Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD BULLETIN
March 23, 1997

Mass Intentions

Today, March 23, 1997
8:00 Floyd Lancaster
9:30 Parish Family
11:00 Bill Hediger, Jr.
Monday
6:30 Robert West
8:00 Virginia Curley
Tuesday
6:30 Joy G. LaVanchy
8:00 The Bruemmer Family
Wednesday
6:30 Betty Grasso
8:00 Clarence Mueller
Holy Thursday
7 pm Alma Boettigheimer
Good Friday
7 pm Good Friday Service
Holy Saturday
7 pm Bill Hediger, Jr.
Easter Sunday
8:00 Parish Family
9:30 Augsburger Family Special Intentions
11:00 Mary Martinette

Lectors and Commentators

March 27/30
Thurs. 7 pm Leo Malone
Fri. 7 pm Neil Fiala & Dot Bartnett
Sat. 7 pm Sr. Fran Schumer, Virginia Baltz,
Sisters of St. Joseph
Sun. 8:00 Marian Wobbe
9:30 Sally Landro
11:00 Jerry Lampe

Eucharistic Ministers

March 27/30
Thurs. 7 pm Mary Ann Hogrebe & J. Boettigheimer
Sat. 7 pm RCIA
Sun. 8:00 Pat O'Donnell, Mary Anne Hogrebe,
Mary Boehm, Mel & Louise Hock
9:30 Gerry & Ray Puricelli, Jan Marshall
Virginia Baltz, Janet Portell
11:00 Bill Henderson, Florence Steinmeyer
D. Eller, Lisa Messmer, Bob Goetz

Server's Schedule

March 25-30
Tues. 8:00 Marciano Garcia & Mike Walsh
Thurs. 7 pm Matt Guillot, Joe Powderly,
Ruben Coughlan & Josh Hamilton
Fri. noon Brian Giammanco, Dennis Burke,
Nick Ilg, Meridith McGinnity
Sat. 7 pm C. Rumpsa, J. Bommarito, J. Gerber
Sun. 8:00 Karen Shaffer & Sarah Aufmuth
9:30 Laura Nemec & Karen Strackeljohn
11:00 Elizabeth Boughman & Katie Bromeier

Offering

Sunday Envelopes $5,629.00
Loose Collection 110.00
Debt Reduction 450.00
School Tuition 3,954.84
Thank you for your generosity!

Palm Sunday

Today begins the Holiest Week of the year for us as Catholic Christians. The time that we remember the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. As these events are re-presented to us through the liturgies, it is our hope that your spiritual lives will be renewed and God's life giving power will be experienced. Please take the branches of palm home with you as a reminder. As we come to the end of Lent, be sure your Lenten practices continue to the end.

Holy Week Schedule

All services on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday will begin at 7:00 pm. We will also have Stations of the Cross on Good Friday at 12:00 noon. There will be a 6:30 & 8:00 am mass on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday mornings of the Holy Week. It you haven't had time to pray this Lent, don't let this special week go by without taking advantage of the opportunities offered. The Church will remain open on Holy Thursday evening until 11 pm for private prayer and reflection.

FAST & ABSTINENCE

Good Friday is a day of fast and abstinence for all Catholics. Those between the age of 21 & 59 are obliged to fast. No eating in-between meals and only 1 full meal on that day with 2 lighter meals allowed. Those over the age of 14 are obliged to abstain from meat. No one is to lightly excuse themselves.

Confession

There will be added times for confession on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday evenings from 7:00 to 7:45 pm or until all confessions are heard. We will also have confessions on Tuesday afternoon from 3:00 to 3:45 pm or until all are heard. Please note there are no confessions during the Tridium
(Thursday/Friday/Saturday).

Easter Sunday

Please feel free to invite your family and friends to join us for the celebration of Easter. Mass will be at 7:00 pm on Holy Saturday evening. This is the time when new members will join our Church. A reception in their honor will follow. Everyone is invited to attend. Easter Sunday, the masses will be at 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am. Please note there is no 5 pm mass on Holy Saturday. Balloons will be passed out after all the masses on Easter Sunday to small children. Please help the children secure the balloons to take home.

