Third Sunday of Advent Bulletin ~ December 13-14, 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.
Christmas Penance Services
Wednesday, December 17 at St. Edward at 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 17 at St. John at 6:00 p.m.
Mass Intentions for the Third Week of Advent
Tuesday, December 16 at St. Edward at 8:00 a.m. ~ Note Time Change
All Parish Family
Thursday, December 18 at St. Edward at 8:00 a.m.
†Kate Hoover
†Deacon Jack Schuster
Friday, December 19 at St. John at 8:00 a.m.
††Jack & Frances Allen
†Gilbert Rapp
††SV & Clara Hopfinger
Mass Intentions for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
Saturday, December 20 at St. John at 5:00 p.m.
††Howard, Gus, Agatha Karcher & Family
††David Karcher & Clem & Lucille Rubenacker
†Earl Wellen
Sunday, December 21 at St. John at 8:00 a.m. ~ Note Time Change
All Parish Family
Sunday, December 21 at St. Edward at 10:30 a.m.
†Frank Cavanaugh
†Shirley Clark
†Denise Francis Smith
Sacrament of Reconciliation before weekend masses.
Office Hours ~ December 15-19
Monday ~ Closed
Tuesday & Thursday ~ 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday & 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, in the mailbox by Parish office front door or now online.
Online Giving is Live!
We are excited to offer online giving to make it easier to donate to our church. It's really easy! You can set up a one-time gift or recurring gifts. You get to choose the frequency. You can debit a checking or savings account. Unfortunately, the fees for credit cards are not cost effective at this time. If you have any questions or need help setting up an account, call Rachel at the office.
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For regular weekly envelopes, you’ll choose the General Collection. But you can also choose from any of the other special collections that you normally receive envelopes for.
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Got to https://osvhub.com/
stjohnbaptistil/giving/funds or scan the code below
December
14: Catholic Fraternal Life Annual Meeting & Donut Breakfast after Mass
14: PSR & OCIA 9:45 a.m. ~ NO Bible Study
14: PSR Christmas Program Practice in Church 10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
16: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
16: Fr. Slawomir Ptak Serra Club Seminary & Priest Gathering 5:00 p.m. Swansea, IL
17: Christmas Penance Service 6:00 p.m. - Second Priest Available
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. City Hall/Market Street
21: 8:00 a.m. Mass - Time change due to PSR Christmas Program
21: PSR Christmas Program after Mass and One Strong Breakfast with Santa after
Program
21: NO PSR, Bible Study, & OCIA
23: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
24: Christmas Vigil Mass 5:00 p.m.
25: Christmas Day Mass 9:00 a.m.
25: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
28: NO PSR, Bible Study, & OCIA
30: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
30: Fr. Slawomir Ptak Seminarian Christmas Gathering 4:00 p.m. Fairview Heights, IL
January
1: Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God - New Year's Day Mass 5:00 p.m. - Holy Day
     Obligation
1: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
2: Visit for Sacrament of Penance & Eucharist for sick and homebound. Contact    Â
     office for appointment.
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
Mary Karcher
Deacon Alfred Karcher
Charlie Lueke
Marion Wellen
Sue Rosancki
Brandi Schumm
Sarah Hart
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 PARISH HALL CONSTRUCTION APPROVAL
We are pleased to share the exciting news that St. John the Baptist has received approval from the Diocese to begin construction on our new Parish Hall. This is a significant milestone for our parish community, and we look forward to the opportunities this new space will provide. More details will be shared in the coming weeks. Please keep this project in your prayers as we move forward.
Total Project Cost      $2,500,000
Cash Available ($1,649,612)
Current Pledges       ($  747,444)
Pledges/Donations   $  102,944
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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 $6,350
Your contribution to CSMA enables the Office of Education to impact the lives of over 9,140 students at 23 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. Place you donation in a marked envelope in collection box or you can make an online donation at https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=a06f4d
Click on file below for an order form.
Senate Bill 1950, which would legalize assisted suicide in Illinois, now sits on Governor Pritzker’s desk. We are asking that every parish encourage its parishioners to contact our Governor, asking him to veto the bill and to pray for this outcome. This is our last chance to prevent this terrible bill from becoming law. For more information on this issue and to contact Governor Prizker, please visit https://www.ilcatholic.org/ask-gov-pritzker-to-veto-sb-1950-legalizes-assisted-suicide/.
