St. Joseph Parish
St. Mary’s Divine Maternity
Holy Mass Schedule and Intentions
Sunday, January 10, 2016, 8:00a.m.
+Mary Montroy
Tuesday, January 12, 2016, 8:00a.m.
+The Leavitt Family
Sunday, January 17, 2016, 8:00a.m.
+Clara Heck
Liturgical Ministers for next week
Sunday, January 17, 2016, 8:00 a.m.
Ushers: V. Bert – J. Warhausen
Servers: K. Colvis
Lector: B. Colvis
Gifts: W. Valleroy Family
Eucharist Ministers:
J. & S. Schmerbauch – M. Hoelscher
St. Mary’s Offering Jan. 3, 2016
Thank you for your support
Envelopes (30) $814.00
Loose
$212.40
Total
$1,026.40
“Give Me Water Lord” $317.00
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Chester Area Christian Food Pantry Items
needed: Canned Fruit, Peanut Butter, Canned
Meats.
Events for St. Mary’
Jan12, Holy Name Mtg. 7:00p.m.
Jan. 20, PSR Classes 6:00 to 7:30p.m.
Jan. 31, Donuts & Coffee
Holy Mass Schedule and Intentions
January 10, 2016 – Year C
Baptism Of The Lord
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Altar Sodality: Mary Esker
Please remember those of our families and
friends who have asked for our prayers.
Barb Brown, Joe Scheffer. Jr.,
Tracy Howard, Bonnie Bargman,
David Brandenburg, Andrew Brandt,
Chuck Hanton, Brad Sweetman, Bob
Bizaillion, Amelia Meyer, Diane
Averbeck, Joan Dandridge, Sue
Sweetman, Kaylee Gerlach, Glenda
York, Ethel Montroy, Margaret
Cashman, Linda Butler
Tammy Junger, Elizabeth Montroy
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Homebound and their caretakers:
Violet Chrisman, Ruby Korando, Wilma
Junger, Mary Meyer,
Loraine McCormick
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Those in Service to our Country:
Pvt. Patrick M. McMath
P.O.B. 547
Ft. Campbell, KY 42223
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A Little Humor
Before performing a baptism, the
priest approached the young father
and said solemnly, "Baptism is a
serious step. Are you prepared for
it?" "I think so," the man replied.
"My wife has made appetizers and
we have a caterer coming to provide
plenty of cookies and cakes for all of
our guests." "I don't mean that," the
priest responded. "I mean, are you
prepared spiritually?" "Oh, sure,"
came the reply. "I've got a keg of
beer and a case of whiskey."
Saturday, January 9, 2016, 5:00 p.m.
+ Ida Sneddon
St. Joseph Catholic Church
501 Broadway
Willisville, IL 62997
Rev. Ben Stern: Pastor
618-859-3541 or 618-853-4435
Weekend Mass Schedule
5:00 p.m. Saturday, Vigil
St. Joseph, Willisville
Reconciliation: 4:30-4:45 pm
8:00 a.m. Sunday, St. Mary’s Ellis
Grove
Reconciliation: 7:30 – 7:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Sunday, St. Boniface,
Evansville
Reconciliation: 9:40-9:50 a.m.
St. Joseph:
Trustee: James Grothaus, Gary Cleland
Parish Council: Pres. Jim Grothaus,
Darla Loos, Gary Cleland, Janis Guebert,
Ray Montgomery, Roger Shemonic,
Tony Esker, Russell Bogenpohl
We pray for healing of those members of our
community.
Barb Heck, Ken Schrader, Angie Alms
Rev. Leo Hayes, Lydia Jaskowiak,
Francis Rohlfing, Tom Loos,
Wayne Beisner, JoAnn Bowerman
Sabina Ayala, Monica Wilson,
Father Karban, Antoinette Thorp,
Clarlyn Giordano, Marie Giordano,
Francesca Vallo, Raymond Montgomery,
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St. Joseph Hall Rental:
Call Marla or Gary at 965-9468
$75 without kitchen - $100 with kitchen
$10 fee for non-parish meetings_______
Sacrament Preparation
Please contact St. Boniface Parish Office
for Sacrament Preparation
Baptism: Please contact the office to
schedule a Baptism.
Sacrament of Matrimony: Please
Contact the parish office at least 6 Months
before the intended date so that the
required preparation can be completed. We
welcome all guests and those wishing to
become members to our Parish Family.
Please contact St. Mary D. M. 859-3541 or
St. Boniface 853-4435 for information on
becoming a member. Also you may contact
the Parish Office for info on Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults
Neighboring Churches Mass times:
St. Mary’s, Chester 5:00 p.m. Sat.
