The Parish of St. Peter Quincy, IL - Church of St. Peter

The Parish of St. Peter Quincy, IL Solemnity of Pentecost, May 19, 2013 Dear Parishioners,

~Mass Intentions~ May 20-26, 2013 20. Monday 8:00 am Special Intention 21. Tuesday 8:00 am Rita Terford 22. Wednesday 8:30am Mary Amberg 23. Thursday 8:00 a.m. Martha Heinze 24. Friday 8:00 a.m. Bentrop Family 25. Saturday 8:00 am Ginny Everist 25. Saturday 5:00 pm Our Parish Family 26. Sunday 8:00 am Pat Burgtorf 26. Sunday 9:30 am Edward Evans 26. Sunday 11:00 am Dr. Donald Dowler

— Mass Schedule —

Monday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., & 11:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 7:30-7:50 am or 3:30-4:30 pm, or by appointment.

The Solemnity of Pentecost concludes our Easter season. What this means is that the Easter candle will no longer be lit for our liturgies, except for Baptisms and Funerals, and the color of our environment including the vestments will no longer be white, but rather green to indicate “ordinary time.” Even though our Easter season has come to an end, we continually celebrate and live the Easter mysteries everyday of our lives. The Solemnity of Pentecost celebrates the “birthday of the Church.” We hear from the Acts of the Apostles, in our first reading today, how the Holy Spirit came down upon the apostles. There was a “noise, like a strong driving wind that filled the entire house” in which we find the apostles. Then, as the reading describes, “tongues as of fire, parted and came to rest upon” each of the apostles. “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim.” This group of fear-filled and timid individuals now become changed to a community of faith-filled and fearless witnesses for Christ. The Catholic Church was born that first Pentecost as the promised Advocate, the Paraclete, filled the lives of the apostles and dramatically changed them. This same gift of the Holy Spirit continues in the life of the Catholic Church today and can be seen in the lives of so many people who witness to their faith in what they say and do. May all of us be open to this gift in our lives as it too will make dramatic changes in all of us. We have had two major changes in the staff here at St. Peter Church. Jill Anderson is moving to Springfield and in her place we have hired Carolyn Tipton as our new secretary/administrative assistant. The second change is the retirement of Marty Venvertloh. After 25 years of service to this parish, Marty has decided to enjoy time with family. In Marty’s place, we have hired Kathy Harman as our new parish nurse. I ask all of you to make sure that you help these new people feel at home in their new surroundings. Monday, May 27th, is Memorial Day. It is custom here in Quincy to celebrate only one Mass that day and that Mass is at Calvary Cemetery beginning at 9:30 a.m. We ask you to bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating during our Mass. It is also a custom to contribute to the support of our Catholic cemeteries here in Quincy. I know that people have contributed to the perpetual care of their individual graves and the monies contributed do pay for this care. But what we are finding is that we are in need to make some improvements to our cemetery from roads to tree removal and planting. These extra monies are not covered in the perpetual fund. So we have included a “calvary cemetery” envelope in your parish envelopes and we ask you to help us make some improvements to all of our cemeteries. As you should note, these envelopes should have been printed, “Catholic Cemeteries of Quincy” instead of the ones received. Please use these envelopes and put them in the collection basket between now and Memorial Day. Thank you! 2

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Next Meeting May 19th

Saints Alive!

End of the year BBQ!!!

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Upper Moorman Park

Let Me See Your Halo June 7th 6:30 p.m. in the gym

6:30 p.m.— 8:00 p.m. All 7th, 8th, & 9th graders & their friends welcome!

4th, 5th, & 6th grade students & families! Come have fun with your friends while learning about the Saints & your Catholic Faith. Fr. Raja, Sr. Alicia, & others will lead these inspirational evenings, spiritual, social, & service activities. Wear your Saints Alive Shirt or pick one up that night! Upcoming meetings: June 7, July 12, and August 16.

