A St. Boniface Weekly Publication

March 6, 2016

~ Lenten Penance Service at St. Boniface

Sunday, March 13, 2:00 PM

~ Stations of the Cross Fridays at 2 PM and 6 PM

~ Knights of Columbus Fish Fry—Fridays 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Fourth Sunday of Lent

E V E R G R E E N 2

St. Boniface Catholic Church

110 North Buchanan Street

Edwardsville, Illinois 62025

Phone 618.656.6450 FAX 618.656.7669

Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Bishop, Diocese of Springfield, IL

Very Reverend Jeffrey Goeckner, VF Pastor, Dean of the Alton Deanery

Reverend Paul Habing Ministerio Español

Deacon Daniel Corbett Permanent Deacon/Tribunal Advocate

Mrs. Robin Black-Rubenstein Pastoral Associate

Mrs. Linda Daniels, Mrs. Benna Denue, Mr. Jack Hake, Mr. Kurt Hylla,

Mr. Martin Morrissey, Mrs. Sue Papajcik Pastor’s Cabinet

Sister Anna Flanigan, OSF Principal, St. Boniface School

Mr. Mike Scholz Principal, Father McGivney Catholic High School

PARISH STAFF

Mrs. Benna Denue Parish Office Manager and Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Robin Hake Business Manager

Mrs. Cindy Zurliene Assistant Business Manager

Mr. Michael Joslyn Parish Campus Maintenance Manager

Mr. Ryan Hentz Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant

Mr. Bill Doerr Parish Campus Maintenance Assistant

Mr. Eddie Sjursen Parish Campus Night Security

Sister Kathleen Ann Mourisse, OSF Director of RCIA/RCIC

Mr. Tom Ohren Visitation Minister Coordinator

Miss Jill Griffin Director of Worship & Music

Dr. Marc Schapman Assistant Choir Director

Mrs. Barb Stamer Parish School of Religion Coordinator

Mr. John Lednicky Tech Specialist

Mrs. Judy Frank Receptionist

Mrs. Linda Daniels Tribunal Advocate

Mrs. Sue Papajcik Safe Environment & Volunteer Coordinator

Mr. Marcelo Nieto Coordinador de la comunidad Español

Weekly Liturgy Schedule

Saturday Vigil—4:15 p.m. Sunday—8:15, 10:15 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. Sunday—Misa en Español —12:15 p.m.

Monday—5:45 p.m. Tuesday—8:00 a.m. Wednesday—6:45 p.m. Thursday—8:00 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. (bi-lingual Mass) Friday— 8:00 a.m.

(Recitation of the Rosary—weekdays 20 minutes before Mass)

Sacrament of Penance

Wednesday—6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday—6:00 - 6:30 p.m. (bi-lingual)

Saturday—3:30 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment

RAFFLE CALENDAR WINNERS

February 22—$40 Peggy McNelly—Glen Carbon, IL

February 23—$40 Laura Jones*—Edwardsville, IL

February 24—$40 Carol Glinn—St. Clair Shores, MI

February 25—$40 Molly Heepke—Edwardsville, IL

February 26—$40 Daniel Glinn*—Glen Carbon, IL

February 27—$40 Mary Wood—Edwardsville, IL

February 28—$40 Tamara Dittamore—Granite City, IL

* Denotes Bonus Entry winner

Issue 381 ~ March 6, 2016

On the Evergreen cover this week:

The Prodigal Son.

Office Hours

Monday—Friday

7:30 am-4:00 pm

Upcoming Baptism Class

Monday, March 7

In the Church 7:00 p.m.

Contact the Parish Office at 656-6450 to register or for more information.

(There are no baptisms

during Lent)

Go to st-boniface.com to print out a Baptism Information Sheet. Click Sacraments and then Baptisms.

Knights of Columbus Hall

4132 Marine Rd.

4:30 - 7:30 p.m.

(more details on page 9)

St. Boniface Annual Cemetery Meeting

The St. Boniface Annual Cemetery Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Acorn Room of St. Boniface Church. All lot owners are welcome to attend.

The Cemetery Board requests that all lot owners or family members of loved ones buried at St. Boniface Cemetery please remove Christmas and all old decorations in preparation for Easter. Reminder that the Cemetery Rules do not permit grave blankets, ground coverings or shepherd hooks. Thank you for your help.

