Epiphany Catholic Church December 30 Th 2018
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Epiphany Catholic Church December 30 th 2018 Epiphany Parish Vision Statement: “To offer every person in our community a life-changing encounter with Jesus.” Ministries across the Generations Page 2 “The future is in your hearts and in your hands. ” St. John Paul II Toddlers to age 3 High School Youth Ministry Children ’s Nursery Epiphany offers a Nursery service (for toddlers to age 3) during the 9 am Sheldon & Mass (8:45 - 10:15am) in the Kristen Bane Kathryn Marie Albee Learning Center 309 -212 -6478 (enter at the canopy entrance). Volun- teers needed: qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; [email protected] contact Stacy Berry . [email protected] 3 and 4 Year Olds Lile Magi Epiphany offers cat- echecal program for 3 and 4 year olds during the 9 am Mass in the Kathryn Marie Albee Learn- ing Center (enter at the canopy entrance). Volunteers needed : qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; con- tact Yvonne Tabb . [email protected] Age 5 through 2nd Grade Epiphany offers a CLOW for children age 5 through 2nd Grade during the 9am Mass in the Cenacle Room. Chil- dren are dismissed a er the Opening Prayer of Mass. Volunteers needed : qualified adults who have taken the Safe Environment Class and submied to a background check; contact Yvonne Tabb . Again, Merry Christmas Everyone on this Feast of the Holy Family! [email protected] Gift of Treasure December 23, 2018…........$17,567 Abusers : Submit to Human Jus- E-giving…………..………..……….$5,220 Special………………………..……….$807 tice and Prepare for Divine Justice Parish Endowment…..……..………$65 School Endowment……….………$522 Capital Improvement………..…..$220 The night is far gone, the day is Weekly Budget……………..….$24,000 YTD Budget (26weeks)…..$624,000 near. Let us then lay aside the YTD Income…………..……….$616,504 works of darkness and put on the YTD Balance……………..……..$(7,496) Please Remember the Parish in your Will armor of light" (Rom 13:12). 2018 Parish Appeal Let it be clear that before these abominaons Rectory: $96,838 the Church will spare no effort to do all that is Small Gym HVAC: ($37,412) necessary to bring to jusce whosoever has commied such crimes. The Church will never Mass and Reconciliation seek to hush up or not take seriously any case. Incense is used at 9am Sunday Mass At Communion, come up in the Left Line for Gluten -free Hosts It is undeniable that some in the past, out of irresponsibility, disbelief, lack of training, inexperience, or spiritual and human short - Sunday, Dec. 30 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH sightedness, treated many sex abuse cases without the seriousness 7:30am Ruth Thomas and promptness that was due. That must never happen again. This is 8:30am Reconciliation the choice and the decision of the whole Church. 9:00am Julia Shanks 11:00am Reconciliation 11:30am Alberts & O’Brien Family This coming February, the Church will restate her firm resolve to pur- 5:00pm Reconciliation sue unsnngly a path of purificaon. She will queson, with the help 5:30pm People of the Parish Monday, Dec. 31 Seventh Day within the of experts, how best to protect children, to avoid these tragedies, to Octave of the Nativity of the Lord bring healing and restoraon to the vicms, and to improve the train- 7:00am Stefann Kudloka 7:30am Reconciliation ing imparted in seminaries. 5:30pm Adelaide Wodarz An effort will be made to make past mistakes opportunies for elimi- Tuesday, Jan. 1 THE OCTAVE DAY OF THE nang this scourge, not only from the body of the Church but also NATIVITY OF THE LORD 7:00am Tom Van Deven from that of society. For if this grave tragedy has involved some con- 7:30am Reconciliation secrated ministers, we can ask how deeply rooted it may be in our 9:00am Lois Zenger sociees and in our families. Consequently, the Church will not be lim- Wed., Jan. 2 Saints Basil the Great & Gregory ited to healing her own wounds, but will seek to deal squarely with Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church Lectors: K. Kinate & Jim Hall this evil that causes the slow death of so many persons, on the moral, 7:00am Albert & Roma Humenick psychological and human levels. 7:30am Reconciliation 5:30pm Robert Humenick Thurs., Jan. 3 Christmas Weekday In discussing this scourge, some, even within the Church, take to task Lectors: Daryl Menke certain communicaons professionals, accusing them of ignoring the 7:00am Jim Boedeker overwhelming majority of cases of abuse that are not commied by 7:30am Reconciliation Friday, Jan. 4 Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, clergy, and of intenonally wanng to give the false impression that Religious this evil affects the Catholic Church alone. I myself would like to give Lectors: T. Shilgalis & V. Shroyer 7:00am Margo Schmitt hearelt thanks to those media professionals who were honest and 7:30am Reconciliation objecve and sought to unmask these predators and to make their Saturday, Jan. 5 Saint John Neumann, Bishop Lectors: Marty & Gerry Brogla vicms' voices heard. 