Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, St. Louis, MO

MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD BULLETIN
May 25, 1997

Mass Schedule

Today
8:00 Parish Family
9:30 Donald Stockman
11:00 Bill Hediger, Jr.
Monday MEMORIAL DAY
9:00 Gary Neuf
Tuesday
6:30 Augusta Wienstroer
8:00 George Robben
Wednesday
8:00 Special Intention - RNA
Thursday
6:30 Truemen Reynolds
9:00 Dorothy Hebrank
Friday
6:30 Felicia Gamache
8:00 Clarence Mueller
Saturday
8:00 In Thanksgiving
5 pm Walter Walkenbach
Sunday
8:00 Russell Wortham
9:30 Joseph Metherd
11:00 Parish Family

Lectors & Commentators

May 26-June 1
Mon. 9 am Mel Hock
Sat. 5 pm Sue Lohse
Sun. 8:00 Neil Fiala
9:30 Marian Wobbe
ll:00 Sr. Clare Boehmer

Eucharistic Ministers

May 31-June 1
Sat. 5 pm Mike Everding, Pete Fontaine, Ellen Culliton, Allen Boedeker
Sun. 8:00 Pat O'Donnell, Mary Ann Hogrebe, Mary Boehm, Mel & Louise Hock
9:30 Libby Poepper, Sharon or Jeff Gambaro, Leo Malone, Joan Aubuchon, P. Murphy
11:00 Bill Henderson, Florence Steinmeyer, David Eller, Lisa Messmer, Bob Goetz

Servers' Schedule

May 26-June 1
Mon. 9 am Mike Walsh & Tim Crawford
Tues. 8 am Amy Moleski & Jessica Willey
Thurs. 8 am Krissy Kulich & Nicki Ilg
Sat. 5 pm Nick Boughman & Adam Pennycook
Sun. 8 am Dan Flynn & Greg Moore
9:30 Ryan McSpadden & Tim Oge
11:00 Karen Hines & Scott Feldewerth

Offering

Envelopes $6,250.00
Loose Collection 141.00
Debt Reduction 484.50
School Tuition $3,286.52 Thank you for your generosity!

Trinity Sunday

Today's feast day is in honor of the Blessed Trinity. Our belief in the Father, Son & Holy Spirit is at the heart of our faith tradition. Each time we sign ourselves with the cross we remember the salvific work of the Trinity in our lives. Let us prayerfully remember the power of the Trinity at work in each of us as we worship this weekend and praise God for the gift of grace/God's presence operative in our world.

Missionary Cooperation Plan

There will be a second collection today for the Camboni Missionaries. Fr. Paul Ewers will be speaking at all the masses. We welcome him to our parish. Fr. Ewers is a native of Cincinnati and has just returned from 18 years of service in Ecuador. There he devoted himself to pastoral work and formation of Christian leaders among the Cayapa Indians & Afro-ecuadorian population that live along the rivers of Ecuador. Separate envelopes are available at the doors of Church today. Please be generous.

DIACONATE CELEBRATION

Mr. Allen Boedeker of our parish family will be ordained to the diaconate on June 7 at the St. Louis Cathedral. He will be assigned to our parish and will begin ministering to the people of Most Precious Blood immediately. We will have a welcoming mass for him on Sunday, June 8, at 11:00 and then a reception to welcome him to the parish in the cafeteria immediately afterward. Please make him feel welcome. Join us for the reception.

CONGRATULATIONS MS. BURGOON

Our principal, Roseanne Burgoon, will receive her doctorate in educational administration from St. Louis University. We will honor her at a special ceremony at the 9:30 am mass Sunday, June 1, and follow this by a reception in the cafeteria. All the school children and their parents and parishioners are invited to join us for this celebration. This will be a special honor for our school to have an administrator with a doctorate to head our programs.

SCHOOL PICNIC

Many hours of planning go into the school picnic and parade. We want to acknowledge Mrs. McSpadden and Mrs. Crawford who put in many hours to make things work. We also thank the room mothers, the new school band and the many parishioners who helped to make all this possible.

EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATION

Students from our parish school will graduate on Thursday, May 29 at 6:30 pm. We congratulate them and their parents on this happy occasion. It has taken many years of work and sacrifice to reach this point. We pray that this marker event will be a real memory for the students as they say good-bye to many friends and open themselves up to God's continued blessings and guidance in the future. Be sure to keep them in your prayers. We say a special word of thanks to all the teachers who had a hand in the formation & instruction of these students. They are our hope for the future.

Memorial Day

We remember all the men and women who died for our country on Memorial Day, May 26. Mass will be offered at 9:00 am. Please note this time change. We hope that many families will come and join us for a spiritual beginning of the day as we remember those who lost their lives so our freedoms could be secured. May God bring them to the joys of the kingdom.

