Our Lady Catholic Church 1550 St. Marys Ln., Festus, MO 63028 Liturgy of Sunday: Saturday - 5:00 p. m. Sundays - 7:30 a. m., 9:00 a. m. & 11:00 a. m. Weekday Liturgy: Monday - Friday 8:00 a. m. Our Parish Mission Statement “We, the Parish Family of Our La- dy, nourished by God’s Word and the Eucharist, strive to meet the needs of the peo- ple in our faith community and all those the Lord calls us to serve, generously using our gifts of TIME, TREASURE and TALENT. We affirm, sup- port and challenge each other to truly OUR LADY CATHOLIC CHURCH FATHER GREG KLUMP 1550 St. Marys Lane Pastor (Rectory) Festus, MO 63028-1543 [email protected] DEACON GLENN POLITTE Deacon Rectory: (636) 937-5513 or 931-4702 DEACON TIM DUNN Deacon School / PSR (636) 937-5008 or 931-2963 MRS. TRACY KEMPFER School Principal (School, Ext. 1) FAX and WEBSITE MS. DAWN MEINHARDT PARISH FAX: (636) 933-2230 CRE & Parish School of Religion (School, Ext. 5) WEBSITE: www.olparish.org MRS. GRETCHEN KOHLER SCHEDULE OF MASSES School Board President 314-698-1021 LITURGY OF SUNDAY: Saturday—5:00 p. m Sundays: 7:30 a. m., 9:00 a. m. & 11:00 a. m. MRS. TRACY HOOG WEEKDAY LITURGY: Tuesday—Friday 8:00 a. m. Parish Bookkeeper (Rectory) HOLY DAY MASSES:: Our Holy Day Mass Schedule varies. [email protected] Please see inside of bulletin the week before Holy Day. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION MRS. JEANNE STOLZER SATURDAYS: 4:00—4:30 p. m. Parish Secretary (Rectory) or by appointment [email protected] PARISH PENANCE SERVICES: Advent & Lent NEW PARISHIONERS WELCOME TO OUR PARISH FAMILY! To register please see Father Greg or an usher after any Mass or come by the rectory anytime. BAPTISM CLASS: Please call Fr. Greg to arrange for a class. Parents of infants or pre-school children must attend class. BAPTISMS: Please confirm dates for Baptism during Baptism class with Fr. Greg CRY ROOM AVAILABLE: We encourage 1ST RECONCILIATION, EUCHARIST parents to bring children into church and sit up and CONFIRMATION front where they can see - only use the cry room Students must have on-going Archdiocesan approved when children become upset or unruly - when they Religious Education prior to and between the grades these settle down bring them back so they learn how to Sacraments are offered. First Reconciliation & Eucharist behave in church. in 2nd grade and Confirmation in 8th grade. Parents are involved in preparation. PREPARATION FOR RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENTS MARRIAGE PREPARATION: Please contact Fr. Greg You must be a registered, active member of the at the rectory at least 6 months prior to the date you are Parish family before you begin preparation for any considering for your wedding. of the sacraments. You are encouraged to call the rectory for further information. RCIA-CHRISTIAN INITIATION FOR ADULTS You are encouraged to call the rectory for information ANOINTING OF THE SICK & concerning the process for those who would like to become PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK Catholic or learn more about the Church. Please call the rectory anytime. Palm Sunday Of The Passion Of The Lord SCRIPTURES OF THE DAY LITURGICAL ROLES Isaiah 50, 4-7 I did not cover may face against insult and I know I will not be ashamed. (Third song of the Servant of Yahweh) Philippians 2, 6-11 He humbled himself to become like us and God raised him on high. DUE TO THE CANCEL- LATION OF MASSES, Matthew 26, 14-27, 6 or 27, 11-54 Christ became obedient for us even to death dying on the THERE WILL BE NO cross. Therefore God raised him on high and gave him a name above all other names. LITURGICAL ROLES AT THIS TIME READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-3, 13-14; Jn 12:1-11 Tuesday: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6, 15, 17; Jn 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a; Ps 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Mt 26:14-25 Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9; Ps 89:21 Mary Gant, Mary Ann Boyer, Nicole Herrell -22, 25, 27; Rv 1:5-8; Lk 4:16-21 Lord’s Mellons, Mary Ann Schwent, Erin Redfield Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 116:12-13, 15 McClintic, John Stuart, Hayden Dean Hunt, -16bc, 17-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15 Dorothy Boettger, Sister Pat Murray, Dominic Friday: Is 52:13 — 53:12; Ps 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, Gibson, Jean Pusateri, John Langelier, Freder- 25; Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9; Jn 18:1 — 19:42 