Two Week Bulletin ~ July 5-6 & 12-13, 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 Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday

Elsewhere

Mass Intentions for the Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, July 12 at 5:00 p.m.

All Parish Family

Sunday, July 13 at 8:30 a.m.

††Rich & Tillie Miller

†Gilbert Rapp

Mass Intentions for the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

No Weekday Masses

Mass Intentions for the Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Saturday, July 19 at 5:00 p.m.

†Paul Wellen

†Norman Rubenacker

††Floyd & Norma Collins

Sunday, July 20 at 8:30 a.m.

All Parish Family

Sacrament of Reconciliation before weekend masses.

Office Hours

July 7-11

Closed

July 14-18

Monday ~ Closed

Tuesday & Friday ~ 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday & Thursday ~ 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

https://hamiltoncountycatholic.org/

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.

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.

Got to https://osvhub.com/

stjohnbaptistil/giving/funds or scan the code below

Fr. Ptak will be gone on vacation June 5 - July 11

In case of emergency contact priest from neighboring parishes.

For funerals, Fr. Robert Zwilling will be available.

July

8: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
10: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
14-18: Hungry Hearts 10:00 a.m.-Noon at McLeansboro First General Baptist Church
14-18: Vacation Bible School 5:30-7:30 p.m.
15: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
15: Fr. Ptak Serra Club's Priest Appreciation Dinner, St. Michael - Paderborn 3:00 p.m.
17: KC #8745 Meeting at Dahlgren 7:00 p.m.
17: KC #7118 Meeting at Enfield 7:00 p.m.
17: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
19: Co-Ed softball at Piopolis 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Concessions by One Strong Youth
20: Co-Ed softball at Piopolis Noon - 5:00 p.m. Concessions by One Strong Youth
20: KC #8745 Annual Washer Tournament 12:30 p.m. Dahlgren Hall
21: Fr. Ptak Clergy Day at St. Cecelia, Bartelso 9:30 a.m.
22: Ladies Quilting 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street
24: AA/NA Meeting 7:00 p.m. City Hall/Market Street

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

$816,004

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 $2,075

Each year the success of CSMA depends upon the generous response of every Catholic household, it depends on you!! Every dollar donated to the Appeal is restricted and supports only the work of 17 diocesan ministries which serve thousands of people throughout southern Illinois each year. To learn more about the good works your gift makes possible, visit www.diobelle.org and click on the CSMA poster or call Judy Phillips at 618-722-5007.