Father Son Mission Trip to Guatemala (see story on page 7.)

S H E P H E R D ’ S N O T E S 3

Pray for our RICA Candidates and Catechumens

Carmen Connors, James DeMoulin, Heather Mainer, Christina Meyer, Phil Pederson, Juan Perez, Jeff Stark, Ellie

Viox and Karla Winslow

Saint Boniface Parish School ~ STB parish grade school and pre-school will be accepting applications for the 2016-17 school year soon. Now is the time to consider sending your child/children to our parish school and/or pre-school.

Questions about our excellent schools? Contact any STB Board Member (listed on page 10), Sister Anna Flanigan OSF –Principal @ the School Office or myself @ jgoeckner@dio.org. Saint B is the place to B for an A+ Catholic Education!

FMCHS ~ Father McGivney Catholic High School is accepting registration for incoming Freshman and transfer students for the 2016-17 school year. Those considering attending FMCHS should contact the FMCHS office @ 855.9010 to schedule a shadow day or talk with David Michael, Vice President of Advancement; Mike Scholz, Principal, or myself about our excellent school. It’s great to be a Griffin!

Area Penance Services

March 7, Monday, 7pm ~ St. Paul – Highland

March 9, Wednesday, 6:30pm ~ St. Paul – Highland

March 9, Wednesday, 7:00pm ~ St. Jerome – Troy

March 10, Thursday, 9:30am ~ St. Paul – Highland

March 13, Sunday, 2:00pm ~ St. Boniface – Edwardville

March 16, Wednesday, 7:00pm ~ St. Mary – Edwardsville

March 16, Wednesday, 7:00pm ~ Holy Family – Granite City (for Holy Family, St. Elizabeth, St. Mary & St. Mark)

March 20, Palm Sunday, 4:00pm ~ St. Ambrose—Godfrey

Rest in Peace

Your prayers are requested for the repose of the soul of

Wilbur Johnson

May God grant him eternal rest.

Did you sign up for Liguorian yet? Last week you heard a special presentation about Liguorian magazine. Did you return your envelope? If not, please take a minute to fill it out and drop it in

the collection basket. Take advantage of our multi-year discount. Remember, your print subscription supports the Redemptorists and includes FREE access to Liguorian Online Digital Edition

with registration at Liguori.org

STB Parish School Penance ~ 6 Priests will be available for the Sacrament of Penance for STB Parish School children on Tuesday, March 8 @ 10:15 AM. Adults who would like to receive the Sacrament at this service are welcome. However, I would ask that adults receive the Sacrament after the parish school students have received the Sacrament.

Auction Bus Trip ~ This is a reminder for those who signed up for the infamous coach bus trip to my home town—Teutopolis which is scheduled for Friday, March 18. The FJ Reality Tour will depart St. Boniface @ 4:30 PM sharp. We will arrive in Teutopolis @ 6 PM for the festivities. The bus will return to St. Boniface @ 11:30 PM. Be assured a “good time will be had by all!”

Finance Council ~ The STB Finance Council will meet on Wednesday, March 9 @ 7:15 PM in the Parish Office Conference Room.

STB Lenten Penance Service ~ The Communal Lenten Penance Service will be held on Sunday, March 13 @ 2:00 PM.

24 hours with the Lord ~ Bona thanks to everyone who spent time in prayer last weekend. Bona thanks to the Pastoral Council for planning the annual event. Bona thanks to the night security officers.

Fourth Sunday of Lent Jesus, through his suffering and death upon the

cross, won forgiveness for our sins and reconciled us to God the Father. He calls us to

go forth to share God’s love and forgiveness with others by seeking to foster unity, peace and

healing in our workplaces, local community, among our friends and family and in our homes.

March Work of Mercy

Shelter the homeless and clothe the less fortunate. Donate gently used clothing to

the GlenEd Pantry.

Palm Sunday is March 19/20

The Palm Sunday Liturgies will begin in the Chapel with Proclamation of Gospel and Blessing of Palms. All

should gather in Chapel. Everyone wear RED!

