Sunday, August 30, 2020 Liturgy Schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:30am Saturday: 4:30 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:15 am & 11:00 am

Live Streamed Masses: Sunday at 9:15am / Tuesday, Thursday & Friday at 8:30am

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Parish Office Hours: Saturday: 3:15 to 4:00 pm (anytime by appointment) Monday - Friday Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 7:45 to 8:15am 9:00 am - 4:00 pm +Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Website: www.stanthony.com Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois www.dio.org

Phone: 217-347-7129

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 764

Physical Address: 101 E Virginia Ave

High School Office: Fr. Albert Allen, Pastor 304 E Roadway Ave Fr. Mark Tracy, Parochial Vicar 342-6969 Fr. Carl Schmidt, Senior Priest Mr. Greg Fearday, Principal Deacon Joe (Pat) Emmerich Mrs. Carrie Koenig, Director of Operations Grade School Office: Mrs. Sara Hoene, Executive Parish Secretary 405 N Second St Mrs. Peggy Clough, Executive Secretary 347-0419 Mrs. Tiffiny Wrigley, Accountant Mr. Cody Rincker, Principal Mrs. Mary Koester, Financial Secretary Mrs. Marlene McWhorter, Office Assistant Convent: Mrs. Pati Jansen, Annulment Ministry 3017 Sugar Mill Court Ms. Regina Villafuerte, Music Director 536-9530 Mr. Kenny Thies, Technology Administrator Sr. Jane Marie Hotze, SSND Mr. & Mrs. Joe & Karie Sudkamp, Pre-Cana/Baptism Prep

During a life emergency, Welcome while offices are closed, We extend a warm welcome to all our guests and visitors who have joined us at today’s liturgy. We hope that you feel please contact at home here. Please let us know if we can be of any (217) 703-1042. assistance while you are among us. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH EFFINGHAM, ILLINOIS

Fr. Al’s Ramblings

Thank you for the questions which came as a result of my first article on indulgences! I knew it would be a popular subject or at least one which aroused some interest. The concern of the plenary indulgence seems to have raised the most curiosity; probably because it is the one, according to one reader, that immediately gets me into heaven. Well, let’s be sure we truly understand that notion. I’ll also explain the partial indulgence in order to help you understand more fully the differences.

The person becomes as if just baptized and would immediately enter into heaven if he/she died in that instant AND, as I mentioned in last Sunday’s article, the full remission of the temporal punishment due to sacramental forgiveness of sins (this forgiveness includes the Apostolic Pardon granted at the time of death). Then and only then it is by the virtue of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints that the plenary indulgence is granted; simply put, it is an act of God that removes the temporal punishment and purifies our soul.

A partial indulgence means that a portion of the temporal punishment due to forgiven sin is settled. Partial indulgences are received either by doing some act to which a partial indulgence is attached (praying a partially indulgenced prayer), or by the incomplete fulfillment of the conditions attached to a plenary indulgence.

In either case the indulgence depends, naturally, on our openness to God's grace.

Next article I’ll “dig” into the two kinds of punishment attached to sin, eternal and temporal.

Thanks again for the questions! Keep‘em coming and I’ll do my best to answer them or at least give you some references which you can research. Fr. Al

The 2021 Mass Intention Book St. Anthony Cemetery Fees Update On Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020 the Mass Intention The cost of St. Anthony Cemetery burial spaces will book for 2021 will be ready for those wanting to schedule increase on Oct. 1, 2020. There is time to purchase a burial Masses. There will be one intention scheduled for each space at the old rate. Please call the cemetery sexton, Bart Mass, except for the 8:30 am Mass on Monday and Friday. Willenborg at 217-821-6085 if you wish to purchase one. There will be up to 10 intentions scheduled for those two st Masses. Mass intentions will be limited to 4 per family The new cost of a burial space on October 1 will be for 2021, of which only one can be scheduled on a $825.00, a cremation space will be $625.00. weekend.

