SECOND SUNDAY OF FEBRUARY 28, 2021 FEBRUARY 28 MARCH 7 GEN 22:1-18 EXO 20:1-17 ROM 8:31b-34 1COR 1:22-25 MARK 9:2-10 JOHN 2:13-25

PASTOR: Fr. Alex Gabriel, 573-796-4842; [email protected] Emergency Contact for Fr. Alex: Margaret Bieri (573) 230-5495 DEACON: Bob Reinkemeyer, 573-539-9777 Director of Religious Education: Letitia Sangster (573) 576-0300 PARISH OFFICE: 573-796-4842 or [email protected], Hall: 796-3568 Open Mondays 8 AM to 1 PM - Tuesdays 8:30 AM to12:00 PM - Thursdays 8:30-12:00PM BAPTISMS: By appointment. Please call for Parental Sacrament Preparation WEDDINGS: Please contact at least 4 months in advance ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call any time or by appointment RECONCILIATION: Saturday 3:15 – 3:45 and by appointment MASSES @ : SATURDAY @ 4:00 PM; SUNDAY @ 10:00AM SPANISH MASS/COMMUNION SERVICE: Sunday 12 - NOON MASSES @ ST. ANDREW: TIPTON SATURDAY @ 5:30 PM; SUNDAY @ 8:00AM

BISHOP MCKNIGHT’S FEBRUARY PRAYER INTENTION For parents, may they have the spiritual and material resources they need to provide their children a home in which charity and mercy are practiced, and knowledge of our faith is shared.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday February 27 4:00 PM Annunciation Parish Sunday February 28 10:00 AM Wanda Demint Tuesday March 2 8:00 AM Rose Weingartner Thursday March 4 8:00 AM David Schepers Saturday March 6 4:00 PM Annunciation Parish Sunday March 7 10:00 AM Lee & Joyce Murphy

ANNUNCIATION PARISH www.annunciationcatholicchurch.org 310 Mill St, California MO 65018

OUR MOTTO: JOY Mission Statement We, the family of Annunciation Parish desire to FIRST build a community of love and service to our OTHERS SECOND community and those in need as we bear witness to the teaching of Jesus Christ. YOURSELF LAST

