JANUARY 10, 2021 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Office: (573) 374-7855 Fax: (573) 374-0627 Office Hours: Monday thru Friday THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD 8:00AM –4:00 PM website: www.stpatrickcatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/ SaintPatrickCatholicChurchLaurieMo/ MISSION STATEMENT: St. Patrick Catholic Church encourages spiritual growth, lives Christian values and provides meaningful stewardship to the local and world communities. Winter Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday - 4:30pm Sunday - 8:30am Sunday - 10:30am at St. Philip Benizi, Versailles Weekday Mass Monday (Communion Service) - 9:00am Tuesday - 5:30pm Wednesday -Friday - 9:00am Wednesday Adoration following Mass Reconciliation Saturday - 3:30-4:15pm (or by appt) Please note, to abide by the CDC recommendations, and observe measures for the common good of others, the use of face mask upon entering the church is required. If social distancing cannot be maintained in the pew, then the wearing of face masks is obligatory even in the pew. Fr. John Schmitz, Pastor David Lovell, Deacon Office Staff (573) 372-6418 / (573) 374-4583 Christian Faith Formation Lisa Cluver Linda Neff, Secretary Art & Environment Linda Durben Youth Faith Formation Michele Haggerty [email protected] Lector Michele Haggerty (573) 372-8594 RCIA Michele Haggerty (573) 372-8594 Sacristans/Server Deacon Dave Adult Faith Formation Lisa Cluver Kathy Woodward, Bookkeeper (573) 480-4565 Library Arlene LaMontagne [email protected] Greeters Marcy Brown (502) 468-3495 (636) 497-2673 Michele Haggerty, Director of Religious Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Education (573) 372-8594 Ladies Scripture Study Janice Mandl Steve /Janice Mandl (816) 588-3331 Lay Ministry Director Paul Van Evercooren / Men of St. Joseph Bob Miller Maintenance Staff Tom Gerant Bernie Marco (573) 374-8745 Ministry Scheduler Michele Haggerty Buildings and Grounds Dean Coons Cody Taylor (573) 372-8594 Jeff Enright Disaster Responders Team Belva Gerke Social Concern OPEN Parish Nurse Guild Liz Pauly National Shrine of Mary, Mother of The Mary Lou Hatfield, RN, BSN Respect for Life Mike Lovelace Church [email protected] Senior/Homebound Dave/Mitzi Chase (573) 374–MARY (6279) www.thenationalshrineofmarymotherofthechurch.com Charitable Outreach Fred Boley Parish Council Jerry Dechant Health and Welfare Bernie Marco Kim Metz Worship and Spiritual Life Sue Purdon On The Go OPEN Administrative Professional Music Ministry Sue Purdon /Sharon Slovinski Rummage Sale OPEN (573) 374-6279 Email: [email protected] JANUARY 10, 2021 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Observances For The Week SCRIPTURE READINGS January 10th For The Week of January 10th Sunday: Is 42:1-4, 6-7/Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 [11b]/ Sunday: The Baptism of the Lord Acts 10:34-38/Mk 1:7-11 or Is 55:1-11/Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, Monday: 5-6 [3)]/1 Jn 5:1-9/Mk 1:7-11 Tuesday: Wednesday: St. Hilary, Bishop and Doctor of the Monday: Heb 1:1-6/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 6 and 7c, 9 [cf. Church 7c]/Mk 1:14-20 Thursday: Tuesday: Heb 2:5-12/Ps 8:2ab and 5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. Friday: 7]/Mk 1:21-28 Saturday: Wednesday: Heb 2:14-18/Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time [8a]/Mk 1:29-39 Thursday: Heb 3:7-14/Ps 95:6-7c, 8-9, 10-11 [8]/Mk 1:40-45 Friday: Heb 4:1-5, 11/Ps 78:3 and 4bc, 6c-7, 8 [cf. 7b]/Mk 2:1-12 Saturday: Heb 4:12-16/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 15 [cf. Jn 6:63c]/Mk 2:13-17 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 3:3b-10, 19/Ps 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10 [8a, 9a]/1 Cor 6:13c-15a, 17-20/Jn 1:35-42 Please advise the Parish Office if a name should be added or removed from the prayer list and ensure the MASS INTENTIONS person is aware their name will be published in the Week of January 11th bulletin. MON. 9:00 AM COMMUNION SERVICE PARISHIONERS TUES. 5:30 PM NORMA LOVELL, + Mary Baydrl, Ceil Bish, Dorothy Bock, Barbara Bogardo, Mary Bray, Bob Brinkoetter, Susan Brown, Steve WED. 9:00 AM LAURA ALTMAN, + Callahan, Louise Carter, Theresa Carter, Dan and Marty THURS 9:00 AM BILL SHORTINO, + Debert, Brad Deters, Amy Drake, Bobbie Duff, Jeanne FRI. 9:00 AM MIKE & DONNA HUTTON, + Dunn, Glenn Gebhardt, Carol and Roger Gibson, Ivy SAT. 4:30 PM PEOPLE OF THE PARISH Hankinson, Jeanie Hatfield, Bob Henrichs, Jim Klein, Amy Lubbering, Bob Malson, Greg Metz, Teresa Morgan, SUN 8:30 AM ELIZABETH BELL, SPI Bob and Charlotte O’Bryan, Nancy Pate, Pat Reidy, Elizabeth Rourke, Tom and Barb Schweiger, Clarence Smith, Rex Smith, Jean Stark, Ruth Stevens, Rose Marie Unrein, Logi Vande Haar, Al Vasey, Sandy