EASTER EGG HUNT

The Youth Group of Most Precious Blood School & PSR Program is sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt at Grasso Field on Saturday, March 29 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm. Bring you baskets for some fun for the little ones.

Banns of Matrimony

2nd Publication - Frank Michler, Jr. & Maria Kraus
2nd Publication - Mark Matzig & Meredith Meinberg

HELP WANTED

-Take care of elderly person in the parish. If interested, call 894-0456.

Fish Fry

Good Friday will be our last Fish Fry for Lent. This is a major fund raising event for the whole parish. Bring your family and friends here or take dinner home. Serving time 4 - 7 pm. Cakes are needed and can be brought Thursday from 2:30 to 7 pm. Set-up on Thursday at 6 pm and Friday at 3:15 pm. Thank you for your support, it has been tremendous.

CHURCH DECORATING

We will decorate the Church on Good Friday evening after the 7 pm service in preparation for Easter. Help is needed. Any men or women who could give us a hand, the help would be welcomed.

LENTEN FOLDERS

At the end of Lent, families are asked to return their Lenten folders to Church by placing them in the special baskets at the exits of Church, or by putting them in the collection basket on Sunday. Proceeds from the collection will be given to the Parish Immigration Program. This will be seed money to get this program started. Social Justice has been claimed as one of the priorities from the Parish Council for this year. We ask for God's blessings on these projects as steps are taken to initiate efforts.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

Good Friday collection will be for the Holy Land. Offerings to this help maintain the shrines in the Holy Land. There is a special envelope in your packet. Easter Sunday's special collection is for Regina Cleri, the retirement home for priests. Please remember the many men who served you in parishes over the past decades by making their retirement years comfortable. A separate envelope is also in your packet.

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).

CONGRATULATIONS

We want to congratulate Angie Coughlan on winning the Post Dispatch Spelling Bee Competition on the Regional Level. She will now go to the State finals. Angie is a student in our 8th grade class at MPB.

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:___________________________________________

50+ CLUB MEETING

The next 50+ meeting will be Monday, March 24th at 7:30 pm in the cafeteria. Come and hear Danny O'Day play Irish Music. We welcome new members. Membership is open to all parish members. If you would like more information on the 50+ Club, call Lu at 752-1265.

GRASSO FIELD FLAG

The time has come to retire the American flag that flies over Grasso Field. If any MPB member has, or knows of someone who has a flag, and would be willing to donate it to our field, it will be most appreciated. The size we need is at least 4ft x 6ft. Please contact Steve Vaughn at 544-4055.

MOTHER'S DAY CARDS

Mother's Day cards are coming soon. Please watch for the upcoming announcements.

THANK YOU

Feed My People says "thank you" for the Meal-A-Month bags recently received. They are most grateful.

SPIRITUAL OPPORTUNITIES

1.Workshop for Married Couples: "Marriage: Reaching In...Reaching Out", Saturday, April 5, 8:45-5:30 pm. Held at King's House in Belleville. Call 618-397-0584.
2.Remarried Evenings: "Supporting Each Other" 7 to 9 pm at Our Lady of the Snows, April 5. Call 618-397-6700 for more information.
3."Effective Living Seminar", April 11-13 at the Cenacle. 381-7070.

MISCELLANEOUS

1. 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament - April 5-6 at Vianney high School. Boys & Girls ages 10-18. Call 343-6013 to register before March 28.
2. St. Francis of Assisi Card party on Friday, April 11. Call Nina at 487-2316 for table reservations.
3. (St. Martin of Tours Trivia Night on Saturday, April 12 at 7:30 pm. $10 per person. Call 631-4734.
4. St. Mary's High School Trivia Night on Saturday, April 19. Trivia begins at 7:30 pm. $10 per person. Call 481-8400 .

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.

LUCKY SIX NEWS

Congratulations to the winners of the March 15th drawing:
$300.00 Pat Robidoux
$125.00 Helen Geger
$ 75.00 Tammy Mady

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