Holy Week and Easter Schedule

Chrism Mass at the Cathedral—Tuesday, @ 6:30 PM Holy Thursday Soup and Bread Supper @ 5 PM— 6:30 PM in the Oak Room. Sign up in the Main Lobby

or contact the Parish Office. Holy Thursday Mass @ 7 PM

Adoration in the Chapel until 10 PM Good Friday Service @ 3 PM

Good Friday Stations of the Cross @ 6 PM Easter Vigil @ 7 PM

Reception follows in the Oak Room Easter Sunday Masses @ 8:15 and 10:15 AM

No 5:15 PM Mass

C A L E N D A R 4

Liturgy This Week March 7-13

Monday @ 5:45 p.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Carmelita Johnson

Tuesday @ 8:00 a.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Henry Haarmann

Wednesday @ 6:45 p.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Raymond Dittman

10:00 a.m. ~ @ FMCHS Chapel Rita Degenhardt

Thursday ~ Church Lenten Weekday

8:00 a.m. ~ Charles Hoffmann

6:45 p.m. ~ Karen Mateyka

Friday 8:00 a.m. ~ Chapel Lenten Weekday Communion Service

Fifth Sunday of Lent Time ~ Church

4:15 p.m. John Johnson

Sunday ~ Church 8:15 a.m.

Ed & Mary Carter 10:15 a.m.

John Beausang 12:15 p.m. Misa en Español ~

la Capilla Rita Degenhardt

5:15 p.m. St. Boniface Parishioners

March 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

6 Tower Teens 6:30 p.m. (AR) Koinonia

7 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR); Baptism Class 7:00 p.m. (CH)

8 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH); Spanish Leadership Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO)

9 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); Cemetery Board Mtg. 1:30 p.m. (AR); PSR 6:30 p.m.; St. Vincent de Paul Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); Living Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (Bride’s Room); Finance Council 7:15 p.m. (BL)

10 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR); Pastoral Council Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (PO)

11 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 2:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA)

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13 Confirmation Retreat 11:30 a.m.; Penance Service 2:00 p.m. (CH); Steeple People 6:30 p.m. (AR)

14 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR); Planning Commission Mtg. 6:30 p.m. (BL)

15 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH); Creighton Model Interest Session 6:30 p.m. (PO)

16 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); Lectio Divina 10:00 a.m. (AR); PSR 6:30 p.m.; Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH); Living the Eucharist 7:15 p.m. (BL)

17 Living the Eucharist 8:45 a.m. (OR)

18 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 2:00 p.m. (CH) & 6:00 p.m. (CA)

19 Women’s Prayer Breakfast 8:00 a.m. (OR); Via Crucis 6:00 p.m. (CA)

20 Secular Franciscans 3:00 p.m. (AR); Tower Teens 6:30 p.m. (AR)

21 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); RCIA/RCIC 6:30 p.m. (AR)

22 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH)

23 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); St. Vincent de Paul Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO); Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH)

24 Holy Thursday

25 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stations of the Cross 6:00 p.m. (CA) Good Friday (Office Closed)

26 Holy Saturday

27 Easter

28 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR); Stewardship Mtg. 7:00 p.m. (PO) Easter Monday (Office Closed)

29 Martha & Mary Group 8:30 a.m. (AR); Handbell Practice 6:30 p.m. (CH)

30 Nia 8:30 a.m.(OR); Quilters 8:30 a.m. (EV); PSR 6:30 p.m.; Adult Choir Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. (CH)

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1 Nia 8:00 a.m. (OR)

2 Secular Franciscans Fraternity 5:30 p.m. (AR)

AR—Acorn Room / BL—Bona Lounge / CA—Chapel / CH—Church / OR—Oak Room / PO—Parish Office / S—School

Circle of Moms

Please join us for our March Circle of Moms Event:

Mom’s Evening Circle ~ Thursday, March 10, 7:00 p.m. at the home of Kelli Bishop.

“Like” us on Facebook: St. Boniface Circle of Moms, or if you would like to be added to our email list please contact us at stbcircleofmoms-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

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C A T H O L I C E D U C A T I O N 5

Dear Parishioners,

Track coaches, particularly those with field experience or interest, are needed for the season. Please contact Mr. Jeff Oller, our athletic director @ 656-6917, if you or a friend is interested. Perspective coaches must have attended Protecting God’s Children.

March 15, the early registration deadline, is also just around the corner. Contact the school office now if you are considering enrolling your child in St. Boniface School. Registration will open to the Edwardsville community soon.

Kindergarten screening is Wednesday, April 6. Parents with incoming kindergarteners NOT in our preschool should call the school office to schedule an appointment for this screening.

