Masses for Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday - Thursday ~ Private Intentions
Mass for the Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday ~ Private Intention
New updates about COVID-19 and
Reopening of Parish on website under news.
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
Tuesday - Friday
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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Bulletins: New & Old
Calendar
Photo Gallery
Monthly Ministry List
Sunday Collection
Envelopes (25) $2,070
Needy in Parish (4) $ 100
Communication Campaign (1) $ 5
Guatemala Mission (1) $ 5
Home Missions (1) $ 5
Seminarian Education (2) $ 25
One Strong (1) $ 50
Cemetery (1) $ 40
Total $ 2,300
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 offertory in the mailbox by Parish office front door. In the midst of COVID-19, our Parish still needs to operate. Thank you for being generous, during this difficult time!
From the June
Liturgical Calendar
Pray For The Sick And Homebound
Edith Haas, Larry Hunt, Marie Hopkins, Bill Lueke, James Frey, Bob Wilson, Vickie Rapp Grant, Dean Rubenacker, Kent Karcher, Larry Nice, Paul & Helen Wellen, & Kenneth Karcher
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.
Chapter & Verse
The Egyptians followed in pursuit; all Pharaoh’s horse and chariots and charioteers went after them right into the midst of the sea. Then the Lord told Moses, “Stretch out your hand over the sea, that the water may flow back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and charioteers.” As the water flowed back, it covered the chariots and charioteers of Pharaoh’s whole army which had followed the Israelites into the sea. Not a single one of them escaped.
Exodus 14:23 & 26-28
The Lord is at your right hand; he will crush kings on the day of his wrath.
Psalm 110:5
BISHOP-ELECT MCGOVERN TO BE ORDAINED
July 22 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Belleville at 2:00 p.m.
Due to concern for the health and safety of the public in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, attendance at the ordination liturgy will be limited and social distancing protocols will be in place. The Diocese of Belleville is exploring options for broadcasting the liturgy. This will allow the faithful to prayerfully participate in the ordination in their homes.
Everyone is invited to view the Mass which will be televised live on EWTN. The Mass will also be available on the EWTN website at: https://www.ewtn.com/
Let us to pray for our Bishop-Elect Rev. Michael McGovern in this time leading up to his ordination as our new Bishop.
O God, shepherd and ruler of all the faithful, look favorably on your servant, whom you have set at the head of your Church of Belleville as her shepherd; grant, we pray, that by word and example he may be of service to those over whom he presides, so that, together with the flock entrusted to his care, he may come to everlasting life. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
There will be printed bulletin in plastic tote by office door for those who would like receive paper copy.
Deacon Notes:
Today's Gospel sums it up for our Faith. "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you have no life in you, he who eats My flesh and drinks My Blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day. For My Flesh is food indeed, and My Blood is drink indeed. He who eats My flesh and drinks My Blood abides in Me, and I in him. We as Catholics gets the only living Sacrament of Christ. No other religion offers this!!! This is the Words of Eternal Life. With being away from Mass, for the last several months, let's not take Holy Communion for granted. Thanks, to Jesus Christ, we can live forever. Amen. This expression only appears rarely in the Bible, in John's Gospel and Gen. 3:22. The Bread of Life, which tradition calls the "medicine of Immortality". (CCC1331)
Good day and God Bless, Deacon Arch
Adoration & Mass
We are still in need of more volunteers so everyone can safely attend. We are thinking we need 10 volunteers to cover each event. The lack of volunteers, will delay the reopening of our Parish. If you are high school age (parent permission) thru 65 without any health conditions and is willing and able to volunteer, please contact the office.
Schedule of Events:
Adoration - Friday, June 19 from 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Mass - Saturday, June 27 at 5:00 p.m. & Sunday, June 28 at 8:30 a.m.
It is important to know that you MUST call the office, 618-648-2490, to reserve a time by the Thursday, before an event. You can only attend, if you have a time. If you leave a message, please leave your name and number and the office will get back with you.