Vossen, Pat STEWARDSHIP Wheeler, David Wilke FRIENDS AND FAMILY WEEKLY COLLECTION: Christopher Bonick, Janet Brown, Gretchen Brueske, Dr. December 27, 2020 Attendance: 153 Heather Cardin, Debbie DeLuca, Cody DeLucia, Tom and Susie Deines, Ben, Brittany, Blake, and Boyd Dorencamp, Virtual Attendance: 253 Eamon Dolan, Shirley Dull, Gary Ellis, Mary Kay Feely, St. Patrick’s $ 5,555.00 Duane Fowler, Nathan Gray, Christine Gaul, Tegan Gaul, Shawn Gill, Marv Hansen, Rita Helgersen, Jan Hensler, Ronald Hutton, Dan and Denise Kuse, Richard Middeke, EFT 1st of month $432.5 Kyle McCarthy, Valera Middleton, Paul Miller, Brett EFT 15th of month $1025 Mumaw, Nancee Noble, Trevor Outlaw, Anthony Perez, EFT Weekly $90.00 Shannon Rhoades, Toni Rinella, Midge Rollings, Susie and Bill Runnebaum, Fr. Jeff Schleisman, Marie Sharp, Jenna Steele, Steve Stuck, Diana Thomas, Jordan Thompson, Please consider electronic fund transfers, (EFT), which helps St. Karen White, Josh Wick Patrick to more accurately adhere to financial planning. JANUARY 10, 2021 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Coats For Kids The Knights of Columbus Coats for Kids program continues to collect funds, to purchase new winter coats of different sizes and styles. The new coats are tbeing delivered directly to local schools. Please consider making a donation to Knights of Columbus, include Coats for Kids in the memo line of check, or place cash in envelope marked for Coats for Kids. If you have any questions, please contact Scott Hankinson at (913) 749-6960. WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED Should the use of Orans Posture be used by the faithful? Question: Why do some of the faithful use Orans Posture during the Our Father? Answer: A discussion that is common in Catholic parishes is whether or not the faithful should use the Orans Posture during the Our Father. The General Instruction on the Roman Missal (GIRM) is relatively silent on the topic. Because of the GIRM’s silence, many people have taken this to mean that the faithful may do whatever they want. However, this is not the case. In the document, Instruction On Certain Questions Regarding the Collaboration of the Non-Ordained Faithful in the Sacred Ministry of Priests, put out by the Vatican on August 15, 1997, we read, "In eucharistic celebrations deacons and non -ordained members of the faithful may not pronounce prayers — e.g. especially the eucharistic prayer, with its concluding doxology — or any other parts of the liturgy reserved to the celebrant priest. Neither may deacons or non-ordained members of the faithful use gestures or actions which are proper to the same priest celebrant. It is a grave abuse for any member of the non-ordained faithful to "quasi preside" at the Mass while leaving only that minimal participation to the priest which is necessary to secure validity" (ICP Practical Provisions 6 §2). What the above statement means, the faithful may not use the same gestures that are reserved for the priest celebrant. The Roman Missal (the book of prayers for Mass used by the priest) states that the celebrant is to pray the Our Father with hands extended. Looking back at ICP, the faithful are NOT to use gestures or actions proper to the priest celebrant. In that regard, let us look instead to another reason why the Orans Posture is not an appropriate gesture for the faithful during the Our Father as it takes place during the Liturgy of the Eucharist. This time of prayer and offering is directed to God (as is the entire Mass, but more specifically during the Liturgy of the Eucharist). The extending of hands creates a horizontal emphasis on the prayer, as opposed to the vertical emphasis that it demands. Many people who prefer hand holding or the Orans Posture argue that the Our Father is a community prayer, and as such holding and/or extending hands is a visible sign of that community. However, the Our Father is a community prayer, not because we hold or extend our hands, but because we pray it together as the Body of Christ. On September 3, 1958 the Sacred Congregation for Rites issued a document titled De musica sacra et sacra liturgia (Instruction on Sacred Music and Sacred Liturgy). This document stated, “Since the Pater Noster is a fitting, and ancient prayer of preparation for Communion, the entire congregation may recite this prayer in unison with the priest in low Masses; the Amen at the end is to be said by all” (DM Prayers and Hymns § 32). It was at this time that the faithful were given permission to pray the Our Father with the priest. However, the faithful maintained the same posture as before - standing, with their hands folded in prayer. Prior to this Instruction, the priest prayed the Our Father on behalf of the faithful. The Orans Posture is representative of praying on behalf of others.