St. Ambrose Catholic Church - E
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St. Ambrose Catholic Church - E
St. Ambrose Catholic Church 820 West Homer M. Adams Parkway, Godfrey, IL 62035-3335 www.saintambroseparish.org Mass Schedule: Saturday, 4:30 PM Sunday, 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM Sacrament of Reconciliation, Saturday, 3:30-4:00 PM or by appointment Office: 618-466-2921 Fax: 618-466-2959 Rectory: 618-466-6408 Bulletin Deadline In Parish Office no later Than Friday by noon [email protected] SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Normally monthly during Saturday 4:30 PM Eucharist or Sunday 10:30 AM Eucharist, following Parent Preparation. SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY Practicing Catholics of the parish. Please contact the Pastor. Parish Staff Pastor Fr. Steve Pohlman [email protected] Deacon Dcn. Bill Kessler ............ [email protected] Dcn. Tom Wilkinson ......................... 618-462-9121 Business Manager Cathy Mahan .................. [email protected] Parish Office Debbie Ellebracht ........ [email protected] Pat Klasner . ................. [email protected] Kathleen Lieber ............ [email protected] Youth Ministry Marcia Dressman . . . . . . [email protected] Parish Nurse-Cathie Ketterer ......... 618-466-2921 Annulments-Sandy Willings ........... 618-973-0999 St. Ambrose Catholic School 618-466-4216 Principal ............................................ Susan Schmidt [email protected] Office Manager ................................. Jean Connoyer [email protected] School Board………………………...Barbara Buhs [email protected] Pat Kornfeld—-Victim Assistance Coordinator 217-698-8500 Ext 155 [email protected] Fourth Sunday in Advent Dec. 21, 2014 Scan here with your smart phone to give electronically A BLESSED MERRY CHRISTMAS Mass for the Week MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 7:00 AM 5:30 PM Communion Service Vera Tiemann Phyllis Dicks TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23 7:00 AM Communion Service 8:15 AM Mary Jo Brooks WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, Christmas Eve 4:30 PM Christian Formation PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION Nancy Godar, Coordinator 466-0545 PSR is for students in grades 1-8 who attend public or private school. Classes are from 9:15 AM-10:15 AM in the School. Any questions please call Nancy. COME & LEARN ABOUT BECOMING A CATHOLIC 10:00 PM THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25, Christmas Day 10:00 AM Joan McCrea Hal Fohrman William & Gladys Goodyear Vera Sutton Roger Penning Catherine Kasten Ray Narup Paul & Eva Fortschneider Greg Mattingly, Coordinator Inquiry sessions are after the 10:30 AM Mass in the Pastoral Center. Call the Parish office at 466-2921 to express your interest. Please keep in prayer those in the military. Tim Baker, Kraig Kline, Tyler Jones, Sean Mullen, Cpl John Schwank USMC, Ronald Wisnasky, USMC, Grant Jones Please call the parish office at 466-2921 with other names. Please note: Anyone interested in meeting monthly to pray for those family and friends who serve in our military and their families please contact Kris Kline at: [email protected]. Ernest & Stella Stolze Lee & Alice Baalman Jackie Wittman Tom Stromske Deceased Members of Wiedman Family Deceased Members of Frank Family Deceased Members of Jack Roberts Family Jim Smith Jeff Thomas Tom Schranck Sam Roberts, Jr. Al J. Schmidt Violet C. Schmidt Nettie Hall Drew Schmidt Bernard Garvey Myrtle Grant Edmund Bartosiak Jeff Gonterman Dan Kenney FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26 7:00 AM Communion Service 8:15 AM Jackie Wittman SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27 4:30 PM Papin Family Deceased Members of Gelsthorpe & Bechtold Families Lucy Roderfeld SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Mary Jo Brooks Jeff Gonterman Jay Rawson Lucy Featherall St. Ambrose Parishioners Christmas Mass Schedule Wednesday, December 24th 4:30 PM Wednesday, December 24th 10:00 PM will take the place of the traditional Midnight Mass Thursday, December 25th 10:00 AM New Year’s Mass Schedule New Year’s Eve Vigil Mass will be celebrated at 4:30 PM on Wednesday, December 31st and New Year’s Day Mass will be at 10:00 AM on Thursday, January 1st. YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE If you want a better understanding of our faith, and a deeper relationship with God, then you should join us for The Bible Timeline Study. The Bible Timeline is a Catholic Bible study that