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St. Robert Bellarmine Church St. Charles, MO 63303 ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE CHURCH “A Parish With A Family Perspective” REV. BRIAN FISCHER, Pastor, DEACON PHILIP KING, Parish Life Coordinator REV. MARK WHITMAN, Senior Associate Pastor, REV. MSGR. RAYMOND HAMPE, Priest in Residence DEACONS: JOSEPH MEIERGERD, NOLI RIVERA MRS. JAN MCARTHUR, Pastoral Associate, MRS. MEGAN PARKER, Director of Liturgical Music MRS. LINDA RATHZ, Coordinator of Religious Education, MR. WAYNE BURBACH, Director of Youth Ministry EMAIL - DEACON PHIL [email protected] FATHER MARK [email protected] RECTORY SCHOOL SETON REGIONAL PARISH 1424 First Capitol Drive, South 1 Seton Court SCHOOL OF RELIGION (PSR) St. Charles, MO 63303 St. Charles, MO 63303 1 Seton Court, St. Charles, MO 63303 Phone: 636-946-6799 Phone: 636-946-6716 Contact Mrs. Linda Rathz, CRE FAX: 636-946-0380 FAX: 636-946-2670 Phone: 636-669-6706 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] MASS SCHEDULES SACRAMENTS SUNDAY MASSES BAPTISM: Parents should contact the rectory to arrange the date for the baptism of their Saturday, 5:00 PM child. Baptisms are normally at 12:30 PM on Sundays. A baptismal preparation training Sunday, 7:30, 9:30, session is required for parents who are having their first child or who have never attended a and 11:30 AM preparation session. Contact the rectory to sign up for the baptismal preparation class. DAILY MASS RECONCILIATION: Saturdays from 4:30 to 4:55 PM and Sundays from 9:00 to 9:25 AM, Monday through and during Lent, Sundays from 11:00 to 11:25 AM. Or call the rectory for an appointment. Saturday, 8:00 AM MATRIMONY: Please contact the rectory six months in advance so that plans and instruc- tions can be made. ANOINTING OF THE SICK: For anointing of the sick, hospital visitation, or communion calls for anyone elderly, homebound, ill, or in danger of death, family members are asked to call the rectory. Please remember that hospitals no longer notify us of an individual being in the hospital. PARISH WEBSITE PARISH COUNCIL OFFICERS www.strbellarmine.com Chairperson: Mr. Bill Grosch/636-441-9726 Vice-Chairperson: Mr. Mark Gisi/636-946-4887 Secretary: Ms. Mary Schlueter/636-373-1750 BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: Tuesdays, 9:00 AM, prior to the weekend the article is to appear. Please provide name/phone number. MINISTRY SCHEDULE October 2/October 3 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday, September 27 Extraordinary Ministers 8:00 AM Ed and Olevia Loeffler Tuesday, September 28 5:00 PM 8:00 AM Murph Boston 7:30 AM Sharon Brader 2:00 PM No Mass (NHC) 9:30 AM Wednesday, September 29 11:30 AM 8:00 AM Robert Suelmann Lectors Thursday, September 30 8:00 AM Special Intentions - George Acosta 5:00 PM Martha Pate Friday, October 1 7:30 AM Marsha Parker 8:00 AM Vocations - Serra Club 9:30 AM Janet DiMaria Saturday, October 2 11:30 AM Fred Kuhn 8:00 AM Mary Jean and Cody Helms Servers 5:00 PM Larry Schaefer Sunday, October 3 5:00 PM Jenny Meyer 7:30 AM Bill Crockett 7:30 AM Glen Shelley 9:30 AM Nathanael Cook 9:30 AM Merle Rivera 11:30 AM Olevia Loeffler 11:30 AM Jan McArthur LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2021 Regular Offering $ 6,039.00 THE TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME On-Line Giving $ 1,840.00 (Lec.137) Our sincere thanks to those who so very gener- 1) Numbers 11:25-29 2) James 5:1-6 ously support St. Robert Bellarmine Parish. 3) Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 FOCUS: Be open to God, who sends us his Spirit wher- STS. JOACHIM & ANN CARE SERVICE ever we are. When you do your shopping this week, don’t forget the poor! The items needed for October are: Eldad and Medad missed Moses’ retreat with the elders, Canned Goods yet God’s Spirit came upon them. God meets us right Chicken, Beef Stew, Tuna, Potatoes where we are. Let us be open to the promptings of the Chicken and Dumplings, Canned Fruit Spirit in our lives and allow God to come upon us. Items always needed are Pancake Mix, Syrup, and Toi- let Paper. Please place items in the crate in back of LITURGY OF THE WORD Church. The Care Service gratefully accepts donations of : non-perishable food, cleaning supplies, personal In the first reading, the Lord takes some of the Spirit that care items and school supplies. Thanks for your was on Moses and bestows it on the elders, and they continued support of the Care Service. begin to prophesy. James writes to warn the rich of the judgment coming to those who seek luxury and pleas- Stitches for Life Meeting ure, while shortchanging