Roman Catholic Church of SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY
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Roman Catholic Church OF SOUTHERN FRANKLIN COUNTY SǤ. AǜǟǩǣǙǥǣ/SǑǓǢǕǔ HǕǑǢǤ Rɞɨɐɛɣɞɝ SǤ. JǟǘǞ ǤǘǕ BǑǠǤǙǣǤ Wɔɢɣ Fɡɐɝɚɕɞɡɣ St. John the Baptist Website: stjohnschurch-wf.org St. Aloysius/Sacred Heart Website: stalsacredheart.org Church Email: [email protected] June 30 & July 1, 2018 Rev. Eusebius Mbidoaka, Ph.D., S.T.D. Administrator Rectory: 703 E. Main St. West Frankfort, IL 62896 Phone: 932-2828 Fax: 937-0200 St. Aloysius/Sacred Heart Church 212 S. Pecan Street Royalton, IL 62983 Phone: 932-2828 Principal-Jacqueline White-Brand St. John’s School 702 E. Poplar Street West Frankfort, IL 62896 Phone: 937-2017 www.stjohnswestfrankfort.com Nikki Mitchell, Secretary, [email protected] or 937-2017 Debra DeGoricia, Music Director [email protected] or 889-0791 Christy Goforth, PSR or 937-2017 [email protected] Mass Schedule St. John’s Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 10:00 am St. Aloysius Sunday 8:00 am Weddings Please make arrangements with the pastor eight months in advance. Baptisms Please make arrangements by contacting The office at 937-2017 Funerals Please make arrangements with the pastor or with the funeral director. Page 2 GOSPEL MEDITATION Today's Gospel offers a rare framework -- a story in a story. Most of the healing miracles are standalone encounters. One person approach- es Jesus, demonstrates faith, and is healed. The evangelist tells the next story. This Gospel, however, is different. Jesus is on his way to heal one person, a young girl of twelve, and is interrupted on his journey by "a woman afflicted with hemorrhages." She bravely approaches Jesus in a crowd, despite being ritually unclean from her bleeding, and stretches out to touch his cloak. She is healed! Jesus meets her eye, confirms her faith, and continues on to resurrect the young girl. Reading this passage, it might be easier to identify with one story -- the long-suffering woman or the young, innocent girl -- and to move past the other. But here they sit side by side. The girl is twelve. The woman has been suffering for twelve years. For the Gospel writers, number parallels have deep symbolic meaning. Between the woman and the young girl, we are not one or the other. We are both. None of us had a perfect childhood, perfect families, or a perfect peer group. As we endure pain, disappointment, or unmet expectations, it can feel like a part of our childhood hopes have died. Our coping mechanisms, social adaptations, and hidden secrets can make us the "walking wounded" in some respects. Jesus wants to do more than simply staunch the bleeding. His healing hand makes dead things come alive. He awakens the dreams of our Lord. If we approach Jesus in faith, believing that he wants to heal and save, we, too, will hear his calming words spoken over the hurts of our life. "I say to you, arise!" "Go in peace." LIVE THE LITURGY God does not rejoice in our demise or our destruction. Rather, He made us in His image and desires that we have life. He also desires that we be healed and know His loving touch. There is great power in an embrace. The touch of another can heal wounds and restore life. There is also power in faith. Faith can turn us toward the truth and turn us toward God. God can profoundly change how we see Him, ourselves, and one another. God de- sires that we turn toward Him and be healed of all that wounds and binds us so that we can be free and enjoy the fullness life. Reach out and share your faith with someone this week so that they can receive God's life-changing embrace. EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP As the baptized, we are called into community, and we are strongest when all members have full faith in Jesus Christ. When one of us falters or begins to doubt his or her faith, that is when our faith is to be shared freely as a source of strength. If we hold our faith inside, then those around us will miss a chance to be edified and strengthened by our witness. We can give freely of our money, our time, and our talents but still not share our faith with those around us. This hinders the Body of Christ's ability to evangelize and spread the Good News. It also helps to keep members of that Body weak, because without the chance to hear our stories of faith, those with the need to hear can remain discouraged and lost. Faith is a gift from God to us, just like any other. We are called to cultivate our faith and grow it into abundance. If we do not share it with others, then why grow it at all? We are not saved because we have more faith than someone else. We are no better off with storage bins filled with knowledge, de- votion, and faith experience than a baby on its day of baptism. The difference between the baby and us is that we have something now to share and the responsibility to do so. -Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Catholic Quotes Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought. - St. John Paul II Gi s to God & Parish The Monday, July 2nd meeting of the Ladies Sodality has been St. John the Bapst, June 23 & 24, 2018 cancelled. Envelopes…………………………………………...$1,957.00 Loose………………………………………………...…....