can help anyone to make sense of the bible and experience the lifechanging power of God’s Word. The study takes you on a journey through the entire Bible and brings you deep into each period of salvation history, so that you can discover the amazing story woven throughout all of Scripture. The Bible Timeline has helped hundreds of thousands of people to have a better understand the bible and a deeper relationship with Christ, and it will help you too. The study will include a series of twenty-four videos presented by Jeff Cavins. (Perfect attendance is not necessary.) Each video will be preceded by a lively group discussion. St. Ambrose will continue The Bible Timeline each Thursday, at 9:00AM and 6:45PM in the Pastoral Center. Sign up forms at each entrance to church. For more information contact Greg Mattingly at 210-2628 or Mary Ann Bray at 465-4049. Adoration Of The Most Holy Eucharist this Sunday, December 21st following the 8:00 AM Mass in the small chapel. PLEASE JOIN US!! PARISH NURSE NEWS Parish Nurse, Cathie Ketterer Alton Memorial Hospital No Parish Office Hours until January 13, 2015 A Blessed Christmas and New Year **Parish Tip...Just a reminder from your parish nurse—I am here almost every Tuesday from 8-11AM. If you have high blood pressure, your doctor likes to see a record of manual blood pressures outside of the office setting. Come see me you’d be surprised at the resources I can help you with. Pre-Jordan/Baptism Preparation Class Our next Infant Baptismal Preparation Class will be on Monday, Jan. 5th at 7:00 PM in the Pastoral Center. The sessions will last approximately one hour. Please call the Parish Office 466-2921 to register. Baptismal Preparation Class is a prerequisite for baptism at St. Ambrose. If you have attended one in the past three years you are not obligated to attend, but if it has been more than three years you will need to register. Fr. Steve encourages registration and attendance of the class early on in the pregnancy because the classes will be held quarterly. 2015 Parish Calendars Parishioners may pick up their 2015 Parish Calendar in any one of the church vestibules after Mass. The very nice extension calendars are provided for us free of charge and Courtesy of Staten-Fine Funeral Home, Family Owned & Operated by Tim Kallal, Craig Schaaf & Rod Ellis, Owners. Christmas Decoration Memorials A copy of the Christmas memorials are located at each church exit Thank you for your contributions Men’s Bible Study Discover the first 500 years of Church history! The Early Church will lead you through a powerful, fastpaced journey from the lives of the apostles through the rise and fall of Constantine. You’ll meet courageous saints, eloquent theologians, ruthless emperors and heroic martyrs. This 10-Part study features dynamic DVD presentations with Church history professor Steve Weidenkopf, and student materials including a full color workbook, timeline chart and bookmark. Don’t miss this opportunity to take part in a compelling and inspiring learning experience that is sure to draw you closer to Christ through a deeper understanding of His Church! Join us for Epic: The Early Church at St. Ambrose Pastoral Center at 8:00AM and continuing every Saturday. For more information or to register for the study please call Greg Mattingly at 466-2911 or [email protected] Liturgical Roles Saturday, Dec. 27th & Sunday, Dec. 28th PRESIDER: Fr. Steve Pohlman 4:30 PM, 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM LECTORS 4:30 PM Sue Stirnaman 8:00 AM Linda Hawkins 10:30 AM Ida Stevens SCHOOL NEWS **The Riverbender has secured a bus and driver for St. Ambrose School. All 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students are eligible to attend. There are numerous activities such as art classes, German classes, computers and many more available. Call the school office for more information. **This is a quick reminder to ALL parents. All of the fundraisers that St. Ambrose School sponsors are used to help defray tuition costs. The total cost to educate a child at St. Ambrose School is about $5,100.00 per child. So, fundraisers are held throughout the year to keep tuition costs down. Our main 2 fundraisers are the Applefest, and the auction in January. Please VOLUNTEER and PLAN to attend the auction on January 31st. **You can purchase Scrip from 7:30-3:30pm MondayFriday in the main office at school. We will work to make your Scrip purchasing as easy as possible. Scrip is also available after most masses and at the School Office during normal business hours. Thank you