Immaculate Conception Parish, Arnold, MO

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BULLETIN
October 5, 1997

FRIAR'S MIND

The recent earthquake damage to the Basilica of St. Francis in Italy, brought unfortunate but timely attention to the heritage of St. Francis of Assisi.

Saints are often dismissed as "other-worldly" in the sense that their life has little practical meaning for a modern Christian. That cannot be said of St. Francis of Assisi. Consider these three related areas of modern life to which the life of St. Francis speaks effectively.

ECOLOGY People of any or no religious faith are inspired by St. Francis' love of nature. He found not only the image of God in nature, but also the responsibility to preserve this gift from God for others.

ECONOMY St. Francis is known as The Poverello, "the little poor one." His sense of poverty, detachment from possessions, speaks to our modern insatiable materialism. How could someone so poor be so rich? What is our lasting wealth?

ECSTACY Modern life is largely a quest for pleasure. No one was happier than St. Francis who found joy in simple things, a sharp contrast to our frenzied pursuit of pleasure through possessions and indulgence. We have more than any people have every had, but we are not happier. The greatest ecstacy of St. Francis was when he shared the wounds of the crucified Christ, being marked with the sacred stigmata.

St. Francis of Assisi is a saint for our times.

Frs. Earl & Gilmary

Archdiocesan Campaign

AREA CAPTAINS AND VOLUNTEERS

Tuesdays, 7:30 pm

weekly deadline for turning in pledge cards

Thursdays, 7:00 pm

friary basement

discussion of planning, progress, problems

RETURNING GOD'S GIFTS
SHARING OUR HOPE

How were parish goals determined?
The goal for each parish is 5.5 times that parish's 1995 Archdiocesan Development Appeal (ADA) total.

Do the parishes receive any direct aid?
Each parish will receive 10% of what it gives to the campaign as seed money for its own endowment or to meet a special project. e.g. New Parish Center.

When will I be contacted to make my pledge?
Every parishioner should have been contacted by October 1. If you have not yet been contacted, please call the parish office (296-5289). If you prefer you can schedule a visit with the pastor to make your pledge.

ARCHDIOCESAN ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN

As of 10-1-97

Our Parish Goal $200.471.00
Pledges Received $34,815.00
Percent of Goal 17.36%

Mass Intentions

Mon. Oct 6 - Weekday
(Jonah 1:1-2:11; Lk 10:25-37)
7:00 a.m. In mem. of Lawrence Sansoucie
8:00 a.m. Charlene Rusbarsky & family
Tue. Oct 7 - Our Lady of the Rosary
(Jonah 3:1-10; Lk 10:38-42)
8:00 a.m. In mem. of Gladys (Mickey) Hopkins
7:00 p.m. In mem. of R. Brunfield
Wed. Oct 8 - Weekday
(Jonah 4:1-11; Lk 11:1-4)
7:00 a.m. In mem. of Anna Mary O'Donnell
8:00 a.m. Cathy Wright
Thr. Oct 9 - Weekday
(Mal 3:13-20; Lk 11:5-13)
7:00 a.m. In mem. of Elnora Sippel
8:00 a.m. In mem. of Clem Vogelgesang
Fri. Oct 10 - Weekday
(Joel 1:13-15; Lk 11:15-26)
7:00 a.m. In mem. of Clarence Kehrt
8:00 a.m. All Souls in Purgatory
Sat. Oct 11 - Weekday
(Joel 4:12-21; LK 11:27-28)
8:00 a.m. In mem. of Joseph Kastner
5:00 p.m. In mem. of Amanda Smith
Sun. Oct 12 - 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
(Wis 7:7-11; Heb 4:12-13; Mk 10:17-27)
7:00 a.m. In mem. of Marie Schwartz
8:30 a.m. People of the Parish
10:00 a.m. In mem. of Adele Wingbermuehle
11:30 a.m. Priest's Intention

Eucharistic Ministers

Sat. Oct. 11
5:00 p.m. Charles Meyer, Charles Carnago, Joe & Betty Nahlik
Sun. Oct. 12
7:00 a.m. Carole Betz, Joyce Ott, Max Peterson
8:30 a.m. Jim Blume, Allen Unterreiner, Jim Kargus, Charles Otec
10:00 a.m. Bill Bell, Greg & Pat Wise, Sheila White, Rich Lifka
11:30 a.m. Marge Kenney, Jane Williams, Mary Lacy

Commentators Lectors

Sat. Oct. 11
5:00 p.m. Evelyn Timmerman, Sue Steidle
Sun. Oct. 12
7:00 a.m. Don Betz, Ron Betz
8:30 a.m. Kathleen & Bob Connoley
10:00 a.m. Tonya Lee, Rich Layton
11:30 a.m. Mary Kampschroeder, Bob Venker

Heavenly Dusters

Fri. Oct. 10- Wilma Ziegler, Bill & Rosemarie Ziegler, Zellma Zoellner, Tarri Brown.

CHRISTIAN CONCERT

John Michael Talbot in concert at St. Anthony Church, 3140 Meramec St. on Sat. Oct. 11 at 7:30 pm. Tickets available at Christian bookstores or call 353-4791.

FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Children's stuffed animals will be blessed at all Masses this weekend. Live pets will be blessed at 1:00 pm in front of the friary.

