Holy Spirit Parish Family January 1, 2017 — Mary, The Holy Mother of God EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE Due to the Dr. Martin Luther King holiday, the bulletin deadline for JANUARY 22 will be NOON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12 PARISH OFFICE Jill Gould, Principal……….…...739-1934 Daily Prayer Connection 3130 Parkwood Lane • Maryland [email protected] ....…....314-739-0230 ext. 132 Heights, MO 63043 Sharon Kaufman, CRE/Pastoral Assoc. Faith in Action, (See Sharon Kaufman) Website: www.holyspiritstl.org ……………..…………..…...Ext. 110 HandS……………………….314-739-9796 Phone: 314-739-0230 [email protected] Stephen Ministry E-mail: [email protected] Joan Maher, Director of Worship. ……...314-739-0230 ext. 130 ………………………………..Ext. 116 Fax: 314-739-0237 SCHOOL [email protected] PARISH OFFICE HOURS (K-8 & PRESCHOOL & PREK INFORMATION) Monday to Friday Julie Ramacciotti, Director of 3120 Parkwood Lane • Maryland between 8:00am and 5:00pm Administration………....Ext. 104 Heights, MO 63043 [email protected] PARISH STAFF Phone: 314-739-1934 • Fax: 314- Karen Rychlewski, Pastoral Associate Rev. Bob Evans, Pastor…….…..Ext. 103 739-7703 ………………………...……..Ext. 117 [email protected] Kate Ayres, School Secretary, [email protected] Rev. Jerry Meier, In Residence [email protected] Julie Spinner, Parish & PSR Secretary …………………………….....Ext. 119 ………………..………...…...Ext. 102 PARISH ANNEX [email protected] [email protected] 3111 Parkwood Lane, Deacon Walt LaBozzetta, Deacon Mary Welsh, Parish Secretary Ext. 101 Maryland Heights, MO 63043, Donna Eisenbath, Youth Minister [email protected] Pre-School, Pre-K ………………...…..314-954-1326 ……...…………...314-739-5020 [email protected] MASS SCHEDULE WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK Monday thru Friday………..………..6:30am and 8:00am Sunday, January 1 — Happy New Year Holy Days Consult bulletin Saturday: …………………….…8:00am and 5:00pm (Vigil) Sunday: .7:30am, 9:00am, and 11:00am CONFESSIONS Monday, January 2 Saturday 4:00 to 4:45pm or by appointment 8:30 a.m.—Faith Journey Group, St. Blaise Rm. EUCHARISTIC CHAPEL HOURS 5:30 p.m.—Contemplative Prayer Group, St. Blaise Rm. Weekdays: 12am to 6am and 9am to 12 midnight. —Girl Scouts, Rm. 9 Saturdays: 12am to 7am 6:00 p.m.—Quilting, Annex Chapel will close at 7am Saturday until 9am Monday. 6:30 p.m.—Basketball, Gym —Boy Scouts Troop 954, Rigali Rm. Holy Days: Please consult the bulletin. 7:00 p.m.—Infant Baptism Parent Mtg., Church EUCHARISTIC EXPOSITION Tuesday, January 3 Wednesdays after 8 a.m. Mass until Noon (closing 9:00 a.m.—Quilting, Annex with Benediction). Confessions 1st Wednesday. —Senior Exercise, Rigali RM. 6:00 p.m.—Cub Scouts, Rm. 9 BAPTISMS 7:00 p.m.—ACTS Core Team, Rm. 2 Baptism Class for parents/godparents is normally 7:30 p.m.—Fire in the Spirit, Community Rm. held on the first Monday of the month at 7 PM in the 8:15 p.m.—Basketball Practice, Gym Church. To register for the meeting and/or to arrange Wednesday, January 4 for a baptism, call Karen Rychlewski. 9:00 a.m.—Bridge Club, Rm. 2 MARRIAGE —Exposition/Benediction, Church Couples planning marriage contact one of the parish —Senior Exercise, Rigali Rm. priests at least six months in advance. 6:30 p.m.—Basketball, Gym 7:00 p.m.