to everyone who has purchased Scrip or used the Schnucks e-script card. **Please continue to collect box tops and soup labels. **Thank you to Jennifer Weiner and her talented crew for hosting Santa’s Secret Shop. The students loved it, and we appreciate your time and service. **St. Ambrose School collected over 3600 cans for The Child Advocacy Center. Way to go Saints! Calendar: December 22-January 2—Christmas vacation January 5—School Resumes NOTICE “St. Ambrose School admits students of any race, color, sex or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan programs, and athletic and school administered programs.” EUCHARIST MINISTERS 4:30 PM Diane Adams, Delaine Dressman, Marcia Dressman, Anna Heavner, Michaela Moore, Tom Papin, Tom Schmidt, Kathy Wittich. 8:00 AM Ann Dooling, Megan French, Ted Klasner, Pat Klasner, Val Pelot, Helen Schwab, Harry Schwab, Larry Thompson. 10:30 AM Michael Bruns, Emily Holden, Debbie Marshall, Jim McCormick, Cindy McCormick, Patrick Miller, Chuck Sethaler, Linda Wickenhauser. SERVERS 4:30 PM Lili McDaniel, Mary McDaniel, Annie Retzer 8:00 AM Matthew Bower, Andrew Bower 10:30 AM Julianne Fears, Jessica Fears, Isaac Hendrickson GREETERS 4:30 PM Tom & Mary Papin 8:00 AM John & Ann Dooling 10:30 AM Duane & Yvonne Mossman GIFT BEARERS 4:30 PM Please Volunteer 8:00 AM Please Volunteer 10:30 AM Please Volunteer USHERS 4:30 PM Sam Roberts, Alvin Roderfeld, Hank Vize, Sandy Willings, Ron Winkler. 8:00 AM Bill Behm, Neil Godar, Paul Hans, Jim Mareing, Rick St. John, Scott Weiner. 10:30 AM Bill Cress, John Grove, Bill Marshall, John Mullen, Jim Stephan. USHERS Please be aware of parishioners seated in your areas that need communion brought to them in their pews. Please alert the Eucharistic Minister Thank you for your cooperation Liturgical Roles for Christmas Wednesday, December 31st & Thursday, Jan. 1st Presider: Fr. Steve 4:30 PM & 10:00 AM Lectors 4:30 PM Please Volunteer 10:00 AM Please Volunteer Servers Please Volunteer Eucharist Ministers Please Volunteer ST. AMBROSE YOUTH GROUP ** Thanks to all who made it to our December meeting/ Christmas party. A great time was had by all. We played some Minute to Win It games and Father Steve was a cowinner of the marshmallow wreath throw game. Ask him about it! Marquette Catholic High School Incoming Freshman Entrance Exam: **Watch your email for details of December activities. **Message for all 8-12 grade parents. You encourage your child to be successful at academics, sports, and other activities. Why not encourage them to be successful in their faith. Success in their faith is life long! So encourage your child to come to Youth Group and enjoy faith, fun, and fellowship with other teens. Think of the impact we can have for Christ in the lives of your child and their friends if we make the effort. **Be sure and put these dates on your calendar • • Tentative activity December 27th January 11—Meeting 5:00-7:00PM My contact information is: Marcia Dressman [email protected] Have a Blessed Day! Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Marquette Catholic High School/arrival time is 8:15am The HSPT Entrance Exam will be given at 8:30am and there will be a parent question and answer period at 10:001m. The format is new this year and we ask you to please call Meg Miller by Dec. 19th to pre-register. 618-463-0585 ext 2 or email at [email protected] You can earn $1000 academic scholarship for tuition next year if you score in the top 10% of the students on the entrance exam. “It’s a great time to be an EXPLORER!” Poinsettias/Church Decorations Dishes, Dishes, Dishes Please pick up your dishes left from funeral luncheons, we do have a lot. Thank you all for your contributions! SAVE THE DATE St. Ambrose Auction—-January 31, 2015 Julia’s Banquet Center Parishioners are invited to donate a poinsettia plant to help decorate the sanctuary and church at Christmas. These may be memorials for deceased family members, if you choose. Please place your $10 in the special monthly envelope marked Christmas Flowers and designate your deceased family members name to be remembered. Simply place it in the collection basket or bring it to the parish office. The poinsettias have already been ordered for our particular needs. Thank you for your help. St. Ambrose Catholic School Dinner Auction Dear Parents, Friends and Parishioners, As you know, the annual St. Ambrose Catholic School auction is the major fundraiser that helps maintain and operate our wonderful school. We are grateful for the job that our teachers and support staff do on a daily