Holy Childhood of Jesus Catholic Church
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Holy Childhood of Jesus Catholic Church
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November 21, 2010
FATHER'S TWO CENTS WORTH
This past week, we laid to rest two more members of our parish, in the persons of Jeanette Voegele and Bonnie Kohrmann. Both have been battling serious illnesses over the past months, and in both cases, terminal. They are both in God’s kingdom and are enjoying the fruits of their labors. May they rest in peace! Pray for them, and pray for their families left behind here on earth. They too, have struggled and suffered deeply.
This Sunday evening, November 21, we have the Community Thanksgiving Service, sponsored by the Mascoutah Ministerial Association. It will be at 6:00 P.M. at St. Martin of Tours Lutheran Church. Fr. Abraham will be delivering the homily. We are all invited to attend and celebrate Thanksgiving with community prayer and singing with our fellow churches.
Tuesday, we will have mass at 8:00 A.M. However, it is also Special Person’s Day at school and we will be having a mass at 10:30 A.M. to honor them. Then they will be having lunch together over in the cafeteria. Come, join us in celebrating God’s gifts to us in the presence of one another.
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day, and we will have our parish mass at 9:00 A.M. The entire parish is invited to come and thank God as a grateful family at this mass. We need to recognize all of our blessings and realize that these are all gifts to us from a loving God. We do not add or subtract from God’s happiness or perfection by what we do. God is perfect by his very nature. However, we can help or hurt ourselves by not allowing God to bless us with His grace and goodness when we choose, or not choose, to come to Him and make room for Him in our lives. We all have free will and are responsible for loving or not loving our God. Come and give thanks to God for His love and blessings.
Next Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent. That means that Christmas is about four weeks away. We celebrate Advent, “His Coming,” and are asked to prepare ourselves by prayer and good works for Christmas. Again, it is a time to clean up our lives for the coming of Christ both today and in eternity. We never know the time this will happen, both for our own lives and for the final day. The whole story is to be ready whenever God call us. Next Sunday we begin the decorating of church at about 1:00 P.M. Again we can use many young hands and feet to bring up the decorations and banners from the basement, from the attic of church, and from the rectory. It is a good time for our eighth grade Confirmation students to get in some service hours.
Last Sunday’s special collection for the cemetery brought in $1648.25. We are thankful to all who donated to this special cause. If anyone still wants to help out with their gift, you can still deposit it in the collection basket in an envelope designated “Cemetery”. I am sure the Knights of Columbus are grateful for the patronage that you rendered to them at their breakfast last Sunday. I heard that they ran out of food, except for a few items. The parish also thanks you for your support of this endeavor that helps the cemetery.
Again, you are asked to remember all of the sick of our parish, our family, and our friends, and the elderly members of our parish. They need our prayers, and we need theirs.
2011 envelopes are ready to be picked up in the breeze way. The Little blue books may be picked up at all entrances of the church.
The “Book of Remembrance” is on the podium in front of the church during the month of November for you to list those persons you want to remember in our masses and prayers.
The Holy Childhood Dinner Auction Committee would like to thank everyone who supported our auction through their donations and prayers. With your help, we were able to raise over $61,000 for the support of Holy Childhood School. God Bless You! The Dinner Auction Committee
Gift Cards make great gifts for everyone – family, teachers, neighbors, friends, co-workers. We have gift cards in all price ranges – Barnes & Noble and Borders $10 and $25, Bass Pro and Cabela’s $25, Kohl’s and Macy’s $25, iTunes $15 and $25, Claire’s $10, Toys R Us $20, Baskin Robbins $2, Texas Roadhouse and Red Robin $25, and Cracker Barrel and Burger King $10. HCS thanks you for your support.
HOLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL’S annual Scholastic Bookfair is Nov. 15 – Nov 29 in the cafeteria. We will be open Mon – Fri 8 – 3pm and on Sunday Nov 21 from 8:30 – 12:30. This is a great time to pick up stocking stuffers or Christmas gifts. Thank you for your support.
HELP NEEDED ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH after mass to discard old missalettes and put the new books in the covers. Confirmation students can earn time.