7:30am All Souls Memorial 8:00am Reconciliation Even if it were to involve a single case of abuse (something itself mon- 3:00pm Reconciliation 4:00pm Leo Godin strous), the Church asks that people not be silent but bring it objec- Sunday, Jan. 6 THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD vely to light, since the greater scandal in this maer is that of cloak- 7:30am Kathy Albee 8:30am Reconciliation ing the truth. ... 9:00am Tom Krause 11:00am Reconciliation To those who abuse minors I would say this: convert and hand your- 11:30am People of the Parish self over to human jusce, and prepare for divine jusce. 5:00pm Reconciliation 5:30pm Fr. David Buescher —Francis Page 4 Staff Listing From Kim Daniels Fr. Eric Powell 309-660-7860 [email protected] The Four Waves of the Abuse Crisis Fr. Joe Baker 309-657-0966 [email protected] Deacons: Mark Cleary 531-1062 [email protected] , Michael An Where We Are 454-9409 [email protected] For many of us, the Catholic Church is our ex- Parish Corporation Trustees: 452-2585. Don tended family and the center of our daily lives: Bernardi, Mike Kabbes the community within which we celebrate the Parish Senior Leadership Team: Staycee & sacraments, worship God, teach our children, Murray Hynes, 824-8117 [email protected]; Julia serve the poor, cheer our kids ’ CYO teams, build & Roger Nalewajka, 825-6288 [email protected], [email protected] lifelong friendships, and so much more. Parish Office: 452-2585. Domine King, Joyce Given that context, it is no surprise that over Tellman, [email protected] ; Angie these past months American Catholics have O’Connor [email protected] Kim Daniels is the As- been devastated and angered by revelaons Bulletin Ads: Due Friday Noon, nine days out. sociate Director of the regarding sexual abuse and abuse of power in [email protected] Iniave on Catholic our Church. As we think about how to move for- Epiphany Catholic School Principal : Mike Lootens Social Thought and ward, I would like to give an overview of our 452-3268 ext 301 [email protected] Public Life at current moment; a brief review of how we got Epiphany Catholic School Leadership Team : 452- Georgetown Universi- here; and finally, a descripon of what might lie 3268. Mike Lootens, Father Eric, Chris Niebur, ty and a member of ahead. This latest iteraon of the clerical abuse Karen Overby the Vacan Dicastery crisis began with revelaons regarding Cardinal Men and Women’s In for Communicaon. ACTS Ministry: -Parish Theodore McCarrick ’s abuse of children and pre- Retreats [email protected] daon on seminarians as he was protected by a culture of clericalism Adoration Chapel Coordinator: Lyn Fedden, 309- that looked the other way at every turn. 824-3443 [email protected] Alpha Ministry: A Reintroduction to Jesus Christ, It soon moved on to the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Julia Nalewajka, 825-6288 and its horrific accounng of decades of sexual abuse and cover -up in- volving over 1,000 potenal vicms and 300 potenal abuser priests— CCD Coordinator: Mary Ellen Kiley [email protected] and that was just in six dioceses in one state. That report alleged that Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington D.C., long seen as a leader on Children's Sunday Ministries (Little Magi): Yvonne Tabb [email protected] these issues, had himself permied accused priests to be reassigned, and this October Pope Francis accepted Cardinal Wuerl ’s resignaon. Director of Information Technology Mike Essington [email protected] In the wake of the Pennsylvania grand jury report as well as the McCar- Finance Council: Joe Morrow rick revelaons, over a dozen U.S. states as well as the U.S. Department of Jusce are seeking records and have launched invesgaons into Ministries Scheduler: [email protected] Catholic dioceses, with many more sure to follow. Music Directors: Sean & Jennifer Stevens music@ These revelaons helped American Catholics gain awareness of so many epiphanyparish.com other instances when Church leaders failed in their most basic duty to Nursery: Stacy Berry 314-623-6223 nursery@ protect the vulnerable—not just in the United States, but in places like epiphanyparish.com Chile, Ireland, Germany, Australia, India, and many others. Parish Communications: Kristen Bickett Into this volale context, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò launched sev- epiphany parish.communications @gmail.com eral leers raising quesons about who knew what and when, regarding RCIA : Rite of Christian Initiation, Rich Sealy Cardinal McCarrick, all amid unsupported, scaershot accusaons, alle- evangelization @epiphanyparish.com gaons of conspiracy, and a call for Pope Francis ’s resignaon, using the Spiritual Directors : burgeoning abuse crisis as a vehicle to advance his own agendas.