Weekly Bulletin - St Mary Church, Centralia, Illinois

February 8, 2015
The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light; on those
dwelling in a land overshadowed by death, light has arisen.
Matthew 4
MASS INTENTIONS
Sat., Feb. 07
5:00pm Church - For the People
Sun., Feb. 08
10:30am Church - †Alan & Rosalie Thomas
Mon., Feb. 09
NO MASS
Tues., Feb. 10
6:00pm Chapel - †Ernest Pelaez
FIFTH SUNDAY
IN ORDINARY TIME
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR February 15
Reading 1
Reading 2
Gospel
Leviticus 13: 1–2, 44–46
1 Corinthians 10: 31–11: 1
Mark 1: 40–45
MEETINGS, ETC.
...COFFEE & DONUTS in the cafeteria after 10:30
Wed., Feb. 11
8:30am Church - †Kathleen Ehrhardt
12:30pm Hospital - †Dorothy Connaway
Mass on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month.
...PSR is held on Sunday mornings from 9–10:15am.
Thurs., Feb. 12 8:30am Chapel - †Lorene Langenfeld
...CHOIR Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm in church.
Fri., Feb. 13
...RCIA is held after 10:30 Mass each Sunday.
8:30am Chapel - †Patricia Stauder
12:30am Hospital - Special Intention
Balsano Family
Sat., Feb. 14
Sun., Feb. 15
5:00pm Church - †Christopher Craney
10:30am Church - Special Intention
Doak & Annette Holloway Family
...QUILTING Monday mornings at 9am in the quilting
room at SMS.
...SCRIPTURE CLASS
meets in the parish office
meeting room each Monday evening from 5:306:30pm.
...KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS meetings are held
Stewardship Report
Weekly
Loose
Capital Improvements
Capital Campaign
The Messenger
February 1, 2015
$ 7,562.00
236.00
412.00
25.00
500.00
each first and third Monday of each month at 7pm at
the KC Hall, 1825 S. Pine, Centralia.
...SMS CANDY SALES
January 26 thru February 12.
...CYM MEETING
Sunday, February 8 @ 2pm in the cafeteria.
...SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
In the responsorial psalm, we pray: “Praise
the Lord, for God is good; sing praise to our
God, for the Lord is gracious.” (Psalm 147: 1)
The most important motive for giving is the
recognition that God is good and gracious.
Giving should always be thanksgiving. The Scriptures
remind us that God loves a cheerful giver.
Wednesday, February 11 @ 6:30pm.
...MARKET DAY PICK UP
Thursday, February 12 from 4-5:15pm.
L
KING AHEAD
ASH WEDNESDAY
Messenger Renewal Weekend is
February 7-8, 2015
Wednesday, February 18
8:30am at St. Mary Church
12:30pm at St. Mary’s Hospital
6:00pm at St. Lawrence, Sandoval
Please stay “connected” through a subscription to
The Messenger.
Payments can be made through a parish envelope
or on-line at www.bellevillemessenger.org.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
SUBSCRIPTION COST: Print - $25.00, Electronic $25.00, Both - $30.00
Friday, February 20
2:15pm at St. Mary
7:00pm at St. Mary
PTO TRIVIA NIGHT
Saturday, February 21
DIOCESAN / LOCAL EVENTS
ST. MICHAEL VALENTINE CHICKEN &
BEVERAGE DANCE Saturday, February 14 from
7:30–11:30pm at the KC Hall in DuBois. Music by Beaucoup
Bottom Band. Tickets: Adults $20; Children aged 6–12 $7;
Age 5 and under Free. For tickets contact Parish Office at
485-6461. Doors open at 6:30pm. $13,000 Giveaway and
50/50 Raffle.
ST. MARY SCHOOL NEWS
!Congratulations to Dr. Theresa Schwartz who was selected for this
year’s Catholic Schools Week Distinguished Graduate Award. Theresa
graduated from St. Mary School in 1992. Please see the insert in today’s
bulletin.
!First and second grade swim lessons at the Rec Center take place this
week on Monday and Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
!There is a Scholar Bowl Meet at St. Theresa with Ashley this Tuesday
and at Selmaville with Iuka on Thursday, both starting at 3:30 p.m.
!The volleyball team plays at Kell/Farrington on Tuesday at 6 p.m.
!Wednesday’s All-School Mass will be serviced by the 7th and 8th grade
on Wednesday. Father will visit their classroom later that morning.
!The February School Advisory Board meets this Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.,
in the school library.
