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St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Diocese of Peoria 904 E Lake Ave Peoria Heights stthomaspeoria.org St Thomas the Apostle Church TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Peoria Heights, Illinois August 20, 2017 TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Reading I: Isaiah 56:1,6-7 Reading II: Romans 11:13-15,29-32 Gospel: Matthew 15:21-28 In today’s world the conversation about differences is loud and bold. Differences create wedges at times; differences THAT MAN IS YOU REGISTRATION will be after make for enrichment of the whole at times. Jesus even Masses on Aug 19/20 and Aug 26/27 seems in the Gospel today to draw lines about who is “in” and “out.” But a critical conclusion to the story places ST THOMAS SCHOOL MEET & GREET Sunday, Aug 20 Jesus’ teaching square in the center. He cures the daughter from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm in the school of the woman who was an outsider because she believed in who Jesus was and what He could do. She had faith in CENTERING PRAYER Monday, Aug 21 at 8:30 am in Him beyond that of the people who were around Jesus. the old church basement Being open enough to see the other as good and willing to put trust in Jesus is a message that today’s world needs. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL Monday, Aug 21 with All Do we trust that Jesus can and will do what He says? School Mass at 9:15 am and dismissal at 12:15 pm ROSARY FOR PEACE Tuesday, Aug 22 at 10:00 am in the chapel Monday, August 21, 2017-St Pius X 7:00am Benefactors of Franciscan Sisters of St John the NO BIBLE STUDY Wednesday, Aug 23 at 8:45 am in Baptist the parish office meeting room 8:00am Rick Bastonero/Lucille Harczuk & Family 9:15pm Anthony Arnold/The Arnold Family CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP Thursday, Aug 24 at Tuesday, August 22, 2017-The Queenship of the Blessed 7:00 pm in the old church basement Virgin Mary 7:00am Amanda Burtsfield Kent/Family BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT PRE-3 THROUGH GRADE 1 8:00am Dan Van Buskirk/Family Thursday, Aug 24 at 7:00 pm in the school gym;. Grades 2-5 will be Tuesday, August 29; and grades 6-8 Wednesday, August 23, 2017-St Rose of Lima will be Thursday, August 31. 7:00am Joe Connolly/Mike & Mary Lou Bartley 8:00am Marita Merkle/Bible Study Group St. Thomas Website: stthomaspeoria.org Thursday, August 24, 2017-St Bartholomew the Apostle 7:00am Bob & Mary Whelan/Jack & Margaret Weinstein St. Thomas e-mail: [email protected] 8:00am John Ambrosch/Mike & Barb Chance Friday, August 25, 2017-St Louis 7:00am Honor Jacquin/Family 8:00am Jack Pearl/Laurie Cain SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION Saturday, August 26, 2017 Saturdays in the chapel 8:00am Smith & Hafner Families 4:00-4:45 pm and 6:00-6:30 pm 5:00pm Adeline Snyder/Roger & Diana Holzgrafe Sunday, August 27, 2017 6:30am Dan Stimeling/Family 8:00am For the People 9:30am Horace & Winifred Giltner/Family 11:00am Jacob Johnson/Bible Study Group 5:00pm David Bell/Mr & Mrs Maubach PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED THIS WEEK: This weekend we invite our school families to the school for a Meet and Greet before the first day of school on Monday. This is an exciting time for our Wedding Congratulations students, but also for our faculty and staff who have been working hard over the summer to get ready for Kathryn Knolhoff ~ Justin Ayers this day. Christopher Jackson ~ Madisen Manning For all our parishioners, this is a time to be proud, since our parochial school belongs to the entire parish. Your contributions to our parish auction and annual fund have allowed us to make improvements WEEKLY COLLECTION to technology, safety, and lighting. The old school chapel room formerly used by the Dominican Sisters 8/6/2017 Fiscal YTD has been fully converted into a classroom for our resource and 5th grade Math teacher. I invite all our Collections needed $ 23,000 $ 138,000 parishioners to come over for a visit to see our Sunday Collections $ 23,185 $ 105,747 excellent school. Electronic Collections $ 4,210 $ 25,260 Total Collected $ 27,395 $ 131,007 Classes are not only for our parochial school Over/(Short) $ 4,395 $ (6,993) students. Our grade school students in CCD are preparing for classes on Wednesday evenings after We appreciate your generosity Labor Day. Any adults interested in becoming Catholic should also sign up for RCIA classes to begin next month. Please contact the parish to sign up for either of these programs. ST. THOMAS