in preparation for Easter, the forty-day fast was FROM THE PASTOR connected more particularly with the final preparation of the catechumens for the sacrament of Baptism or “illumination”. In the weeks before their baptismal Last weekend, I shared the origin of the and initiation, the candidates underwent a period of intensive its significance for our Lenten practice. This weekend, I am sharing training, with daily instruction, special services, and the origin, significance of “40”, and the 40 days’ tradition and fasting. The existing members of the church community practices of Lent to be aware of such a wonderful and graceful time were encouraged to share with the catechumens in this our Church has given us to be spiritually renewed in faith. prayer and abstinence, thus renewing year by year their Origin of Lent: The word Lent, from the Middle English word baptismal dedication to Christ. So the forty-day fast Lenten, means “Springtime.” The Lenten season lasts forty days came to involve the whole body of the faithful, and not because Jesus went into the desert for forty days of fasting, just those preparing for Baptism. (Fr. Geoff Harvey) meditation and reflection before beginning His three years of public Traditional Practices: ministry. The Congregation for Divine Worship describes Lent as a During Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading time of preparation for Easter: “It is a time to hear the Word of God, Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we to convert, to prepare for and remember Baptism, to be reconciled practice self-control through fasting. We are called not with God and one’s neighbor, and of more frequent recourse to the only to abstain from luxuries during Lent, but to a true ‘arms of Christian penance’: prayer, fasting and almsgiving” – and inner conversion of heart as we seek to follow Christ's these three things constitute what are known as the Three Eminent will more faithfully. We recall the waters of baptism in Good Works. Lent officially begins on Ash Wednesday, and ends at which we were also baptized into Christ's death, died to the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday sin and evil, and began new life in Christ. In addition, evening. Traditionally, Sundays are excluded in Lent’s “forty days” almsgiving is one way to share God's gifts—not only count. through the distribution of money, but through the Significance of “40” in Sacred Scripture: sharing of our time and talents. As St. John Chrysostom In Sacred Scripture, the number “40” signifies new life, new growth, reminds us: "Not to enable the poor to share in our transformation, a change from one great task to another great task, goods is to steal from them and deprive them of life. The etc. For example: The rain of the Great Flood – the Great Deluge – goods we possess are not ours, but theirs." (Catechism lasted 40 days and nights. Moses fasted for 40 days and nights to of the , no. 2446). prepare himself to receive the Law. Moses was atop Mount Sinai for 40 days and nights receiving the Law. The Israelites wandered Lenten Prayer: in the desert for 40 years after fleeing the Egyptians. The Manna O Lord and Master of my life! rained down on the Israelites for 40 years. The Prophet Elijah Take from me the spirit of laziness, walked 40 days and nights to reach the Mountain of God, Horeb. faint-heartedness, desire for power, and idle talk. Jesus fasted for 40 days and nights to prepare for His public But give your servant ministry. Jesus Ascended into Heaven 40 days after His Glorious the spirit of chastity, Resurrection from the dead. From Christmas Day to the humility, patience, and love. Presentation (February 2) is 40 days. The human gestation period Yes, Lord and King! for new life is around 40 weeks. Grant me to see my own errors Even the seeking of a partial or plenary indulgence has a period of and not to unjustly or hastily judge my brother, 40 days as the time allotted to make a good and holy Confession; for you are blessed, now and forever. Amen. that is, within 20 days before or 20 days after the spiritual work is sought. New Positions Open at St. Andrew School: As So it is, then, that – again, scripturally speaking – “40 means announced before, we are still looking for a Math something”, as it brings to mind such qualities as repentance, teacher and a Science teacher with some technology newness, preparation (say, for an important work or task), self- skills to teach in junior high grades 6 – 8 and a teacher examination, transformation, task fulfillment, escape from bondage for Kindergarten. We are also looking for a Principal or slavery (such as to sin), nourishment and growth (for example, in and a part time Music teacher to teach music on the spiritual life), and, finally, personal fulfillment, such as with Fridays. Anyone with the necessary qualifications and redemption and salvation, and ultimately, new generation and new certification is requested to submit his/her resume online life. (Fr. Wade Menezes) to the Diocesan Website under School employment. If 40 days Fasting: ‘There is no evidence of a forty-day fast in the you know somebody who has the qualifications and pre-Nicene period. The first explicit reference to such a fast is in certification for any of these positons, please encourage Canon 5 of the Council of Nicaea (325), where it is treated as the person to submit his/her resume. something familiar and established, not as an innovation on the part A Correction: All the applications both for teaching of the Council. By the end of the fourth century the observance of a positions and Principal’s position will be submitted forty-day fast seems to have been the standard practice in most online to the Diocesan Website under School parts of Christendom, but in some places – possibly including employment. The school office will process them and Rome – a shorter fast may have been kept. send them here for interview and selection. There will be This forty-day fast, found in evidence from the fourth century two committees set up for this purpose – one will be onwards, differs somewhat in scope and character from the one- the interview committee for the teaching positions week fast of the pre-Nicene period, and the precise relationship and the other will be the search committee for the between the two is not easy to determine. It is, however, clear that Principal’s position. Both the committees will have whereas the pre-Nicene fast was specifically a Paschal observance members from both PC and SAB. Please offer special prayers for these intentions.