Christmas is all about the birth of a baby, a very special baby. Come and learn about the 3,700+ babies Small Victories Ministry has saved in the last 10 years at HCS H.O.P.E' S Christmas Celebration in the cafeteria on Tuesday, December 7 at 7:00pm. Come and hear Angela and Dan Michael's story, see a live ultrasound, tour the "womb service" RV, games, and celebrate what Christmas is all about! In lieu of a gift exchange cash donations or gift cards towards their ministry will be greatly appreciated. The whole parish is invited. To learn more visit www.smallvictoriesusa.com
The Holy Childhood Council of Catholic Women's Christmas party will be held on Sunday, December 12th, at 12 noon in the parish center. The dinner will be catered by Tony's Place; the cost is $9.50. You may make your reservation by putting cash or a check in either the church collection, dropping it off at the rectory or giving it to Ruth Wilhelm by December 5th. On the envelope, please put it to HCCCW, attention Ruth Wilhelm. If you pay in cash, please include your name. We will have a white elephant gift exchange for those who wish to participate. Any questions, please call Ruth Forsyth, 566-2165.
Do you know? The Holy Childhood School class of 1961 is organizing a reunion for this summer. They have only one person in their class for whom they do not have an address. Do you know Carolyn Zimmerman and where she might live? If you do, contact the school office.
Parish School of Religion Director: Marilyn Byrne
There will be a 9:00 AM Mass on November 25th, Thanksgiving Day.
PSR will not have classes on November 28th.
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
"This brings you Mother, Love and blessing - but especially the joy of the assurance that Jesus loves you, and I only ask you to love one another as Jesus loves each one of you - for in loving one another you only love Jesus. " (The private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta - Mother Teresa - Come Be My Light).
Visit Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration every Tuesday following the 8 AM Mass until 7 PM, and on Saturdays from 9-10 AM. If you would like to commit to a specific hour to pray on Tuesdays, please call Mary Ellen Mueller at 566-9529.
MASS INTENTIONS TUESDAY, November 23 8:00 AM Jessica & Kelli Uhl
WEDNESDAY, November 24 8:00 AM Donald & Mildred Binger In Thanksgiving
THURSDAY, November 25 9:00 AM People of the Parish (Thanksgiving Day)
FRIDAY, November 26 8:00 AM Henry Bechtoldt
SATURDAY, November 27 5:30 PM Leo, Lorie & Mary Kay Meehan L/D Joseph & Anne Wilhelm
SUNDAY, November 28 8:00 AM People of the Parish
10:30 AM Bernard & Anna Hamilton Hugo & Arlene Schulte -- 60th Anniversary
November 14, 2010
WEEKLY CALENDAR
MONDAY, November 22 No Mass 1:00 PM SCC-PC
Tuesday, November 23 8:00 AM Mass → Adoration→7 pmNo Quilting 7:00 PM Pastoral Council
WEDNESDAY, November 24 8:00 AM Mass No Choir Practice
THURSDAY, November 25-Thanksgiving 9:00 AM Mass Office Closed No School
FRIDAY, November 26 8:00 AM Mass Office Closed No School
SATURDAY, November 27 9:00 AM Adoration 4:30 PM Confessions 5:30 PM Mass
SUNDAY, November 28-Shepherd Sunday First Sunday of Advent 8:00 AM Mass NO PSR 10:30 AM Mass 1:00 PM Greening of the church
If you know of anyone who is unable to attend Mass and would like to have communion brought to them, please call the rectory, 566- 2958.
HOLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL
WEB SITE:
holychildhoodschool.com
Dear Parents & Friends, We are getting close to Thanksgiving Day. It is a good time to sit down, kneel or just walk around and to give thanks for the many gifts we have received. If you have a family celebration, that is great!!! There are many traditions that come with Thanksgiving. Getting together is great and food seems to be an important part of the season. For my family, Thanksgiving always included prayer and these favorite foods: Baked Turkey (I love the white meat), now also smoked Cranberry Sauce shaped like a can (For many years I didn’t even know what a cranberry looked like) Mashed potatoes and gravy (real potatoes with lumps) Mashed potatoes and gravy (real potatoes with lumps) Dressing (never enough) Sweet potatoes with melted marshmallows on top Corn (frozen during the summer) Green beans and carrots Mincemeat pie, plus pecan, apple, peach, pumpkin Herring and many other things
Food has a way of bringing people together, not only is it good, it is also a time to pray and give thanks to God. Not only do we give thanks, we can share stories, laugh and enjoy family. This Thanksgiving we also offer our prayers for those who do not have families and those who are in the military fighting for our country. Family is important and Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to say thanks to God. Thank you for all you do for Holy Childhood Catholic School. 150 years and going strong.