FOOD PANTRY FOLLOWING IS A SUGGESTED LIST FOOD ITEMS: -Msgr. Gray Dry Pasta Rice Box Potatoes Pancake Mix Syrup Can Tomatoes SERVER SCHEDULES Can Fruit Tuna Beef Stew Crackers Jelly Peanut Butter Please check in the sacristy when you arrive Can Veggies Cereal Meal Helpers to see if servers are needed. Mac & Cheese Soup Tomato Sauce AUG 19/20 Thank you for your generosity Sat 5:00 pm J Lewallen, M Bell, I Hernandez Sun 8:00 am J Kilian, H Kilian, G Kilian Sun 9:30 am C Tyre, H Tyre, S Slevin Sun 11:00 amA Stevenson, N Stevenson, C Stevenson Please remember St. Thomas Church in your will. Sun 5:00 pm L Piper, Q Doubleday, B Doubleday Sponsor of the Week AUG 21-26- 8:00 am D Bare AUG 26/27 Sat 5:00 pm A Perez, A Perez, B Socha Sun 8:00 am A Rusk, A Wong Sun 9:30 am L Jockisch, E Sherman, Z Sherman Sun 11:00 am D Bare, C Tockes, K Tockes Sun 5:00 pm L Bender, L Longanbach, B Russel PARISHIONERS OF ST. THOMAS 804 West trailcreek Dr. • Peoria, il AUG 29-SEPT 2 8:00am B Geers, C Messmer WWW.rashiDPutman.com • 309-670-0700 Parish Activities Registration for 2017-2018 Registration for CCD classes for the 2017-18 school year will be after all Masses August 26/27 in the lower The following is an update to St. Vincent de Paul ac- level of the church. If you have questions, contact An- tivity. These figures include January through June of gie Robenstein at 645-1364. Classes for Grades 1-8 this year. Out total receipts (including the monthly will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6:00—7:00 collection and other donations) were $25,804.00. We pm in the school, beginning September 6, 2017. have paid out $39,248.00 to 272 people in need. This Please register by August 14th. includes rent, utilities, furniture and a few miscellane- Thank you. ous needs. We appreciate your generosity in giving us the opportunity to help those in need in our area. God bless you. St. Thomas READS St. Thomas READS! More Good Books to Share Build Parish community—Meet New People It is time to begin thinking about people you might know who are interested in joining the Catholic Next meeting: Thursday, August 24 at Panera’s on Church. The RCIA is a program intended to give peo- Westlake at 4:00 pm ple the opportunity to reflect on their relationship Book: A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea: One Refu- with God and learn what the Catholic Church believes gee’s Incredible Story of Love, Loss, and Survival by and teaches. Melissa Fleming If you know someone interested, please call Sr. Rachel For more information, contact Jane Genzel, 645-5303 at 688-3446. or [email protected] That Man Is You PARISH REGISTRATION All men are invited to register for That Man Is You. In our third year of this program, the theme for this year NAME _________________________________________ is “the Revelation of the Father.” Sessions will be on Friday mornings, beginning on September 8, with doors open for coffee and light breakfast at 5:30 am. ADDRESS _______________________________________ The video presentation will start at 6:00 am, and we will adjourn just before the 7:00 am Mass. Registra- tion will be held in the lower level of the church after CITY _____________________________ZIP____________ all Masses the weekend of August 19/20, and again on August 26/27. Whether you are a returning partici- PHONE _________________________________________ pant from last year or an interested new party, please stop by and register. CHANGE OF ADDRESS____EMAIL ____________________ Safe Environment Training St. Thomas School will offer the Safe Environment Training for any adult who will be working with chil- dren during this school year. It would include adults who have an occasion to help with the students in Meet and Greet Day various activities. The class will be on Wednesday, September 13th at at St. Thomas School 7:00 pm in classroom 108 in the lower level of the school. Sunday, August 20 Fingerprinting will take place at 6:00 pm in the same After the 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 am Masses room. In the school cafeteria and gym. To register, please call 685-2533. All students and parents will have a chance to meet Open Position their teachers and check out their classroom. St. Thomas School is looking for a full-time teacher’s Don’t forget: there will be a uniform exchange in aide, M-F during the school day. As a minimum, a the cafeteria. teacher aide must have an Associate’s Degree, or have successfully completed 2 years of study at a re- We encourage you to bring any school supplies you gionally accredited college or university.