ANNUNCIATION PARISH MARCH 31, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT Building Fund -- Monthly MARCH 31 APRIL 7 JOSH 5:9A,10-12 ISA 43:16-21 Mustard Seed – Monthly 2 COR 5:17-21 PHI 3:8-14 www.annunciationcatholicchurch.org March 31 – Three-In-One Coll LUKE 15:1-3,11-32 JOHN 8:1-11 PASTOR: Fr. Tony Rinaldo, 573-796-4842 [email protected] Emergency Contact for Fr. Tony: St. Andrew's Church 660-433-2162 PARISH OFFICE: 573-796-4842 or [email protected], Hall: 796-3568 Open Mondays 8 AM to1 PM & Tuesdays 8:30 AM to12:00 PM Phone and Email messages always welcome PASTORAL MINISTER: Sr. Mary Ruth Wand, [email protected] 796-2654 PARISH COUNCIL PRES.: Ruthie Adams, [email protected], 573/230-5596 BAPTISMS: By appointment. Please call for Parental Sacrament Preparation WEDDINGS: Please contact at least 4 months in advance ANNOINTING OF THE SICK: Please any time or by appt. RECONCILIATION: Sundays @ 10:00-10:15 AM or by appt. MASSES @ ANNUNCIATION: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (APR-SEP), SUNDAY @ 10:30 AM And SPANISH MASS @ NOON MASSES @ ST. ANDREW: TIPTON: SATURDAY @ 5 PM (OCT-MAR), SUNDAY @ 8:30 AM PASTOR’S NOTES . MASSES FOR THE WEEK Today is Laetare Sunday. This is the proper **** NO MASS ON SATURDAYS **** name for the fourth Sunday in Lent. Laetare Sun. Mar 31 10:30 AM Margaret Scheidt means "Rejoice" in Latin, and the entrance Sun. Mar 31 NOON Spanish antiphon is from the book of the prophet Isaiah Tue. Apr 2 8 AM Priests of the Parish which begins "Laetare, Jerusalem" ("Rejoice, O Thu. Apr 4 8 AM Bud & Lorine Parry Jerusalem"). Sat. Apr 6 5 PM Parish Because the midpoint of Lent is the Thursday of Sun. Apr 7 10:30 Tom LePage the third week of Lent, Laetare Sunday has Sun. Apr 7 NOON Spanish traditionally been viewed as a day of celebration, on which the austerity of Lent is briefly lessened. MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK The passage from Isaiah continues, "rejoice with joy, you that have been in sorrow," and on Laetare Mon. Apr 1 5:45 PM Prayer of the Sunday, the purple vestments and altar cloths of Holy Rosary - Vocations Lent are set aside, and rose ones are used instead. 8 PM AA-ALNON Flowers, which are normally forbidden during Lent, Wed. Apr 3 6:30-8 PM PSR/EDGE/HS may be placed on the altar. Traditionally, the 8:15 PM Mustard Seed organ was never played during Lent, except on Thur. Apr 4 Quilting Laetare Sunday. 7 PM Holy Hour Laetare Sunday is also known as Rose Sunday or Fri. Apr 5 ** First Friday Adoration ** Refreshment Sunday, and it has a counterpart in 5:30 PM Stations of the Cross Advent: Gaudete Sunday, the Third Sunday of Sat. Apr 6 5 PM Mass at Annunciation Advent, when purple vestments are exchanged for rose ones. The point of both days is to provide us encouragement as we progress toward the end of STEWARDSHIP – OUR GIFT TO GOD each respective penitential season. So, for all of you that wonder “Why is Father 1st week: $ 1,874.02 2nd week: $ 9,564.00 wearing pink today?” now you know the answer. It 3rd week: $ 3,465.00 4th week: $ 4,630.00 serves as a visible reminder that we have reached the middle of Lent and gives us the hope of joining Three-in-One: $ 30.00 Building Fund: $ 25.00 together on Easter Sunday to rejoice in the Mustard Seed: $ 15.00 Candles: $ 87.00 Resurrection of Christ. Hang in there a little Stipends: $ $20.00 longer, brothers and sisters, Easter will soon be here, Pray for the Sick: Melissa Cox; Louis Bestgen; LeRoy VaLoo; Gary Wankum; Robert Hartman; Wilfred Hoecker; Fr. Tony Bob Winkler; Gary Rackers ( Margaret Reynolds son-in-law) Larry Henley, J Gattermeir, Steve Blickhan; Judy Wand; Annunciation Parish will again celebrate Masses on Deacon Ed Schepers; DeLayne Allen: Alvera Haxel; Special Intention, Doug Cantrel; Ashley Baker; Sandy Saturdays beginning April 6, 2019 at 5:00 pm Crawford; Rachael Frank; John Leonard; Bob Morris . (husband of Elaine Fast); Abe Baepler; Charles Knights of Columbus 9271 Scholarship Applications will be Burlingame; Jordan Karpowecz; Paul & Myrene Hoellering; available during April for any seniors who want to apply. If John Derendinger; Danielle (Glenn) Farris; Mary you have questions contact Glen Bayne (573) 796-3630. Munsterman; Gary Fleishmann; Alice DeMoss; Terry Carlson; Leo Maasen (father of Rosina Loethen and Beverly Frank); Mark Bardwell; Patricia Taylor; Sheryl --Ordinarily, parish picture directories are updated every Sullins; Andrea Tilbury; Delores Bardwell; Teresa 5-6 years. Our most recent one was 2015. Anyone Kirchhoff; Joel Rivera; Carol Rackers; Carol Baker; Doug willing and able to be on a committee