Kindergarten visitation (incoming students) will be Tuesday, May 3, 9:00–11:00 a.m. The kindergarten child and a parent are asked to attend. Mark your calendars and save the date.

Thank you for your support of the pizza sales. Pizzas that were ordered will be available for pick-up on Saturday, March 5, 11:00 a.m.–12 noon, and Monday, March 7, 2:30–3:30 p.m.

Parishioners are invited to the Edwardsville Catholic Schools Band Concert (here at St. Boniface) on Thursday, March 10. There are two performances: 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

Parents are reminded that the eighth grade Confirmation retreat is Sunday, March 13. Eighth grade students must attend.

Peace & All Good, Sr. Anna

Saint Boniface Parish School (Pre-K—8)

128 North Buchanan Edwardsville, IL 62025 Phone-618.656.6917 FAX-618.692.8385

stbschool@st-boniface.com

ATTENTION 8TH GRADERS: Join us for the last Griffin Night of 2016! Tuesday, March 8, from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the Griffin's Nest. Meet other 8th graders interested in McGivney as well as our students, faculty and staff! The theme is a surprise, but is guaranteed to be fun! We'll have pizza and soda also. If you have any questions, please call the Development Office at 618-855-9010 or email at development@mcgivneygriffins.com. Bring another friend!

Father McGivney Catholic High School 7190 Bouse Rd. ~ Glen Carbon, IL 62034 phone: 618-855-9010 ~ fax: 618-855-9011

email: info@mcgivneygriffins.com

Parish School of Religion

PSR Schedule

March 9 Class 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. March 16 Class 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. March 23 Spring Break—No Class

Important Dates

Confirmation Retreat—Sunday, March 13—11:30 a.m.

Confirmation—Friday, April 22—6:30 p.m. (Dinner 4:30 p.m.)

First Communion Practice—Saturday, April 30—10:00 a.m.

First Communion—Sunday, May 1—2:30 p.m.

Job Opportunity—St. Boniface School

St. Boniface School is seeking a Food Service Manager. This individual is responsible for the planning, preparation, ordering of foods for lunches and record-keeping for the Federal Hot Lunch School Program. An Illinois Food Service Sanitation License is required. Flexible start date. Resumes and applications should be sent to Sr. Anna Flanigan at stbschool@st-boniface.com. An application can be found on the www.st-boniface.com website.

Youth Tech Trends Presented by Christine Feller

Monday, April 4, 2016 ~ 6:30-7:30 p.m. ~ STB Parish Center

There is NO cost, but RSVP is required 656-6917.

Topics: Current/trending apps, basic app set up/privacy concerns, establishing house rules, having conversations with youth about

technology. Catholic Pilgrimage to Ireland

Visit the land of Saints and Scholars July 11 - 20, 2016, with Fr. Matthew Flatley and join this tour of a lifetime. We will visit the Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Clonmacnoise, Dublin, Glendalough, Kilkenny, Waterford, Killarney and Dingle Bay; exploring the ancient Cathedrals and Celtic Ruins and soaking in the spectacular beauty of the Emerald Isle. We will celebrate daily Mass and have ample opportunities for prayerful contemplation of the extraordinary experiences we will share. Please join us as we journey into a deeper experience of our Catholic/Christian faith and heritage. Visit http://bit.ly/FrFlatleyIrelandPilgrimage to learn more.

Catholic Women’s Prayer Breakfast

The annual Catholic Women's Prayer Breakfast will be held on March 19 at St. Boniface Church in Edwardsville. All women of our parish are invited to attend. The day will begin with Mass at 8 a.m. followed by breakfast and guest speaker Patty Schneier who will speak on evangelization and how to incorporate it in families and daily lives. Tickets are $15 and reservations are required. Please contact Emily Gates at 618-656-3566 for more information or to make a reservation.

F A I T H F O R M A T I O N 6

MINISTRY MINUTES

St. Boniface RCIA-RCIC

Monday, March 7 @ 6:30 p.m., Acorn Room

Topic: New Testament Commandments

Presenter: Justin Goebel

Praying the Stations with Saint John Paul II

On Good Friday (3/26/16) the major service which commemorates the Passion of our Lord is held at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Additionally Stations of the Cross are held at 6 o’clock that same evening. Our chapel is not available at that time and so the Stations of the Cross are held in our main Church.