Welcome Recently Baptized We extend our sympathy to the family and  Harrison Alan Hilliard, son of Blake & friends of Charlotte Stormy Brandenburger. Brienne Hilliard May she enjoy eternal peace and happiness in  Edward James Ochs, son of Jacob & Heaven. Naomi Ochs  Caroline Sue Vogt, daughter of Jacob & Lexie Vogt  Elliot Fitzgerald Mumm, son of Jessie & Tiffany Mumm Please pray for Restoration of Religious  June Taylor Huston, daughter of Zachary & Kara Huston Liberty, those who are ill, those in hospitals and nursing homes, those St. Anthony Church Mass Times recovering from surgery, and all those serving our country. Also, Adelaida Mon, Tues, Thurs. & Fri: 8:30am Anderson, Steve Bierman, Millie Braun, Saturday - 4:30pm Sunday 7:30am & 9:15am, 11:00am Daxton Elias Brumleve, Rosemary Bushur, Mary Lynn Live Streamed Masses at St. Anthony Byers, Mary Conder, Lisa Crosson, Paul Deters, Dan L. Feldhake, Judy French, John Gapsis, Stacia Gorden, Sandy Sunday at 9:15am Gravenhorst, Mike Hartke, Charlie Hicks, John Huelsing, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday Masses at 8:30am

Mark Jirak, Ingrid Kay, Susan Keenan, Tina Keller, Marita St. Mary’s, Shumway Mass Times

Kemme, Colin Kinkelaar, Steve Koebele, Ralph Kortte, Wednesday: 8:30am Amy Beth Koester, Clete Koester, Elisabeth Koester, Dan Saturday: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:30am Kruger, Lloyd Ludwig, Darlene Mette, Penny Meyer, Live Streamed Masses at St. Mary’s, Shumway Penny Mihlbachler, Sandy Mihlbachler, Jack Nisbet, Wednesday at 8:30am Loretta Nolan, Cathy Polarek, Kenneth Polarek, Jill Quandt, Marty Reed, Anna Sparling, Mary Rubsam- Reconciliation Times

Stuckey, Allen Wente, Keith Willenborg, Dr. Mel Mon, Tues, Thurs. & Fri: 7:45am to 8:15am (St. Anthony) Willenborg, Paul V. Willenborg, Jerry Worman, Pauline Saturday: 3:15pm to 4:00pm(St. Anthony) Worman Saturday: 4:15pm to 5:00pm (St. Mary’s - Shumway) Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time August 30, 2020

Mass Intentions Calendar of Events Monday, August 31: Sun 8/30 10:00am Radio Mass -

8:30 a.m. Mass: Twining Parish, St. Paul’s Nigeria; AM 1090/FM 99.5 & 96.3 Activity Duty Military; Living & 6:00pm - Picnic Raffle Drawing Deceased Members of Clem & Clara Mon 8/31 9am - 4pm: Scrip Sales in Parish Office Goldstein Family; Herman Cornell; Christine Niebrugge; Ursula Barker; Tues 9/1 9am - 4pm: Scrip Sales in Parish Office L Marcella Niebrugge Wed 9/2 9am - 4pm: Scrip Sales in Parish Office

Tuesday, September 1: Thur 9/3 9am - 4pm: Scrip Sales in Parish Office 8:30 a.m. Mass: Jeanne Huelsbusch Anniversary Fri 9/4 9am - 4pm: Scrip Sales in Parish Office Wednesday, September 2: Mass at St. Mary’s, Shumway Sat 9/5 Thursday, September 3:

8:30 a.m. Mass: Louis & Marlene McWhorter Family

Friday, September 4:

8:30 a.m. Mass: Leroy & Mary Ann Borries; Louis &

Charlene Thies Family; Leonard Wedding Banns Kinkelaar Anniversary; Judy Newberry; Luke Jansen/Jennifer Walters Bonne Brandenburger Family; Michael September 6, 2020 (III) Goeckner

Saturday, September 5: Kate Weber’s Bible Study

4:30 p.m. Mass: John & Marie Pike Family Bible Study will resume on Thursday, September 10th at 6:30 pm in the St. Sunday, September 6: Anthony Parish Center. We will be 7:30 a.m. Mass: Parishioners of St. Anthony studying the Bible Timeline which covers 9:15 a.m. Mass: Tony Tegenkamp Anniversary the Old Testament. Please call the Parish Office to Register 11:00a.m. Mass: Jim Kinkelaar Anniversary at 217- 347-7129. We need to know how many books to order. For any questions you may contact Kate Weber at 217-821-3003 or by email at kateweber51@gmail. Social distancing will be followed.