or to help in any Distler; Mary Wood; David Schepers; Debbie VanDierren way for organizing a new directory, please contact Sister Mary Ruth. Thank you. VOCATION VOICE Fruit, Cream, Custard, Nut or Other Dessert Pies Accepted Like the father in the Gospel, God Last Date to Register: April 15th welcomes us home in spite of our To Enter Contest Please Contact: sinfulness, and calls us to a life of Pauline Forck at 573-619-2597 holiness. Where are you at home? Do you know or by email to [email protected] someone who may be called to be a priest or religious?? * The March vocation crucifix is in the Labuary Sunday, June 2nd is our parish picnic! home. Others who would like to pray especially for There is a list in back of church to verify your vocations in this way, please contact Sister Mary job from last year. If you did not work at the Ruth picnic last year there is also a list of open * Deacon Kendall Ketterlin will be ordained to spots to fill! If you are unable to work this year there is also priesthood in Kansas City on Saturday, May 25. He a list to put your name on. Please have your entire family will celebrate Mass with us here at Annunciation on participate, if possible. THANK YOU! Ruthie Adams, Picnic Sunday, June 9. Continue to pray for him as this Coordinator, 573/230-5596 holy time nears! * Being a Mass server is a great honor and The vigil candles in the back of church are a means of privilege! Everyone in grade 4 through adulthood is keeping watch, the flame a symbol of prayer before God invited to be blessed in this way! There will be in our absence. The prayer intention box near the training/re-training after Mass Saturday, April 6 & candles are again a way of expressing our needs to God. 27 and May 4; and also Sunday after Mass, April 7 & 28 and May 5. Please pray about this and DIOCESAN ACTIVITIES discuss as a family. We encourage parents/grandparents to serve with their youth and welcome any adults whether they have children or Lenten Scripture Study (St. Joseph Cathedral) not. Of course, other ministry leadership at Mass is Study, Discuss, Apply also encouraged and appreciated. So, again, Examine the Scripture readings for Ash consider your God-given talents! Wednesday, Sundays of Lent, some Weekdays of Lent, Holy Week, Easter. LENT During this Lent we are invited to walk Spend time to understand the bible message and its the journey with Jesus, finding ways to application to one’s personal spiritual life. be more open to God's love and to Presentations adapted to individual interests and improve our relationship with one preferences with time for comments and questions. another through faith Gather in the Mary Room 7 p.m.; Mondays: April 1, Check out some of these websites for your 8, 15. Bring your Catholic bible. Questions: 635- Lenten reflection: SundayScriptureStudy.com; 7874 evenings, Edward Bode, moderator. Welcome catholicculture.org; goodgroundpress.com; all! Catholiccompany.com; [email protected]; thecatholicthing.org; Loyolapress.com; dynamiccatholic.com; [email protected]; Reboot: Featuring Chris Stefanick – [email protected] Live the Life you Were Made For Wednesday, May 1 – 7:00 – 9:30 PM at St Joseph’s Cathedral Tickets $25 - can get in the parish office ANNUNCIATION PARISH ACTIVITIES MINISTRY LIST APRIL 6, 5:00 PM APRIL 7, 10:30 AM Lectors Ruthie Adams Mickie Bolinger Joyce Ziehmer Kristy Gump Greeters/Usher Julie Haslag Scott & Evelyn Jobe Sandy Knipker Servers Brody & Lane Derek & Nicholas Schuster Bolinger Eucharistic Shawna Bax Kim Barbour Ministers Paul Bloch Linda Bardwell Sandy Deraps Rita Henley Eric Schroeter Maria Newkirk Michelle Sumner Judy Scott PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE Andrew Small We have a pilgrimage scheduled to St. James Offertory Larry & Linda Maria Newkirk Family Church in Medjugorje, May 26 through Imhoff June 3. Bosica Bartulica (who grew up in the Song Leader Alicia Taube Bev Kleffner Medjugorje area) will be conducting the Organist Betty Pringer pilgrimage. The $2,145 price includes all flights, Rosary Russ Anderson Charles Roll accommodations and two meals per day. We have Mustard Seed Eric Schroeter Pilgrims from central Missouri enrolled on this Eucharist to Pauline Forck Shut Ins pilgrimage. Prayerfully consider joining us. If you Money Counters Mary Jo Garnett and Jeanne McPherson have questions, please contact David Lankford at 573-694-8362 or [email protected] or Bosica Bartulica at 816-279-4509 or Annunciation Ladies Sodality Invite You to [email protected]. Participate in Their Pie Contest! April 23rd at 6:00 p.m. Annunciation Church Basement .