CD of the Week: “Pray Like a Saint” by Matthew Leonard who defines and discusses the 3 traditional stages of prayer. Prayer is the path to God and although we’ve been praying all of our lives...are we really praying? Matthew lays out the practical steps to achieve union with God through deep prayers, even in the midst of this busy world. Welcome! Please welcome to our parish family Matthew & Casie Bainbridge, and their daughter Katelyn; Jessica Huddleston and her son Gabriel Bruns; Erica McNeff and her daughter Olivia VeraEastmond; and Erica Holtmeyer! Baptisms Grace Marie Stokes, daughter of Bryan & Brooke (Doyle) Stokes, was made a child of God through the reception of the sacrament of Baptism on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Area Events Monday, May 27: Ellington Strawberry Festival, 4:00-6:30 p.m.; Ellington Memorial Presbyterian Church, 4600 North 36th . Friday, May 31: WCU’s “Golf for Scholarships”, Noon; Westview Golf Course. All proceeds are used to provide scholarships to Quincy area Catholic education students. $100 entry fee for golf and lunch. For more information, call Steve Looten at 6533900. Blood Drive Our next Blood Drive is June 2, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to Noon. For an appointment call the Parish Office at 222-3155. You may be eligible if you last gave on or before April, 2013. Collecting Shoes for Back to School St. Peter Parish is collecting gently used worn shoes in good condition to be distributed at the Back to School Fair. We are in need of school shoes and all types of athletic shoes for girls and boys of all ages. The drop off box is in the Narthex until June 29th. If you have any questions, please call the Parish Office at 222-3155. Thank you for your support! Free Sports Physicals Advance Physical Therapy will be having their free sports physicals on June 4 & July 30 at 6:00 p.m. The physicals are for all CYO, QND, QHS, and any other school sport physicals. The only athletes not included are grades 6 & 9. The physicals are free, but an appointment must be made by calling 222-9300. Please keep the following in prayers: Employment Opportunity at St. Dominic School St. Dominic School has an opening for an upper grade teacher for the 2013-2014 school year. Applicants must be certified teachers in the State of Illinois with an endorsement in Language Arts. If you are interested, please send your resume to St. Dominic School, c/o Sue Kelley, Principal, 4100 Columbus Rd, Quincy, IL 62305. ~Sierra Miller ~Shirley O’Hara ~Jackson Weppler ~Evan Sandeno ~Charlotte Grace Gilliland ~Kenzie Cravens ~Billy Smith ~Robert Siebers ~Tracy McDonald ~Karen Wiewel ~Deacon Bill Nueser ~Lucille Grawe ~Mary Archer ~Don Vancil ~Becky Lopez ~Gene Churchwell ~George Klingele ~Bob Frericks ~Norbert Pohlman ~Fred Manning ~Tom Maas ~Janet Fox ~Frank & Isabelle Meyer To have a name added to this list, please call Jill in the Parish Office 222-3155 or email [email protected].

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, May 1, 2013 The Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) supports projects throughout the world that encourage use of new media as a tool for the New Evangelization. The collection for CCC plays a role in evangelization by providing grants for social media sites, podcasts, print media, radio and television projects that spread the Good News. Here is an example of how your contributions to the CCC make a difference: The Catholic Near East Welfare Association (CNEWA) prepared an immersion program in the Middle East for Catholic journalists from the United States and Canada. By experiencing firsthand the cares and concerns of the Middle East’s Christian community, Catholic media professionals were able to stimulate the growth of quality news coverage of the Middle East from a Catholic perspective. Instead of sitting down for a presentation on the flight of Christians out of Palestine, the group experienced the harsh reality lived by the refugees at a Palestinian refugee camp near Beirut. With support from CCC, the immersion program helps improve the writing of Catholic journalists while at the same time strengthening the roots of their personal Catholic faith. CCC makes it possible for each of us to use this burgeoning new technology to deepen our own faith, whether through podcasts of the daily readings, Catholic television and radio broadcasts, or the ever-expanding social networking realm. The collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign is how the Good News gets around − to you. Please support this important work in the upcoming collection, which will be held the weekend of May 25-26 in our diocese. Your support is needed to make the collection successful. Remember, half of the proceeds from this collection stay here to support our local communication efforts. Sincerely yours in Christ,

The School of St. Peter Week of May 19, 2013

A Message from Mrs. Janet Bick “St. Peter School provides a quality education built on Catholic values and teachings.”

