FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER MAY 2 MAY 9 ACTS 9:26-31 ACTS 10:25-48 1 :18-24 1 :7-10 :1-8 JOHN 15:9-17

PASTOR: Fr. Alex Gabriel, 573-796-4842; [email protected] Emergency Contact for Fr. Alex: Margaret Bieri (573) 230-5495 DEACON: Bob Reinkemeyer, 573-539-9777 Director of Religious Education: Letitia Sangster (573) 576-0300 PARISH OFFICE: 573-796-4842 or [email protected], Hall: 796-3568 Open Mondays 8 AM to 1 PM - Tuesdays 8:30 AM to12:00 PM - Thursdays 8:30-12:00PM BAPTISMS: By appointment. Please call for Parental Sacrament Preparation WEDDINGS: Please contact at least 4 months in advance ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please call any time or by appointment RECONCILIATION: Saturday 3:15 – 3:45 and by appointment MASSES @ : SATURDAY @ 4:00 PM; SUNDAY @ 10:00AM SPANISH MASS/COMMUNION SERVICE: Sunday 12 - NOON MASSES @ ST. ANDREW: TIPTON SATURDAY @ 5:30 PM; SUNDAY @ 8:00AM

BISHOP MCKNIGHT’S MAY PRAYER INTENTION May we honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, our spiritual mother, this month by our support in charity for all mothers who struggle in poverty to raise their children.

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday May 1 4:00 PM Leon Deraps Sunday May 2 10:00 AM Annunciation Parish Tuesday May 4 8:00 AM Opal Meyer Thursday May 6 8:00 AM Rose Distler Saturday May 8 4:00 PM Frank Haller Family Sunday May 9 10:00 AM Dorothy Scheidt

ANNUNCIATION PARISH www.annunciationcatholicchurch.org 310 Mill St, California MO 65018

OUR MOTTO: JOY Mission Statement We, the family of Annunciation Parish desire to FIRST build a community of love and service to our OTHERS SECOND community and those in need as we bear witness to the teaching of Jesus . YOURSELF LAST

Thanks and Appreciation: As announced before, the first Mobile Food Bank arrived in our Church FROM THE PASTOR premise on Thursday, April 22nd to provide food for those who were in dire need, chiefly the Safe Environment: Last Friday, April 23, Connie Schepers, Hispanic community and others in California and Diocesan Director of Child and Youth Protection and her around. The food distribution went from 4:30 to assistant talked to us, Julie Mitchem, Kara Higgins (New 6 pm providing food for 91 families. They also did Principal), Carla Knipp, Letitia Sangster and myself about home delivery. I extend my sincere thanks and the urgency of Safe Environment program to be appreciation to Cristhia Castro, Director of El implemented in every Parish as demanded by the national Puente for getting it organized. My thanks and Auditors. appreciation also goes to Madelyn Knipker, Baylee Wood, Alexis Aguado, Jonas Villagomez, It is a universal call to provide safe environment for the Reagan Cain, Sam Haslag, Allie Heather, and protection of God’s children and Youth. The USCCB (United Emilia Collier (Confirmation Students) and Peggy Sates Conference of Catholic Bishops) has made it as top Borgmeyer, Jamie Johnston, Emilio Jaurez and priority to implement it in all the dioceses. Now, every Letitia Sangster for serving as volunteers. This diocese is working towards Creating Safe Environment for service will be continued on the FOURTH our children at home, school, church, games, sports and Thursday of every month. Please pass this word other places in every parish. This requires a training called around in the community. Virtus for school parents, teachers, religious instructors, Church Gathering Area Committee Meeting: It youth ministers, volunteers, liturgical ministers and all was held last Thursday, April 22 at 6 pm in our those who are involved with children and youth. The said hall and was attended by Randy Cain, David training can be online or in person. trying to organize Garnet, Tim Baker, Tim Fork, Larry Stegman, Eric one or two in person with the help of the Diocesan Office of Schroeter, Marian Fleischmann, Cindy Tuttle and Child and Youth Protection in the month of May because I Brad Copeland. Brian, the Architect presented have to sign a document and send to the diocese before some rough proposals inviting feedback from the June 1 stating that I have implemented the program in the group. He did receive some very good feedback. Parish and School. I know that our School Principal has It all will be incorporated into the plan to be communicated it to all school parents a number of times. presented at the next meeting scheduled on Perhaps some parents have reservation to do the training Thursday, May 4 at 6 pm in the same place. and get enrolled in this national program. For the sake of Once the committee is satisfied with the common good and safety of our children, I would request proposed plan, then it will be presented to the all to sign up so that collectively we can create a safe congregation at weekend Masses inviting environment in our homes, school, and Parish for our feedback. children to grow free and responsible. Should anyone have Need of Volunteers: We are looking for still problem, please do not hesitate to contact me. Let us volunteers to serve in the following areas 1. Set all do it together forgoing our own views for the sake of up things for Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays God’s children. 2. To unlock and lock up the church in the morning and evening. 3. To attend phone calls on May Devotion: The month of May is dedicated to Blessed Wednesdays in the Parish Office. Different Mother and so it is considered to be the month of persons can serve on different days. Anyway, I blessings. Pope Francis has made an appeal to the entire would like to involve as many people as possible church to pray the rosary for the end of pandemic that is in the life of the parish which our Bishop is taking the lives of thousands in different parts of the world. recommending time and again. If some of you so Pope’s message and a brief history on May Devotion is desire to give your time, please contact the given as bulletin insert. I suggest that we start once again Pastor. chain rosary or come in group to recite rosary in the church St. Andrew School News: A. Teaching Positions: at every evening as some groups did last year when the We are still looking for candidates to fill the pandemic was at the peak in our country. The blessings of teaching positions for Math, History and Religion. which have been rewarding. Now it is time for us to express We have conducted a couple of interviews and our solidarity with the suffering and dying people. I am somehow candidates slip away without making looking for volunteers and the members of Altar Society to any commitment. We are still trying! Please pass give a lead to be done in turn. the word around and pray that we might get the right candidates to fill the positions in Junior High classes.