Saturday / Sunday, February 7 / 8
5:00pm Mallow, Mallow, L. Timmons, T. Timmons
10:30am LeBeau, LeBeau, LeBeau, Moran
Saturday / Sunday, February 14 / 15
5:00pm Francois, Jackson, Pas, Smith
10:30am Laquet, Maco, Pahuamba, Uribe
MARRIAGE MATTERS
Collaborate to win the three-legged-race.
The words “surrender” and “submission” are often
greeted with negative emotions in today’s society. They
connote weakness and inferiority. Yet, these are
necessary in marriage. Successful spouses accept the
role of husband/father and wife/mother and surrender
to all that these roles demand for the sake of the
marriage and the family. How are you accepting your
role as a spouse and a parent?
!Thursday is mid-term for the 3rd quarter, ALREADY!! Thursday is also
Market Day pickup beginning at 4 p.m.
!Candy Bar Sales comes to an end this Thursday though you might still find
some students and the office with some product to purchase.
!Valentine’s Day will be celebrated this Thursday!! Parties will be from
2:15-2:45 p.m. that afternoon.
!There is NO SCHOOL this Friday for the students as the teachers will be
attending the Tri-County Institute held at CHS. Also, there is no school on
Monday while we celebrate Presidents’ Day, making for a 4-day weekend
for the students.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS:
PTO Trivia Night – Saturday, February 21
doors open at 6.Trivia begins at 7 pm. Get your teams together
and call the school to book them.
CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS
SYNOD QUESTIONNAIRE
Please call or stop by the parish office if you
need a contribution statement for tax
purposes.
Bishop Edward K. Braxton and the Vicars Forane
invite you to respond to the questionnaire for the
upcoming 2015 Synod of Bishops on Marriage and the
Family. The questions sent by the Holy See to each
Diocese in the world are available at the Diocese of
Belleville web site at diobelle.org. Please click on the
link on the home page for the questions, then enter
your prayerful and thoughtful responses.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Sprehe Scholarship applications are available at the US
Bank Private Client Group for the 2015 – 2017
Kaskaskia College Scholarships and the 2015 – 2016
Baccalaureate Scholarships. Baccalaureate applicants
must be Kaskaskia College graduates who are attending
or will be attending a four-year university. You may
contact Pam Prather at the US Bank for details. All
applications are to be returned to the Centralia Branch
of the US Bank Private Client Group no later than
Wednesday, March 4, 2015.
Respect Life Corner
Lethal Injection – The U.S. bishops have been
advocating against the death penalty for over 40
years. The U.S. Supreme Court announced that it
would review the drug protocols of lethal injection
executions in the state of Oklahoma. The court will
consider whether the procedures violate the U.S.
Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual
punishment. Learn, Act, Connect, Pray: Society
can protect itself in ways other than the use of the
death penalty. Pray that the Court’s review of these
protocols will lead to the recognition that
institutionalized practices of violence against any
person erode reverence for the sanctity of every
human life.
Thank You!
Mary Ashby wishes to thank everyone who
remembered her on her recent 90th Birthday.
God Bless all of you!!
Cursillo Retreat
The women's retreat is February 26-March 1 and
the men's retreat is March 5-8.
More info can be found at bellevillecursillo.org. And
Fr. Dale has a small booklet of info.
Your answers will be submitted to the Bishop's Office.
The purpose of the questionnaire is not to debate the
teachings of our Catholic Faith, but to determine how
those teachings may be 1) more fully shared among
Catholics and with modern society and 2) more
effectively applied in the pastoral settings of our
parishes and institutions. Also, be aware that your
Vicar Forane and your Pastor may be planning group
discussions of these questions in your Parish or
Vicariate. Please consider participating in those
sessions.
ALSO:
To read Bishop Braxton's article called THE
RACIAL DIVIDE IN THE UNITED STATES. go
to www.diobelle.org
Sympathy
Sympathy is extended to Tim Ferguson &
family upon the death of his brother, Ellis
“Gene” Ferguson, who passed away on
Thursday, January 29, 2015.
Sympathy is extended to the family and
friends of Florence Louise Bost who passed
away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, and
was buried from St. Mary on Friday, February
6. Parish family includes a son and his wife,
Chris and Debbie Bost.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations to the following young people from
our parish who were elected to the 2015 CHS May
Fete Court:
Cameron Whritenour–Freshman Escort
Karson Pelaez–Junior Escort
Abby Hoyt–Senior Attendant
We are always so very proud of our youth.