MENU CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2013 EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES Alexis Danielle Bergman, Andrew Madison Boll, Gregory Steven Boots, Zachary Reed Cliatt, Alexa De Jesus Cobian, Carter Evan Cramsey, Gabriella Lea Ann Davis, Robert Joseph Gallaher, Aspen Elizabeth Gengenbacher, Sailor McKenzi Gengenbacher, Angela Rose Halter, Andrew Alan Hilgenbrink, Nathan Joseph Hoebing, Emanuel Patrick Hun, Allison Elizabeth Hutson, Clayton Alexander Kennedy, Nora Catherine Krohn, Spencer O’Malley Kroshinsky, Breanna Paige Kurk, Sadie Catherine Kurk, Mackenzie Anne Mahsman, Zachary Robert McDonald, John Colin Moore, Caroline Jean Niemann, Van Alexander Nudo, Savannah Lavon Perrine, Landon Lee Peters, Caroline Renee Reed, Clarissa Anne Shankland, Sophie Hope Shottenkirk, Andrew Miles Sloan, , Andrew Thomas Stegeman, Lucy Elizabeth Stella, Brett Lee Tipton, Samantha Elizabeth Tracy, Maxwell Tyler Vansteel, Drake Louis Willing, Carly Ruth Wilson, and Nicole Elizabeth Wolter. CELEBRATION FOR SISTER JO ANN VOLK, S.S.N.D: Please join us on Sunday, May 26th after the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the cafeteria to celebrate with Sister Jo Ann Volk. Sister is celebrating her Golden Jubilee this year as a School Sister of Notre Dame. Come down to the cafeteria to thank and congratulate her as well as enjoy some refreshments. We are so very fortunate to have Sister Jo Ann teaching in our school.

Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki Bishop of Springfield in Illinois Save the Date: 3rd Annual St. Peter Parish Picnic Saturday, August 24, 2013 - 5:00 p.m. - 12:00a.m. Behind the Church after 4:00 pm mass Food, Drinks, Silent Auction, Basket Raffle, 50/50 Raffle, Games for all ages, Live Entertainment & Much More! For opportunities to be an individual or business sponsor, To donate to the silent auction or raffle, or To volunteer to participate in the event, contact the chairmen. Plan to join us! We appreciate your support! The 2013 Parish Picnic Chairmen Brian and Jeanne Anderson [email protected] Todd and Tracy Keck [email protected] Randy and Amanda Martin [email protected] Arts in the Park Thank you to the committee chairs for Arts in the Park for all their hard work and dedication, as well as, the volunteers on the day of the event that worked so hard. We had another successful year that will enable us to provide students with tremendous fine arts opportunities.

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Three year olds having DONUTS WITH DAD!

The four year olds learning about hornets and how they build their nests.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 4 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL GRADUATES Congratulations to our 4 year old preschool who graduated on Wednesday, May 15th: Ellison Barnes, Brodie Becks, Demetrius Bigley, Devin Bradfield, Benjamin Brown, Isabella Brown, Makenzie Dietrich, Lillian Foster, Charlie Gable, Taylor Genenbacher, Cameron Gill, Gabrielle Kim, Hannah King, Brooklyn Mahsman, Ross McNay, Cale Mixer, Alice Redington, Leigha Russell, Annabelle Sedovic, Aiden Tangy, Alena Thomas, Ben Thomas, Jenna Tracy, Ricky Tracy, Channing Trevino, Ella Venvertloh, Bayley Weisenberger We are proud of you and we look forward to having the students here for a full day when they attend Kindergarten next year.

