Fifth Sunday of Easter Bulletin ~ May 17-18, 2025
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We the parishioners of St. John the Baptist,
brothers and sisters in Christ, accept as our mission:
to know our faith and share it with others, to continue to grow spiritually with respect for the sacraments, to celebrate the liturgy and the Holy Eucharist  as the center of our Christian life, to live by truth and love, to serve those in need, to teach by example, and thereby strengthen and inspire our Parish family in accordance with the Roman Catholic Church.
Mass Intentions for the Fifth Week of Easter
Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m.
†Fr. Stan Konieczny
Thursday, May 22 at 8:00 a.m.
†Gilbert Rapp
Friday, May 23 at 8:00 a.m.
††Floyd & Norma Collins
††Rob, Jolene, & Scott Schuster
Mass Intentions for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Saturday, May 24 at 5:00 p.m.
†Norman Rubenacker
††Ed & Hilda Kirsch
†Richard Anselment
Sunday, May 25 at 8:30 a.m.
All Parish Family
Sacrament of Reconciliation before weekend masses.
Office Hours
May 19-23
Monday ~ Closed
Tuesday - Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Closed for Lunch ~Â Noon - 12:30 p.m.
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Your financial support remains an important part of our Parish life and helps us keep going. Please continue giving your time, talent, and treasure. Please mail, drop-off your offering in collection box or in the mailbox by Parish office front door.
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MAY
18: PSR Teacher's Meeting after Mass
20: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
22: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
25: Baptism Karli Keyes daughter of Kyle & Rachel (Spotanski) Wellen
27: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
28: East Vicariate Priest/Deacon Meeting 11:00 a.m. St. Polycarp, Carmi
29: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
31: No Mass, due to wedding of Corrie Grubb & Jake Whipple
JUNE
2: Fr. Slawomir Ptak Presbyteral Council Meeting 1:00 p.m. Cathedral of Belleville
3: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
5: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
6: Visit for Sacrament of Penance & Eucharist for sick and homebound. Contact office
     for appointment.
7: Ordination of Deacon Levi James 10:00 a.m. Cathedral of St. Peter, Belleville
10: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
12: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
15: Happy Father's Day
17: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
19: KC #8745 Meeting at Dahlgren 7:00 p.m.
19: KC #7118 Meeting at Enfield 7:00 p.m.
QUILTING EVERY TUESDAY
Starting at 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the City Hall, 601 E Market Street, McLeansboro, IL. Everyone is welcomed and if you don't know how to quilt, this is a great way to learn. For more information contact Phyllis Wuebbels 618-895-4895 or Sharon Bigley 618-736-2964.
PRAY FOR & REMEMBER THE SICK & HOMEBOUND
James Frey
Bob Wilson
Kent Karcher
Helen Wellen
Mary Karcher
Deacon Alfred Karcher
Clem Aydt
Charlie Lueke
Marion Wellen
Robbilyn Coy
Sue Rosancki
Brandi Schumm
Reminder: Due to federal privacy laws, we are not allowed to list people or visit who are sick or in the nursing home without written authorization from that individual or from their immediate family who has authorization. Form can be requested from the office.
REMINDER
Please contact office for funerals and baptisms. For weddings contact office six months before.
PLASTIC TOTE BY OFFICE DOOR
Weekly bulletins
Living Faith Books & are located at each door in church.
NEW HALL UPDATE
We’re excited about the Pledges and Money Received to Date $655,810
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Prayer for Our New Hall
Good and gracious God, builder of all things, we give thanks to you for all of your goodness to us. We ask for your mercy and assistance. You have blessed us with a beautiful church and a marvelous parish. Help us in our desire to build a new parish hall, to promote, educate and sanctify your people. Bless our efforts and bring them to fruitful completion. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.
AA & NA MEETING - CITY HALL
Alcohol & Narcotic Anonymous Meeting
Every Thursday Night
7:00 p.m.
601 E Market Street ~ McLeansboro, IL
For more information contact Jim Bell 618-387-1077
THE 2025 CATHOLIC SERVICE AND MINISTRY APPEAL
Parish Goal $9,846 ~ Pledge to Date $2,020
Your contribution to the CSMA enables the Office of Education to impact the lives of over 10,283 students at 25 Catholic grade schools, three Catholic high schools and in PSR classes throughout our Belleville Diocese.  If you haven’t already done so, we prayerfully ask you to consider making a gift to the 2025 Appeal today…no amount is too large or too small!  Thank you.
Archbishop McGovern will return to lead this Pilgrimage.
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