—Journey Group, Community Rm. COMMUNION CALLS —NPM Epiphany Festival, Church & Parish Hall Please call the Parish Office to request Communion if —Oremus, Rigali Rm. someone is unable to attend Church. Thursday, January 5 9:00 a.m.—Older Adult Core Team Mtg., Parish Hall HOSPITAL VISITS 6:30 p.m.—Basketball, Gym Please notify the Parish Office concerning 7:00 p.m.—Men’s Faith Formation, Rigali Rm. hospitalization. 7:15 p.m.—Choir Rehearsal, Church REGISTRATION Friday, January 6 New parishioners may register at Parish Office or see 9:00 a.m.—Bridge Club, Rm. 2 one of the priests after Mass. New information e.g. 5:00 p.m.—Youth Ministry Lock-In, Annex address, phone numbers or moving from the parish, 6:30 p.m.—Basketball, Gym please call Parish Office. Saturday, January 7 8:00 a.m.—Basketball Games, Gym (until 4:30 p.m.) BULLETIN INFORMATION 6:30 p.m.—Basketball Games, Gym (until 10:00 p.m.) Please submit information for the bulletin by Noon Sunday, January 8 TWO Fridays before publication. Include name, 9 & 11 a.m.—Children’s Liturgy of the Word, 105 & 110 daytime phone number of person submitting 9:00 a.m.—RCIA Catechumenate, Rm. 111 information, Commission and group name. Items can 12:00 p.m.—Basketball Games, Gym be e-mailed to [email protected]. OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS Stewardship for December 12-18, 2016 CALL OUR PHONE LINE FOR DAILY PRAYER!! Sunday Envelopes, 177 utilized $ 9,993.00 Loose Collection $ 413.42 Our Daily Prayer Connection is a phone line Online Donations, 70 families $ 2,522.00 dedicated for daily prayer, especially to homebound Holy Day Donations $ 310.00 parishioners and caregivers. Call day or night to hear readings from daily Mass, prayer texts, and reflections Total $13,238.42 for each day of the liturgical year. Weekly Budget $20,576.00 Weekly Surplus (shortfall) ($ 7,337.58) (314) 739-0230, Extension 132 HandS Parish Improvements $ 215.00 $ 190.00 2 l Mary, The Holy Mother of God, January 1, 2017 PRAYERS FOR THE SICK MASS INTENTIONS In your prayers, please remember all the Sunday, January 1, 2017 — Happy New Year! sick and home-bound parishioners and 7:30am For Our Parishioners those who care for them. 9:00am Shelley Renee Prost-Helms Baby Ellie Marie Al Katzler John Rizzello 11:00am Dorothy Ponder Jean Bauer Michelle Keating Patrick Ryan Monday, January 2 Kevin Brands Marie Knox Theresa Schultz 6:30 am Elizabeth Chrismer Baby Jacob Mike Lemp Gladys Shelley 8:00am Connie Gettemeyer Bremerkamp Pat Marshall Ruth Szevery Tuesday, January 3 Jim Brockmeyer Maureen Martin Laura Tellmann 6:30am Larry Ritter Bill Daniel Marie Mazzola Nanci 8:00am George Kulage Till Fehrenbacher Jerry McGuire Van Amburgh Wednesday, January 4 Carolyn Foeller Danny McNamee Jean & Joe 6:30am William Marshall Ed Flores Al Metzger Wangler 8:00am August & Elizabeth Chrismer Bernie Garvels George Murphy Sylvester Wayer Gary Gath Ron Murphy Joan Weinzirl Thursday, January 5 Marlene Greiner Gene Naumann Mindy Weiss 6:30am Faithful Departed Glenn Grieshaber Jacob Painter Dawn Womack 8:00am Paul Meyer Roger Horton Richard Tom Zemblidge Friday, January 6 Andy Kasprzyk Pemberton 6:30am Ted Butz 8:00am Bernetta Drury Sick Relatives and Friends: Saturday, January 7 Alice Gamblin Mike Mitra Maureen Adams 8:00am Mandy