Monday: Cooks Choice Tuesday: Cereal w/ milk, juice, poptart, yogurt, milk. Wednesday: Pot Luck Thursday: Last Day of school, no lunch served, enjoy your summer break!!!

THIS WEEK Mon., May 20: Out of Dress Code for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer – students should bring a quarter or more Tues., May 21: Out of dress code for anyone who had a family member drive a LINCOLN on Saturday Wed., May 22: Children’s Mass at 8:30 a.m. prepared by 3rd grade Thurs., May 23: School Picnic and last day of school; Dismissal at 11:30 with full bus service

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School of St. Peter 2500 Maine Street Quincy, IL 62301 Phone: 217-223-1120 Website: www.stpeterschool.com

Email: [email protected]

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—Mass Servers—

Parish in Action

Weekday Masses, May 20-25: 8:00 a.m. Clayton Dyer, Philip Dyer Tues. May 21: Novena 8:30 a.m.; Church Bible Study (Lectionary) 1:00 p.m.; Fr. Bauer Room Wed. May 22: Ladies Cursillo 7:00 p.m.; Fr. Bauer Room Thurs. May 23: Cribbage 1:00 p.m.; Martha Jane Bible Study (Acts) 6:00 p.m.; Martha Jane Sat. May 25: Rosary 7:30 a.m.; Church Men’s Cursillo 8:30 a.m.; Martha Jane Sun. May 26: Daycare 9:30 a.m.; Maria Goretti Sister JoAnn’s Golden Jubilee after 9:30 a.m. Mass; Cafeteria

Saturday Mass, May 25: 8:00p.m. Katelyn Nelson, Hayden & Alex Barnes

Don’t Miss Out on This Great Opportunity to Raise Money for Your Parish/School Organization!

Sunday Masses, May 26: 8:00 a.m. Blake & Shelby Ulrich 9:30 a.m. Hunter & Chase Gibleon, Zach McDonald 11:00 a.m. Marie Kamp, Noel VanderBol, Samantha Strieker

—Daily Mass Ministry Schedule— May 20-25: Lector: John Ley EMHC: Ken Heinze, Mary Brahler, Mary Jo DeVries

WEEKLY COLLECTION Fr. Leo’s column contin…. On Sunday, May 26th, Sr. JoAnn, our 6th grade teacher at St. Peter School, will be celebrating her Golden Jubilee as a School Sister of Notre Dame. Since she continues in a teaching ministry here at St. Peter, we will be having a special reception for her in the cafeteria after the 9:30 a.m. Mass on that Sunday. I ask all of her former students, as well as parents of these students, to come and congratulate her on her 50 years of service to the Church as a religious sister. Congratulations to the graduating class of Quincy Notre Dame! These fine young men and women will be graduating from QND this Sunday, May 19th, at 1:00 p.m. at QND. Our prayers and support are with these young men and women as they conclude an important step in their lives only to begin another. I remind you of the challenge I made with you to continue to be the stewards of this parish family. There will be no special collection for our Church/gym roofs as I hope and pray that parishioners will step up their weekly giving to help in this project. We have a little less than $90,000 for this project. (cost $400,000) ON THE LIGHTER SIDE: An adorable little girl walked into a pet shop and asked, “do you have any rabbits here?” “I do,” answered the clerk, and leaning down to her eye level she asked, “did you want a white rabbit, or would you rather have a soft fuzzy black rabbit.” The little girl shrugged and replied, “I don’t think my python really cares.”

Week 46

May 12

Total to Date

Loose Collections

$1,560.38

$41,915.11

Weekly Envelopes

$24,071.72

$936,338.84

$9,290.00

$530,633.69

Annual School Fund Holy Days

$14,407.51

Christmas

$34,827.00

Totals

$34,922.10 $1,558,122.15

Total Budget Goal

$30,200.00 $1,479,800.00

Difference

$4,722.10

Debt Owed to diocese

$78,322.15 ($107,043.00)

Roof Collection

$89,225.00

Diocesan Collections Cath. Home Mission: $25 Seminarians: $45 Catholic Cemeteries: $20 The balance due must be paid out of parish operating expenses. Totals as of 4/10/13, 302 contributors