Prayers and Sympathies: On behalf of the Parish, I offer my prayers Weekly Collections and sympathies to Victor M. Hurtado and Claudia Casanova on the death of their new born baby, Andrea Lizeth Hurtado on February 18. 1st week: $ 8,368.68 2nd week: $ 1,496.09 She was laid to rest on Tuesday, February 23. Please keep the family 3rd week: $ 5,281.00 in your prayers. Hispanic: $.54.00 Mustard Seed: $ 10.00 Liturgical Roles Rice Bowls: The rice bowls are in the back of church. I would like to request all to take one or two bowls for individual family and fill them Saturday -- March 6 up with the sacrifices that you make in support of the poor in the third Lector: Ted Munsterman world countries who lack the basic necessities of life. It is one of the Servers: Volunteer Needed Lenten practices called, almsgiving. Song Leader: Larry Dahler Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe FORMED Sunday -- March 7 Lector: Rita Henley Our parish is blessed to have a subscription to FORMED that all Servers: Nicki Frank/Preslee Marriott parishioners can use for free. Get signed in and view: Song Leader: Bev Kleffner Living Lent as a Family (4-Part Series) Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe This 4-part FORMED Now Series begins February 25 and will Saturday – March 13 continue throughout the Lenten season. Lector: Pauline Forck Have you ever wanted to live more liturgically but not known how? Servers: Need Volunteer Hear discussions on liturgical living during Lent 2021 and use it as a resource for the Domestic Church—the home. Song Leader: Ted Munsterman Stations of the Cross by Saint Alphonsus Liguori Organist: Betty Pringer A beautiful meditation on the Stations of the Cross by Saint Sunday – March 14 Alphonsus Liguori. This prayerful reflection is accompanied by the Lector: Mickie Bolinger traditional Catholic hymn , in Latin, which depicts the Servers: McCumber Family loving presence of Our Sorrowful Mother, sharing in the suffering of Song Leader: JoAnn Bestgen Christ at the foot of the cross. Take advantage of this audio on your Organist: Vickie Schroeder commute, at home, or anywhere you find the time, to enrich your prayer during Lent and better unite yourself to the Passion of Christ. Fr. James Theology Class Wednesday night To start watching FORMED content: at 6PM. Song Leader:

1. Visit www.FORMED.org Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe 2. Click “Sign Up” : Ruth Ann Jobe Friday 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross 3. Click “Sign Up as a Parishioner”

4. When prompted to “Find your Parish or Organization” type Prayers for the Unborn TIPTON ST. ANDREWS CHURCH and chose the correct parish from A little card will be at the end of the church pew to remind the drop down menu. us to pray for all babies that might be aborted this year. 5. Enter your name and email address. The card suggests that we foster/adopt a child (name and 6. Check your email and follow the instructions to get logged on and birthday) and pray daily for the Mom and child until and begin viewing. beyond the selected birth day. By doing this the child becomes more personal to us and we are able to pray The parish has already paid for this service, so enjoy it! If you have more mindfully. These adopted/foster babies will trouble getting started, call Letitia Sangster at 573-576-0300 for help. represent all babies whose parents are considering

abortion. (The protection that has been recently (2016- The Knights of Columbus will hold a Curbside Lent Fish 2020) - voted into place is now being removed.) The cards Fry on Friday, March 5th from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. For will be in the pews this weekend. $10.00 the meal will consist of fish, curly fries, baked beans, coleslaw, cornbread, and dessert. They will be serving from Tipton Big Bucks Dinner the basement of the parish annex. Fried chicken with all the fixings To ensure a smooth traffic pattern please enter the parking lot from the (Drawing and Carry-Out Only) th main parking entrance and leave the parking lot from the west exit. Tickets $100.00 – Saturday, March 13 This will be the only fish fry for our parish this year. Please support this Contact Don Vanderfeltz event!! 573-690-2641 or stop by his office

St. Martin Fish Fry, March 12, 4:30-7:00 PM, Meals $11. Contribution Envelopes are in the back of church for you to pick up.

Server Training Server training for children 3rd grade and above will be held on Sunday, February 28 at 8:45-9:45 during PSR. Please return your sign-up forms to the church or call Letitia Sangster to sign up your children. 573-576-0300