Big Thank You! Weekly Collections I want to say thank you to all of the PSR teachers, substitutes, and volunteers. 1st week: $ 3844.47 2nd week: $ 11,014.50 Eric Schroeter, Guadalupe Aguaro, Jaime Johnston, Liz 3rd week: $ 4,039.18 4th week: $ 3,694.09 Cotten, Tim Forck, Carmen Villagomez, Sandy and Dale Deraps, Shawna Bax, Jill Moreland, Monica Cain, and Julie Hispanic: $ 110.00 Bldg. Fund: $ 250.00 Missions: $ 65.00 Candles: $ 154.00 Haslag gave their time, energy, and love to the children of Rice Bowl: $ 121.00 our parish so they could grow in faith. We are blessed to have you! Liturgical Roles Many thanks to Deacon Bob for leading our kids in Eucharistic Adoration and Fr. Alex and Fr. James for holding Saturday – May 1 penance services for the children. Lector: Margaret Bieri Servers: Need Volunteer Margaret Bieri and Ruth Ann Jobe are the glue that holds Song Leader: Larry Dahler this parish together. Without their willingness to step up, fill Organist: Jo Pummill in, and bend over backwards PSR would not have been as Rosary: Margaret Bieri successful. Sunday – May 2 Thanks again for the donations! Parishioners provided Lector: Clay Sangster Servers: Nicki Frank/Preslee Marriott snacks and drinks, office supplies, sanitizer, masks, and Song Leader: Bev Kleffner more. The televisions from Ladies Sodality and anonymous Organist: Jo Pummill contributions have been a big help! Rosary: Need Volunteer It truly takes a village to raise kids but even in a pandemic Saturday – May 8 Lector: Tammy Korte we pulled together and put God first! Servers: Need Volunteer Thank you so much, Song Leader: Ted Munsterman Letitia Sangster Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe ------Rosary: Vickie Schroeder Sunday – May 9 SonTLeader: Lector: Mickie Bolinger Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe Servers: McCumber Family Song Leader: Alicia Taube Rosary: Ruth Ann Jobe Organist: Ruth Ann Jobe Rosary: Mary Lou Scheidt

Knights of Columbus Scholarship It is time for the Knights of Columbus Scholarship. Applications are available in the back of church or contact Glen Bayne at (573) 796-3630.

Fr. James will be continuing Theology class Congratulations to the on Wednesday night at 6PM. participants receiving their ______First Communion. May God continue to bless and guide you through your Catholic Youth News faith. Confirmation will have their retreat with Baylee Leeper Beau Moreland Oddwalk Ministries on May 23 as the final part of Ella Henderson Cayln Wasser their preparation. Confirmation will be the Damian Magana Henry Collier evening of Wednesday, June 2.

