St. Paul Catholic Church June 16, 2019
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St. Paul Catholic Church June 16, 2019 T h e L o v e o f C h r i s t I m p e l s u s t o b e a U n i t e d p e o p l e t o s e r v e o u r g o d MASS SCHEDULE PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday: WEEKEND MASSES — Saturday : 4:00 pm Our Mission 8:00 am 4:30 pm Sunday: 8:30 am Friday: 8:00 am—12:00 pm 10:30 am Embrace the God who loves you; Saturday: 9:00—1:00 pm Engage in our community that Sunday: 9:30—1:30 pm journeys with you; DAILY MASSES Serve the world that needs you. Mon, Tues, Thurs.: 7:00 am CONNECT This is the heart and soul of what Wednesday @ hosp.: 7:00 am Phone: 618-654-2339 we are about as faithful followers of Friday: 8:20 am Fax: 618-654-9980 Jesus Christ at St. Paul Parish in Website: www.stpaulhighland.org CONFESSIONS Highland, Illinois. Saturday: 3:00-until all are heard Facebook: /St-Paul-Catholic-Church OR Anytime by appointment Address: 1412 9th Street, Highland, IL 62249 FR. PAT’S PEN HAPPY FATHER ’S DAY My sincere thanks to all fathers on this Father ’s Day, for FR. PAT’S CONTACT PROCEDURES who you are and what you mean to your chil- dren. Did you know that fathers most signifi- Email is Fr. Pat’s preferred mode of communication… cantly impact their children ’s faith when they To set up appointments grow up? Dedicated and faithful fathers have To have questions answered the best chance of influencing their children to To offer specific prayer requests be dedicated to their personal faith and thereby the faith of To receive various other information their children. Thanks Dads for being To hold conversations. an example of faith for your children. I When emailing Fr. Pat for an appointment… know my dad ’s influence made a differ- ’ Type the subject in the subject line ence for me in my embracing God s call to be a priest. Happy Father ’s Day!!! Suggest the best days/dates to meet Suggest the best hours to meet CAPTIAL CAMPAIGN PLEDGE WEEKEND will be next Include your name. weekend. Please check out the Parish Campus Plan Information Fr. Pat’s email addresses: (either works) you have received and pray what sacrificial gift your household can “ ” [email protected] or [email protected] offer to Build Our Family; Build Our Faith. Thank you. If your situation is urgent or time-sensitive call/text: SCHOOL PROJECT CLARIFICATION I made a mistake in Fr. Pat’s mobile phone number: 618-830-1595. my column a couple of weeks ago, by not itemizing the extra $200,000 in costs for this summer ’s school project. The additions are: Classroom/hallway restoration after abatement Asbestos abatement in the boiler room PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN TRAINING Restroom renovation and accessibility Sunday, July 11th @ 6:30 PM Entrance canopy for safety and shelter PARISH CENTER Tile floors instead of carpet RSVP TO THE PARISH OFFICE. Possible moisture mitigation in the floors Plumbing/Electrical Service for science room Please Note: Cost Projections of our campus project do not necessarily match the Campaign Goal Amounts. The more that is contributed to the Campaign, the more of the proposed project we can do. As we all know, a lot depends on where the contractor bids come in. What we will not do is add to the project as proposed. If anything, we may have to make cuts to our plan. But, we are hope- ful, due to the usual generosity of parishioners and alumni, that will not be the case. Thank you all!!! BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS TUESDAY AT 12:00 pm. Please submit news by EMAIL to: GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP – Parishioners, Gail Holthaus and [email protected] Judy Hereford, have started a grief support group for parents who have lost a child. Parents who share in this same type of loss are PDF files cannot be used. JPEG or Word files required. welcome to attend: Wed., June 26, 6:30 - 7:30PM in the Parish Center. Call Gail (618)301 -7455 or [email protected] , & Thank you for supporting our Advertisers! Judy at (618)779 -2181. LUNCH BUNCH SUPPORT - Thank you to all who are helping with the community - wide Summer Lunch Bunch effort! We are collecting snacks in our church throughout the summer. Donations of single -serving packages of Chips, Oreos, Teddy Grahams & Animal Crackers . There is also a need for gluten -free bread and gluten free snacks. All financial donations can be made to the Highland Area Community Foundation ("HACF") with "Lunch Bunch" in the memo line of the check. Your generosity is a blessing to many! In the Love of Christ, Fr. Pat August 23, 24, 25 June 16, 2019 2 This Week ’s Buzz from our Business Office: Financial Stewardship With all of the “Buzz ” about REPORT FOR: JUNE 9, 2019 our Parish Capital Campaign – PARISH SUPPORT Growing Our Family; Grow- Church Envelopes $18,540 ing Our Faith – you may be Online Giving 4,882 “ ” asking, How do I set up my pledge? The cam- Loose 648 paign pledge card provides the information you Capital Improvement 896 need to set up your pledge, which may be made in the following ways: Capital Improvement Tuck Pointing 80 Christmas Collection (it's never too earlier) 100 Cash/Check Via Blue Campaign Envelope Memorial Day (cemetery) 363 ACH Debit or Credit Card Transaction TOTAL PARISH SUPPORT $25,508 through WeShare Online Giving Stock Transfer OTHER COLLECTIONS We ask that you complete the pledge card, so that Adopted Parish $1,057 the Business Office can input and track your St. Vincent dePaul 699 pledge. Have questions? Just give us a Buzz! We Seminarians 5 are here to help and are happy to do so! Retired Diocesan Priests 1,051 Peter's Pence 27 Thank you for supporting our Parish cam- Holy Land 1 paign! Your support will provide much needed restoration to our worship and education environ- Catholic Home Mission Appeal 5 ments and will ensure that our Parish will continue TOTAL OTHER COLLECTIONS $2,845 to. Shine On for generations to come!! TOTAL SUPPORT $28,353 Deacon Dominic’s Dialogue Recently I ’ve been interested in the history of the ministry of deacons in the Church. Deacons have been a part of the clergy since the days of the Apostles (see Acts 6), but their role in Church history has evolved over the ages. There have been many deacons who were great preachers, authors, and even martyrs. One of the most well -known dea- cons in history is St. Lawrence, who lived from 225-258. St. Lawrence was one of the deacons assisting the Bishop of Rome (also called the Pope), Pope Sixtus II. One of Dea- con Lawrence ’s jobs was to distribute money and goods to the poor of Rome. In 258, the Roman Emper- or Valerian began a persecution of the Church in which all bishops, priests, and deacons were to be put to death. Pope Sixtus II was captured while celebrating Mass and put to death. The authorities told Law- rence to turn over all the Church ’s riches, or he would be put to death too. Lawrence agreed to do this, but with a twist! Lawrence spent the next three days distributing the Church ’s money to the poor, and on the third day he gathered the poor and the crippled in front of the authorities. He said that the poor are the true treasures of the Church, worth more than any amount of money! You can guess what happened to Deacon Lawrence next! Lawrence was martyred and is one of the patron saints of deacons because of his example of generous service and boldness in defending the dignity of the poor. May he be an example for all of us to be both servants and brave defenders of our brothers and sisters. —Deacon Dominic Vahling The Most Holy Trinity 3 St. Paul School Queen of Hearts Highland Knights of Columbus Trash bags are still available for ticket sales Tuesday and Wednesday purchase in the Parish Office evenings 5 p.m. -8 p.m., and and School Office. The rolls are Thursdays 5 p.m. –7:30 p.m. $10 each. The bags come in Follow: Queen of Hearts Highland Knights of three sizes: White - 15 gallon Columbus on Facebook . (Tall Kitchen/65 bags per roll), Yellow - 39 gallon (Large/ 25 **If the queen of hearts is not revealed on June bags per roll), and Blue - 55 gallon 13th there will be a sudden death drawing on (Super Size/16 bags per roll). June 20th. There is the possibility of six drawings on June 20th!!** The St. Paul School Educational Foun- dation wishes to express its gratitude to the family of Marguerite Wiegand The 2019-20 St. Paul School Discount Cards are on sale. The St. Paul School Educational These popular cards may be used over and over throughout Foundation was designated as one of the year at any of the 63 businesses listed on the card. They the organizations to receive donations are only $10 each and may be purchased at the Parish Office in her memory. or School Office. Call 654-7525 for more information. In addition to forever providing tuition assistance to students who need financial help, the Foundation will perpetually re- member Mrs. Wiegand in prayer at its annual memorial mass.