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Annunciation Parish ANNUNCIATION PARISH MAY 12, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 12 MAY 19 ACTS 13:14,43-52 ACTS 14:21-27 Building Fund -- Monthly REV 7:9,14b-17 REV 21:1-5a www.annunciationcatholicchurch.org Mustard Seed – Monthly JOHN 10:27-30 JOHN 13:31-33a May 12 – Picnic Donation PASTOR: Fr. Tony Rinaldo, 573-796-4842 [email protected] Emergency Contact for Fr. Tony: St. Andrew's Church 660-433-2162 PARISH OFFICE: 573-796-4842 or [email protected], Hall: 796-3568 Open Mondays 8 AM to1 PM & Tuesdays 8:30 AM to12:00 PM Phone and Email messages always welcome PASTORAL MINISTER: Sr. Mary Ruth Wand, [email protected] 796-2654 PARISH COUNCIL PRES.: Ruthie Adams, [email protected], 573/230-5596 BAPTISMS: By appointment. Please call for Parental Sacrament Preparation WEDDINGS: Please contact at least 4 months in advance ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Please any time or by appt. RECONCILIATION: Sundays @ 10:00-10:15 AM or by appt. MASSES @ ANNUNCIATION: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (APR-SEP), SUNDAY @ 10:30 AM And SPANISH MASS @ NOON MASSES @ ST. ANDREW: TIPTON: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (OCT-MAR), SUNDAY @ 8:30 AM PASTOR’S NOTES . MASSES FOR THE WEEK Are we smarter than sheep? Jesus says that His sheep Sat May 11 5:00 PM Parish know his voice and won’t go to another shepherd. Sheep Sun. May 12 10:30 AM Rose Distler are smart that way, at least. But, sheep also get lost easily Maria Garcia and will follow each other if they have no shepherd, even if All Mothers of Parish- they get into trouble or danger. Living and Deceased The Good Shepherd, Jesus, watches over his sheep day Sun. May 12 NOON Spanish and night, never taking a nap or leaving them alone. Tue. May 14 8 AM Margaret Scheidt In the twenty third Psalm, we read the description of the Thu. May 16 8 AM Leroy Van Loo Good shepherd who leads his sheep to green pastures, Sat. May 18 5:00 PM Lenard Elliott waters them, and protects them from danger in dark and Sun. May 19 10:30 Parish frightening places. Sun. May 19 NOON Spanish The shepherds of the Church: the Holy Father, bishops and priests, are called to imitate Jesus the Good Shepherd and the faithful of the flock of God are called to listen to the MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK voice of the Good Shepherd through them. Together we are all sheep, listening for and obeying the Sun. May 12 8-11:30 AM K of C Breakfast voice of the Shepherd, relying completely on him for **Mothers eat Free!** everything and never wandering off into dangerous places. Mon. May 13 5:45 PM Prayer of the We do not listen to the world’s voice calling us to sin, or Holy Rosary ways of thinking and acting that separate us from Jesus our 8 PM AA-ALNON Good Shepherd. Wed. May 15 8:15 PM Mustard Seed In Arizona we raised a few sheep. I had a new strong Thur. May 16 Quilting shed made for them and lined it with straw and put food 7 PM Holy Hour and water inside. I came home one day, after a powerful storm had passed through, and there were the sheep, not safe in the shed, but wet, cold and scared outside of the STEWARDSHIP – OUR GIFT TO GOD shed! When I walked over to the shed, sure enough, they followed me inside where it was safe, warm and dry. 1st week: $3,431.12 They needed to hear the voice of the shepherd. Once they did, all was well. Home Missions: $ .40.00 Mustard Seed $270.00 Are we smarter than sheep? Or do we continue to go our Bldg Fund $ 47.00 own way, not listening to the voice of the shepherd, and getting ourselves into bigger and bigger messes, only then Pray for the Sick: Terry Carlson; R.L. Williams (nephew of calling on the Good Shepherd to come to help us? Larry & Donna Swillum); Melissa Cox; Harold Roll; Louis Remember what we said about the twenty third Psalm? Bestgen; Gary Wankum; Robert Hartman; Wilfred The shepherd leads the sheep, but the sheep need to listen Hoecker; Bob Winkler; Gary Rackers ( Margaret Reynolds to his voice and stay close to him. The Bible says that the son-in-law) Steve Blickhan; Deacon Ed Schepers; devil goes around like a hungry lion seeking souls to DeLayne Allen: Alvera Haxel; Special Intention, Doug devour. A smart sheep know that he has no natural Cantrel; Ashley Baker; Sandy Crawford; Rachael Frank; defenses, so he relies on the shepherd to use his staff to John Leonard; Bob Morris (husband of Elaine Fast); Abe protect him. Baepler; Paul & Myrene Hoellering; Mary Munsterman; Are we smarter than sheep? Andrea Tilbury; Delores Bardwell; Teresa Kirchhoff; Carol Rackers; Carol Baker; Doug Distler; Mary Wood; David Schepers; Debbie VanDierren Fr. Tony Correction to