St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Diocese of Peoria 904 E Lake Ave Peoria Heights stthomaspeoria.org St Thomas the Apostle Church TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Peoria Heights, Illinois JUNE 19, 2016
TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Reading I: Zechariah 12:10-11;13:1 Reading II: Galatians 3:26-29 Gospel: Luke 9:18-24
St. Paul says that we are all made sons and daughters of God by our faith in Jesus Christ. Because we belong to the Lord, we inherit all that is promised. And what is DIOCESE OF KITUI FUNDRAISER Handmade items promised? In the first reading, the Lord God promises to will be for sale after all Masses this weekend.
pour out upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem “a spirit of grace and petition.” This spirit is promised to us. But it is CENTERING PRAYER Monday, June 20 at 7:00 pm in clear from the remainder of the reading that this spirit the old church basement. does not necessarily mean that everything in our life will go easy or be wonderful. The grace of God can be a difficult thing. Remember, Jacob wrestled with an angel ROSARY FOR PEACE Tuesday, June21 at 10:00 am in (Gen. 32:24). We, at times, must also wrestle with the the chapel. demands of God’s grace. John Paul II has said that the Gospel and we Christians are a “sign of contradiction.” To live embracing the difficult grace of God, the cross, is a sign NO BIBLE STUDY Wednesday, June 22 at 8:45 am in of contradiction to an increasingly self-absorbed and the parish office meeting room. egotistical world.
CHARISMATIC PRAYER GROUP Thursday, June 23 at 7:00 pm in old church basement.
Monday, June 20, 2016 7:00am Mary Kay Farraher/Frances Farraher GOLF OUTING Friday, June 24 at noon at Mt. 8:00am Joseph Thu Dang/Family Hawley Country Club with dinner with following at St. Thomas. Tuesday, June 21, 2016– St Aloysius Gonzaga 7:00am Dennis Schlumberger/Mike & June Rossiter 8:00am David M Willis/Jack & Frances McGinn
Wednesday, June 22, 2016-St Paulinus of Nola 7:00am Leone McCaslin/Mr & Mrs Mark Nieles 8:00am Dan Van Buskirk/Mary Ellen Van Buskirk
Thursday, June 23, 2016
7:00am Benefactors of the Franciscan Sisters of St John the Baptist 8:00am Jack Kocher/Mr & Mrs Eugene Bairado PARISH REGISTRATION Friday, June 24, 2016-The Nativity of St John the Baptist 7:00am Tom Jacquin/Family NAME ______8:00am Rita Ray/Kurt & Maureen Meyer ADDRESS ______Saturday, June 25, 2016 8:00am George & Dorette Ruhaak/Family CITY ______ZIP______5:00pm Amanda Burtsfield Kent/Mark & Barb Ruff PHONE ______Sunday, June 26, 2016 6:30am For the People CHANGE OF ADDRESS____ 8:00am Luella Schierer/Family 9:30am Sandra Rusch/Dolores Metzger & Kim Deets EMAIL ______11:00am Nick & Lois Frasco/Linda Osika 5:00pm Michael L Foster/Michele & Sarah Konecki
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PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE Wedding Congratulations WHO HAVE DIED THIS WEEK Haley Highfill ~ Greg Hoerr
WEEKLY COLLECTION As we complete our fiscal year at the end of the month, I make these financial observations. Although we 6/5/2016 Fiscal YTD show Sunday collections be under budget, there have been many generous gifts that have come through other Collections needed $ 24,000 $ 1,176,000 donations, memorial offerings and bequests. The quarterly Sunday Collections $ 30,341 $ 937,075 financial reports in the bulletin offer a more complete Electronic Collections $ 3,248 $ 162,051 picture of the overall financial state of the parish and Total Collected $ 33,589 $ 1,099,126 school, which is sound. Over/(Short) $ 9,589 $ (76,874) One other item of concern: At present we have received pledges to the Annual Diocesan Appeal of $130,000 toward We appreciate your generosity. a goal of about 181,000. I thank you for your generosity to the Diocese of Peoria. If you have not made a pledge, you may still do so through the parish office. Sponsor of the Week
I am most grateful for the contributions of over $160,000 to our Sponsor-A-Student fund which provides tuition assistance to families with need. This fund has allowed us to provide a record amount of help to struggling families, JOSEPH M. POPE, D.D.S. Parishioner many of whom face increased financial difficulties. The Dentistry for Adults and Children parish has made individual grants during May and June 4410-C North Knoxville Ave. Peoria based on need. On behalf of these families, I express my www.popedental.net 309-688-7007 sincere thanks for your efforts. -Msgr. Gray
Please Note UPCOMING SERVER SCHEDULES There has been a request for gluten-free hosts to be Please check in the sacristy when you arrive available for some of the parishioners. While hosts to see if servers are needed. are not totally gluten free because of the requirement for some flour in the hosts, we would like to offer June 18/19 hosts that are accepted for gluten free needs. The station where Sr. Rachel offers Communion will have Sat 5:00 pm M Bell, J Horst, B Socha the gluten free hosts. As we get started, please come Sun 8:00 am I Hernandez, L Byrkit Sun 9:30 am J Kilian, H Kilian, L Evans to the sacristy to indicate that you would want to re- Sun 11:00 am D Ward, L Fricke, J Luong ceive it. Sun 5:00 pm L Bender, B Alexander, H Bauers
