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1118 North Grand Blvd. St Louis, MO 63106 314-533-0304 (ph) 314-533-4260 (fax) [email protected] (e-mail) www.stalphonsusrock.org (website) or Like us on Facebook at St Alphonsus “Rock” Liguori

Rev. Stephen Benden, C.Ss.R., Pastor Rev. Rodney Olive, C.Ss.R., Associate Pastor

Mission “To Joyfully Preach, Teach, and Live the Word of God”

Theme “Leaning On His Everlasting Arms, Knowing That We Will Overcome In 2021” PASTORAL STAFF

Sharon Cooney-Smith, Dir. Religious Education Roberta George, Secretary Deborah Grant, Clerical Support Angela Harris, Bulletin Editor

SUPPORT STAFF

Bro. Steve Fruge, Pastoral Staff Terrance Gipson, Maintenance Terri Schneider, Dir. Hardin Food Pantry Athletic Office: 314 533-0304 Teen Ministry: 314 533-0304

MUSIC MINISTRY

Malcolm Speed Danny duMaine

REDEMPTORISTS IN RESIDENCE

Rev. Tom Donaldson, C.Ss.R. Rev. Dave Polek, C.Ss.R. Rev. Peter Schavitz, C.Ss.R.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Call for Appointment)

SUNDAY MASSES: 10:00 a.m.

DAILY MASSES: Monday 5:30 p.m. ( 4:45 p.m. (W. Th & F.) 11:30 a.m. (Rectory Chapel) Saturdays: 9:30 a.m. (Church)

MONDAY:

Eucharistic Adoration 4:45 p.m.—5:30 p.m.

TUESDAYS:

Exposition & Benediction: 11:30 a.m. Our Perpetual Help Novena & Mass SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST SUNDAY MAY 23, 2021

Today we celebrate the feast of Pentecost. That day when Weekly the Spirit of the descended upon the Apostles. It is a Readings…

very significant feast and reminds us just how powerful the Sunday: Spirit of God is. In the story of the early church, it was Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, not until the Spirit descends upon the Apostles that their 34 [cf. 30]/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or missionary activity begins. Jesus has died and risen and Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15

then Ascends into Heaven. He has gone, but He does Monday: not leave the Apostles alone. He sends them the Spirit, the Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14 Ps 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7/Jn 19:25-34 driving force in any person committed to Christ. Only Tuesday: after the Spirit enters into them can the Disciples burst forth from the upper Sir 35:1-12/Ps 50:5-6, 7-8, 14 and 23 room to evangelize the nations. One of the important features in this process [23b]/Mk 10:28-31

is that the Apostles go forth and proclaim Christ to every person they Wednesday: encounter. They do not pick and choose who to evangelize. In this way, Sir 36:1, 4-5a, 10-17/Ps 79:8, 9, 11 and 13 [Sir 36:1b]/Mk 10:32-45 every person is included; this is important because we do not have an Thursday: exclusive right to the Spirit of God. Jesus has come to save ALL people. It Sir 42:15-25/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [6a]/Mk 10:46-52 is a good reminder for us. Friday: Sir 44:1, 9-13/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a Fortunately for us, we have this same Spirit who embodies each of us, and and 9b [cf. 4a]/Mk 11:11-26

because of our , we are invited to partake in the missionary activity Saturday: of the Lord. Here at the Rock, we have many opportunities to bring forth this Sir 51:12cd-20/Ps 19:8, 9, 19, 11 [9ab]/Mk 11:27-33 Spirit in our activities. I have mentioned many times Grill to Glory. Starting June 12th, every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., we will have the Sunday: Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, experience of meeting the out in our yard. I hope many of you 18-19, 20, 22 [12b]/Rom 8:14-17 might take the time to be with us. On Saturday, June 5th, the Urban League is Mt 28:16-20 inviting all of St. Louis to a Rally and Walk-a-Thon from the Rock down to the Girls and Boys Club. Again, this is an opportunity to give witness to AND SPECIAL ending the violence in our city and working to establish peace and unity OBSERVANCES

among us. Sunday: Pentecost Sunday

In this same SPIRIT, the has hired a group, Dynasty Consultants, to Monday: help us to advance our own SPIRIT of the Rock to all who will listen. We Blessed Mary, Mother of the hope to continue using the MEDIA team of the parish and the consulting Church

agency to bring our SPIRIT to all who will listen. There is so much more to Tuesday: do in bringing Christ to others. St. , Priest and