SonRise Men’s Group The SonRise men’s group will be starting our fall series on Friday September 11th , using the series The Fight Of Faith, offered by That Man Is You. There are 26 sessions for this series, and there will be different speakers most Last Chance Buying Options weeks.

We will be conducting the meetings via Zoom. Dan Woods So far the response to our picnic raffle has been has graciously volunteered to be our host and will send out extraordinary. If you haven’t purchased your weekly invitations by email for you to join the group. The format will have us joining Zoom between 6:15am-6:25am, Raffle Tickets yet, we will have people sell After a greeting and a short prayer Dan will start the video tickets and collecting orders at the Parish (approx.. ½ hour long). Then Dan will break us into small Center after all Masses this weekend. groups for discussion till 7:20am when we will rejoin with everyone together for a closing prayer.

For those who do not have Zoom on your computer, laptop, tablet, or phone, go to zoom.us through your web browser DRAWIN AUGUST 30 AT 6PM and install it for free. On your email invitation, there will be an area to click on to join the Zoom meeting.

Watch online on our Facebook page To register, send me your email address and I will add you to the invitation list.

https://www.facebook.com/EffinghamStAnthony Looking forward to the series and seeing your smiling faces on Zoom.

Glenn Pankonen [email protected]

Liturgical Ministers for September Radio Mass Recorder: Josh Hanner Ministry 4:30pm 7:30am 9:15am 11:00am Lectors Marty Brumleve Doug McDevitt Joe Sudkamp Tony Kemme

Karla Hodge Kelly McDevitt Brad Koenig Andrew Kremer Eucharistic Sara Hoene Bob Thies Carrie Koenig Kim Ashton Ministers Kevin Hoene Valerie Wohltman Lisa Lauritzen Sasha Althoff

Servers No Servers No Servers No Servers No Servers

Ushers Dan Ritz Terry Westendorf Joel Griffith Larry Goldstein Bart Willenborg Keith Willenborg Jeff Having Bart Wiedman Joe Ungrund More Needed Bill Hoene Dominque Youakim

Pro-Life Corner CHOIRS THROUGH THE PANDEMIC “Never tire of firmly speaking out in defense of life from its con- The choirs of St. Anthony Church ception and do not be deterred from the commitment to defend the will begin rehearsing for the future dignity of every human person with courageous determination. return to our music ministry!! We Christ is with you: be not afraid!” will take the necessary precautions during this Address of John Paul II, February 3, 2001 time by having rehearsals in small group sections. Dates and times of rehearsals will be announced soon. Stay tuned… All are Memorial Service for Aborted Children - Pro-life Americans welcome!! If you’d like to join our choirs or be throughout the country will gather at gravesites and memorial sites a music minister, please contact Regina dedicated to honor aborted babies for the eighth annual National Villafuerte, Music Director, 217-347-7129. Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children on Saturday, Sept. 12. Prayer services at these sites will commemorate the more than 61 million children who have lost their lives to legal abortion since Baptism Class 1973, and to remind our society of the humanity of the unborn Parents are required to child. Please join in the memorial service at the Teutopolis KC attend a Baptism Class Memorial to the Unborn in front of the Seminary Tower on Satur- before their child is day, September 12 at 8:30 AM, and please honor social distanc- baptized. The next class ing among non-family. Together let us remember the victims of will be held at St. Anthony’s Parish Center, abortion and pray for a final end to this injustice in our land. September 16th @ 6:30pm. To register call the parish office at 347-7129.

Livestream Mass Announcement We are happy to announce that the church’s video and audio equipment have been upgraded for livestreaming Mass online.

With the new equipment, we will be livestreaming from our YouTube page instead of from Facebook.