Edwards Mary Kay Alexander Mark Goodson Piper Mohesky Leo Bachinski II Carrie Grimmer Steevi Nicosia 5:00pm Irene Otte Al Bamert Jack & Jill Heller Mary Ninness Sunday, January 8 —Epiphany of the Lord Michael Bardol Shane Katzler Judy O’Hare 7:30am Janet Beasley Janet Brockman Russ Kelly Melinda Oeth 9:00am Mary Grant Jim Brunts Samantha Kerwin Mark Pearia 11:00am For Our Parishioners Irene Buenemann Mark Kreutzman Brianna Pfeiffer Kathleen George Laurance Judy Ramariz Buenemann Irene Lee Sharon Rau ITURGY OF THE ORD FOR HILDREN Jackie Craven Joe Long David Schneider L W C Mary Crippen Cameron Meyer Grace Solimando NO Liturgy of the Word for Children TODAY, Catherine Drake Christine Meyer Jackson Weppler Sunday, January 1. Tim DuVall Luke Meyer Michelle Wilson We will resume Sunday, January 8. Linda Flynn Ron Meyer Norma Yescas Wishing you a Happy New Year! Vera Yingling Jan. 7-8 5:00 PM 7:30 AM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Hospitality M Lehmkuhl N Suedmeyer J Telthorst J Neil D & M Casey J & R Roberson R & S Holland E & B Flores FROM DEATH TO . 7-8 D Klein T Canavan K Flood H Free NEW LIFE C Milligan R Fetsch B Haggarty J Greco AN We express our deep G Murphy F Gallagher S HIrschmugl P Gruszczynski sympathy and K Shamel J Saputo W Schlenk M Kohl C VanDoren assurance of our — J prayers to the families Hearing Assist J Bamert J & P Schuette M Highly J Sicking of Mark Haenel, and Lectors S Kaufman J DeNatale A Breakfield F Davidson Bernice Beck. May their souls rest in Eucharistic T Bath R Dallavalle L Gath P Abramczyk the Peace of Christ. Ministers S Kaufman A Konopka K Johnson P Cody CHEDULE A Merris J Zemblidge A Lange B Dufaux J & K McFarling 2 Subs Requested S & D Borgmann M Feltmann S D & M Schulte C & K Caverly J Painter R & N Swantner R & K Dannegger M Sicking A Wehking R & M Keating INISTRY Servers S Degenhardt C Brown S Kelly B Appleton JP Freygang M Brosn M Rakonick C Grothoff M A Woodard M Nelson C Way L Sicking Mary, The Holy Mother of God, January 1, 2017 | 3 A NOTE FROM FR. BOB Dear Friends, Grace and peace to all! As 2016 draws to a close, Father Jerry and I would like to wish you all the blessings of the New Year! May your year be filled with an overflowing of God’s grace and love. As we come to the end of this year, I would like to express my gratitude to each and every per- son in our parish for making our parish the special parish that we call home. My first six in our parish have filled with many blessings! Most prominent of the blessings are your prayers, your spirit, your support, and generous contributions, for these make our parish the wonderfully vibrant parish that it is. If I could go around to each of you individually, I would. Thank you for being the face and love of God each day. May you always know of His presence in your lives. May God bless and keep you today and always! Peace, Father Bob ADULT SCRIPTURE STUDY OPPORTUNITY PSRNEWS (PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION) The Great Adventure: A Journey Through the Bible is a 24-part series that gives participants the “big picture” PSR CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER & EARLY JANUARY needed to put the entire story into context so that it There will be no class on Jan.