9:00 a.m. Sun
St. John’s, Red Bud 4:00 p.m. Sat
10:00 a.m. Sun
Lady of Lourdes, Sparta
5:00 p.m. Sat
10:00 a.m. Sun
St. Joseph, Prairie du Rocher
5:00 p.m. Sat
8:30 a.m. Sun
St. Patrick, Ruma 8:00 a.m. Sun
Convent Chapel, Ruma
11:00 a.m. Sun
St. Pius V, Walsh 8:00 a.m. Sun
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Area Event
FAT SATURDAY
Saturday February 6, 2016
4:00p.m. to 8:00p.m.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
7362 Shawneetown Trail, Ellis Grove, IL
All you can eat Chicken & Fish Dinners
with 4 sides with dessert & drinks included
Adults - $9.00
Children under 6yrs. Eat Free
6yrs. to 12yrs $5.00
Mass will be celebrated @ 6:00p.m.
Sponsored by:
St. Mary’s Holy Name Society
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CATHOLIC RADIO 90.3
Please submit items for the bulletin by
12:00 p.m. Wednesday to Deacon Al
859-3640 or cosmooed44@hotmail.com
St. Joseph Parish Acts Of Mercy Project
St. Joseph Parish is very grateful to all who
donated baby items to our Acts Of Mercy
Project, TO CLOTH THE NAKED, during
this Christmas season. Your gifts will be
distributed by the Sparta Crisis Pregnancy
Center and the Shawnee Crisis Pregnancy
Center at Carbondale. You the parishioners
made this a brighter Christmas season. On
behalf of all the families who were touched
by your generosity, THANK YOU.
Our next Acts Of Mercy Project will be To
Feed The Hungry, beginning on Ash
Wednesday, Feb. 10th, and through Easter,
all worshippers are asked to bring nonperishable foods to St. Joseph’s Church each
week. These gifts will be distributed by the
Ava Food Pantry and the Steelville
Community Food Pantry. Thank you for
your caring and generosity.
Thank you to all who helped with the
Christmas decorations in church. A big
thank you to the musicians, servers,
greeters, and lectors, especially Fr. Ben and
Deacon Steve for a holy and spirit filled
Christmas Eve liturgy.
On behalf of our parish family here at
St. Joseph, we extend our sympathy and
prayers to the family of Ignatius “Aggie”
Dolce, who was laid to rest on Saturday,
December 26, 2015 from St. Joseph’s.
January 10, 2016 – Year C
Baptism Of The Lord
St. Mary’s Divine Maternity
7362 Shawneetown Trail
Ellis Grove, IL 62241
St. Mary Divine Maternity
7362 Shawneetown Trail
Ellis Grove, IL 62241
Rev. Ben Stern: Pastor
618-859-3541 or 618-853-4435
St. Mary’s Divine Maternity:
Trustee: Clinton Gross & Ann Petrowske
Parish Council: Pres. Tammy Bert,
Weekend Mass Schedule
5:00 p.m. Saturday, Vigil
St. Joseph, Willisville
Religious Education: Tammy Bert,
Michael Hoelscher, Debi Hoelscher,
Sheri Asselmeier, Tonya Diskey
Maxine Mathis
Altar Sodality: Joan Derringer
Holy Name Society: Tony Meyer
To Rent Sense Hall: contact Tammy Bert
774-2415 $50.00 parishioner $75.00 non _
Sacrament Preparation
Please contact St. Boniface Parish Office for
Sacrament Preparation
Baptism: Please contact the office to schedule a
Baptism.
Sacrament of Matrimony: Please contact the
parish office at least 6 Months before the
intended date so that the required preparation
can be completed. We welcome all guest and
those wishing to become members to our
Parish Family. Please contact St. Mary’s
859-3541 or St. Boniface 853-4435 for info on
becoming a member or on Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults._____________________
Reconciliation: 4:30-4:45 pm
8:00 a.m. Sunday, St. Mary’s Ellis
Grove
Reconciliation: 7:30 – 7:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. Sunday, St. Boniface,
Evansville
Reconciliation: 9:40-9:50 a.m.
Nancy Warhausen, Ron Hasemeyer,
Kathy Korando, Maxine Mathis,
Larry Mitchell, Jeff Warhausen,
Harold Wesbecher, Gilbert McMath.
Confirmation Class News
Wanted: 8 dedicated adults to be “Prayer
Partners” for this year’s Confirmation
Class. If you are interested, contact Debi
Hoelscher at 559-4384 for more
information.
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Gospel: Luke 3:15-16, 21-23
When Jesus had been baptized and was
praying, heaven was opened.