You can find us a couple of different ways: 1. Go to www.stanthony.com and click on the link at the top of the screen that reads “Click here to sign up for weekend Masses or to view the Daily Live Streamed Mass.” 2. Go to YouTube.com and search for St. Anthony Church Effingham. A list of options will appear. Click on the St. Anthony option that has our logo as the image. 3. On our Facebook page, we will share a link to the YouTube livestream which can be found on our home page. Once you are on our YouTube page, we recommend clicking on the Subscribe button to follow us. By doing that, the next time you return to YouTube, you can click on “Subscriptions” (usually on the left side of your screen) to find us quicker.

We will continue to livestream Mass daily at 8:30 am. For Wednesdays, we continue to celebrate Mass at St. Mary’s in Shumway and will post a link to that livestream on Facebook.

If you miss the livestream, YouTube will store the recording for later viewing. It may take up to an hour for YouTube to convert the livestream to a video and may not appear in our video library right away.

The crowd restrictions could likely remain in effect for a length of time, which prompted us to improve the online viewing experience. You will find that the audio and video quality have greatly improved. Please continue to post your prayers and comments while watching Mass. It is a great way for our parish community to remain united.

We express our gratitude for a generous donation by one of our parish families for covering the cost of these upgrades.

Blessings to all of you! We continue to pray for the health and safety of all of our parishioners and look forward to the day when we can celebrate the Eucharist together without restrictions. Sacrament of Marriage: Please contact our office at least 9 months before your anticipated wedding date to begin your spiritual preparation. One or both persons must be registered and actively living their faith at St. Anthony Church for at least 1 year to celebrate their wedding here. All couples planning to be married at our parish must attend a Pre-Cana pro- gram, Natural Family Planning program and FOCCUS evaluation. For those who were former members here, they must be registered and actively living their faith at the parish where they reside. The lat- est a wedding can begin is 1pm.

Sacrament of Baptism: Baptisms are celebrated during Mass on Saturdays & Sundays (not during Lent or Advent). A family must be registered & actively living their faith at St. Anthony Church for 1 year to assure faith will be shared with the new born child. Godparents must also be registered in a Catholic par- ish or other Christian church & actively living their faith. A Baptism Class is held and is required for all parents. We ask that both parents attend this class togeth- er. Godparents are also encouraged and welcome to attend. For more information, please call the parish office.

Child Abuse Reporting & Investigation number at 217-321-1155 or Children & Family Services Child Abuse Hotline 1-800-25-ABUSE.

The Effingham Knights of Columbus will host the “OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE SILVER ROSE PRAYER SERVICE” on September 9, 2020, 7:30pm at the Effingham Event Center. Both banquet rooms (Christopher and Columbus) will be used and set up to provide social distancing. A face covering is required and if you have a fever, experiencing any COVID 19 symptoms, in isolation due to COVID 19 or are concerned with participating in a group, please participate by viewing the Prayer Service via Facebook Live on the Effingham Knights of Columbus 665 Facebook page.

The Silver Rose Program began in 1960, when a live rose, blessed by a bishop in Ontario traveled to New York, then to Texas and on to Mexico where it ended its pilgrimage at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Monterrey on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Silver Rose Program is now a journey of nine Silver Roses beginning each year in March and ending on Dec. 12, the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Each Silver Rose travels a unique route throughout North America beginning in Canada and ending in Mexico, except one ends in Washington, D.C., and another ends at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, CT, where the Knights of Columbus was founded.

The Knights of Columbus honor not only Our Lady of Guadalupe and express our unity as Brother Knights and their families, but also reaffirm the Order’s dedication to the sanctity of human life. It is the Blessed Mother that we turn to in prayer as we work to end the Culture of Death that grips our society. As we think in terms of ‘One Life, One Rose,’ it is most appropriate that we turn to Our Lady of Guadalupe who made known her will through Juan Diego and the miracle of the roses.”

