MASS WILL NOT BE LIVED STREAMED WEEKEND OF JULY 30-31.
NEXT LIVE STREAM WILL BE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 6 @ 5:00 P.M.
Mass Intentions for Eighteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday, Wednesday, & First Friday ~ Elsewhere
Mass Intentions for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday, August 6 @ 5:00 p.m.
†George Haas
†Dean Rubenacker
††Francis & Eileen Hopfinger
Sunday, August 7 at 8:30 a.m.
All Parish Family
Mass Intentions for Nineteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday ~ Elsewhere
Mass Intentions for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday, August 13 @ 5:00 p.m.
††Andy G. & Christina Rubenacker
†Lorrie Pawlowski
25th Wedding Anniversary Blessings to Andy & Janis Rubancker
Sunday, August 14 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.
REMINDER
Two week bulletin July 30-31 & August 6-7.
Mass will not be lived streamed the weekend of July 30-31.
Office Hours August 1-5
Office Closed
Office Hours August 8-12
Monday: Closed
Tuesday & Thursday: 8:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday & Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Closed for lunch 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Visit Parish Website For
Bulletins: New & Old
Calendar
Photo Gallery
Monthly Ministry List
Collection July 23-24
Envelopes (57) $2,398
Loose $ 47
Guatemala Mission (5) $ 120
SJB Building (1) $ 10
SJN Building (1) $ 50
One Strong (2) $ 10
Total $2,635
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.
July
30: One Strong Youth Fundraiser Chicken & Beer Dance This has been postponed and will be reschuled at a later date.
30-31: Mass will not be lived streamed this weekend. Two week bulletin July 30-31 & August 6-7.
August
1: Holy Name Meeting 7:00 p.m. Refreshments Dennis & Dave Rubenacker
1-5: Office Closed
1-15: Father Ptak will be gone on vacation. Weekend Masses will be covered by Fr. Thomas Barrett. In case of an emergency, please contact neighboring parish.
15: Happy Birthday Deacon Archie Bowers
13-14: PSR new student signup.
13-14: Piopolis Co-Ed Softball Tournament - Concession by One Strong Youth
21: PSR begins 9:30 a.m.
21: Catholic Holy Family Society Meeting 9:30 a.m. in hall.
28: PSR 9:30 a.m.
September
2: Visit for Sacrament of Penance & Eucharist for sick and homebound. Contact office for appointment.
4: No PSR
PSR INFORMATION
August 13-14: New student registration. If you are unable to attend, contact Megan at dresjbpiopolis@gmail.com for signup form.
August 21: First day of PSR classes beginning at 9:30 a.m. Returning students' parents will need to update forms on this day.
If you have any other PSR questions, concerns, want to teach or substitute teach contact Megan at 618-838-4430, dresjbpiopolis@gmail.com, or on Facebook at St. John the Baptist PSR Program
PRAY FOR THE SICK & HOMEBOUND
Larry Hunt
Marie Hopkins
James Frey
Bob Wilson
Kent Karcher
Paul & Helen Wellen
Mary Karcher
Deacon Alfred Karcher
Joyce Schilly
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.
2022 CSMA GOAL $10,630
Pledge-to-Date $2,626
“With confidence in the Lord, I am turning to you today asking for your support of this year’s Catholic Service and Ministry Appeal. My hope is that your generous response will help our ministries grow and the compassion of Jesus will be experienced more profoundly in our communities.” - Bishop Michael McGovern
PLASTIC TOTE BY OFFICE DOOR
Weekly bulletins
Living Faith Books (July-September) & Books are located at each door in church.
THE MESSENGER
2620 Lebanon Avenue ~ Belleville, IL 62221
618-233-8670 ~ editor@bellevillemessenger.org
7/13/2022
Dear Parish Leaders:
Every fall The Messenger celebrates Priesthood Sunday and our diocesan priests with a special PRIEST APPRECIATION ISSUE. This year Priesthood Sunday falls on September 1, 2022. Our priests’ pastoral ministries affect people’s spiritual and personal lives in many ways, often at significant times: the baptism of children or adults; first Eucharist, confirmation, young couples preparing to be married in the church; visitations to a parishioner in the hospital or nursing home, receiving the anointing of the sick, a family funeral liturgy. These are all emotional times that can be made more meaningful or less difficult when a priest walks alongside a family or individual. To celebrate the ministry of priests in our diocese, The Messenger invites parishioners to comment on how priests’ pastoral ministries affect their spiritual and personal lives or the parish community. Please send brief comments to: messenger@diobelle.org Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 9. Please note: The comments are free and separate from the Priest Appreciation paid advertisements. For Priest Appreciation paid advertisements contact Bernadette at The Messenger at 618-722-5047 or by email at advertising@bellevillemessenger.org.
Blessings,
Chris Orlet~Editor/General Manager
CATHOLIC HOLY FAMILY SOCIETY
Sunday, August 2
We will have a short meeting in the hall basement after mass. There will be refreshments and bingo. All members and guests are invited to come and see what our society has been doing the past couple years. For more information you can call Lisa Clark at 618-889-7870 or Nolene Rubenacker at 618-927-0055.
Click below to view from WWME Marriage on Tap Flyer
THE BELLEVILLE DIOCESAN COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN CONVENTION & RAFFLE
October 12 at St. Bruno Parish, Pinckneyville
4 Raffles Prizes ~ Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5
Queen-sixed hand-sewn Quilt, Fall Basket, Lose Yourself in Luxury Basket, & $100
Need not be present to win.
Tickets are located on the bulletin board at each church door or click on link below to view tickets. If interested, place in envelope marked BDCCW Raffle to collection box by September 1. More information about Convention will be posted at a later date.
PIOPOLIS CO-ED SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
Saturday, August 13 ~ 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, August 14 ~ Noon-5:00 p.m.
Concession stand provided by One Strong Mission. Come out for fellowship, good food and support our youth! They will be serving their famous Piopolis nachos with meat!
OFFICE OF WORSHIP BULLETIN SHORTS FOR SUNDAY PRAYER-SHAPING LIFE AND BELIEF
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 31
Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23 ~ Psalm 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13 ~ Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11 ~ Luke 12:13-21
About Greed: Family quarrels, regrettably, are often about inheritance, about possessions. That should be mine, we may say. I do not have enough, we may say. Jesus tells a story about how we are stewards only, and not owners of what we use; about how possessions can possess.
† How much is enough?
† What do I have that I can give away?
† With mercy works in mind, what will I do?
RESPECT LIFE CORNER
“A woman with an unexpected pregnancy may have any number of fears and challenges: facing judgment from her friends and family, losing her job or housing, or being abandoned by the father of her child. Following Mary’s example, we can ask ourselves how to better know these mothers, listen to them, seek understanding, and help them obtain the necessities of life for themselves and their children”
USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities “Called to Serve Moms in Ned”
PASTOR'S NOTES:
As we live our lives and are occupied with daily things, we the have tendency to not see that we are truly blessed. It can be a good job, wonderful family, awesome friends, great health, and many more. All we need to remember is all of that comes from God's hands and provides for us some happiness. St. Gianna Molla said, "The secret of happiness is to live moment by moment and to thank God for all that He, in His goodness, sends to us day after day." Have a blessed week and take some rest, as I will be resting on vacation for next two weeks.
Fr. Slawomir Ptak