St. Gregory VII, Likewise, our own Audrey Ellerman has been a major contributor to something in our neighborhood called the North Central Plan. This plan St. de’Pazzi, Virgin presents an opportunity to revitalize an area from Lindell to Martin Luther King and from Compton down past Sarah. The goal for this area would Wednesday: St. Philip Neri, Priest encompass new homes, revitalized parks, improvement in shopping centers, the addition of health care facilities, and cleansing of streets and old lots; this Thursday: St. Augustine of , would bring a massive improvement to the Northside. I hope everyone can support this effort. Again, the Spirit is alive and well in our parish, and I Saturday: St. Paul VI, Pope; BVM want to thank all who have stepped up in this SPIRIT to meet the challenges Sunday: of our world today. The Most Holy

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NOTE: Names will remain listed for 2 weeks

INTENTIONS 05/11/21 Reedy, Judith Beasley, Stephanie & Family Remsberg, Cory Sgt. Bowers, Lynette Scherer, Karl Ford, Eric Schnelle, LaVerne George, Roberta Smith, Melba Hearns, Zeysean Stricklin, Barry LeSeur, JaVaughn Stricklin, Shontea Mason, Barry & Family Strong, Betty Perry, Kameron Thompson, Mary Ann Smith, Paulette Vet, Alphonso Webb, Kim Vinson, Kelly Weaver, Stephen INTENTIONS 05/18/21 Burke, Terry Bro. SICKNESS 05/18/21 Jackson, Tamica George, Betty Martin, Gordon, Candice Polek, Fr. Green, Alonzo Reedy, Sid Green, Jackie

SICKNESS 05/11/21 Malone-Crump, Flo Atherton, Andrew Massingale, Bryan Fr. Atherton, Vertibe Moore, Joyce Caprese, Mozee, Sylvester Chapman, Bonnie Parran, Rodrick Hart, Edgar Pennington, Sharon Harris, Tobey Potts, Rick Fr. Howard, Yvonne Reedy, Christian Jones, Lavell Shelby, Frances Latham, Jean Stamps, Arlecia Moore, Brenda Valle, Jr., Robert (Bobby) O’Brien, Nancy Watkins, Darnell (Chef D) Oldani, Shirley Whitfield, Edna (Mother)

SHUT-IN’s Atherton, Andrew McCoy, Bernice Bohannon, Ida McCoy, Carolyn Brack, Dorothy Peters, Mae Clay, Irving Thomas, Bernice

Prayer For Renewed Strength

O Lord, my God, Please give those listed above the grace to maintain their hope in You Through all of life’s changes and to taste and see Your goodness. Amen

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LITURGY NOTES...

Pentecost Sunday is one of the most ancient feasts of the Church, celebrated early enough to be mentioned in the (20:16) and Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians (16:8). Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day after (if we count both Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday), and it supplants the Jewish feast of Pentecost, which took place 50 days after the Passover and celebrated the sealing of the Old Covenant on Mount Sinai.

The Acts of the Apostles recounts the story of the original Pentecost Sunday (Acts 2). Jews "from every nation under heaven" (Acts 2:5) were gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Jewish feast of Pentecost. On that Sunday, ten days after the Ascension of Our Lord, the Apostles and the Blessed Virgin Mary were gathered in the Upper Room, where they had seen Christ after His Resurrection: And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. [Acts 2:2-4]

Christ had promised His Apostles that He would send His Holy Spirit, and, on Pentecost, they were granted the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Apostles began to preach the Gospel in all of the languages that the Jews who were gathered there spoke, and about 3,000 people were converted and baptized that day. That is why Pentecost is often called "the birthday of the Church." On Pentecost Sunday, with the descent of the Holy Spirit, Christ's mission is completed, and the New Covenant is inaugurated. It's interesting to note that , the first pope, was already the leader and spokesman for the Apostles on Pentecost Sunday.

In years past, Pentecost was celebrated with greater solemnity than it is today. In fact, the entire period between Easter and Pentecost Sunday was known as Pentecost (and it still is called Pentecost in the Eastern churches, both Catholic and Orthodox). During those 50 days, both fasting and kneeling were strictly forbidden, because this period was supposed to give us a foretaste of the life of Heaven. In more recent times, parishes celebrated the approach of Pentecost with the public recitation of the Novena to the Holy Ghost. While most parishes no longer publicly recite this novena, many individual Catholics do.