basis to help our children grow in God’s love and knowledge and become productive adults today. To help continue this top-quality education that we all have come to expect, we could use your support as we begin to plan for the 2015 auction. WAYS TO SUPPORT As part of the St. Ambrose team, we hope you will lend your support in any way that is comfortable for you. We will be placing Donation Request boards at the entrances to church. Please prayerfully select one that is appropriate for you and your family. TUITION RAFFLE This year, we will have a raffle your choice $1,000 off of tuition for the 2015-2016 school year or $1,000.00 in cash, to be drawn on January 31, at the auction. Tickets sell for 1 ticket for $25; 3 tickets for $60; 5 tickets for $100. You may fill out the form(s) below and send your check in the collection basket, return it to the church office or school office. Ticket Ticket Ticket Ticket Ticket Name:______________ Name:______________ Name:______________ Name:______________ Name:______________ Phone:_____________ Phone:_____________ Phone:_____________ Phone:_____________ Phone:_____________ Stewardship St. Ambrose Parish Office The St. Ambrose Parish Office will be closed Wednesday, December 24th and Thursday & Friday, December 25th & 26th It will be closing at noon on Wed., December 31st and will be closed on Thursday, January 1st and Friday, January 2nd. The office will reopen on Monday, January 5th. A Blessed Holiday To Our Parish Family The Parish Staff For Sale Roland Keyboard (U-20, RS-PCM) and a Crate (KX-50) Keyboard amp. The keyboard has 36 keys, one of which does not work. Please call Cass at 467-0551. The Amount Given to the Parish December 7, 2014 Wk #49 Regular Collection Christmas Day Loose Votive Organ Fund Christmas Flowers-Memorials Immaculate Conception Solemnity of Mary Total Parish Collection Diocesan & Special Collections Marquette Catholic High School Sister Parish-Guatemala St. Ambrose Education Endowment Fund Catholic Children’s Home Retired Religious Total of all Collections December Food Drive… • Stuffing mix, chicken broth, instant mashed potatoes, Please place your items in the baskets at each entrance. If this idea does not appeal to you please continue to contribute as you have been doing monthly. Any contribution is greatly appreciated. Immaculate Conception-December 8, 2014 Loose Collection Immaculate Conception-Collection Total of Thanksgiving Mass Keep in mind what we all may spend money each day for a soda or cup of coffee that we might possibly be able to assist those who are in need. If we save a quarter a day that would be a penny a hour with one to spare! Please consider helping to FEED THE NEED each and every month. Please check the expiration date— The local organizations will not accept expired dates on canned or boxed goods. Thank you. TRIVIA NIGHT To benefit Ss. Peter & Paul School in Alton, IL. On Saturday, January 17th @ the Marquette Catholic High School Gym at 219 East 4th St., Alton, IL. 8 players per table, cost $160.00 per table. Doors open at 6:00pm and Trivia starts at 7pm. Cold drinks and popcorn are included and you can bring your own snacks . For reservation contact Bonnie Finger at 618-462-2302 or email [email protected] 1st prize-$320.00/2nd prize-$240.00/3rd prize-$160.00 Upcoming Wedding Please pray for those whose wedding is drawing near… Klinton Klocke & Natalie Johnes 15,671.33 219.00 327.00 29.00 514.00 1,107.00 311.00 55.00 18,133.33 245.00 260.00 2,126.00 175.00 420.00 21,399.33 291 envelope holders contributed to the Sunday Collection 83..00 161.00 244.00 Please remember St. Ambrose Parish and School in your will and financial planning. Our New Organ has been paid off due to your generous monthly envelope contributions and gracious memorials. Effective January 2015 there will no longer be an organ envelope (Purple) in our monthly packets. Thank you for your generous support. The New Organ will enhance our worship for decades to come. TRIVIA NIGHT Marquette Catholic H.S Explorers Club Trivia Night on Sat., Jan. 10th at Marquette Gym. Doors open at 6:15pm & trivia starts at 7:00pm. Eight people per table (160.00 per table) & includes beer, water, and soda. (Bring your own food, snacks & other preferred beverage). There will be envelopes at your table the night of trivia for payment. Email registration to Monica Wilson at [email protected] or 314-504-9776 WM. REXING TRUCKING Rock • Dirt • Sand Alton-Godfrey-Bethalto Equipment Moving Grain Hauling 1000 Airport Rd. 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