The 5th Sunday of Easter Prayer List Please Pray for these and all who are in need of Today’s Scripture selections emphasize the need for prayer. Call the office to add someone or take Christians to abide in Christ as a condition for producing someone off. fruits of kindness, mercy, charity, and holiness. Linda Bardwell; Darrell Bolin; Judy Boyle; Chris Scripture lessons summarized: The first reading, taken Schoenthal; Kim (Gailey) Moss; Sister Leona Bax; Kim from the , testifies to the abundance Haisemeyer; Roger Borgmeyer; Carol Baker; Loretta of spiritual fruits yielded by the apostles because of their George; Krystal Stegemann (daughter of Sherrie close bond with the risen Lord. The reading tells us how Walter); Thomas Imhoff (son of Jim and Lita Imhoff); the Lord pruned the former Pharisee, Saul of Tarsus, a fanatic who had persecuted the Church, to produce a Hazel Boss (mother of Pauline Forck); Frankie fruit-bearing branch called Paul, the zealous Apostle to Bolinger; (mother of Jake Bolinger) Diane the Gentiles, entirely dedicated to the proclamation of the Munsterman; Sandy Crawford; Keith Connell; Fr. . Even Paul’s forced return to Tarsus for a brief Mike Coleman; Fr. Aubuchon; Loretta Brauner; period is an example of God’s pruning of the vine to bring forth a greater harvest, namely, the mission to the Misty Distler; Cody Schmidt; Amanda Imhoff; Connie Gentiles. In today’s Responsorial Psalm (Ps 22), we sing Sack; Shirley Sack; Jeff Johnson; Gary Fleischmann; the triumphant end of the Psalm which begins,” My God, John & Barbara Reichl (parents of Bill Reichl); Parker My God, why have You forsaken Me?” — Jesus’ Fourth Wood (grandson of Tim & Pauline Forck); Terry Word from the cross. In today’s second reading, John, in Carlson; Melissa Cox; Bob Winkler; Gary Rackers his first letter to the Church, explains that only if we remain united to Christ by putting our Faith in him and (Margaret Reynolds son-in-law); Special Intention; drawing our spiritual strength from him, will we be able to Rachel Frank; Abe Baepler; Andrea Tilbury; Delores obey God’s commandments, especially the Bardwell; Carol Rackers; Norma Palmer (mother of commandment of love, loving one another as Jesus Lisa Anderson) commanded us. In the Gospel, taken from the discourse, Jesus uses his favorite image of the vine and branches to help his disciples understand the THIS WEEK AT ANNUNCIATION closeness of their relationship with him and the necessity of their maintaining it. They are not simply rabbi and Saturday, May 1 the Worker disciples. Their lives are mutually dependent – as close as ₸Mass 4:00 PM Leon Deraps a vine and its branches. In fact, in using this image, Jesus Sunday, May 2 Fifth Sunday of Easter is explaining to them and to us what our relationship with ₸Mass 10:00 AM Annunciation Parish him should be like. ₸Mass 12 NOON Spanish Monday, May 3 Saints Philip and James Life messages: 1) We need pruning in our Christian life. ₸ 5:45-6 PM Prayer of the Holy Rosary Cutting out of our lives everything that is contrary to the ₸ 8:00 PM AA-ALNON spirit of Jesus and renewing our commitment to Christian Tuesday, May 4 ideals in our lives every day is the first type of self- ₸ 8:00 AM Opal Meyer imposed pruning expected of us. A second means of Wednesday, May 5 pruning is to practice self-control over our evil inclinations, ₸ Mustard Seed sinful addictions and aberrations. Cordial mingling in our ₸ 6:00 PM Fr. Finder Theology Class neighborhood and society with people of different Thursday, May 6 cultures, races, religions, and orientations also enables us ₸Mass 8:00 AM Rose Distler to prune away our selfish, judgmental, and prejudicial ₸ Quilting tendencies as we treat others in the society with Christian ₸ 7:00 PM Holy Hour charity, and strengthens us, enabling us to face with the Friday, May 7 First Friday of the Month courage of our Christian convictions the pain, suffering, ₸ ** First Friday Adoration ** contradictions, and difficulties He permits to enter our Saturday, May 8 lives. 2) We need to abide in Christ and let Christ abide in ₸Mass 4:00 PM Frank Haller Family us: The four teach us how to become true Sunday, May 9 Sixth Sunday of Easter disciples of Jesus and how to abide in him as branches ₸Mass 10:00 AM Dorothy Scheidt abide in the main trunk of the vine, drawing their life from ₸Mass 12 NOON Spanish it. Personal and liturgical prayers, frequenting of the

Sacraments of the Holy Eucharist and Reconciliation, daily, meditative reading of Scripture, and our loving, mutual forgiveness exchanged with everyone enable us to abide in Jesus, the true Vine, as fruit-bearing branches. (Fr. Anthony Kadavil)