June 20-25 8:00am C Guingrich, M Guingrich
June 25/26 Parish Office Summer Hours 8:30 am — 3:00 pm beginning May 31st. Sat 5:00 pm B Woolsey, C Woolsey, J Rutschke, M Rutschke Sun 8:00 am K Kube, R Kube, C Kube St. Thomas Website: stthomaspeoria.org Sun 9:30 am C Guingrich, M Guingrich, A Stevenson St. Thomas e-mail: [email protected] Sun 11:00 am A Rusk, C Tockes, K Tockes Sun 5:00 pm B Messmer, C Messmer, L Piper Please remember St. Thomas Church in your will. June 13-18 8:00 am B Russell, A Wong
ST. THOMAS FOOD PANTRY
Following is the suggested list of food items:
Dry Pasta Pasta Sauce Rice CATHEDRAL CHILDRENS’ CHOIR has added a new Box Potatoes Pancake Mix Syrup children’s choir is now a part of the Cathedral Music Can Tomatoes Can Fruit Tuna Department. The choir especially seeks students Beef Stew Crackers Jelly grades 4-12, rehearses regularly and appears at parish Peanut Butter Can Veggies Cereal and diocesan events. Please contact Greg Etzel, Direc- Meal Helpers Mac & Cheese Soup tor of Music for the Cathedral and Office of Divine Tomato Sauce Paper items Ramen
Worship at 677-7084 or questions. Our greatest needs are:
HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS will be at St. Philomena Beef Stew, Tuna, Jelly, Pancake Mix, Syrup, Can Fruit Church on Wednesday, June 22.
Teacher Position Support Summer Food Program
St. Thomas and St. Joseph, Pekin schools are seeking to fill The Summer Food Service Program is a partnership estab- a Spanish teaching position for the 2016-17 school year. lished by the federal government to insure that low in- The opening is four days a week, Monday through Thurs- come children 18 and under continue to receive free nutri- day 8:00 am-3:30 pm. We are looking for teacher appli- tious meals when school is over for the summer. There are cants who are credited through the State of Illinois. several locations looking for volunteers to help serve the already prepared hot meals. It is a great opportunity for service hours for those 13 or older. Adults are also need- To apply please email resume and cover letter to: ed. The program, funded by the federal government, is [email protected] or administered by the Illinois State Board of Education and Maureen Bentley, Principal, St. Thomas School implemented by local partners like school districts, non- 4229 N. Monroe Avenue profits and religious congregations. If you would like to Peoria Heights, IL. 61616 volunteer one or several days a week, contact Mary Anne (309) 685-2533 Michelet [email protected] or 657-2484.
SUMMER 2016 BASKETBALL CAMPS
Peoria Notre Dame Class Reunion Little Warriors Camp for boys and girls ages Ages 4-5 and 6-7 Plans are being made for the PND Class of ‘91 Reunion. June 14,16,21,23 1:00—2:00 pm The reunion will be August 6 at St. Thomas. We would like Enrollment limited to 15 per group to gather names of alumni as soon as possible. Contact $72.00 Michelle Aaron or Sharon Abraham at PND for more infor- St. Thomas old gym mation. Go to www.wintraining.org for more information and application forms.
Local contact: Pat Pusey 472-5197 or
Are you receiving the parish emails each week? If you Become a St. Thomas Auction Apostle would like to, please send your email address to: Please help in the organization and implementation [email protected] of the St. Thomas Winter Whimsy Biannual Auction.
If you were receiving emails and they have stopped, To become an auction apostle contact Trina Schmidt please let us know. at [email protected]. Thank you.
MOST REV. DANIEL R. JENKY, C.S.C OFFICE OF THE BISHOP OFFICE OF THE BISHOP 419 N.E. MADISON AVENUE DIOCESE OF PEORIA PEORIA, ILLINOIS 61603 PHONE: 309-671-1550 FAX: 309-671-1576
MAY 26, 2016
“This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.” (Jn 15:12)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Peter’s Pence Collection is an opportunity to become a witness of charity to those who suffer most. Pope Francis has encouraged us to “open our eyes and see the misery of the world, the wounds of our brothers and sisters who are denied their dignity, and let us recognize that we are com- pelled to heed their cry for help!” (Misericordiae Vultus, [MV] no. 15).
Through the Peter’s Pence Collection, we stand in solidarity with Catholics all over the world to support the charitable works of our Holy Father. Contributions to this collection support Pope Francis as he reaches out to those suffering the effects of war and violence, natural disasters, and religious persecution.
Pope Francis has told us that “mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope” (MV, no. 10). Please prayerfully consider participating in this collection and becoming a witness of charity, a force of mercy that reaches out to those around the world.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C. BISHOP OF PEORIA
Lessons of the Heart
My first days as a father in the I.C.U.
