
mark your calendar & send in a registration now. Call Deacon Dennis, 314-246-9282, or visit www.genesis-ministry.org
100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE APOSTLES OF THE SACRED
HEART OF JESUS to be celebrated on June 30th with a Mass of
Thanksgiving at 2:30 pm at St. Francis Xavier Church (at SLU) celebrated by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson. An open reception follows in the
ballroom below the church. All are invited. The reception is complimentary, but reservations are requested. To RSVP or for more information
contact Caroline Ernst, 314-606-1872 or [email protected]
YOUNG CATHOLIC MUSICIANS (YCM) SPRING CONCERT SUNDAY, MAY 26: at Epiphany of Our Lord begins with a Mass of Thanksgiving at 2:30 followed by the concert in the gym. The Mass will fulfill
your Sunday obligation. For raffle tickets/info: Mary Smith, 9629260. The money raised from the raffle ticket sales helps pay the insurance and maintenance of the YCM bus.
FAMILY LIFE PICNIC: ALL are invited to a celebration of family life and
the gift of life as well as a commemoration of the Year of Faith and the
marking of 40 years since Roe v Wade. Sponsored by the Archdiocesan
Respect Life Apostolate at Queeny Park, Sunday, June 2, noon - 4 pm.
A barbecue lunch will be served and many activities games, crafts,
FOR THOSE IN ACTIVE DUTY IN THE MILITARY
Please pray for the safety and well being of the following parishioners
who are in active military service for our country:
Anthony Bergheger, Matt Euler, James, Luke, & Joseph & Maria
Jurotich, Michael Rybak, & Josip Tomas
If you know of anyone from the Parish who is serving their country in
the Military, please call the Parish Office and give us their names.
ALIVE IN CHRIST: Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ with Family and Friends on Saturday, June 15, 7:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Cardinal Rigali Center. Register online at www.archstl.org/laityandfamilylife
(Click on Evangelization in menu on left) or call 792.7178. A basket
will be the door for a suggested goodwill donation of $5 to offset
costs.