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St. Barnabas the Apostle Catholic Church St. Barnabas the Apostle Catholic Church Founded 1961 1400 North Main Street O’Fallon, MO 63366 Rectory Office 636-240-4556 Fax: 636-978-3358 www.stbarnabasofallon.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/stbarnabasofallon Parish App: Text App to 88202-Search for St. Barnabas O’Fallon February 16th, 2020 Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time “Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one.” Matthew 5:37 Traditional Latin Liturgy Today is Sexagesima Sunday The second Sunday of the Septuagesima season is known as “Sexagesima, which means “sixty”. Sexagesima Sunday comes roughly sixty days before Easter. Throughout this short Season and that of Lent you will notice a deepening sense of penance and somberness, culminating in Passiontide (the last two weeks of Lent), that will suddenly and joyously end at the Vigil of Easter on Holy Saturday when the alleluia returns and Christ's Body is restored and glorified. February 16th, 2020 J.M.J. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time NO DAILY MASSES THIS WEEK Monday, Feb 17, 2020: Psalm 119:9-16; Exo- MASS INTENTIONS dus 20:1-21; James 1:2-8 Sunday Liturgical Masses-February 22nd-23rd Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020: Psalm 119:9-16; Deuteronomy 23:21-24:4, 10-15; James 2:1-13 Sat 4:30pm Rose Syrett Sun 8:00am Rita Dames Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020: Psalm 119:9-16; 10:00am Robert Short Proverbs 2:1-15; Matthew 19:1-12 Noon Parishioners of St. Barnabas Thursday, Feb 20, 2020: Psalm 2; Exodus 6:2-9; He- brews 8:1-7 Friday, Feb 21,2020: Psalm 2; Exodus 19:9b-25; He- brews 11:23-28 February 22nd-23rd-Ministry Schedule Saturday, Feb 22, 2020: Psalm 2; 1 Kings 21:20-29; Mark 9:9-13 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Sat 4:30pm Ken Thornhill & Jim Welby Sun 8:00am Bill Trigg & Nancy Hebert Father Hager will be on Vacation ——————————————————————————— Readers Monday Feb 17th through Saturday morning Feb 22nd Sat 4:30pm Ken Thornhill Sun 8:00am Ken Peine There will be NO DAILY MASSES and NO TUESDAY Noon Linda Ehrhard EVENING MASSES and NO SATURDAY MORNING ——————————————————————————— MASSES this week. Servers Sat 4:30pm Luke Mallon & Luke Welby All Holy Mass intentions scheduled for these days will be Sun 8:00am Dakota & Aidan Stephens moved to the first available dates. 10:00am Matthew Westhoff & Diego Zanacoma and Father Hager will be here for the Saturday Vigil Masses Michael & John Daub Feb 22nd and all Sunday Holy Masses for Feb 23rd. Noon Tony & Joe Lane ——————————————————————————— Ushers THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED Sat 4:30pm Reitz-Griesenauer-Rebello-Holtgrefe MONDAY FEB 17th. Sun 8:00am Luetkenhaus-Bernhardt-Easton-Glenzy 10:00am Nardi-Nordquist Noon Ushers Needed ——————————————————————————— Please let us know if you Gift Bearers would like to receive the Sat 4:30pm Ushers Sun 8:00am Lou & Jeanette Bognar St. Louis Review Noon Ushers ———————————————————–——————— Review envelopes were included with your regular Greeters contribution envelopes this month. If you would like to Sat 4:30pm Holtgrefe Family receive the review, please make your $35 check payable Sun 8:00am Millie Dames & Nancy Hebert to “St. Barnabas” and place it into this Review envelope. 10:00am Rich & Barb Nordquist Noon Greeters Needed IMPORTANT……….If you DO NOT WANT THE REVIEW, please drop the Review Envelope into the collection marked NO, or call Sanctuary Lamp the parish office. Thank you. Donald Borgmeyer September 4th, 1934-December 31st, 2019 Pray for our Sick Parishioners Marie Bieker Jerry Korte James Whitelaw Matthew Cooke Rose Korte Janet Whitelaw Elaine Cornett Dot Leah Helen Willkie Angelina DuVall Jim Leah Marion Elsenrath Bill Meder Ann Migneron Rose Marie Hager Mary Munzer Rachel Harris Bob Proost Betty Florentine Rosa Heppermann Lucy Sammelman Jackie Schneider February 16th, 2020 J.M.J. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Know, Love, and Serve God throughout the Liturgical Year During Advent, Holy Communion prepared the faithful soul for the visible coming of Jesus in the flesh of the Divine Infant. This sublime gift was a foretaste of the happy night in which our Savior was to be born. At Christmas a little child was born unto us, cradled in Bethlehem, house of bread. The angels invited the shepherds and the star guided the Magi to come and adore the Lord. Holy Mass invites the faithful to a deeper knowledge of the Incarnate Word. During Ordinary Time, Holy Communion illumines the faithful with brighter light and produces an ardent longing to possess Jesus whose love gleams magnificently through His humility. It is no longer the invisible Jesus preparing by silence to conquer our souls; it is the visible Jesus, the