FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

CHURCH OF PATRICK Diocese of Peoria 726 West Jefferson Street Ottawa, Illinois 61350 February 3rd

Mass Intentions For The Week The Feast Day of SUNDAY, January 31, 2016 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time We know more about the devotion to St. Blaise by 8:00am Donna Aussem by Rose Ann Kobelsick Christians around the world than we know about the 10:30am Pro Populo saint himself. His feast is observed as a holy day in MONDAY, February 1, 2016 some Eastern Churches. In 1222, the Council of Oxford 7:00am Carolyn (Stoudt) Bogguess by Marcella prohibited servile labor in on Blaise’s feast Buckley day. The Germans and Slavs hold him in special honor, TUESDAY, February 2, 2016 The Presentation of the Lord and for decades many United States Catholics have 7:00am Don Jobst by Bill and Debbie Mucci sought the annual St. Blaise blessing for their throats. WEDNESDAY, February 3, 2016 Saint Blaise, and ; Saint Ansgar, Bishop We know that Bishop Blaise was martyred in his 6:00pm Mary Ann Mossey by the Catholic Daughters episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The THURSDAY, February 4, 2016 legendary Acts of St. Blaise were written 400 years 7:00am Burton Highland by Joanne Highland Family later. According to them Blaise was a good bishop, FRIDAY, February 5, 2016 Saint Agatha, Virgin and working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical Martyr, First Friday health of his people. Although the Edict of Toleration 7:00am Purgatorial and Special Intention Society (311), granting freedom of worship in the Roman SATURDAY, February 6, 2016 Saint Paul Miki, and Empire, was already five years old, persecution still Companions, 4:30pm Walt Stricklin by Lorraine Gayan raged in Armenia. Blaise was apparently forced to flee SUNDAY, February 7, 2016 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary to the back country. There he lived as a hermit in Time solitude and prayer, but he made friends with the wild 8:00am Jerry Dammann by the Family animals. One day a group of hunters seeking wild 1030am Pro Populo animals for the amphitheater stumbled upon Blaise’s cave. They were first surprised and then frightened. The LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION Sunday Contribution $4,441.50 bishop was kneeling in prayer surrounded by patiently Loose Money $319.00 waiting wolves, lions and bears. Mary, Mother of God $35.00 Marquette Academy $215.00 The legend has it that as the hunters hauled Blaise off to Collection for the Needy $1,155.00 prison, a mother came with her young son who had a Parish Debt Loan to the Diocese $33,702.21 fish bone lodged in his throat. At Blaise’s command the Last Month’s interest $174.79 child was able to cough up the bone. Envelopes for Debt Reduction and Capital Campaign Pledge Payments are in your monthly packet. Donations in these Agricolaus, governor of Cappadocia, tried to persuade envelopes are used to pay our monthly loan and interest Blaise to sacrifice to pagan idols. The first time Blaise payment. Please be generous. refused, he was beaten. The next time he was Have you considered remembering St. Patrick Parish in your will? suspended from a tree and his flesh torn with iron combs or rakes. (English wool combers, who used Spiritual Insight similar iron combs, took Blaise as their patron. They From Saint Josemaria Escrivá could easily appreciate the agony the saint underwent.) Avoid that ridiculous adulation which, perhaps unconsciously, Finally, he was beheaded. you pay to the person in charge, so that you automatically echo his opinions on points of no consequence. At the same time, you must be much more careful not to keep on showing up his defects as if they were amusing details or to become too familiar, detracting from his authority. Take care too not to render the sad service of letting the bad practice grow of turning something bad into a bit of a joke.

31 January 2016

Altar Schedule CCD Classes are in session this Sunday, Saturday, February 6 January 31st and next Sunday, February 7th. 4:30pm Servers: Bryan Williams, Ben Weyer,

Angelo Bayno Lector: Jack Novotney Marquette Academy Euch: Mary Jane Aussem, Robert Schramm Capital Campaign Kick Off Marquette Academy seeks to raise $1.5 million to Sunday, February 7 improve its technology, renovate its facilities and 8:00am Servers: Thomas and John Lechtenberg, increase its endowment. Please respond generously Liam Dougherty to this important effort and pray for its success. Lector: George Vukonich Regular updates on the campaign will be provided in Euch: George Vukonich, Mary Shute our bulletin. Join us after each Mass next weekend 10:30am Servers: Jeremy Gerlach, Logan Gaughan for a simple reception where more information will Lector: Karen Roth be provided. Euch: Mary Driscoll, Linola Totel

St. Patrick Parish Preschool/Nursery S.E.E.D. (Students Evangelizing Every Day) We have openings for our St. Patrick’s Youth Group update: Preschool/Nursery which meets Sunday mornings during the We are looking for gently used couches for our group. 10:30 mass. Parents can drop off their children, ages 1-5, Please call Kathryn Makeever 434-5760 or Julie while they attend Mass. Your children are learning about Lechtenberg 431-0730 if you have one to donate. God through bible stories, songs, crafts, and activities. If Our next meeting is January 31 from noon - 2pm. you would like to sign your child up for this program, please All Catholic youth grades 7-12 are welcome! call Mary Driscoll at 815-228-2907.

TH Marquette Academy ASH WEDNESDAY IS FEBRUARY 10 Parent Appreciation Mass st 2015 Contribution Statements Sunday, January 31 at 4pm at St. Columba Church If you would like a statement of your 2015 contributions to Order of the M Spaghetti Dinner follows from St. Patrick Church please call the rectory (815-434-0768) or 5-7pm in the MA Elementary Cafeteria. Dine in place a written request in the Sunday collection or email the only—tickets are $8 Adults and $5 Children (8 and parish office ([email protected]). under). Meal includes: Spaghetti, salad, breadstick, dessert and drink. All profits benefit the Order of the M Scholarship Did you Know You can attend a Catholic School Financial assistance is available Marquette Academy Tuition assistance scholarship grants from the endowment Elementary and Preschool Open House fund named in honor of Archbishop Spalding the first rd Bishop of Peoria, will be available for the 2016-17 school Wednesday, February 3 year for students intending to enroll in grades K through 12 5:30pm Activity Fair Guided Tours begin at 6pm in any Catholic school in the Diocese of Peoria whose Financial Aid/Scholarship Information, Many prizes families are members of a Catholic parish. All grants will and Drawings including a tuition giveaway! be based on financial need objectively assessed.

Information about the grants and application materials may be obtained on the Diocesan website [email protected]: under CDA Meeting th Catholic Education and then under Financial Assistance. The Catholic Daughters will be having their February 9 Parents are encouraged to apply online at: meeting at Pleasant View Lutheran Home. We will have online.factsmgt.com/aid. Families of students currently lunch there at noon. They always serve us a wonderful meal receiving grants are reminded that all grants are for one year and it is a great place for a meeting. All are welcome but only and anyone seeking to renew a grant for the 2016-2017 reservations are needed. Please call Jane Hoffman at 815- year must reapply. Deadline date for the completed 434-7192 or LouAnne Carretto at 815-433-3753. Hope to application is March 15, 2016. see all of you there.