Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD BULLETIN
March 16, 1997

Masses of the Week

Today, March 16, 1997
8:00 Bill Hediger, Jr.
9:30 Parish Family
11:00 Louis Oehler
Monday
6:30 Laura Johnston
8:00 Recovery - Ralph Wilke
Tuesday
6:30 JoAnn Schwabe
8:00 Nellie Moore
Wednesday
6:30 Bill Hediger, Jr.
8:00 Joseph Nagle
Thursday
6:30 Catie Ganim
8:00 Aretha Roeper
Friday
6:30 Joseph Walter
8:00 Gertrude Obermeier
Saturday
8:00 Helen Doolan
5 pm John MacDonald
Sunday, March 23, 1997
8:00 Floyd Lancaster
9:30 Parish Family
11:00 Bill Hediger, Jr.

Lectors

March 22/23
Sat. 5 pm Sandy Wich
Sun. 8:00 Kevin Kroener
9:30 Vince Doder
11:00 Sue Lohse

Eucharistic Ministers

March 22/23
Sat. 5 pm A. Hammerschmidt, Lois Schoemehl,
F. Aufmuth, B. Rumpsa, Ken Inman
Sun. 8:00 Bill Koenig, Judy & Wayne Zoellner,
Marie Neuf, Marty Michalski
9:30 Marian & Jim Wobbe, Alta Bonk,
Maxine Adlersfluegel, Scott Vince
11:00 Jane & Ed McCormick, Fran Stephens,
Pat & Steve Erdmann

Server's Schedule

March 18/23
Tues. 8:00 Katie Mard & Angie Hasenbeck
Wed. 8:00 Richard Hutson & Brad Gaskell
Thurs. 8:00 Kristen Berardi & Rene Cranwell
Sat. 5 pm Cory Sielfleisch & Jim Nemec
Sun. 8:00 Tim Ilg & Scott McSpadden
9:30 Joe Bonk & Ryan Risk
11:00 Tim Crawford & Tim Oge

Offering

Sunday Envelopes $5,717.00
Loose Collection 175.00
Debt Reduction 495.00
Bishops Relief Collection 1,047.00
School Tuition 8,208.74

Thank you for your generosity!

Holy Week Schedule

We hope that you will extend an invitation to your family and neighbors to join us as we celebrate the most important feast of the Church's year - Easter. God pledges us new life. Our world is so in need of this. Be sure to invite all your friends to join us for this solemn feast.
Services on Easter Sunday will be at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am. The Holy Saturday service will be at 7:00 pm. Please note: (There is no 5:00 pm mass) on Holy Saturday. This is the Easter vigil service where new members will be added to our congregation. The entire parish is invited to this special mass and reception to be held in their honor, after the mass.
Services on Holy Thursday, Good Friday & Holy Saturday will all be at 7:00 pm. Stations of the cross will be at 12:00 noon on Good Friday.

Confession

We had the communal penance service earlier during Lent for adults. Additional times will however be scheduled for individual confessions on Saturday, March 22 from 3:15 to 4:45 pm. On Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (March 24,25,26) from 7:00 to 7:45 pm or until all are heard. And again on Tuesday, March 25 from 3:00 to 3:45 pm or until all are heard. Confessions will not be heard on Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday.

Banns of Matrimony

1st Publication - Frank Michler, Jr. & Maria Kraus
1st Publication - Mark Matzig & Meredith Meinberg

LITURGY COMMITTEE

All members are asked to be present for our next meeting on Monday, March 17 at 7:00 pm in the rectory basement. Agenda items include: Finalization of plans for Holy Week & Easter, the Living Rosary, Prayer Services requested by Parish Council and more. New members are always welcome. In-service training is given. Come & join us.

BOARD OF EDUCATION NOMINATIONS

Elections will be coming up shortly. Anyone wishing to nominate themselves to run as a candidate in the election for the Board is asked to submit their name by calling the rectory (487-6456) or Paulette Crawford (487-4216).

JOB OPPORTUNITY

- General office & shipping clerk. Permanent, part-time, Monday & Friday (some Wednesdays) 10:30-4:30, Computer experience necessary. Call Sue at 965-9111.

It has been a tradition to solicit donations for the flowers & decorations that we will use at Easter. If you would like to contribute toward the easter decorations in memory of someone living or deceased or in honor of your family, please fill out the information below and drop it in the collection basket or send it to the rectory.

In memory/honor of: _________________________

Presented by:_________________________

Congratulations

VOCATION ESSAY WINNERS

-Congratulations goes to Brad Gaskell and Joanna Kunz from our parish school. They won the DeSmet Knights of Columbus Vocation Essay Contest for the local level. Brad Gaskell's essay was also selected to be sent to the State level as the 5/6th grade entry from our local competition.