God-Man, who has begun to walk the way of the cross. It is the Son of Justice darting His first rays on earth. It is God asking the faithful to make room in their hearts for Him to enter and love and be loved. During this season of Ordinary Time, let the faithful come to know Jesus that they may love Him, love Him that they may grow with Him. What Christ demands of faith by the mystery of life is that all become, like Him, little children for there is no other means of possessing Christ, no other way of going to the Father, than to come to Holy Communion with open and loving hearts. Adapted from The Liturgical Year, Volume III, by Dom Prosper Gueranger, O.S.B., Loreto Publications Please note that the event scheduled for February 26 has been canceled. Faith Formation Topic: February, 2020: First Three Commandments of God I AM THE LORD THY GOD: THOU SHALT NOT HAVE STRANGE GODS BEFORE ME. COMMANDS: faith, hope, love, and worship of God; reverence for holy things; prayer. FORBIDS: idolatry; superstition; spiritism; tempting God; sacrilege; attendance at false worship. THOU SHALL NOT TAKE THE NAME OF THE LORD THY GOD IN VAIN. COMMANDS: reverence in speaking about God and holy things; the keeping of oaths and vows. FORBIDS: blasphemy; the irreverent use of God's name; speaking disrespectfully of holy things; false oaths and the breaking of vows. KEEP THE SABBATH HOLY. COMMANDS: going to church on Sundays and holy days of obligation. FORBIDS: missing church through one's own fault; unnecessary servile work on Sunday and holy days of obligation. INTRODUCING The Legion of Mary as Our Lady, Mediatrix of all Graces St. Barnabas the Apostle Please consider becoming an auxiliary member (praying the rosary daily). We have meetings every Thursday at 5:30pm in the rectory basement. ALL ARE WELCOME!!! Contact us for any questions. Frank 636-248-3745 Mary 636-542-0877 Jim 314-582-3103 Darlene 314-753-4949 PRAYING THE ROSARY IS THE GREATEST WEAPON AGAINST EVIL. Our Lady, Mediatrix of all Graces...pray for us. February 16th, 2020 J.M.J. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time PARISH CALENDAR February Please call the Rectory 17th Office Closed 636-240-4556 St. Ann’s Sodality Quilt 18th PSR Social Bingo 26th Ash Wednesday Mass 8am and 7pm Or drop into collection Saturday, February 22, 2020 Faith Formation 9am Holy Rosary Activity Center 28th No 8Am Mass 716 E. Booneslick Rd Warrenton Stations of the Cross 6:30pm Doors open at 11:30 am followed by Holy Mass at 7 WE NEED YOU!!! ********************************* Your time in serving in one of Bingo starts at 12:30 pm Lunch will be available March the ministries below contrib- For more information contact 2nd SVDP Meeting utes to the overall success, Barb Schneider at 636-456-3567 or 3rd PSR retention, and growth of our Debbie at the Parish 5th Holy Name Meeting St. Barnabas Parish. Office 636-456-3698 Ext. 221 6th First Friday No 8Am Mass Please prayerfully consider Stations of the Cross 6:30pm volunteering to serve. You are followed by Holy Mass at 7 7th First Saturday not obligated to serve every week and you can request to serve 8th Holy Name Breakfast Solemn Traditional Latin 12th Ladies at JJ’s 5:30pm only on certain weeks. Mass Schedule of 13th No 8Am Mass Upcoming Masses Stations of the Cross 6:30pm followed by Holy Mass at 7 Extraordinary Ministers of February 22 at 10:30 AM - 16th American Rangers Holy Communion Chair of St. Peter, II class 17th PSR-Confessions Mass (fourth anniversary of our founding) - 20th Faith Formation 9am St. Mary of Victories in St. Louis No 8Am Mass Stations of the Cross 6:30pm Readers A meal at a nearby restaurant follows followed by Holy Mass at 7 Mass each Mass. While Juventutem is a 23rd Faith Formation 7PM young adult organization, all ages are 24th PSR Greeters welcome at the Masses we sponsor. 26th Parish Council/Finance Mass Hope to see you there! Board Meetings 27th No 8Am Mass Gift Bearers Stations of the Cross 6:30pm Mass Juventutem followed by Holy Mass at 7 31st PSR Ushers St. Louis Mass Altar Servers Mass January 2020 General Fund $23,425.19 YES I WILL SERVE Maria Reina $651.00 Circle the ministry Total Funds Received as of SVDP $1,332.00 above and indicate which mass you can serve. January 31st, 2020 Organ $789.00 Any special requests? $52,950.21 Solemnity of $696.00 Mary *This amount includes $16,987 St. Louis $1,101.00 Received from your Review Beyond Sunday Contributions First Offering $210.00 TOTAL $28,204.19 Prepare Your Heart for Lent What will you do to grow closer to Our Lord this Lent? Lent begins in 10 days Holy Masses Ashes Distributed Wednesday February 26th 8:00AM & 7:00PM Stations of the Cross Fridays During Lent 6:30PM Holy Mass Follows at 7:00PM There will be NO Friday 8AM Masses during Lent 636-332-8200 BOB & PAUL’S CHRISTOPHER T.
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