Offering

Our grateful tithes to God last week:
Adult$6,056.56
Youth 10.99
Miscellaneous (Loose $) 487.83
TOTAL ................$6,555.38
(Envelopes: 336 adult, 21 youth)
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS:
I. C. Tomorrow$ 1,109.88
Catholic Communication camp. 15.00
Catholic University ..............265.00
STEWARDSHIP St. Francis of Assisi is a model of stewardship of creation as a gift from God to be treasured and preserved for others.

Bulletin Board

Mon. Oct. 6
Finance Meeting - 7:30 pm, Friary, down
AA Mtg. 7:30 pm, PC up
Tue. Oct. 7
Brownie Troop 2812, 3-5 pm, PC down
Wed. Oct. 8
Parish Council - 7:00 pm, Faculty Room
Boy Scout Troop 419, 7-8:30 pm, PC up
Choir Practice - 7pm in Church
Quilting 9 am - 3 pm, Convent Basement
Thur. Oct. 9
AA Mtg., 7:30 pm, PC up
Brownie Troop 274, 3-4:30 pm, PC up

Mass Servers

Week of Oct. 6 - Oct. 12
8:00 AM Tues & Thur - Azucena Patterson, Sean Toebben
7:00 PM Tues & - Joey Burkard, Shaun Cape
8:00 AM Sat
5:00 PM SAT - Eric & Sean Seed
7:00 AM SUN - Andy & Matt Mayer
8:30 AM SUN - Joe Roth, David Henrion
10:00 AM SUN - Jackie Shaw, Stacy Thome
11:30 AM SUN - Amanda Emnett, Kristen Schulze

Banns of Matrimony

III - Patricia Carothers & Jerry McKean
III - Jessica Brown & Kevin Compton
I - Jennifer Stancic & Jeromy Fritz

THANK YOU

I.C. TOMORROW BINGO has given another $6,000.00 toward the new parish center, bringing their total to $84,000.00! Volunteers are invited to contact Bob Little (296-9191) or Evelyn Webelhuth (287-6210).

AVON FUND RAISER

Catalogues of Avon products will be available after all the Masses on the next two weekends. 45% of all sales will go to "I. C. TOMORROW."

NEW PARISH CENTER

The Parish Center Committee will meet with the architects on Tuesday, October 21. Preparatory work continues on the site planning, topographical survey, parking lot, etc.

I C Tomorrow

520 Pledges as of 10-1-97

Amount Pledged: $885,185.00

Amount Received: $545,889.52

A New Parish Center is Coming

QUILT SOCIAL

This Sunday, October 5

1:00 p.m. Parish Center

Raffle tickets still available.

Ladies, remember to bring your pies

and cakes this Sunday after 9:00 a.m.

OCTOBER ROSARY

Rosary begins 15 minutes before Mass each Sunday of October, concluding 5 minutes before Mass begins.

VOCATION RETREAT

A retreat to look at single, married, religious and priestly vocations, Inquiry 2000 will be held November 7-9 at LaSalle Retreat Center. Call 647-5270.

Respect Life

Today is LIFE-CHAIN. We are meeting on the parking lot at 1:30pm. We will stand and pray to change hearts toward life. Call Linda Ramsey, 282-0607 or Chris Venker, 282-0632

Next weekend the playpen will be in church for donations to our Pro-Life Baby Shower. All new and good used items, including maternity clothes are appreciated. For a pickup from your home, call Barb at 296-3004.

HOLY CHILD ENDOWMENT DINNER

The seventh annual Dinner-Dance of the Endowment Club will be on Saturday, October 11. If you have not yet received your ticket call Sharon at 296-5526.

Choir News

THE ADULT CHOIR invites any dedicated singers to practices each Wednesday at 7:00 pm. The deadline for joining for Christmas liturgies is Oct. 15.

THE CHILDREN'S CHOIR will practice on Thursday, October 16, 5:30-6:30 pm in church. All school age children are invited. They will sing at the 8:30 am Mass on Oct. 19.

NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING CLASSES

At Alexian Brothers MedStop, 2900 Lemay Ferry Rd, Friday October 10, 7:30 pm. To register call 481-1908.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP

Every fourth Thursday at 7:00 pm in classroom 6 at St. Anthony Hospital, Kennerly Road. Call 525-1999.

HELP FOR THE ADDICTED

"The ABC's of Addiction," every Thursday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Hyland Building A, St. Anthony Medical Center.

WOMEN'S WELLNESS WORKSHOPS Thursday evenings Oct 16 to Nov 20 at the Catholic Family Services in Festus. Reservations required. Call 652-8055.
ONE PRICE JEWELRY SALE at Nazareth Living Center, October 7, 11 am - 3 pm in the gift shop.
URSULINE ACADEMY Fall Festival Sun. October 5, 8am-6:30pm. 341 S. Sappington, St. Louis.
FALL FESTIVAL & TURKEY SHOOT Holy Family Church, Port Hudson, off Highway C, 8 miles south of Highway 100. Sunday October 19, 11 am - 6 pm.
(NOTRE DAME High School Festival Oct.12, 10am-8pm.
BUS DRIVER needed at St. Joseph Kimmswick 464-1013

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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION BULLETIN October 5, 1997