Prayer List Please Pray for these and all who are in need of Summary and Messages on the Readings of the first Sunday of Lent prayer. Call the office to add someone or take The primary purpose of Lent is to prepare us for the someone off. celebration of Jesus’ death and Resurrection. The Church Darrell Bolin; Pat Roll; Judy Boyle; Kim (Gailey) Moss; tries to achieve this goal by leading her children Sister Leona Bax; Kim Haisemeyer; Roger to metanoia or true “repentance,” by reordering their priorities, and the changing their values, ideals, and Borgmeyer; Carol Baker; Don & Loretta George; ambitions through fasting, prayer, almsgiving, and self- Krystal Stegemann (daughter of Sherrie Walter); control. Since by Baptism we share the death and Thomas Imhoff (son of Jim and Lita Imhoff); Hazel Resurrection of Jesus, today’s readings refer to Baptism Boss (mother of Pauline Forck); Frankie Bolinger; directly or indirectly. The Scripture lessons: The first reading tells us how (mother of Jake Bolinger) Diane Munsterman; Sandy man irrevocably broke the original covenant God had Crawford; Keith Connell; Fr. Mike Coleman; made with Adam and Eve, and how the merciful God Fr. Aubuchon; Loretta Brauner; Misty Distler; Cody selected Noah and his family to renew the covenant. Noah’s rescue from the flood symbolizes how we are Schmidt; Amanda Imhoff; Connie Sack; Jeff Johnson; saved through the water of Baptism which cleanses us of Gary Fleischmann; John & Barbara Reichl (parents of sin and makes us one with Christ. Today’s Responsorial Bill Reichl); Parker Wood (grandson of Tim & Pauline Psalm (Ps 25) is an exquisite penitential prayer, humbly Forck); Terry Carlson; Melissa Cox; Bob Winkler; acknowledging human insufficiency and our radical dependence upon God, His mercy and His forgiveness. Gary Rackers (Margaret Reynolds son-in-law); The psalmist lists some of God’s Own characteristics that Special Intention; Rachael Frank; Abe Baepler; will shape the life of the forgiven penitent: truth, Andrea Tilbury; Delores Bardwell; Carol Rackers; for compassion, love, kindness, goodness, uprightness, humility, and justice. In the second reading, St. Peter all those affected by the Corona Virus. shows us how Noah’s episode prefigured Baptism. He

reminds us that, as Noah and his family were saved from

the waters of the deluge, so we are saved through the THIS WEEK AT ANNUNCIATION waters of Baptism. Baptism is an outward sign of the New Covenant that God has made with His people. It makes us adopted children of God, heirs of Heaven, and temples Saturday, Feb. 27 of the Holy Spirit. In the Gospel, we are told that Jesus ₸Mass 4:00 PM Annunciation Parish faced and defeated the tempter by his forty days of prayer Sunday, Feb. 28 Second Sunday of Lent and penance in the desert immediately following his ₸ 8:45-9:45 AM Religious Ed/Confirmation baptism. It also tells us how Jesus started preaching his ₸Mass 10:00 AM Wanda Demint Messianic mission: “The time is fulfilled. The kingdom of Monday, March 1 God is at hand. Repent. Believe in the Gospel.” ₸ 5:45-6 PM Prayer of the Holy Rosary Life messages: 1) Let us conquer our temptations as ₸ 8:00 PM AA-ALNON Jesus did, using the methods Jesus employed. Jesus Tuesday, March 2 conquered his tempter, the devil by prayer, penance, and ₸Mass 8:00 AM Rose Weingartner timely use of the word of God. Hence, during this Lent, let Wednesday, March 3 Saint Katharine Drexel us confront our evil tendencies by talking to God, by ₸ Mustard Seed listening to Him speaking to us though the Holy Bible, and ₸ 6:00 PM Fr. Finder Theology Class by practicing self-control to subdue our evil tendencies. 2) Thursday, March 4 Saint Casimir Let us convert Lent into a time for spiritual growth and ₸Mass 8:00 AM David Schepers Christian maturity by: a) participating in the Mass each ₸ Quilting day, or at least a few days in the week; b) setting aside ₸ 7:00 PM Holy Hour some part of our day for personal prayer; c) reading some Friday, March 5 First Friday of the Month Scripture, alone or, better still, with others. d) setting aside ₸ ** First Friday Adoration ** some money we might spend on ourselves for meals, ₸ 4:30-7:00 PM -- FISH FRY at Annunciation (Drive-Thru) entertainment, or clothes and giving it to an organization ₸ 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross which takes care of the less fortunate in our society; e) Saturday, March 6 First Saturday of the Month abstaining from smoking, alcohol, and other evil ₸Mass 4:00 PM Annunciation Parish addictions; f) receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation in Sunday, March 7 Third Sunday of Lent Lent and participating in the “Stations of the Cross” on ₸ 8:45-9:45 PM Religious Ed/Confirmation Fridays; g) visiting the sick and those in nursing homes ₸Mass 10:00 AM Lee & Joyce Murphy and doing some acts of charity, kindness, and mercy

every day in the Lent. 3) Let us use Lent to fight daily against the evil within us and around us by practicing self- control, relying on the power of prayer, and seeking the assistance and anointing of the Holy Spirit. (Fr. Anthony

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