MASS WILL BE LIVE STREAMED
May 6 @ 5:00 P.M.
Mass Intentions for Fifth Week of Easter
Tuesday, May 9 at 6:00 p.m.
†Fr. Theodore Eckerman 61st Anniversary of Death
†Larry Rubenacker
Wednesday, May 10 at 8:00 a.m.
††Lee & Charlene Rubenacker
Thursday, May 11 at 8:00 a.m.
†Gilbert Bond
Living & Deceased Tina Anselment Family
Mass Intentions for Sixth Sunday of Easter
Saturday, May 6 at 5:00 p.m. - Live Stream
††George & Katherine Roesch
††Floyd & Norma Collins
For God's Blessing for Terry & Julie Rapp on their 35th Wedding Anniverary
Sunday, May 7 at 8:30 a.m.
All Parish Family
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.
Office Hours ~ May 8-12
Monday ~ Closed
Tuesday & Thursday ~ 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday ~ 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Closed for Lunch ~ Noon - 12:30 p.m.
Visit Parish Website For
Bulletins: New & Old
Calendar
Photo Gallery
Monthly Ministry List
Your financial support remains an important part of our Parish life and helps us keep going. Please continue giving your time, talent, and treasure at this difficult time. Please mail, drop-off your offering in collection box or in the mailbox by Parish office front door.
Watch bulletin for more details.
May
7: St. Elizabeth's Altar Sodality Meeting 9:30 a.m.
7: PSR teachers Meeting 9:30 a.m. in high school classroom.
9: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. McLeansboro hall.
11: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. McLeansboro Hall
13: Parish Meal after mass for all parishioners to celebrate our Confirmation Youth, Fr. Ptak's 20th and Deacon Archie's 10th ordination anniversaries.
16: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. McLeansboro hall.
18: KC #8745 Meeting at Dahlgren 7:00 p.m.
18: KC #7118 Meeting at Enfield 7:00 p.m.
18: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. McLeansboro Hall
20: No Sunday Vigil Mass due to our children having Confirmation at St. Stephen, Flora 4:30 p.m.
23: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. McLeansboro hall.
25: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. McLeansboro Hall
27-28 & June 3-4: Two week bulletin. Please have items to office by May 25.
30: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. McLeansboro hall.
QUILTING EVERY TUESDAY
Starting at 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the McLeansboro hall. 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
Paul & Helen Wellen
Mary Karcher
Deacon Alfred Karcher
Paula Campbell
Clem Aydt
Tillie Kaufman
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 (April-June) & Books are located at each door in church.
AA & NA MEETING - MCLEANSBORO HALL
Alcohol & Narcotic Anonymous Meeting
Every Thursday Night
7:00 p.m.
For more information contact Jim Bell 618-387-1077
FRANCISAN AT HOME:
Come grow, come explore a really bright sign of hope: https://franciscanathome.com/. It is the most in-depth and faithful array of true formation workshops ever created. Throughout the workshop, your active engagement will be requested; the workshops are not designed for passive viewing only. With a focus upon your mission to join the saints in glory, over 200 workshops in English and in Spanish are available right now, and every month new workshops are added. Click the link below for step by step instruction to register you and everyone else in your family. If you have questions, you can contact Andrea Short or parish office.
PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND
Diocese of Belleville CRS is Hosting
A Pilgrimage of Peace to the Holy Land
December 2-13, 2024
Pilgrimage includes visits to Nazareth, Cana, Sea of Galilee, Mt. Tabor, Mt. of Beatitudes, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, CRS Projects in the area, and more! For more information or to sign-up contact Cheryl Sommer at 618-624-2838 or email to crsdiobelle@gmail.com.
WORLWIDE MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND
St. Peters, MO
August 4-6 ~ September 29-October 1 ~ December 1-3
An experience for married couples to rekindle romance, enhance meaningful communication, and deepen and renew commitment. For more information or to apply, go to wwme.org, or call Terry & Eric Engholm at 314-649-7317.
CATHOLIC SERVICE AND MINISTRY APPEAL (CSMA)
Financial Target $10,630 ~ Pledge-to-Date $4,421
A special thanks to everyone who has so generously supported The 2023 Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal – we are most grateful. If you haven’t had an opportunity to make a gift as yet, we hope you will prayerfully consider doing so now. Gifts can be made through your parish or by visiting www.diobelle.org and clicking on “Giving”. Seventeen (17) ministries and programs and all those they so faithfully serve are counting on YOU. Please make your contribution today.
ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE ITEMS FROM SCHOOL & RECTORY ACUTION
The auction brought in $3,700 and was deposited in the St. John Nepomucene Cemetery fund to help with the mowing and maintaining the cemetery.
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES RICE BOWL
Our parish collected $1,047.84 this year.
25% of the money raised will stay within our parish help fight hunger within our community and 75% will be sent to CRS to aid in their effort to fight hunger globally.
THE BELLEVILLE DEACON MAY 2023 ISSUE
Click on link below to view.