MEN'S CLUB COMMUNION BREAKFAST

We welcome the Men's Club to the 8 am mass this weekend as they celebrate their annual Communion Breakfast. All the ministries will be done by members of the Club at that mass. The guest speaker at their breakfast will be Fr. Tom Shaunessy, a Franciscan priest who frequently helps out in our parish. We are very grateful to the men who do so much for the Athletic Programs of the parish and provide many other volunteer services for the Parish from Fish Fries to Parish Fall Festivals. May God continue to bless your efforts to help our parish grow.

Thanks for Your Help

We owe a real debt of gratitude to Marian Wobbe and the following list of volunteers: Dolores Zerbarini, Norma Gerard, Pat & Joe Rotty, Eleanor Ferguson, Dorothy Hammelman, Jean Malone, Sandy Wich, Mary Ann Hogrebe, Marianette Robben, Kathy Kraus, Mary Ann Kroener, Debbie Sherrill, Teresa Emnett, Ann Michalski & Lou Brennecke. They worked all morning on Wednesday to help clean Church and get things ready for Easter. This was a big help to our maintenance staff. Thank you, thank you! Special thanks to Miss Burgoon and the School for providing them with some wonderful coffee cake and goodies.

PSR CONFESSIONS

Students involved in the PSR program will have a communal penance service on Monday, March 17 at 6:45 pm. Parents are more than welcome to join their students in the service and to avail themselves of the sacrament.

CALENDAR NIGHT

Heads of Organizations, Committees and Boards are reminded that Calendar Night is scheduled for April 24 at 7:00 pm. Please be sure to consult with your constituencies about setting dates for use of the parish facilities for next year. All organizations that use parish facilities must be present.

GRASSO FIELD USAGE

Any use of the field for practice etc. including weekends MUST be scheduled. This must be done to properly schedule work parties and to keep control of field usage in order to be fair to all teams. For field usage contact Kevin George at 894-7166.

GIRL SCOUT COOKIES AVAILABLE

Girl Scout Troop 2485 (5th grade) has extra cookies available. (all varieties) Any one wishing to purchase any, please call Dorothy Walsh at 544-0283. She will make arrangements for delivery.

LUCKY SIX NEWS

You are tremendous!! We did it!! Our goal of $12,000 profit or 2400 tickets sold has been attained through your special efforts. We thank you for your cooperation and support in making this most important Parish Fund Raiser a huge success.

SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS

In keeping with the goal of the Parish Council to make social justice an important part of community life, the Social Justice Committee will publish weekly in the bulletin excerpts from Church writings which we hope will be of interest to you and a help in developing greater social consciousness.
"Love for others and, in the first place, love for the poor in whom the Church sees Christ Himself, is made concrete in promotion of justice. Justice will never be fully attained unless people see in the poor person who is trying to survive not an annoyance or a burden, but an opportunity for greater enrichment. It is not merely a matter of giving from one's surplus, but of helping entire peoples presently marginalized to enter into the sphere of economic and human development."

ST. ANN'S GUILD SURPRISE NIGHT
DEADLINE EXTENDED

There are a few spaces left, so call for your reservation TODAY. Call Mary Ann at 544-1571, or Sandy at 638-8463. Thursday, March 20. Bus leaves from the parking lot at 6:30 pm. Cost is $25.00.

SPORTS NEWS

There will be a meeting on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 pm in the equipment room at Grasso Field for all baseball and softball managers. If you are unable to attend, please have one of your coaches attend. Any questions, call Dan Eagan at 638-4547.

Craft Fair

1. Quilt Social sponsored by St. Agatha Ladies Sodality on Sunday, March 23 beginning at 1 pm at 9th & Utah.
2. Lecture: How to Stay Healthy Mentally & Physically, Saturday, March 22 at 10 am at Alexian Brothers Hospital on So. Broadway. Free, Continental Breakfast served. Call 865-7930 for reservations.
3. INDOOR GARAGE/FLEA MARKET SALE - Sat. March 22, 7 am to 1 pm at Mary Queen of the Universe, 4230 Ripa. Spaces available for $15.00. Call Mary at 631-4683.
4. Concert at Cardinal Glennon, April 5 at 7:30 pm. Call before March 15. 644-0266 or 644-3408.
5. Feed My People is in need of volunteers each day. If you can help, call 631-4900.
6. Marian Peace Mass St. Matthias Church on Friday, March 21st at 7:30 pm. Fr. Didacus Dunn is the celebrant. All are welcome.
7. Concert at St. Anthony of Padua Church on Meramec, March 23, 3 pm. No charge.
8. An Evening with Matthew Kellymotivational speaker, will be at St. Matthias on Sat., March 22 at 7:30 pm. All are welcome to attend.
9. Trivia Night/Silent Auctionat St. Clare of Assisi, 15668 Clayton Rd., Friday, April 11. 394-5346.

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