For this service we use the Stations of the Cross that were written by Saint John Paul II when he celebrated the Way of the Cross at the coliseum in Rome in 1991. At that celebration Saint John Paul II omitted some of the traditional stations and added others so each station was based in Scripture. This is a wonderful version of the Stations of the Cross to use on Good Friday because our personal meditations on the Lord’s Passion are based on the Sacred Word.

In celebrating the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday we come to know of God’s love and mercy for us and we understand better the terrible suffering of Jesus. We enter into Christ’s passion in an effort to make ourselves more conscience of our failure to be both fully and divinely human.

Please consider observing Good Friday by walking with our

Lord on his Way of the Cross. Observing His Passion on

Good Friday will help to make His Resurrection on Easter

Sunday even more of a celebration.

Lent is hard work – Happy Lent!

~Deacon Dan

Reflection ~ Robin Black-Rubenstein

Happy fourth week of Lent! As we progress through these weeks of Lent, our weekly readings progress with us. Like all worthwhile endeavors that we work towards, we look back to the beginning to see how far we have come and we look forward to the goal; see where we will finish. In the first reading the famine was over for the Israelites, they were entering their newly promised homeland. They no longer needed the manna to survive and so the manna stopped. The Israelites are completing their long journey and are looking forward in hope to the days to come. What are you looking forward to when you accomplish your Lenten promises?

In 1 Corinthians Paul tells the Corinthians that new things are replacing old ones. Paul encourages his readers to be reconciled with God. Paul is looking forward as the Israelites did and as we do. We then hear the familiar story of the Prodigal Son. In the final paragraph we hear the father say to the jealous son “My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours, But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.” The father sees the need for celebration and is joyful that the lost son is recommitting himself to the family.

In these stories of hope and reconciliation we see the two

purposes of Lent; some will come to know Christ for the first

time, and others will recommit themselves to Him. Keep in

your prayers those on the Koinonia retreat this weekend, our

RCIA catechumens and candidates, and all who are striving

forward these last weeks of Lent to achieve their goal.

MONTH OF GUIDED PRAYER – A Retreat in Everyday Life Begins April 3, 2016

Do you wish to…

Explore different ways of praying? Speak privately with an experienced prayer guide? Become more aware of God’s presence in your life?

Throughout the month each participant will be invited to pray on their own each day and then meet confidentially with an experienced prayer guide for one hour each week for four weeks. You can choose from Thursday mornings, afternoons.

or evenings at your convenience. Couples can have an option to meet together with the prayer guide. Brochures and

registration forms are now available in the lobby of the church or visit www.weekofguidedprayer.org.

Contact Robin B-R at the Parish Office by March 24.

Way of the Cross

On Saturday, March 19, at 6:00 p.m. a group of young Hispanic people from different parishes, including our own, will present in theater form the Way of the Cross. We invite all to this prayerful reflection on the vigil of Palm Sunday.

Thank you

Bona thanks to all who made the St. Boniface Koinonia retreat possible. May the gifts of the Holy Spirit continue the

work that has begun.

M U S I C / Y O U T H M I N I S T R Y 7

Please Pray for our Military Men & Women UPCOMING EVENTS

STEEPLE PEOPLE MEETING Sunday, March 13 @ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone in Grades 9 - 12 are welcome! We will meet in the Acorn Room.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR Saturday, March 19 @ 4:15 p.m. Mass The Children’s Choir will lead the music at the 4:15 p.m. Mass. Warm-up @ 3:30 p.m.

TOWER TEENS MEETING Sunday, March 20 @ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone in Grades 6 - 8 are welcome! Meet in the Acorn Room.

Dan Boone Major Eldridge Browne Lars Engeberg Brandon Effler Mark Federspiel Ha Hatley

Nathan Henning Aaron Hines Steve Jones Kraig Kline Patrick Kohler

Andrew Kolakowski James Lavelle Erin Long

Nick McKenney

Adam Mitchell Michael Porter Ricky Ricciardi

Brian, Stephen and Peter Sambor

Kyle & Jake Schaake Beth McBride Shockey

Abe Stroot Sgt. Kevin Sullivan Sam Terry

Nickolas Varady Thomas Velez Adam Wendel Andrew Wright Evan Zeller

Father and son volunteer in Guatemala

In early February, parishioner Scott Paul and his son, Zachary Paul, an eighth grader at St. Boniface School, traveled to Adonai International Ministry (AIM) in Canilla, Guatemala. AIM was established by the Ficker family from the Marine, Illinois area. The mission sits in the highlands of rural Guatemala, in the midst of the Mayan Quiche Indians.