May church calendar! Knights of Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Columbus meeting will be May 21st – Ladies Sodality Mother’s Day Breakfast, here at th will be May 28th. Annunciation, Sunday, May 12 . Free will offering – Mother’s eat free Proceeds will go toward scholarships. The vigil candles in the back of church are a means of Blessing and Dedication of the Rosary Garden keeping watch, the flame a symbol of prayer before God in at St. Andrews – Tipton will be Saturday May our absence. The prayer intention box near the candles 18th. Rosary will be at 1;00 - Mass 2:00 – are again a way of expressing our needs to God. Everyone Welcome! Many thanks to everyone for the prayers, ATTENTION YOUTH! GET YOUR SUMMER ON! cards, calls, food and visits since Paul fell and broke his hip. You will never know what your Teens Encounter Christ, June 22-24, Juniors and kindness has meant to us! A special “thank Seniors you” to our children for all they have done and Camp Maccabee, 3 different week long dates open, continue to do. Many thanks to Sister Mary Ruth, Father high school boys Tony and church family. Your kindness will always be CHRISTpower, July 14-20, Helias High School, service remembered. Paul & Myrene Hoellering retreat Camp Siena, July 28-August 1, high school girls VOCATION VOICE On this Good Shepherd Sunday, we The Moniteau Christian Ministry Center celebrate World Day of Prayer for Vo- food pantry is in serious need of plastic cations. Pray for an increase in voca- grocery bags. Please save them for the food tions to the priesthood, diaconate, and religious life, pantry in California. You may put them in the that God will raise up good shepherds in our midst. two containers under the stairwell. Thank you for your help! Anyone who would like to be a regular worshipper during our first Friday adoration for an hour between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. every month or to DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES be a substitute, please call the parish office. There must always be at least one person before the Blessed Sacrament when It is exposed on the altar, but the more the better to honor Our Lord and to PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE pray or just be in His presence for an hour. What a We have a pilgrimage scheduled to St. James grace for the person praying as well for our parish. Church in Medjugorje, May 26 through June 3. God blesses all of us! Bosica Bartulica (who grew up in the Medjugorje area) will be conducting the pilgrimage. The * Deacon Ketterlin will be ordained in Kansas City on $2,145 price includes all flights, accommodations Saturday, May 25. He will celebrate Mass with us here at and two meals per day. We have Pilgrims from Annunciation on Sunday, June 9. Continue to pray for him as central Missouri enrolled on this pilgrimage. this holy time nears! Prayerfully consider joining us. If you have * Being a Mass server is a great honor and privilege! questions, please contact David Lankford at 573- Everyone in grade 4 through adulthood is invited to be 694-8362 or [email protected] or Bosica blessed in this way! There will be training/re-training after Bartulica at 816-279-4509 or Mass Saturday, April 27 and May 4; and also Sunday after [email protected]. Mass, April 28 and May 5. Please pray about this and discuss as a family. We encourage parents/grandparents to serve with their youth and welcome any adults whether they have JP2 BBQ children or not. Of course, other ministry leadership at Mass Join JP2 Young Adults for a BBQ at North Jefferson City is also encouraged and appreciated. So, again, consider your Recreation Area on Friday, June 7, from 5-8pm. Food, God-given talents! music, and games will be provided. BYOB. Children are welcome! Save the Date! Kendall Ketterlin will be celebrating Mass with us here at MINISTRY LIST MAY 18, 5 PM MAY 19, 10:30 AM Annunciation, on Sunday, June 9th. We Lectors Becky Bloch Glen & Dottie Bayne will have a luncheon after the 10:30 mass. Becky Collier Everyone is welcome to come! We will Greeters/Usher Denise Gerlt Alan & Irmalene have hamburgers, brats, along with baked beans, Joyce Ziehmer Rudroff potato salad, and slaw. Anyone wanting to bring Servers Need Volunteer Derek & Eli desserts, would be appreciated. Brody Schuster McCumber Eucharistic Lisa Anderson Vi Bolin Ministers Shawna Bax Dan & Mary Hemmel Tim & Pauline Forck Maria Newkirk ANNUNCIATION PARISH ACTIVITIES Lisa Schuster Andy Small Offertory Peter Reynolds Don Fontana Family Family --Ordinarily, parish picture directories are updated every Song Leader Ted Munsterman Rosemary Bardwell 5-6 years.
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