(Source:Richert, Scott P. "Pentecost Sunday and the Coming of the Holy Spirit." Learn Religions, Feb. 8, 2021, learnreligions.com/what-is-pentecost-sunday-542478.)

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ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS PARISH EVENTS

“Experience the Message” NOVENA PRAYER African-American in the Archdiocese of St. Louis Join Fr. Steve and Fr. Rodney on TO OUR MOTHER OF Sunday evenings at 5:00 p.m. to Since the Order of Permanent PERPETUAL HELP discuss the homily, answer your was reinstituted by Pope Paul VI questions, and share your during the 2nd Vatican Council, 20 ADAPTED TO BE PRAYED IN comments. African-American men have answered RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION ZOOM Meeting “Yes” to God’s call to the Sacred Order Login: 811 2779 1805 of this office in the Archdiocese of Password: 947405 St. Louis.

Thirteen of these men have gone home to Glory; 6 are retired or on leave from active service. Charles Allen was the last African-American ordained a permanent Deacon for the St. Louis Archdiocese in 2006. Mr. Allen reached the retirement age of 75 but is now the only African- American deacon on “Active Service” as a Senior Deacon at Sts. Teresa and THE ROSARY PRAYER Bridget Parish. Mother of Perpetual Help, with Join us every If you are an African-American man, the greatest confidence we come Tuesday & Thursday aged 35-60, who loves the Lord and is before your holy picture to

at 11 a.m. as we seek interested in serving the Archdiocese of beseech your intercession. St. Louis as a deacon, please talk with Our Holy Mother’s your Pastor and attend an “Information We think of you, Mother, at the intercession in prayer Night” to learn what steps you need to foot of the Cross. Your heart DIAL-IN NUMBER take to discern a possible calling to the must have bled to see your Son Permanent Diaconate. For additional 978-990-5000 in agony. But your joy was great information and for Information Night ACCESS CODE 544322# dates, contact Deacon Dale Follen, when He rose from the dead, Associate Director of Formation victorious over the powers of (314) 792-7433, or Deacon Charles Allen evil. via email at [email protected] Mother of Sorrows, pray for us BRINGING LOVE TO A WOUNDED WORLD in this time of trial. Help us not to lose heart. Intercede for your people who are afflicted with Coronavirus.

ACA Progress Report Detail Comfort your people who are vulnerable and anxious. Protect 2021 Published Goal $33,600 healthcare workers who put their Total to Date $7,037 lives at risk. Inspire our leaders to make good decisions. Change Returned to Date 36 Join Us For Fun, our hearts so that we may act Exercise, Games, and Food... # New Donors 14 responsibly. Rain or Shine! Free!! Pledges Percent 6% Year Pledges Teach us to trust in God’s love Contact the parish office to leave 11% and mercy and to share with you your contact information if you are Percent Matching Gift Cards the joy of having courageously willing to volunteer your time or $0 donate toward this ministry. Returned faced up to all the challenges of Matching Gift Total $0 Life. Amen. Please call 314 533-0304.

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Financial Corner... ROCK Church

Winners Circle Club General Fund Actual Contributions Received New Season

MAY 9th 16th October 2020—September 2021 Envelopes $ 5,601.00 $ 6,606.00 Stephanie Brown Deborah Jones Loose Donations $ 424.00 $ 928.00 Virginia Brown Donald and Joyce Jones Total Contributions $ 6,025.00 $ 7,534.00 Linda Brown-Reed Mary Ellen Judge Cheryl Carr Mark and Linda Kamp Weekly Target Amount $12,000.00 $12,000.00 Ann-Marie Clark Steve and Helene LaBerta Under/Over Weekly Target $(5,975.00) $(4,466.00) Esther Darris Pamela Leong Janice Englander Brenda McDonnell Stewardship Prayer… Kurt Englander Glenn & Deborah Miller That we may generously share our unique gifts in our parish community to carry on the work of Jesus Christ. Paul Foster Karen and Sylvester Mozee Shirley Foster Barbara Jean Nashville “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are Marisa Franklin (1) Leo & Linda Peoples different workings but the same God who produces all of them in Marisa Franklin (2) Ben and Denise Phillips everyone.” Richard Gaines Eugene Wallace 1CORINTHIANS 12:4-6 Prentiss Gatewood Janis Weaver-McSpadden All of us are blessed, regardless of our own individual circumstanc- es. God has given each of us many gifts. How we use those gifts is Carl Harris Sheila Williams our gift back to God. For God’s plan to work, each must do what Kalyn Harris Jocelyn Woodson-Reed we are called to do. Guess what? We are not all called to do the Monica Huddleston same thing! For God’s plan to work you have to do what God is calling you to do and I have to do what God is calling me to do.