The pair went to help aid in the construction of a hospital that began in 2015. It’s the hope of the mission to have the first phase of the hospital open to receive patients in early 2016. This phase will expand the service clinics to include: an emergency room, three clinical suites, a dental suite, general laboratory, pharmacy, an x-ray room and a prayer room. AIM currently has three weekly clinics in the villages of and surrounding Canilla and San Andres. These outpatient clinics focus on four main areas: general consults, chronic condition maintenance, prenatal care and a nutrition program for both children and families in need. The primary patient population is comprised of women and children.

One of Scott and Zachary’s jobs included setting up all the equipment needed to complete the 20 hour straight concrete pour for the ceiling of the surgical operatories. Zachary spent many hours busting up rock using a 14 pound sledgehammer. This rock will be used in the concrete mixture. Construction in the mountains of a third world country is much more labor intensive than here in the United States as most jobs are done by man power instead of machine power.

The entire experience was very rewarding and educational for Scott and Zachary. They are already discussing their next trip to Guatemala where the

heart of AIM finds its foundation in Matthew 25:40 "...whatever you did for

one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did unto Me."

CREIGHTON MODEL FertilityCare System

Now available at St. Boniface Parish! WHAT: A contemporary approach to women’s health care! Learn more about the cycles of fertility and infertility and how this information can be used for family planning and the maintenance of women’s health.

WHO: All women can benefit, and couples dealing with infertility or recurrent miscarriage can find new hope.

WHERE: St. Boniface Parish Office Conference Room

WHEN: Upcoming Introductory Sessions @6:30pm HOW: To pre-register for an intro session, contact Sue Deakos, Tuesday, March 15 FertililtyCare Practitioner Intern Monday, April 18 618-973-7842

*Group Introductory Session Fee of $25 waived for each session! *Pre-registration required to guarantee learning materials.

T I M E / T A L E N T / T R E A S U R E 8

Weekly Financial Report

Collection 2/28/2016

Envelope collection $16,317.00

EFT Contributions $3,157.00

Mail/Loose Contributions $1,022.19

Angel Fund (STB/FMCHS) $430.00

Fundraisers $1,202.00

Grants $4,500.00

Sacramental Fees $965.00

Catholic Times $45.00

Gift Shop $27.26

TOTAL INCOME $28,231.45

Budgeted Income $21,273.00

Overage/Shortage $6,958.45

Diocesan Collections $40.00

ACSA $311.00

Building Fund $255.00

Lenten Regulations

Abstinence -- Catholics over 14 years of age are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and on all Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all.

Fast -- Catholics over 18 and up to the beginning of their 60th year are bound to the obligation of fasting. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed. Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to each one’s needs, but together they should not equal another full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted, but liquids, including milk and fruit juices are allowed.

Regarding other weekdays of Lent, participation in daily Mass and the voluntary observance of fasting is recommended.

Funeral Lunch Volunteers March 2016 ~ Committee #4

Team Leader Jan Reilly with Barb Gieseking, Kaye Grezlak, Mary Kafka, Pat McBride, Claribel Ramsey, May Peradotti, Lillian Rimkus, Carol Schlueter, Connie Schwab, Mary Jo Schmidt and Linda Ziolkowski

St. Boniface appreciates your gifts to the church. We would like to suggest some ways to make your gift giving easier:

• Easy and convenient! EFT is an automatic withdrawal from your checking account on a monthly basis. There are no service fee charges! All we need is a copy of your cancelled check and your authorization form for an amount to be given automatically. Once a month giving is as easy as paying your light bill!

• Traditional weekly contribution envelopes provided by the church. This allows us to give you credit for the gifts you give to the church. We have no way to credit anonymous gifts of cash.

• Are you visiting or have not yet registered? We will send you a thank you letter for your contribution (if you give by check) that can be used for tax purposes. Cash donations are more difficult unless a name and address are included with the gift.

All gifts to St. Boniface are tax deductible!