icka Wegmann, Leota Reich, Ann Meese, Samuel Hurd, Saturday: a) Gn 1:1 — 2:2 [1:1, 26-31a]; Ps Brittany Linderer, Diane Skaggs, Steve Berry, Kathleen 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35; or Ps Politte, Brittany Linderer, Alan Steinman, Kathy Steinman, 33:4-7, 12-13, 20-22; Bernadette Dittmann, Fran Griffith, Joe Kowalczyk, Byrce b) Gn 22:1-18 [1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18]; Ps 16: 5, 8- Sondag, Jeff Mogg, Keri Meese, Jan LaForest, Ed DePauli, 11; Robert Kaempfe, Jane Bates, Natalie Davis, Shirley Robin- c) Ex 14:15 — 15:1; Ex 15:1-6, 17-18; son, Kent Akins, Helen Arnold, Kay Hornsby d) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; e) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6; Please remember to pray for all who are suffering with can- f) Bar 3:9-15, 32 — 4:4; Ps 19:8-11; cer and those with chronic illnesses, those in nursing homes, g) Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28; Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3-4 or Is those who are hospitalized, and those who are struggling 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 or Ps 51:12-15, 18-19; with life-changing injuries. Also, please pray for all those h) Rom 6:3-11; i) Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Mt in our parish who are pregnant, that they have a safe deliv- 28:1-10 ery and a healthy baby. Reminder: All names on our sick Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22- list in the bulletin will remain for one month. After that 23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8; Jn 20:1-9 or month if you wish their name to be in the bulletin again you Mt 28:1-10 or (at an afternoon or evening will need to call the rectory office at 636-937-5513 or con- Mass) Lk 24:13-35 tact our parish secretary by email at [email protected]. Thank you! April 5, 2020 gospels point to Zechariah 9:9-10 when narrating the story of Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem. In Zechariah a Messiah-king is described as entering the city riding on an “ ass, on a colt, the foal of an ass.” This messiah-king is the one who will liberate and bring peace to Israel. Zechariah describes Be sure to check the parish the proper response of the people as “Rejoice heartedly website ~ olparish.org for ….shout for joy.” The people are hailing Jesus as the one prophesized by Zechariah – even if they don’t have a full COVID-19 updates. understanding of all that is implied or that awaits Jesus. Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: Sunday Why are the people waving palm branches? ~ It is at Before Easter least a little ironic to refer to this as “Palm Sunday.” Actu- ally only John (12:13) mentions “palm branches.” Matthew Every year on the Sunday before Easter – the sixth mentions “branches from the trees” while Mark describes Sunday of Lent – the church celebrates “Palm Sunday.” them as “leafy branches.” Luke mentions nothing about Most general calendars list the day as “Palm Sunday,” but if any foliage. you look closely at a liturgical calendar you will see that it is actually called “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Pasion.” The Be that as it may, why “palms?” It was a common name is appropriate as it celebrates Jesus’ triumphal entry custom in many lands in the ancient Near East to cover the into Jerusalem but also commemorates the beginning of path of someone thought worthy of the highest honor. The Holy Week and Jesus’ final journey to the cross. But that Hebrew Bible reports that Joshua was treated this way. The wasn’t always the name of the sixth Sunday of Lent. gospels of Mark, Matthew and John report that people gave Jesus this form of honor. In the Matthew/Mark they are A Short Liturgical History ~ The last two weeks reported as laying their garments and cut branches on the of Lent has undergone many changes in names as well as street, whereas John more specifically mentions palm what gospel(s) is proclaimed on the two Sundays. Older fronds. Catholics might remember “Passiontide” when the fifth Sunday of Lent was known as “Passion Sunday” and the The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and of gospel was the reading of the Passion followed by Palm victory in Jewish tradition, and is treated in other parts of Sunday with a gospel telling of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem. both the Jewish and Christian scriptures as such (e.g. Le- To our sense, it seems a bit backward to be cutting Lent viticus 23:40 and Revelation 7:9).