AWARDS FLOW

Our graduates continue to receive awards. We congratulate Nick Jackson of DuBourg High School for winning a scholarship for academic achievement to Perdue University. We are very proud of his accomplishment.
We also acknowledge Brad Gaskell from our sixth grade class who received a special recognition at the state level in the Knights of Columbus essay contest. His superior essay was acknowledged from 1,200 essays submitted from all over the state.

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

The first year of school is over for our kindergarten class. Graduation ceremonies will take place on Thursday, May 29 at 10:00 am in Church. Parents and parishioners are invited to attend. We thank Mrs. Wehking and Mrs. Ruzicka for a job well done.

LITURGY COMMITTEE

The final meeting for this academic year is scheduled for Tuesday, May 27 at 7:00 pm in the rectory basement. Agenda items include: evaluation of Pentecost, Living Rosary etc.; planning for July 4; in-service training on the mass. We are always open to new members.

RETURNING GOD'S GIFT

In the fall we will be a part of the diocesan fund raising efforts entitled "Returning God's Gifts." The parish steering committee for this is asked to meet at the rectory parking lot by 6:15 pm on Tuesday, May 27. We will car pool to the meeting at St. Raymonds.

CARDINAL GLENNON COLLECTION

The annual collection for Cardinal Glennon Hospital will be next weekend May 31-June 1. Special envelopes for that purpose are already in your packets. Please be as generous as possible. Keep the kids in mind when you make your sacrifice. This hospital does so much good for God's Little Ones!

TRIVIA NIGHT

June 14 - 7 pm. Sponsored by St. Ann's Guild in MPB Cafeteria. Cost $10 per person. Tables of 6, 8 or 10. Snacks, beer & soda, cake & coffee included. MC - Johnny Rabbitt. For reservations call: Pat Wortmann at 892-0070.

QUOTE FROM THE CHURCH'S SOCIAL TEACHINGS

The divinity of the human person involves the right to take an active part in public affairs & to contribute to the common good of the citizens. As Pius XII pointed out: "The human individual, far from being an object, a merely passive element in the social order, is in fact...its subject, its foundation & its end.

PRAYER HOT LINE UPDATE

It has come to our attention that some people on the prayer hot line are not receiving calls when people need prayers. This is a reminder to those who make calls, please follow through with the list. If you no longer wish to receive calls or remain on the list, please call Dolores at 544-4375, Dorothy at 894-7238 or Marie at 544-3842. We are in the process of up-dating the list, so please call if you no longer want to be on the list.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS FOR JUNE

Sat. 5 pm K. & R. Auck, C. Capkovic, A. Hammerschmidt
Sun. 8 am W. & J. Zoellner, L. & L. Brennecke
9:30 F. Roser, T. Emnett, R. Boedeker, B. Kemper
11:00 L. Dessau, V. Griffin, T. & D. Leichenauer

COLLECTION FOR ABUSED SHELTER NEXT WEEKEND

All items for babies, especially diapers are needed to continue the support of the St. Louise Women's Shelter.

LUCKY SIX WINNER

Congratulations to winners of the May 15th drawing are:
$300.00 Orville Goerger
$125.00 Jim Knott
$ 75.00 Gene Welsh

THANK YOU

We would like to thank our Parish Family for their prayers, beautiful cards, Mass remembrances and the acts of kindness shown to us during our recent most difficult times. The Walter Walkenbach Family.

BAR-B-QUE

Saturday, May 31st - Bar-B-Que sponsored by Salon 116 of the 8 & 40 to be held at the American Legion Post 300, 4760 Heege Rd., 11 am to 7 pm. Proceeds to Cystic Fibrosis research and training. All are invited.

Miscellaneous

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BINGO

-Knights of Columbus has moved their weekly bingo to Orlando Gardens on Hoffmeister. Join them Tuesday evenings. Games begin at 6:15 pm.

SPAGHETTI DINNER

- Saturday, May 31, 1 to 7 pm at Alexian Brothers Hospital. $5 adult, $3 children 10 & under.

EVENING OF HOPE

- Benefiting Boys Hope & Girls Hope of St. Louis under the stars at Grant's Farm's beautiful Bauernhof courtyard. Saturday, June 7. Elegant dinner, music, special silent auction. Honoring Fr. Paul Sheridan, S.J. founder and newly appointed President of St. Louis U. High, & Carolyn Henry, retiring program director. Call 692-7477.

SHAMROCK BIKE RIDE

- Benefiting St. Patrick Center on Sunday, June 8, beginning at 9 am from Annie Gunn's Restaurant in Chesterfield. Registration $20 in advance, $25 that day. Family rate available. Call 436-1283.

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MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD BULLETIN May 25, 1997