ST. DOMINIC • ST. JO HN THE BAPTIST

Fr. John Cyr, Pastor SCHEDULE St Dominic Saturday, March 16 303 North Galena Avenue St. John3:30pm Confessions Wyoming • IL 61491 St. John 4:30pm For the People of our two Parishes (309) 695-4031 Sunday, March 17 St. Patrick [email protected] St. Dominic 8:00am Robert Firnbach by Kathy Johnson ST JOHN THE BAPTIST St. John 10:00am Lucille Grunloh by Doris Bogner 218 First Street Monday, March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem No Mass Bradford • IL 61421 (309) 897-4081 Tuesday, March 19 St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary [email protected] St. Dominic 5:15pm Jim Cree by Mary Kosmecki Wednesday, March 20 FIND US ONLINE St. John 7:30am Helen Hockey by Yvonne & Richard Bogner Thursday, March 21 Facebook ...... @StarkCatholic St. Dominic 8:00am Tim Green by Marie Green Website .. starkcountycatholic.com Instagram ...... @starkcatholic Friday, March 22 Twitter ...... @starkcatholic St. John 7:30am Jim & Francis Kelly by Mag & Family Bulletins ...... ParishesOnline.com Saturday, March 23 St. St. John 3:30pm Confessions St. John 4:30pm Dan McKean by Pete & Mary McKean PRAYERS Sunday, March 24 St. Dominic’s St. Dominic 8:00am Kate Updyke by Colleen & Tom Magnusssen St. John 10:00am For the People of our two Parishes Edward Fussner, Dave Cox, Brittany Schaffer, Scott Eisenbarth, MINISTRY SCHEDULE Sr. Nancy Streitmatter, M.D., Saturday, March 23 Shirley Stabler, Michael Clifford, St. John the Baptist 4:30pm Mass Bill Abrams, Jerry Hickey, Jordan Lector: Dennis Hickey Hardy, Joanne Adams, Barney Ver- Altar Servers: Matthew Shipp & Charlie Rouse meire, Fred Rockwell, Jim Henen- Usher: Paul Barry & Charles Rouse han, Paul Schupbach, Ashley Egan, Greeter: John & Donna Gingerich

& Sister Rosalinda Drees Sunday, March 24 St. Dominic 8:00am Mass St. John the Baptist Lector: Denise Mercer Marissa Marquis, Angie Barnes, Servers: Paige, Parker, & Kayla Shafer Rosemary Owens, Bill Real, Barb Ushers: Bill & Ardith Wittmeyer Bogner, Jane Blank, Bonnie Miller, Eucharistic Minister: Patty Colgan & Madelyne Dietz Gifts: Jake & Claudia Plumer & Family Collection Counters: Lee Ann Coble, Carol Ann Stephens, & Seth Mercer Income: 03/10/19 St. Dominic St. John the Baptist 10:00am Mass Collection ...... $1075 Lector: Maggie Rouse Building Fund ...... $20 Altar Servers: Haley Peterson & Ryan Murphy Window Fund ...... $1 Ushers: Dale Hoffert & Jim Hewitt Maintenance Fund ...... $21 Collection Counters: Beck i Hoffert, Pat Woodford, and Brooke Peterson St. John the Baptist (03/03/19) Greeter: Carol Johnston Collection ...... $1146 Building Fund ...... $440

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FR. JOHN F. CYR Fr. John F. Cyr 1 Please prayerfully consider giving to our !"#$%&'()**+,$-.'),/$,0'"%'$-'1)0%'20,0@-' our parish in many important ways.