Dynamic Catholic, Alive! – Pentecost- Gifts of the Holy Spirit What an extraordinary event the first Pentecost was! Fortunately, it continues today as we experience the continued action of the Holy Spirit in prayer and the moments of daily life. We often refer to Pentecost as the birthday of the Church because it is the first moment when the Apostles formed a community of believers and, led by the Holy Spirit, began to invite others to become followers of Jesus Christ. How often we forget the power of the Sacrament of Confirmation that we have received. The Lord sends the gifts of the Holy Spirit into our hearts, giving us wisdom, knowledge, understanding, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord. These gifts are necessary for our as they strengthen our virtues and facilitate our cooperation with the grace of God in our lives amid the trials we face daily. Saint John Paul II prayed daily for a greater outpouring of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. archstl.org/dynamic Dynamic Catholic started with a dream: to help ordinary people discover the genius of Catholicism.

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP PRAYER MEMORIALS

Tillie Mae Alexander, Larry Ambus, Garvin Anderson, Hortense Anderson, Elizabeth Henckler Aton Anita Louise Banks, Lillian Barnes, Jean Irene Becker, Herron Beckley, Mother Dorothy Granberry Bennett, Deacon Morris E. Bohannon, Willie Steve Bowens, James R. Boykin, Dorothy Brady Theodore Branch, Jr., Irma King Brown, James Buford, Kenita Bush, Anna Chopin, Betty Jean Colbert, Charmaine Davenport, Walterene Dougherty, Roger Downs, Sr., Sr. Antona Ebo, FSM, Fields Ossie R. Foster, Queen E. Dunlap Fowler, Craig Franklin, Willie Goss, Georgette Gregory Ann Marie Hatchett, Rosalind Hood, Jamar Huffmon, Cherry Ophelia Jackson, Barbara Hudson Jones Mark Jones, Nadine Jones, Mother Ruth Jones, Robin Kyles, Stephen LaBerta, Rosemary Lee Eldwyn Lewis, Anice Mahone, Barbara McCalebb, Leon Zack McClendon, Eric L. McKinnie Louis T. McKinnie, Glenn Miller, Marshall Mosley, Anne Ortwerth, Lucille Palmer Kathy Lin Cheers Parran, Alton Pritchard, Wendell M. Sams, Drenea Sanders, Eugene Sanders Christine Slaughter, Irma Steen, Lorraine Fite Stewart, Susan Colbert Threats, Ralph Tyler Robert Valle, Ralph Watkins Jr., Juanita West, Marlene Williams, Richard Williams Vernie Woolfork, Clarence Zacher

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION Sharon Cooney-Smith, DRE Kurt Englander Angela Thames Linda Kamp 314-533-0304 ext. 1001 President Vice President Secretary

RCIA/RCIC Linda Brown Reed Ben Phillips Children’s Liturgy of the Word Wanda Caldwell Travis Threats Baptism Joy Camp Eric Thurman First Reconciliation Mike Coffman Kevin Triggs First Communion Rhonda Graham Confirmation Matrimony ATTENTION

COMMISSIONS & CHAIRS If your telephone number, home address or email address has changed, please contact the office at 533-0304 or email Christian Formation Jean Anthony [email protected]. You may also put your updated in- Christian Service TBD formation in the locked multipurpose box located on the Finance & Adm. Monica Huddleston north-side entrance ushers’ table. Liturgy Richard Buckley Social Life Rose Graham Youth & Young Adults TBD Bulletin announcements must be in the office by 12 noon Tuesdays. Please fax items to 314 533-4260 or e-mail to [email protected] COMMUNITY HELP

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