Amt. Assessed 2010 $118,020 2011 $106,635 2012 $102,751

Amt. Pd. $88,625 $59,471 $62,267

The 2013 "EVERYBODY WINS" Mega Raffle MEGA EVENT will be held on Saturday, June 1st, at the St. Anthony Parish Grounds, from 5 p.m. - Midnight. The Mega Raffle Drawings will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the drawing of the 80th Prize and continue throughout the evening until the top three prize drawings take place between 9:30 and 10 p.m. We would like to make the 2013 Mega Event the biggest and best yet, and we need your help. Parish & School-Sponsored Organizations (i.e., Altar & Rosary Society, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, GSA, Home & School, Ladies Society, Men's Club, PTO, Parish Right-to-Life Committee, Social Justice Committee, etc.) at Blessed Sacrament, St. Anthony/St. Dominic, St. Francis, and St. Peter are invited and encouraged to sponsor a booth (e.g., Bingo, desserts/ bake sale, various games for children and adults such as bean bag, duck pond, I Dood It, etc.). There is no fee to reserve a booth at the 2013 MEGA EVENT, and all money raised at an organization's booth is retained by the sponsoring organization. Booths and electricity for your booth, if needed, will be provided at no charge. Booths will be expected to be open from 5-10 p.m. that evening. Approximately 3,000 people attended last year's MEGA EVENT, and we anticipate a similarly large crowd this year. This is a great opportunity to raise much needed funds for your Parish and/or School-Sponsored Organizations. To receive a MEGA EVENT Booth Reservation Form, or for more information about sponsoring a booth at the 2013 "EVERYBODY WINS" Mega Raffle MEGA EVENT, please contact Paul Rittof at 779-3157 or [email protected] before May 24, 2013. Reservation forms are also available in each parish and school office and will be accepted on a first-come/first served basis.

Kathy Harman has been a member of St. Peter Church since 1979. She attended St Boniface Grade School and Quincy Notre Dame. She graduated from St. John’s School of Nursing in Springfield, IL and earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Quincy College. Mrs. Harman began her nursing career at St Mary’s hospital in Quincy, where she worked as a staff nurse. She now joins the Staff of St Peters after working for 32 years at Quincy Medical Group where she was the Executive Director of Clinical Services. Kathy is married to Dave. They are the parents of Kelly (Matt) Kelsey and Sara Harman, both of St. Louis. Kelly and Sara attended St Peter Grade School. She has one grandson, Benjamin Kelsey. Carolyn Tipton joined the St. Peter Staff on May 8, 2013. A member of St. Peter Parish since 1989, Carolyn comes to work for St. Peter after 15 years in the Information Systems department at Blessing Hospital. She and her husband Dan have a daughter Kayla, who is graduating from QND and will be attending SIU-Edwardsville in the fall, and a son Brett, who is graduating from St. Peter and will be a Freshman at QND in the fall.

Bal. Due $19,395 $47,164 $40,484

Money owed to the Diocese Total due to diocese: $107,043

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St. Peter Patriots 7 & 8 grade CYO baseball team recently finished their season with a 5-5 record, finishing in 3rd place. Team members: Hayden Barnes, Andrew Boll, Greg Boots, Carter Cramsey, Cole Davis, Andrew Hilgenbrink, Nathan Hoebing, Zach McDonald, Aaron Moore, Colin Moore, Andrew Sloan, Brett Tipton, and Wade Willer; coaches: Dave Cramsey, Greg Hilgenbrink, and Clint McDonald. Special thanks to Landmarx and State Street Bank for donating new uniforms this year.

An Invitation to College Graduates: We would like to recognize parishioners who are graduating from college this spring. Information will be printed in the May 26 bulletin. To be included, please legibly complete the info. below and return it to the Parish Office by Mon., May 20. Thank you Name of Graduate: _______________________________ Degree Received / Major: _______________________________ Name of College: _______________________________

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