ST. DOMINIC • ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Fr. John Cyr, Pastor SCHEDULE St Dominic Saturday, February 15 Blessed Virgin Mary 303 North Galena Avenue St. John 3:30pm Confessions Wyoming • IL 61491 St. John 4:30pm Helen Hickey by Denny & Val Hickey (309) 695-4031 Sunday, February 16 [email protected] St. Dominic 8:00am Philip Colgan by Dick & Yvonne Bogner ST JOHN THE BAPTIST St. John 10:00am For the People of our two Parishes 218 First Street Monday, February 17 The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order Bradford • IL 61421 No Mass (309) 695-4031 Tuesday, February 18 [email protected] St. Dominic 5:15pm Pat Colgan by Bill & Jeanie Cox Wednesday, February 19 FIND US ONLINE St. John 7:30am Mary Blaisdell by Bob Blaisdell Facebook ...... @StarkCatholic Thursday, February 20 St. Dominic 8:00am Dorothy Malamphy by Tom & Mary Murphy Website .. starkcountycatholic.com Instagram ...... @starkcatholic Friday, February 21 St. Twitter ...... @starkcatholic St. John 7:30am Lucille Grunloh by Mike & Cathy Breese Bulletins ...... ParishesOnline.com Saturday, February 22 The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle Online Giving ... starkcountycatho- St. John 3:30pm Confessions lic.weshareonline.org St. John 4:30pm Betty Robbins by Mary Herrman Sunday, February 23 St. Dominic 8:00am Ed Fussner by Mike & Cathy Breese

St. John 10:00am For the People of our two Parishes PRAYERS St. Dominic’s MINISTRY SCHEDULE Scott Eisenbarth, Shirley Stabler, Saturday, February 22 Michael Clifford, Bill Abrams, Jim St. John 4:30pm Mass Henehan, Paul Schupbach, Frances Lector: Michael Lotspeich Graf, Rita Henneberry, Kim Hardy, Servers: Ryan Murphy & Hailey Peterson Sally Knowles, Fred & Liz Rock- Ushers: Larry Roberts & Jim Owens well, Gene & Carolyn Bogner, Ray Greeters: Bob & Mary Herrmann Morrissey & Betty Banz Sunday, February 23 St. John the Baptist St. Dominic 8:00am Mass Angie Barnes, Rosemary Owens, Lector: Steve Jackson Barb Bogner, Jane Blank, Bonnie Servers: Shafer Children Miller & Madelyne Dietz. Ushers: Dan & Carol Ann Stephens Eucharistic Minister: Ann Jackson Income: 02/09/20 Collection Counters: Carol Ann Stephens, Jinx Thorne &Karen Tracy St. Dominic Collection ...... $1447 St. John the Baptist 10:00am Mass Online Giving ...... $326 Lector: Becki Hoffert Building Fund ...... $85 Servers: Matthew Shipp & Charlie Rouse St. John the Baptist Ushers: Paul Barry & Charles Rouse Collection ...... $803 Greeters: Dorothy Plotner & Doris Bogner Online Giving ...... $219 Collection Counters: Pete McKean & Charles Rouse Building Fund ...... $30

Do not be depressed. Do not let your weakness make you impatient. Instead, let the serenity of your spirit shine through your face. Let the joy of your mind burst forth. ~St. Peter Damian FEBRURARY 16, 2020 • 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ANNOUNCEMENT Saint of the Week—St. Peter Damian St. John’s—Coffee and Rolls Peter Damian was very good to the poor. It was the or- Please join us for coffee and rolls following the 10:00 Mass dinary thing for him to have a poor person or two with on Sunday, February 16. him at table and he liked to minister personally to their St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage Potluck needs. Peter was very strict with himself. He fasted rig- Save the date! There will be a St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef orously and spent many hours in prayer. He gave him- and Cabbage Potluck after the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, self completely to prayer with the Benedictines of the March 14th at St. John’s Newman Center. More info to reform of Saint at Fonte Avellana. They lived come. two to a hermitage. Peter eager to pray and slept St. John’s A&R little. When he was not praying, he studied the Bible. St. John’s Altar and Rosary booklets for 2020 are available The abbot commanded that when he died Peter should to be picked up in the vestibule. succeed him. Abbot Peter founded five other hermitag- Diocese of Peoria Youth Rally es. Pope Stephen IX made Peter the cardinal-bishop of The Catholic Diocese of Peoria Youth Rally will be March Ostia. He worked hard to wipe out simony—the buying 14, 2020 at the Spalding Pastoral Center featuring Matt Fa- of church offices–and urged even the diocesan clergy to ley. The youth rally is open to all High School Teens and live together and maintain scheduled prayer and reli- will include inspiring talks, Adoration, Mass confession, gious observance. He wished to restore primitive disci- games, food and more! Questions? Contact evangeliza- pline among religious and priests, warning against need- [email protected] or 309-671-1550. less travel, violations of poverty, and too comfortable New Parish Office Location for St. Dominic’s living. He died on February 22, 1072. His feast day is We have decided to move the parish office to St Dominic's February 21st. parish hall. It may take a little time to get everything set up Catechism of the and in place. Please be patient. The hall is easier for people 1131 The sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, insti- of all ages to access. Office hours are posted. Office hours tuted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which are Tuesday from 12:30pm until 4:30pm and Wednesday divine life is dispensed to us. the visible rites by which from 10:00am until 12:00pm. We will do our best to be the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present there during these hours. Unforeseen circumstances may the graces proper to each sacrament. They bear fruit in require us to adjust these times. For instance, if a funeral those who receive them with the required dispositions. lunch is scheduled during office hours, then office hours can 1132 The Church celebrates the sacraments as a priestly be adjusted by the pastor. Please try to be understanding. It community structured by the baptismal priesthood and has become more common to move parish offices out of the the priesthood of ordained ministers. rectory. We have a nice hall. It is a good location for staff, 1133 The Holy Spirit prepares the faithful for the sacra- volunteers, parishioners, locals and visitors to meet. ments by the Word of God and the faith which wel- FATIMA – LOURDES TRIP comes that word in well-disposed hearts. Thus the sacra- You are invited to join Msgr. Paul Showalter, Vicar General ments strengthen faith and express it. Emeritus on a pilgrimage to Spain, featuring Fatima, 1134 The fruit of sacramental life is both personal and Lourdes and Barcelona October 13-23, 2020. October is the ecclesial. For every one of the faithful an the one hand, month of Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary and we will be vis- this fruit is life for God in Christ Jesus; for the Church, iting some of the most sacred shrines and places of prayer on the other, it is an increase in charity and in her mis- and devotion in Europe. There is a wealth of history to be sion of witness. seen and felt in the places we will be visiting. There will be Lent daily Mass as well as time to relax and enjoy the true experi- Lent is rapidly approaching. Ash Wednesday is on Feb- ence of Portugal, France and Spain. I look forward to shar- ruary 26th. Now is a good time to start preparing for ing the experience with you. For a brochure, or more infor- Lent. Here are the rules about fasting and abstinence mation, contact Karen Small at (309) 677-7001 or by email during Lent. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are ob- at [email protected]. ligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. 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