By Anthony J. Zavagin America Magazine, June 8-15, 2015
My preparation to become a father was easier than I expected. Apart from attending doctor’s appointments, assem- bling the crib and a few trips to buy frozen yogurt, my life remained relatively unchanged. At one point, my wife, Molly, gave me a book on fatherhood that she had received from a friend. This book bore the scars of a serious father -to-be: worn, dog-eared pages, yellow highlighting and a rainbow of Post-it notes. I thanked her for the book and set it aside on the nightstand, where it stayed. I was excited, for sure, but things just seemed far away, and I was caught up in the day-to-day duties of work and life.
I am not sure how prepared I could have been when our son Sean arrived six weeks early. Sean’s birth had come so unexpectedly that it almost did not seem real. But there he was: a tiny little gift from God, a preemie whose heart and respiration rates would require extra monitoring. We dug in for an extended hospital stay, holding on to hope that we could bring Sean home in a week or two.
It seems funny to say that a person is acting strange when you have only known him for 10 days; but one Sunday, Sean was not acting like himself. He was sleepy and was not eating. At 10 p.m., we got a knock on the door. The pe- diatrician had been monitoring Sean’s heart and believed that something was seriously wrong. She had already called Boston Children’s Hospital, and they were sending a special cardiac ambulance. Molly and I looked at each other with panicked faces, again wondering if this was actually happening.
It was. Tests confirmed that our son had developed a condition called a coarctation of the aorta, a heart defect that constricts his blood flow and could lead to heart failure. He would need surgery, and the next available slot was the following day. We absorbed the news and took turns holding vigil next to Sean. Molly had the first shift. I went to the family waiting area, took two bites of a muffin and proceeded to stare blankly at it for some period of time. I be- came aware of a couple sitting near me; they were parents as well, and their little boy was across the hall from Sean. I could not muster a smile, never mind the usual pleasantries.
I did not know it at the time, but these parents, along with the other families in the cardiac intensive care unit, would teach me more about parenting than any book possibly could. It was here I found the patience and care of parents under incredible stress. It was here that I learned firsthand about the gift of new life and just how fragile it can be. It was here that I witnessed a kind of love that was altogether new to me.
Later that day, a stuffed animal arrived courtesy of the parents I met in the waiting area, along with a card that wel- comed us into the world of “heart moms and dads.” I became a silent admirer of this couple, whose child had under- gone multiple surgeries. They were just across the hall, and though I tried to give them privacy, my gaze kept won- dering in their direction, peeking between the curtains to see how experienced parents handle this sort of stress. I could see they had it together. They knew the purpose of each IV line and tube; they asked the doctors spot-on ques- tions.
In a short time, I too became well versed in cardiac matters, thanks to the patient explanations of Sean’s doctors. But I also found myself thinking of Jesus’ heart, especially the rather anatomical depiction that I have seen in so many stained-glass church windows. Growing up, I was very familiar with the image of the Sacred Heart, but I had no real understanding of the theology behind it.
Last year, a colleague recommended Henri Nouwen’s Heart Speaks to Heart, which helped me gain a new under- standing of this devotion. Nouwen describes an invitation to enter the wounded heart of Jesus. He enters into a dia- logue with Jesus, who tells him, “Know that I have come to give you a new heart and spirit, yes, even a new body in which the struggles of your life can be seen as signs of beauty and hope.”
Reprinted with permission from America Magazine. For subscription information go to americamagazine.org ST. THOMAS STAFF SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Msgr. Jason A. Gray, Pastor Baptism class is held for all parents before the baptism of their child. Rev. Paul Stark S.J., Parochial Vicar Please contact Sr. Rachel to schedule the class. Sr. Rachel Bergschneider, Pastoral Associate Next Baptisms: June 26 at 11:00 am Mass. Maureen Bentley, St. Thomas School Principal
Deacon Frank Eaton Deacon Mark Kelsch SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Deacon John Nelson Saturdays: 4:00-4:45 pm & 6:00-6:30 pm Terri Moon, Parish Secretary or by appointment with a priest Valerie Wallenfang, Parish Secretary Confessions are held in the confessionals in the Mary Curry, CCD Coordinator daily Mass Chapel Ann Horst, Liturgical Music Coordinator Julie Streid, Parish Accountant
Pat Wombacher, Tuition Coordinator Jan Smith, Director of Development & Alumni PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Jan Alt, Parish Nurse Linda Hernandez, Pastoral Care/Caring Presence Ministry Joe Connolly, Trustee 692-8647 Annulment Consultations: Mike Haughney, President 692-6086 Colleen Caldwell, 256-0730 Brian Barkley 692-4165 John Mackoway, 699-5213 George Burek 446-3623 Linn Perkins 231-0261 Anne Gray 691-1479 Carolyn Kinskey 966-3252 Mary Jo Pinto 692-6107 ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE PARISH Matt Vonachen 243-7641 904 EAST LAKE AVENUE 688-3446 Dr Ted Wolgamot 691-0618 PEORIA HEIGHTS, IL. 61616
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