their workers. In the Gospel, The Stitches for Life group will meet on Wednesday, Jesus speaks against intolerance, referring to someone September 29, at 9:00 am in the Parish Hall. All are wel- who is not a follower who is driving out demons. He come. If you have questions call Sharon: 636-441-2203 says: Whoever is not against us is for us. or e-mail: [email protected] FREE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT WEBINAR DYNAMIC CATHOLIC, ALIVE! Joe Gallaway, author of “It’s Not Your Money,” is offering September 26: Generosity a free financial webinar based on his book. Topics in- God, our Creator, is infinitely generous. We’ve all heard clude establishing a household budget, debt reduction, the statement that no one can “out-give” God. In one saving money, building wealth, and more. All participants parable, Jesus rebukes the servants who are unsatisfied will receive a free copy of his book. The webinar dates / with receiving the same amount of pay as those who times are: worked significantly less. We should not be envious be- • Thursday, Sep 30, 7:00 - 8:15 am cause the Lord is generous. Rather, we should embrace • Saturday, Oct 2, 9:00 - 10:15 am His generosity and the bounty He has bestowed on us To register for either date, contact Dave Baranowski at and rejoice in the blessings that others have. The world the Archdiocese: [email protected] today suffers much from the sin of envy, and many peo- ple cannot rejoice when others receive blessings. “Envy Eucharistic Adoration is a capital sin. It refers to the sadness at the sight of another’s goods and the immoderate desire to acquire “Could you not stay awake with me one hour?” them for oneself, even unjustly. When it wishes grave —Jesus (Mt. 26:40) harm to a neighbor it is a mortal sin” (CCC 2539). We must be careful with jealousy and reject it. Instead be I invite you to visit the Blessed Sacrament on the Altar on grateful for all the gifts you and your family and friends Thursdays from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. The hours in most have received. Respond by being generous with your need are 1:30, 3:30, 4:30 and 6:30. Any questions? Call God-given gifts. Rita Kohlfeld at 636-447-5306 or 636-734-3894. archstl.org/dynamic PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE ALTAR SOCIETY OF THE SOUL OF: Tina Jennings is in charge of the Altar and Sanctuary James Pratt, Parishioner,Husband of Elaine Pratt this week, October 1 and 2. James Korynta, Parishioner, Husband of MaiLyn Korynta QUILT OF THE MONTH Faye Murphy, Parishioner St. Robert’s Quilters are sponsoring a new fundraiser for May they find everlasting peace and joy in Heaven. our parish. Raffle tickets that are purchased will remain in the raffle through June of 2022, allowing you the chance to win a quilt every month of the year. We appre- The Legion of Mary of St. Cletus Church invites you to ciate your support in purchasing and/or selling raffle tick- join us for a HOLY HOUR to the DEDICATION OF ets. You can see the quilts for the entire year on our Fa- MARY, along with Exposition and Benediction on Thurs- cebook Page: “St. Robert Bellarmine Quilters.” day, October 7 at 7:00 p.m. The Hour will be livestreamed. For more information: http:// ww.saintcletus.org WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND ST. ROBERT’S? Fr. Ryan Scholarship Caitlyn Gagnepain Caitlyn Gagnepain received the Fr. Ryan Scholarship, awarded each year by the St. Robert Ladies’ Council to a St. Robert student attending Seton Regional Catholic School. She received it at the School Mass on Friday, September 17, 2021, the Feast of St. Robert Bellarmine. Pictured above: Caitlyn, along with her parents, Evan and Lisa Gagnepain, Deacon Phil, and Fr. Mark. We Need Servers for Sunday Mass Save the Date !! We are in need of Servers to assist at Mass on Sundays. Servers can be children, teens, or adults; men or women; boys or girls. We often have siblings, couples, and par- ent-child pairs acting as Servers. Young people can be- come Servers if they’re in the 5th grade, or older. Those under 18 must have written permission from their par- ents; we have a form for that. There is no upper age lim- it. If you’re interested in becoming a Server, please contact Jan McArthur, at [email protected] or call her at 636-328-1395. Or call the Parish Office, 636-946-6799. Give us your name and phone number, and we will schedule training. It’s not hard. You will be scheduled to serve at Masses you regularly attend. Please consider becoming one of our Servers. Saturday, Feb 26, 2022 A special collection for the Formation of Permanent Deacons in the Archdiocese of St.