Please spread the word and join the Knights to pray for a civilization of love and culture of life in our own country and throughout the world. Week Ending Fiscal YTD Last Year’s Weekly Totals St. Anthony Grade School is currently seeking applica- Aug 23, 2020 (Week 8 of 52) YTD tions for the following positions:

Regular Church $17,893.45 $181,278.79 $178,419.05  Following Coach & Sponsorships Opportuni- Support ties Available: Jr. High Bellettes (Dance) Spon- GOAL $25,150.00 $201,200.00 sor, 7th Grade Girls Basketball, 7th Grade Vol- leyball, HS Asst. Girls Basketball, HS Asst. Soc- Difference ($7,256.55) ($19,921.21) cer. . For a description of these positions and for information Diocesan Week Ending YTD on how to apply, visit www.stanthony.com/church/ Collections Aug 23, 2020 about/employment. Twining Parish in Nigeria $112.00 $2,813.00 Catholic Charities $0.00 $50.00 Restore, Rekindle, Renew Enrich- ment (3RE) Cemetery $0.00 $685.00 7-Session Virtual Enrichment Experi- ence Pentecost $0.00 $95.00 Tuesday/Thursday Evenings: Sept 15 - Oct 6 (Retired Dio Priests) Starting at 7:00 p.m. Please submit written bulletin articles to: Apply online: https://stl-wwme.org [email protected] or mail to Bulletin, PO Box 764, Facebook: https://facebook.com/events/s/restore-rekindle- Effingham, IL 62401. Articles must be in the office by renew-enrichm/289517819094470/ noon Monday prior to publication. More Info Call: 314-649-7317 GROUP STUDY at ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH Journey with Bishop Robert Barron to more than 50 locations throughout 16 countries. Be illuminated by the spiritual and artistic treasures of this global culture that claims more than one billion of the earth’s people. Bishop Robert Barron creat- ed this groundbreaking program as a thematic presentation of what Catholics believe and why, so all adults can come to a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith. Not a video lecture, Church history or Scripture study, this engaging and inter- esting formational program uses the art, architecture, literature, music and all the treasures of the Catholic tradition to illuminate the timeless teachings of the Church. Location: St. Francis of Assisi Church in Teutopolis – Sr. Ethelbert Center When: Every Wednesday, September 2nd through November 4th Time: Two sessions offered for your convenience: 3:30pm-5:00pm or 7:00pm-8:30pm Sign Up: Please sign up so we can plan and prepare a safe environment for you! To sign up, visit the link on St. Francis’s Facebook page or email [email protected]. Format: Each session will consist of viewing Bishop Barron’s beautiful videos, with discussion interspersed throughout. Materials will also be available to record your own personal reflections.

ATTENTION CATECHISTS: As you know, Bishop Paprocki requests that everyone involved in the catechetical mission of the Church par- ticipate in ongoing formation, with the goal of achieving and maintaining the Advanced Level of certification from the Catechist For- mation Process. This group study qualifies for 10 of the catechist certification hours requested by the Diocese of Springfield. If you are attending the class to earn credit, we will issue you a certificate at the end of the course. This is open to catechists from any of the surrounding parishes as well. A $25 fee will be charged to help cover filing the paperwork and issuing the certificate. (NO CHARGE for St. Francis Catechists or for those not taking the course for credit.)

SCHEDULE: (NOTE: If COVID restrictions change and require us to suspend meeting in-person, we will plan to offer a virtual alternative. We will assess the situation on an as needed basis.)

September 2nd: Amazed and Afraid: The Revelation of God Become Man September 9th: Happy Are We: The Teachings of Jesus September 16th: The Ineffable Mystery of God: That Than Which Nothing Greater Can Be Thought September 23rd: Our Tainted Nature’s Solitary Boast: Mary, the Mother of God September 30th: The Indispensable Men: Peter, Paul and the Missionary Adventure October 7th: A Body Both Suffering and Glorious: The Mystical Union of Christ and the Church October 14th: Word Made Flesh, True Bread of Heaven: The Mystery of the Church’s Sacraments and Worship October 21st: A Vast Company of Witnesses: The Communion of Saints October 28th: The Fire of His Love: Prayer and the Life of the Spirit November 4th: World Without End: The Last Things