COLLECTION COUNTERS for Monday, March 7, 2016

Celeste Korte, Janice Boyer and Rich Hartnagel

Heavenly Dusters - Committee #7

Mimi & Bill Hunter, Sandy Ohren, Lisa Rolves and Teresa Townsend

Stewardship

In our Second Reading from St. Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, Paul says, “So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.” There are two important points intended for us in those two sentences, especially during our Lenten journeys.

First, we are to be “ambassadors on behalf of Christ.” Then, as now, an ambassador was one who represented a ruler, at that time most likely a king, in dealing with others. Paul’s meaning is that we are called to represent our King, the Lord, here and now in our dealings with others. We do things representing our Lord and Savior, and we need to recognize both that fact and the responsibility which goes with it. It is what being a steward means — someone who is placed in charge of gifts which come to us from God and which are to be used in God’s behalf. That should be part of our Lenten efforts.

The second sentence reminds us that we need to be reconciled with God. Note that it does not say that God is to be reconciled with us. The duty lies with us and needs to be precipitated by us. At this time as Easter approaches, reconciliation-confession is important and necessary. At a recent general audience Pope Francis declared, “I can’t be baptized two or three or four times, but I can go to confession often and regularly, and when I go to confession, I renew the grace of Baptism.”

Robin Hake, Business Manager rhake@st-boniface.com

E V E R G R E E N A N N O U N C E M E N T S 9

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR NEXT WEEKEND —MARCH 12-13, 2016

Ministries Vigil—4:15 p.m. Sunday—8:15 a.m. Sunday—10:15 a.m. Sunday—5:15 p.m.

Ministers of Holy Communion

John and Jenny Sanford 692-9815

Linda Daniels Lesia Frey Terry Frey

Toby Heddinghaus Sam Knebel Ed McCarthy Jeff Papajcik Jodi Roberts Lesley Roderick

Robin B. Rubenstein Alan Rubenstein

Crystal Bradley Linda Gamboa Dan Gamboa Mary Haarmann Katie Hastings Doug Hastings Eric Hess

Celeste Korte Jan Reilly Ron Schmidt

Justin Zimmerman

Phil Becerra Connie Becerra Pete Fitzgerald

Sister Anna Flanigan Michael Gray Steve Hyten Aaron Jatcko Lisa Rolves Mike Rolves Keith Sweet Colleen Sweet

Becky Bradley Mark Bradley Heather Lautner Colleen Lyerla Eleanor Stamer Maria Wilson

Volunteer Needed

Readers

Barb Leardi 656-3917

Nick Papajcik Phillip Daniels Linda Daniels

Debbie Caulk David Caulk John Zieser

Michelle Fitzgerald Maria Fitzgerald Jenny Milburn

Ingrid Lozowski Kinga Lozowski Tyler Winters

Ushers

David & Susie Knetzer 960-5677

Roger Frank Brian Jones Kevin Kretzer

Georgann Lautner Alan Rubenstein Greg Stovall Keith Sutorius James Trebing

Jim Caulk Steve Haarmann Doug Hastings Ray Kerkemeyer Gregg Korte William Lanham Cliff Sachs Bill Schwarz

Jane Case Floyd Frey

Jerry McNichols Bryce Renken Mike Rolves Jeff Wiedman Daniel Willis

Volunteer Needed

Diane Jacober Hunter Klette Dave Knetzer Randy Otrembiak Craig Riley Albert Schug

Volunteer Needed Volunteer Needed

Altar Servers

Fr. Jeff 656-6450

Bryer Arview Justin Jones

Jonah McDonald

Andrew Dupy John Hilker Nina Johnson

Sean Sweet Connor Sweet Jack Sweet

Kayeleigh Lautner George Lautner

Volunteer Needed

Sacristan

Mary Westerhold 656-6536

Georgann Lautner Sharon Hengehold Adam Milburn Barb Stamer

Greeters

Nora Meyer 656-5248

Betty Franke Judy Veith

Tim Harr Mary Jo Schmidt

Barb Gieseking Mike Rolves

Megan Anderson Craig Riley

Children’s Liturgy

of the Word

Barb Stamer

Cheryl Green Nicole Arview

No Children’s Liturgy

Sarah Garman Lisa Worman

Barb Stamer

Cantors

Jill Griffin 610-6972

Reese Pifer Katie Deakos

Marcus Agustin Lou Carnoali

Shari Renken Vince Schlueter

Maddie Litterst

Scrip Sales Jennifer Dorsey Rachelle Peeler

Tiffany Brase Regina Svoboda

Lisa Wierciak Lori Williams

Amy Hamann Carie Terry

Knights of Columbus, Edwardsville Council 1143

FISH FRY: We hold a fish fry every Friday during lent as well as on Good Friday. Hours are from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Our plates range in price from $6.40 to $8.55 and each plate includes a choice of cod or catfish and two sides. Our fish fry has a sit down environment in which our customers take a seat and we have volunteer members who take their order and deliver the food. We also have a take out counter for those who do not wish to sit down.