$90.00 School…………………………………………………….. $815.00 To Mr. Kevin Spiller Special collecons/Other…….………..……....$390.00 & TOTAL………………………………………………….$3,252.00 Thank You Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal Goal :$7,900.00 for the years of service to our New totals! Total to date:$7,382.00 church and school. We pray for and wish you the best in Aloysius/Sacred Heart-June 23 & 24, 2018 this new chapter of your life. Envelopes…………………………………..……….…$980.00 God Bless you. Loose…………………………………………..….……...$13.75 Special Collecons/Other………..…..….……...$95.00 TOTAL……………………………………..……...…..1,088.75 Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal Goal:$2,900.00 New totals Total to date: $1,520.00 Welcome to our new Principal of St. John the Bapst School Mrs. Jacqueline White-Brand. She comes to us from Pinck- neyville where she resides with her husband and 2 young Lector and Extra Ordinary Ministers of Communion boys. We welcome you to St. John’s Church and school! Workshop 31st Annual St. Bruno’s Picnic Will be held on Saturday, July 28th at 10:00 at St. John’s Church. Saturday July 21st New and interested members are welcome to aend this work- shop. Please consider being a part of these important ministries. Saturday-Mass at 3:30 p.m. The assignments are scheduled with your preferences in mind, be Fried Chicken and BBQ Pork Steak Dinners itit SaturdaySaturday nightnight massmass oror SundaySunday morningmorning massmass and reminderreminder At the Columbian Club Hall from 3:45-7PM texts are sent for your convenience. Mark your calendars! (Meal Prices: $10 adults, ages 6-12 are $5 and 5 & under free) Carry outs available. Dinner includes your choice of fried chicken West Frankfort or BBQ pork steak, coleslaw potato salad and fresh veggies (when Columbian Club available), drink & a homemade dessert. Every Tuesday Night ______________________________________________________ 7:00 pm Entertainment: Basket Stand/Raffles/Poker Stand/Beer Stand/ West Frankfort Country Store with Rummage Sale ______________________________________________________ Bingo from 7:30-10:30 PM Quilt & cash with possible 50 games and 30 quilts given away! ______________________________________________________ Kid Games: Face painng, hair coloring, carnival games, inflata- bles ______________________________________________________ Great food: Coon candy, sno-cones/sandwich and hot dog stands, soda stand, lemonade stand. ______________________________________________________ Live music by “One Night Stand” from 7-11PM FATHER EUSEBIUS! St. Bruno Church/204 N Gordon Street/Pinckneyville, Il 62274 Page 4 This Week’s Mass Schedule Next Weekend Mass Schedule SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 2018 at 5:00 P.M. St. John the Bapst SATURDAY, JULY 7, 2018 at 5:00 P.M 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time St. John the Bapst IN MEMORY OF: * All the people of St John’s Parish 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time LECTOR: George Hopkins Ms. Deb CANTORS: *Conaughty-Peters Family ALTAR SERVERS: Annabelle Hopkins, Camden Woolard IN HONOR OF: EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Marsha Smart, Elaine Moskoff, Doris LECTOR: Marsha Smart Ann Basler CANTOR: Ms. Deb _____________________________________________________ SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 at 8:00 A.M. ALTAR SERVERS: Max Wallace, Gabe * Zack Houser St. Aloysius/Sacred Heart EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Marsha Smart, Doris Ann 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time Basler, Kathy Wiegand __________________________________________ IN MEMORY OF: *Jim Lamczyk by Brenda Lamczyk SUNDAY, July 8, 2018 AT 8:00 A.M. LECTOR: Joe Blazine St. Aloysius/Sacred Heart- ALTAR SERVERS: Volunteers 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Mike & Shirley Jones, Ryan Issler __________________________________________________ IN MEMORY OF: *Tatar Family, by Margaret Townsend SUNDAY, JULY 1, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. LECTOR: Chris Labuwi St. John the Bapst ALTAR SERVERS: Volunteer 13th Sunday in Ordinary Time EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Mary & Don Eisenhauer, Kevin IN MEMORY OF: *Michael P. Thomas, by his parents Nix LECTOR: Christy Goforth __________________________________________ CANTOR: Cassie Ruzich ALTAR SERVERS: Hunter Stely, Gabe & Zack Houser SUNDAY, JULY 8, 2018 AT 10:00 A.M. EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Liz Witkewicz, Ann Nall, Janice War- St. John the Bapst ren __________________________________________________ 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018 at 8:00 A.M. Prayer Meeng IN MEMORY OF: Theresa & James Bandera _____________________________________________ __ TUESDAY, JULY 3, 2018 LECTOR: Kay Levan ____________________________________________________ CANTOR: Bryce Levan WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2018 at St. Aloysius ALTAR SERVERS: Evan & Emma Gorforth, Aleah Davidson 5:00 PM: Confessions EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: Terry Green, Jim & Janie Wran- 5:30 PM: Mass *Dorothy Missavage by Karen Shulman gler *Matthew & Isabella Sobieski _________________________________________________ Please pray for our sick: THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018 at St.