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4 MARCH 17, 2019 • 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT

ANNOUNCEMENTS Saint of the Week — St. Turibius of Mogrovejo Extra Confession Times during Lent Together with Rose of , Saint Turibius is the first We will have extra confession times available during this known saint of the New World, serving the Lord in Pe- Lenten season as follows: ru, , for 26 years. Born in Spain and edu- Saturday, March 23 at 10:00am at St. John’s with Father cated for the law, he became so brilliant a scholar that Mark Miller he was made professor of law at the University of Sala- Wednesday, April 3 at 6:00pm at St. Dominic’s with manca and eventually became chief judge of the Inquisi- Father Mike Schaab. tion at . When the archdiocese of Lima in St. John’s Corned Beef & Cabbage Potluck required a new leader, Turibius was chosen to fill the St. John's will hold their annual St. Patrick's Day corned post: He was the one person with the strength of charac- beef and cabbage potluck after the 4:30 Mass on March ter and holiness of spirit to heal the scandals that had 23. Circle chairmen will be calling for reservations. St infected that area. Turibius was ordained and Dominic's parishioners please call Pat Woodford at 883- and sent to Peru, where he found colonialism at 3913 to make reservations. Hope to see everyone there! its worst. The Spanish conquerors were guilty of every Stations of the Cross sort of oppression of the native population. Abuses We will have Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 5:15pm among the clergy were flagrant, and he devoted his ener- during Lent as follows: gies and suffering to this area first. He began the long March 22 at St. John’s and arduous visitation of an immense archdiocese, stud- March 29 at St. Dominic’s ying the language, staying two or three days in each April 5 at St. John’s place, often with neither bed nor food. Turibius con- Good Friday, April 19, Stations of the Cross will be at fessed every morning to his chaplain, and celebrated 3:00pm at St. Dominic’s Mass with intense fervor. Among those to whom he 2019 Annual Diocesan Appeal gave the Sacrament of Confirmation was the future The Diocese of Peoria is made up of 156 parishes and over Saint and the future Saint Martin de 55,000 registered Catholic families. There are many minis- Porres. After 1590, he had the help of another great mis- tries and apostolates that the Diocese can offer that we as sionary, , now also a saint. Though very a single parish cannot. Catechetical training for schools poor his people were sensitive, dreading to accept public and CCD teachers, recruitment and training of , charity from others. Turibius solved the problem by medical care for retired priests, ministry to our students on helping them anonymously. His feast day is March 23. college campuses, evangelization, administration of many Catechism of the of the details of parish finances… these are just a few of Man is by nature and vocation a religious being. Com- the many services we receive from the Diocese of Peoria. ing from God, going toward God, man lives a fully hu- Your support, in prayer and through your sacrificial gift, man life only if he freely lives by his bond with God. make it possible to provide these services. (Paragraph 44) Pray to End Infanticide When he listens to the message of creation and to the The U.S. Senate recently failed to pass the Born-Alive voice of conscience, man can arrive at certainty about Abortion Survivors Protection Act —legislation that pro- the existence of God, the cause and the end of every- hibits infanticide by ensuring that a child born alive fol- thing. (Paragraph 46) lowing an attempted abortion would receive the same de- “Without the Creator, the creation vanishes”. This is the gree of care to preserve her or his life and health as would reason why believers know that the love of Christ urges be given to any other child born alive at the same gesta- them to bring the light of the living God to those who do tional age. Please join us in prayer for an end to infanti- not know him or who reject him. (Paragraph 49) cide: “, Lord of Life, transform the hearts of all elected lead- Stark County Community Lenten Service Schedule ers to recognize that infanticide is wrong and must not be tolerat- Date Time Host Congregation ed. Open hearts and minds to recognize and defend the precious 3/17 5:00 p.m. Toulon 1st Congregational Church gift of every human life.” 3/24 5:00 p.m. Wyoming St. Dominic’s RCC Make a Planned Gift 3/31 5:00 p.m. Toulon United Methodist Church Where there is a WILL, there is a way… to be an angel for 4/7 5:00 p.m. Wyoming Church of the Nazarene our Parishes. Please remember us in your will. Your 4/14 5:00 p.m. Toulon 1st Baptist Church attorney can add a simple, inexpensive amendment to Alcoholics Anonymous your existing will to leave a gift for St. Dominic’s or Reminder that AA meets every Saturday at 8:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist’s parishes, or both! Please consider the St. Dominic Parish Hall. this chartable act. Tammy Pelz Rumbold & Kuhn, Inc. 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