IRISH DINNER & MUSIC KNIGHT: Saturday, March 12, 6:00-9:30 p.m. Come to the hall and listen to two Irish gentlemen from Peoria Irish Festival fame, play all the beloved Irish folk songs, along with the story telling about what the songs mean. Traditional Irish dinner will be served under the direction of Brother Knights and Irishmen Shawn Flannery and Joe Byrne and families. Tickets will be $30 per couple. Save the babysitter and bring the kids for an extra $5 each. Non Corned Beef dishes will be available. Traditional Irish beverages will also be available. Please reserve tickets with Scott Bayless, sjbayles@gmail.com.

EASTER EGG HUNT: Sunday, March 20, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Bring your 0-10 years olds to this annual Easter event at the Hall. Plenty of eggs to find, treats to enjoy, prizes to win, visits from the Easter Bunny and kid music sing-a-longs. This event is open to the public so bring your friends. Contact Scott Bayless, sjbayles@gmail.com, with any questions.

STB FINANCE COUNCIL Chris Amick, Pete Deakos, Chris Gelsinger, Robin Hake, Brian Jones, Celeste

Korte, Mark Luchtefeld, Randy Uebinger & Kay Wasmuth

STB PASTORAL COUNCIL Robin Black-Rubenstein, Maria Carrion, Deacon Dan Corbett,

Linda Daniels, Lacey Gelsinger, Rich Hahn, Jim Jatcko, Arthur Langston, Georgann Lautner, Jeff Litterst, Marisa Nieto, Clyde Nosser, Lauren Serfas,

Nathan Vuagniaux & Mary Westerhold

STB STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL Cindy Clark, Jennifer Milburn, Brad Serfas, Nathan Vuagniaux,

Krisit Hyten & Stephen Miller

STB SCHOOL BOARD

Chris Amick, Pat Couzins, David Dempsey, Bob Greer, Sarah Kreke, Kit Morrissey, Sean Nesbit & Briana Oller

FMCHS SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES Jane Boone and Jack Hake

MEETINGS Pastoral Council .....................................1st Tuesday STB School Board .......................................Monthly FMCHS School Board…………….4th Thursday Finance Council ......................................... Quarterly St. Vincent de Paul .............2nd & 4th Wednesday

CHURCH is open for prayer and visits: Monday-Friday: 7:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:30 a.m.—6:30 p.m.

***** BULLETIN SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MONDAY AT 4:00 p.m. *****

Contact Cindy Zurliene at czurliene@st-boniface.com

SACRAMENTS

Baptisms ~ Please contact the Parish Office for registration information. Prior to baptism, parents are required to attend a one-hour seminar.

Parents may attend the seminar before their child is born.

Penance ~ Saturday 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Thursday (Bi-lingual) 6:00—6:30 PM Or by appointment. Communal services are celebrated during Advent and Lent.

Marriage ~ If you are considering marriage, a minimum of six months is required for preparation. A wedding date cannot be set until after the first meeting with the pastor. At that time, the diocesan and parish guidelines

will be explained.

Anointing of the Sick ~ Parishioners who are seriously or critically ill, or having surgery, should contact the pastor for the celebration of the

sacrament.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults ~ The R.C.I.A. is an ongoing formation process for adults who are interested in becoming a Catholic and would like to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and First

Eucharist. Call the Parish Office for additional information.

PARISH REGISTRATION New parishioners are always welcome!

You may register in person or by calling the Parish Office. Forms are on the counter in the gathering area.

ST. BONIFACE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION Our Parish cemetery is located one mile north of the church on Frederick Street. Contact the Parish Office or Jerry Hengehold at

656-2550 for additional information.

Diocesan Child Abuse Reporting and Investigation number (217) 321-1155.

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