God bless you,
Deacon Ron Karcher Principal
HCS Calendar for Next Week: 23 Mass at 10:30 a.m. Bring lunch. Dismiss at 1:00 p.m. – NO BUS 24-26 No School – Thanksgiving Vacation 30 School Visit by Bishop Braxton - morning
Nov 23rd - Angel Tree set up 7pm-10pm Dec 1st - Caroling 6PM-9PM. Meet at Mary Schmidt’s house. Leaders- Kathy - 588-4018; Debbie - 566-4196; Ron - 566-7109; Ken - 566-8022
"Finding the Birth of Christ in the Old Testament” – Thurs, Dec. 2 (7 PM). "There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots." (Isaiah 11:1) As the Church prepares to enter into the liturgical season of Advent, a time of preparing for the birth of Christ, we welcome you to a night of contemplating Christ in the Scriptures. Join us in the Cathedral Undercroft as we seek to uncover the mystery of the birth of Christ—the Incarnation—as this most sacred event is foreshadowed in the Old Testament. Please bring your Bible!
“A Masterworks Christmas” Corpus Christi Catholic Church proudly presents "A Winter's Aire" Concert & Wine Tasting Event with a Silent Auction to benefit "Project Orphan" Sunday, December 5th - 7:00 PM. Corpus Christi Parish Life Center 205 Rasp St, Shiloh, IL. Featuring a Performance by The University of Missouri-St. Louis University Singers and Vocal Point. For reservations call (618) 632-7614
The 2010 Community Christmas Concert will be hosted at Zion Lutheran Church, 101 South Railway in Mascoutah on Sunday, December 5, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Please put the concert on your calendar, and save the date! (Interested performers, please see your church office for registration forms and turn them in by Nov. 19 to Zion Lutheran Church.)
Continuing a family tradition for over 35 years, The Masterworks Chorale, Children’s Choruses, and Orchestra will present “A Masterworks Christmas” at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 12, 2010 at Saint Clare Catholic Church, 1411 Cross St., in O’Fallon, Illinois. This joy-filled holiday concert will include new and favorite carols of the season, the voices of children, a candlelight procession, and an audience sing-along. The featured work on the program will be Hector Berlioz’s dramatic The Childhood of Christ, parts I/II and favorite carols by John Rutter. General admission tickets are $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door or in advance from chorus members or at The Vineyard and The Basket Case in Belleville and Fezziwig’s Marketplace in Lebanon. For more information please call 618-236-0182 or visit www.singmasterworks.org.
Letters from Santa has generously offered to raise money for children with cancer! This year for a $5 donation, he will be sending personalized letters to children—straight from the North Pole! All funds raised will benefit the National Children’s Cancer Society. To have a letter sent to your child, grandchild, niece or nephew, visit www.thenccs.org or contact Shelly Schuetz at 314-241-1600. Order forms must be postmarked by November 30.
Small Victories, an abortion intervention and pregnancy resource ministry, is in need of diapers, formula and gently used baby items (clothing, furniture, car seats). Donations can be brought to the rectory or you can contact Mary Kellerman @ 567-6213 for pick up. Thank you in advance for supporting this pro-life ministry!
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP MEETING is held at 1:00 PM on the second Wednesday of every month at Mount Carmel Peace Chapel. Rev. Dennis Voss is our facilitator. There is no charge for this ministry and no RSVP is needed. 10101 West Main St, Belleville, IL.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Belleville Council, desperately needs help with a new program – Beds for Kids. Many people who come for help have babies and children sleeping on the floor. While St. Vincent de Paul has purchased beds for many, the demand is simple, too great. If you, a family member or friend have a crib, toddler bed, twin or full-size bed (frame, mattress/box springs) you no longer need, please consider donating it to St. Vincent de Paul. Call 618-271-6230 for pick-up. Thank you and God bless you for your generosity.
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